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Why the future of UK CleanTech starts outside the capital

Tech South West joined regional leaders at London Tech Week 2025 to deliver a clear message: the UK's regional tech ecosystems has some of the country’s most dynamic and scaling companies – and increasingly, they're going global without London's help. Here’s what Tech South West Founder Dan Pritchard had to say about the day:

Our regional champions are writing a new playbook. Companies like...

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South West’s only freeport a step closer to completion

The South West’s only proposed freeport is progressing towards completion, as the government has given its business case full approval.

This means the Plymouth & South Devon Freeport will get a seed grant of £25 million and also be able to access tens of millions in business rates and investment.

The Plymouth and South Devon Freeport will, according to figures cited by...

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Jurassic Fibre supports Hospiscare with Christmas trees recycling scheme

Award-winning ultra-fast broadband provider Jurassic Fibre has announced that they have pledged their support once again to Hospiscare this Christmas.

The Exeter-based telecoms company, who are on a mission to deliver their full fibre-to-the premises broadband to 500,000 homes and businesses in the South West, will be supporting Hospiscare’s Christmas Tree Recycling fundraiser, for...

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South West agency wins double at UK Search Awards 2022

South West digital marketing agency, Launch, has received national recognition for its innovation at the UK Search Awards 2022, one of the top events for the search marketing industry.

Exeter-based Launch won the Most Innovative PPC Campaign and the Best Use of Search at the ceremony at the Bloomsbury Big Top on November 30, in London.

The evening is the premiere annual...

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A hurricane seen from space

Satellite marks next generation of weather forecasting

A multi-year project to improve weather forecasting and climate monitoring starts today (13 December), with the launch of a new satellite by EUMETSAT and the European Space Agency (ESA).

Launching from French Guiana, the Meteosat Third Generation Imager (MTG-I1) is the first satellite to be launched as part of a wider project to revolutionise and safeguard weather forecasting across...

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Offshore wind turbines

South West Business Council pledges support to region’s Net Zero goals by hosting energy leaders conference in Devon

The South West Business Council (SWBC) will be bringing together world-class decarbonisation experts and industry leaders from the energy sector for a key conference in Devon in January 2023.

The event, which addresses the energy transition and climate change mitigation, is part of the council’s pledge to support Great South West’s plans for the South West to become the first Net...

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Software developer at Headforwards

New partnership strengthens Cornwall’s tech career opportunities

Software Development company, Headforwards has partnered with Cornwall Council to offer two junior developers career progression of a different kind.

In a first for Cornwall, the successful candidates taking up the role of Junior BI DBA/SQL Developer and Junior BI Report Developer at Headforwards will have the opportunity to transition over to becoming a Cornwall Council employee...

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Jelte Liebrand

Dorset founder wins Great British Entrepreneur Awards 2022

Jelte Liebrand, founder of global marine technology company savvy navvy, has been recognised as one of the most exceptional business leaders in the UK winning ‘Scale-Up Entrepreneur of the year’ at the Great British Entrepreneur Awards 2022.

Jelte Liebrand from Poole founded and developed savvy navvy, an all-in-one navigation app aiming to simplify boating technology by making...

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Christmas tree

South West broadband firm Jurassic Fibre saves the day for historic Exmouth Christmas tree

Award-winning Devon-based broadband company Jurassic Fibre has stepped in to help light up Exmouth’s historic community tree, just in time for Christmas.

Exmouth’s community tree is at Exmouth’s Magnolia Centre in the pedestrian walkway, a popular shopping hotspot for tourists and locals alike. The tree is a traditional Norwegian spruce, measuring at over 40 ft tall, and has an 80-...

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Lineal

South West Tech Company Awarded Twin ISO Certifications

A Devon-based technology company has successfully been awarded two UKAS accredited ISO Certifications - ISO 9001 and ISO 27001.

Lineal Software Solutions Ltd. were awarded the two internationally recognised industry standards in November, successfully achieving a rare double certification in both quality management and information security management.

The IT and managed...

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94% of South West businesses have flexible working to improve mental health

Go Proposal has conducted new research that has revealed the state of mental health support in UK businesses and the causes of burnout. The study showed how “work burnout” searches had hit the highest peak in almost 20 years, while small business owners struggle with the increased stresses of keeping their business afloat, with 1 in 2 saying they are losing sleep due to the stress.

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