Flooding caused by Storm Babet may have impacted Framlingham Technology Centre, but it hasn’t dampened the business hub’s ambitious plans for nurturing a new generation of East Suffolk SMEs. With a major £720k refurbishment and upgrading project now underway, the plan is to usher in a new era of home-grown innovation, more local skilled jobs,…
Ashtons Legal is delighted to announce the appointment this week of Richard Guy, a new partner in the firm’s Lifetime Planning team. Richard will be based in the Bury St Edmunds office and will work with clients across Suffolk. Richard typically works with clients to help them develop and implement plans for their, and their…
A huge Christmas cheer goes to Barnes Construction who has handed out a whopping £44,291 this year to charities and good causes. The eye watering total was made up of donations given by the business over the year to local charities such as: Lighthouse Women’s Aid, Suffolk Mind, Home Start Suffolk and Suffolk Tree Warden…
Freeport East is celebrating a successful 2024 in which it has continued to grow its role as a magnet for fresh investment and new job opportunities in the East of England. At Gateway 14 in Stowmarket, 2024 saw the start of full operations at the landmark 1.17million square foot distribution hub for leisure retailer The…
One of the UK’s leading fresh vegetable manufacturers, Fenmarc, has appointed the award-winning integrated communications agency Pier to handle social media activity for its new brand of raw veg dishes – VEG TABLE. Fenmarc has tasked Pier with growing VEG TABLE’s social presence as it aims to expand the brand across national retailers. Pier’s remit…
Freeport East and Greencrowd Partnership LLP have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to foster sustainable innovation and support small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to access capital for growth. This collaboration will leverage the Greencrowd Impact Fund (GIF), a platform initiative to bridge financing gaps for SMEs developing cutting-edge solutions in renewable energy, carbon reduction,…
Ashtons Legal is delighted to announce the appointment this week of Laura Hook, a new partner in the firm’s Insolvency and Corporate Restructuring team. Laura will be based in the Cambridge office and will add further expertise to the dedicated insolvency specialists at Ashtons who are widely known for their technical knowledge and responsive advice….
Still Good Food has been honoured with The King’s Award for Voluntary Service – the highest award a voluntary group can receive in the UK. The Suffolk-based charity has been rewarded for its efforts by volunteers to rescue surplus food and redistribute it to the public through its shops in Bury St Edmunds and Great…