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Next-Generation Floating Wind Installation Vessel Concept Revealed

A consortium based in South West England, led by Morek Engineering, has unveiled its innovative design concept for a new vessel class for the Floating Offshore Wind (FLOW) market, having completed the first feasibility stage.

Consortium partners include naval architects Solis Marine Engineering, innovation specialists Tope Ocean, marine operations specialists First Marine Solutions and Celtic...

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South West businesses “full of untapped marketing potential” as new study reveals 39% don’t have a written marketing strategy

According to a new study of business and marketing leaders across the country, 39% of respondents in the South West don’t have a written marketing strategy for their business. This was significantly less than the national average, where almost eight in ten (78%) said they had a written strategy.

The research was commissioned by Favour the Brave , an agency based in Bristol that...

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South West AgriTech Showcase returns

Building on the success of last year’s event, the South West AgriTech Showcase will be returning with a packed agenda and at a new venue, on Thursday 21 March 2024.

The event will focus on innovation and technology within agriculture, its commercialisation and adoption and how this can improve farming businesses and profitability.

“We will look at livestock, arable and dairy...

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HydroWing opens new office in Wales to deliver its groundbreaking tidal energy project

Inyanga Marine Energy Group, which is based in Falmouth in Cornwall, has kicked off the New Year by opening a new office in Wales. The new office will support the development of their innovative HydroWing tidal stream energy project.

The company has recently been awarded a contract by the UK Government for a 10 MW tidal stream energy project at Morlais on Anglesey. Morlais is the UK’...

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Tech leaders take part in the 2023 growth programme

South West tech companies offered growth boost

Tech companies across the South West of England have the chance to work with top growth coaches and experts as part of Tech South West’s new business support programme.

Growth Forge will see tech firms utilise a proprietary assessment tool to identify two-to-three priority areas, then work with partners such as Microsoft, Sandler, Bishop Fleming, Ashfords, Howden and Program, along...

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Revolutionising the Future of Energy: Klarian's AI and analytics tech redefines pipeline efficiency, paving the way for a low-carbon future

Leading innovator in pipeline technology, Exeter-based Klarian , has released details of its transformative AI solution, that has the potential to dramatically reduce carbon emissions associated with critical national infrastructure.

The solution takes a hybrid approach to pipeline condition monitoring and anomaly detection by combining physics-based insights with machine learning...

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Growing your business: It's who you know (and what they know) - Registration now open for this in-person event in Bristol

Aimed at ambitious businesses in the tech space looking to grow, registration is now open for this in-person event taking place in Bristol on the morning of Wednesday 31 January.

Learn how and when to involve professional service advisors in your business.

It's often who you know, and leveraging what they know, that can help you meet the challenges of growing your business.

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Growth journey continues for IMP Software, as MAT finance experts prepare to celebrate fifth anniversary

IMP Software, market-leading specialists in budgeting, forecasting and reporting software for Multi-Academy Trusts (MATs), has reported another sensational year of growth as the firm prepares to celebrate its fifth anniversary next month.

The company, which has locations in Exeter and Peterborough, ended 2023 working with 370 MATs, including 57% of large trusts (MATs with 15+ schools...

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Gazelle floating offshore wind platform being assembled on a Tugdock Submersible Platform

Cornish firm signs MoU to accelerate development of modular offshore wind assembly system

Cornwall-based Tugdock, developers of the world’s first road-transportable floating dry dock, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Gazelle Wind Power (Gazelle) to co-develop a modular offshore wind assembly system that is expected to dramatically drive down costs and increase production of floating offshore wind farms.

Lucas Lowe-Houghton, Chief Revenue Officer at Tugdock,...

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The British Business Bank’s £200 million South West Investment Fund has announced its first major eq

£200m South West Investment Fund announces first major deal

The British Business Bank’s £200 million South West Investment Fund has announced its first major equity deal with a £500,000 equity investment in tech-led commercial waste and recycling business Binit.

The deal is part of a £750,000 funding round led by the South West Investment Fund appointed fund manager The FSE Group and includes co-funding of £250,000 from private equity...

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Habito launches first broker retrofit tool for homeowners

Leading digital mortgage broker Habito has announced a strategic partnership with Propflo, an award-winning AI-driven proptech startup based in Bristol. Together, they will be introducing a new tool in the mortgage intermediary sector, GreenVal, designed to support homeowners in making their properties more energy-efficient and environmentally friendly.

GreenVal - a unique one-stop-...

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