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Huge boost for Cobalt Park as raft of new tenancies are secured
One of the UK’s largest business parks, Cobalt Park in Tyneside has secured five new lettings, highlighting the buoyant appetite for out-of-town business park locations. The five new and expanding tenants have secured 42,579 sq ft of leases with an average term of ten years. The new tenants include local retailers to the Park, the Geordie Banger Company and Hog Roast Deli.
Akela Ground Engineering partners with Persimmon Homes on new Norfolk development
Akela Ground Engineering, part of the Akela Group, has been appointed by Persimmon Homes East Midlands to deliver extensive piling work for its forthcoming housing development, The Willows, in Norfolk. Coming winter 2023, The Willows will offer 226 plots of one, two, three, four and five-bedroom homes, with a mix of detached, semi-detached and terraced. Initially working across the first phase of works, Akela will deliver 369 driven tubular steel piles on plots one to 29.
Jettison Waste Management cleans up as Build Lanarkshire 2023 winner
Lanarkshire based company, Jettison Waste Management, was announced as the winner of hub South West Scotland’s Build Lanarkshire Programme last week. This marks the sixth year of the successful development programme which offers valuable industry knowledge and support to local companies in the construction sector. Taking place over eight weeks, participants in the programme attend weekly half-day interactive learning sessions with hub South West’s Tier One contractors.
Scotland 5G Centre Event Provides Pathway to Transform Scottish Businesses
Taking place on 17th April 2023 at The Technology & Innovation Centre, Glasgow, The Scotland 5G Centre is holding an event, Transforming Your Business With 5G. The event will bring together key leaders in the 5G space to give Scottish businesses the opportunity to learn about the transformational benefits that 5G technology is bringing to multiple industry sectors.
No longer just the art of the possible, it's time to recognise 5G opportunities
Business is about people, and business success relies on staying ahead of the competition. New technology like 5G gives businesses the opportunity to seek new possibilities, however it requires the effort and collaboration of people, organisations and industries to make it happen. Scotland is now a country where 5G enabled devices – be they sensors, smartphones or computers – exist side-by-side with us.
Discovery Park celebrates 10 years and plans to double jobs over the next decade
The team behind the success of one the country’s largest science and innovation park has announced its plans to grow and double the number of people employed on site as it celebrates a decade of delivering jobs and investment in the South East.
Why Breaking Down Barriers To Funding For Female-led Life Sciences Companies Is Essential
The UK is a global player in the health arena. It holds a unique position at the sharp end of scientific discovery and the development of effective treatments. The country’s rapidly expanding life sciences sector has the potential to transform outcomes for millions of people whose lives are affected by a wide range of debilitating conditions and to deliver the strong growth that the economy needs in order to recover from Covid and the subsequent financial downturn.
Science Parks Must Take The Lead in Closing The Life Sciences Skills Gap
If the UK’s rapidly-growing life sciences sector is going to deliver on its potential, then it needs to take fast and effective steps to tackle the skills shortage that is holding it back. Even before the pandemic, talent shortages were in evidence, but since the rapid roll-out of the Covid vaccines and the increased investments these and other significant results have generated, the position has reached critical levels.
Reimagining office parks of tomorrow
The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are likely to affect the future of work – permanently. There has been a fundamental shift of worker preferences for quality of life, work, play, and how to balance these aspects together. As a result, we are seeing the redevelopment and growth within suburban business parks exploding to meet the new demands of the workforce.
The Scotland 5G Centre announces digital health and social care challenge winners.
The Scotland 5G Centre has announced the winners of its first Innovation Challenge focussing on ‘Shaping Digital Health & Social Care’. The three successful companies all offer connectivity solutions to address real challenges in the sector – improving digital access to healthcare services, supporting care at home and sharing health information safely.
Social media: how to pick your platforms
If sorting your company’s social media in 2017 is on your New Year’s Resolution List, you’re in luck. We’ve devised a cheat sheet for which platforms to pick according to your objectives and target audience. Read on for more . . . With today’s abundance of social media platforms, it can be easy to feel overwhelmed with both the choice and pressure of so many ways to connect with your audience. And, seeing as everyone else is on social media, shouldn’t your organisation be too? Well, probably.
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