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Friday, March 28, 2025News Release: mYcard launches on Apple App and Google Play with an invitation to local businesses to create their own free 'green' digital business cards
Local businesses are taking steps to improve their carbon footprint by signing up to the mYcard app - the new Cornish made, contact sharing app that is now live on the Apple app store and Google Play. The easy-to-use mYcard app creates digital business cards. Cleverly designed, the mYcard app automatically updates changes to saved contact information (new emails, phone number, address) automatically - a real time saver. And mYcard is ecologically sound too. Being digital, mYcard reduces the felling
Tuesday, April 09, 2024‘Tap for Penzance’ Project launched to tackle homelessness this Spring
EMBARGOED UNTIL TUESDAY 9TH APRIL‘Tap for Penzance’ Project launched to tackle homelessness this Spring‘Tap for Penzance’, a partnership project between Safer Penzance, Penzance Business Improvement District and St Petrocs has just been launched. Designed to offer people an alternative to giving money directly to people who beg in Penzance, it will involve the placement of contactless donation points and QR codes in local shops and in shop windows. Through one tap, money can be donated directly to charity
Friday, April 05, 2024World-first partnership tackling microfibre pollution - News Release: 05/04/2024
Falmouth Harbour has become the first harbour in the world to partner with the Cleaner Seas Group, installing their ground-breaking green tech filters in the marina amenity centre to prevent plastic microfibres washing from clothes into the sea.Each of the industrial INDIKON microfibre filters attached to the harbour’s washing machines will prevent around 91 million microfibres a year from entering and polluting the water. Research by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has found that
Thursday, February 29, 2024Measuring the Carbon Footprint of your IT Environment
The IT sector, in terms of its carbon footprint, is on a par with the global aviation industry. It's projected that the IT sector could scale to up to 20% of the global electricity demand over the coming decades, and also that for Small Businesses, IT may account for up to 40% of the carbon footprint in extreme circumstances. So, even though many IT Departments are supporting their business with an application to collect data and report on their carbon footprint, isn't it time to be measuring the Carbon
Monday, February 19, 2024A New Dawn for Boosters
The answer’s yes, what’s the question – this has been the motto of Boosters Limited since its formation in October 1997, and as of January 2024, the question will need to be answered by the companies’ new co-owners. Donna Lee and Craig Harrison, who completed a Management buy-out of the company are looking forward to an exciting future with promises of evolution, not revolution as they continue to work to the Boosters ethos but reshape a few things and make the name more prominent locally – starting with
Thursday, January 25, 2024Coodes unveils new identity to support growth ambitions
Coodes Solicitors, one of the South West's longest established law firms, has unveiled a bold new identity to drive the firm's growth ambitions and deepen relationships with clients.The firm, established in 1747, has eight offices across Cornwall and Devon and is recognised as a leading law firm in both the Legal 500and UK Chambers and Partnersguides.The new identity, which is being gradually rolled out across the firm, is based on the concept of 'Your Law Firm For Life'. The dot at the centre of the new
Thursday, November 16, 2023British Chambers of Commerce CEOs say now is the time to turn talk into investment
Dear Chancellor, We welcome your recent engagement with the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) on the priorities for businesses ahead of the Autumn Statement next week. For local communities to thrive, they need business investment, but this has been too low for too long. We are writing today to reiterate our call for you to offer much-needed solutions to Britain's investment problem, and use the upcoming Statement to tackle the fundamental issues inhibiting growth in the UK: overhaul the planning
Thursday, August 10, 2023David Beaumont to support strategic growth at Stephens Scown
With over 30 years’ experience in corporate banking, leading large regional teams to meet the needs of SME and Mid Corporate clients, David Beaumont has joined leading South West law firm, Stephens Scown LLP as Strategic Growth Consultant. Initially tasked with helping Stephens Scown to turbo-boost its growth aspirations in Somerset and beyond, with the Firm having just opened a new office in Taunton, he will also support the delivery of its wider strategic goals. In addition, David will help to maintain
Thursday, March 16, 2023Spring Budget: Hunt the Unleaked Items
Spring Budget: Hunt the Unleaked Items By Martyn Page, Investment Director, Worldwide Financial Planning AT lunchtime on Wednesday, in a set piece of political theatre, Chancellor Hunt unveiled those few remaining bits of the Budget not already leaked to the media. These included reducing the amount of tax due on a pub pint of draught beer, although supermarkets still retain their tax advantage here. The duty on draught beer is actually paid by the brewers so we need to see how much of this they pass
Tuesday, March 14, 2023What can we expect in the Spring Budget this week?
What can we expect in the Spring Budget this week? By Martyn Page, Investment Director at Worldwide Financial Planning CHANCELLOR Jeremy Hunt will announce his Spring Budget on Wednesday. At the same time the government’s independent assessor, the Office of Budget Responsibility, releases its latest forecasts for growth and borrowing. The Chancellor has already seen these – so expect him to be cautious. He has also said that any money available for tax cuts would prioritise businesses over
Monday, March 13, 2023Acceleration Through Innovation Celebrates 6-Year Legacy of Business Innovation
The Cornish business support programme, Acceleration Through Innovation (ATI), celebrated its 6-year legacy of innovation at its final event, named Celebrating Innovation, on March 7 at the Atlantic Hotel, Newquay. Over 60 small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that have engaged with the programme gathered in support, to celebrate all they have achieved together and hear about the impact the project has had on businesses throughout Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. One such Bude business
Monday, November 02, 2020SAPC offset full operational carbon footprint to become a “Carbon Balanced Printer”.
St Austell Printing Company has strengthened its sustainability credentials with the announcement that we have become one of a handful of printers in the UK to become an official “Carbon Balanced Printer”. The certification is attained by offsetting the company’s entire operational carbon footprint, through the purchase of endangered tropical habitat. This is part of a scheme operated by the World Land Trust, of which Sir David Attenborough is a Patron. In the first year, St Austell Printing Company has
Monday, September 21, 2020SAPC lend support to Surfers Against Sewage
SAPC have announced a membership of the Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) 250 Club. Based in St Agnes, Surfers Against Sewage are a national charity dedicated to the protection of oceans, waves, beaches and wildlife. The 250 Club is a business membership scheme designed to support SAS in their ongoing campaigns to help protect the UK’s unique coastal environment. Beth Mayman, SAPC’s Operations Manager said: “We’re passionate about sustainability and the environment. Being based in Cornwall and overlooking St
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