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Winners at the Tech South West Awards 2023

Regional tech awards return for sixth year to celebrate innovation in the South West

The annual Tech South West Awards have opened for entries as the prestigious event returns for a sixth year to celebrate the region’s tech sector.

Covering the whole of the South West from Cornwall, Devon, Dorset and Somerset to Bristol, Bath, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire, the awards showcase innovation across the region’s fastest growing sector.

Since the first Tech South West...

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Houses from above

Hodge partners with Propflo to help homeowners go green

Specialist lender Hodge has announced a partnership with Bristol proptech firm Propflo to help its customers make their properties more energy-efficient.

Propflo’s data-backed property platform ‘GreenVal’ has been designed to take the complexity out of retrofitting.

Taking into account different property locations, types and budgets, the platform provides an online view of...

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Exeter Science Park hosted the first Growth Day

South West tech businesses sought for pioneering growth programme

Tech South West is on a hunt for South West-based tech businesses geared for growth to join its “ Growth Forge ” accelerator programme, ahead of a face-to-face Growth Day in Bristol, in June.

Growth Forge is delivered by Tech South West with support from partners who are experts across a range of specialisms, including finance, sales, leadership, cyber, law, marketing, talent and...

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Eagle Labs opens at Bristol’s Engine Shed

Barclays’ Eagle Labs has officially opened at Engine Shed in Bristol, marking its 37th location in the UK.

Engine Shed is the University of Bristol’s innovation hub next to Temple Meads station, providing space, membership, training and events that fuel a thriving innovation ecosystem in the West of England.

Bristol Eagle Labs will provide startups and entrepreneurs with...

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Plymouth Marjon University

Plymouth Marjon University adds AI-powered Studiosity+ to its student support service

Plymouth Marjon University has adopted Studiosity’s new AI learning technology to give students formative feedback on their written work within minutes, in a further enhancement to its 24/7 study skills service.

Studiosity+ , which launched in February, provides fast, ethical and equitable delivery of academic writing feedback to all students, supporting satisfaction, completion and...

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Investment

Equity Networks secures investment from Coniston Capital

Coniston Capital has completed an investment in Equity Networks, an IT Managed Service Provider, to fund their acquisition strategy.

Equity Networks was founded in 2011 and is led by Co-Managing Directors, Alex Hall and Marcos Reid. The business offers four key services: Managed Cloud Applications, including the implementation and maintenance of platforms like Office365, Managed...

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Telecoms

South West telecoms firm acquired by Focus Group

Datasharp , a prominent telecoms and IT specialist in the South West, has been acquired by Focus Group , as they continue to expand their offering in the region.

The transaction was led by, Scott Hill Corporate Finance Manager , Mark Neath Corporate Finance Partner , and Shona Eustace Corporate Finance Analyst , with support from the wider Corporate Finance team and members of Old...

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Feritech Global designs next generation piston corer

Feritech Global has designed a next generation piston corer to reduce the amount of time needed for subsea geotechnical surveying.

A piston corer is a long, heavy tube plunged into the seafloor to extract samples of soft sediment.

Rob Ferris, Managing Director of Falmouth-based Feritech Global, said: “The new auto-drop piston corer technology represents a step change in...

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The South West Think Tank (SWTT) will draw upon the universities’ highly regarded experts to address

South West universities join forces for new regional think tank

The universities of Exeter, Plymouth and Falmouth have joined forces to launch a new initiative that will harness the region’s academic and research expertise to improve people’s lives, empower communities and drive the economy across the peninsula and with UK benefits.

The South West Think Tank (SWTT) will draw upon the universities’ highly regarded experts, working across a range...

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Shane and James, EVO Academy

EVO Academy launches "new era of digital education"

Evo Academy had its official launch this week, to provide "a new era of digital education tailored for the 21st-century learner".

Founded with the vision to empower students with needed skills and knowledge, Evo Academy offers a range of courses designed to meet the demands of today's digital landscape.

Shane Griffiths, Co-founder & Managing Director of Evo Academy,...

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Satellite

Cornwall firm takes part in pioneering earth observation project

Cornwall-based Inyanga Marine Energy Group is one of seven European partners, including offshore renewable energy and Earth Observation specialists, which have teamed up for the BLUE-X project. Together, they will develop a satellite-based decision support tool to accelerate offshore renewable energy deployments.

This is the first blue energy Horizon Europe project funded by the EU...

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