Potential jobs boost as start-ups join Oxfordshire innovation centre
A state-of-the-art office development set to open on the outskirts of Oxford will “push the boundaries of science” and attract ambitious start-ups to the city.
Business Parks
Web whizzes move in at Howbery Park
Digital Marketing Agency, Zanzi Digital, has relocated its office to Howbery Business Park. Managing Director, Jayne Reddyhoff, and CEO, Ned Wells, who both have a background in business consultancy and senior management in blue chip organisations – Jayne with Logica and Oracle, and Ned as former Head of Digital Strategy at a large web development agency – formed Zanzi in 2014 by combining their two separate businesses.
Young entrepreneurs expand business at Witney Business & Innovation Centre
A pair of young entrepreneurs are confident their move to the Witney Business & Innovation Centre will be the “spring-board” they need to help their business to flourish.
Eco-friendly cleaning business makes Howbery Park its new home
Commercial cleaning company, Ecocleen, has relocated its Head Office from Henley to Howbery Business Park, Wallingford. The environmentally-friendly cleaning operation which employs a workforce of 1100 through its network of franchisees built up over 25 years, operates right across the UK, providing commercial cleaning for businesses, schools, nurseries and medical facilities.
Planet IT wins major award and expands to new offices
A friendship that began at an Oxford school when two 12 year olds, Gavin Jones and Sean Smith, embarked on a car washing service, has grown to see the duo become successful business partners and founders of Planet IT, a multimillion pound company that celebrates its 15th anniversary this year with an office move from Harwell Innovation Centre to premises at Milton Park in addition to beating 2,500 competitors to be crowned the Sophos Partner of the Year 2018.
Running on Solar at Howbery Park
Howbery Business Park has installed electric vehicle charging points which use the Polar network of over 6,500 charge points nationwide.
HR Wallingford’s Ben Gouldby appointed Visiting Professor in Ocean and Earth...
HR Wallingford’s Chief Technical Director of Flood Risk, Ben Gouldby, has been appointed Visiting Professor in Ocean and Earth Science at the University of Southampton.
Running on Solar at Howbery Park
Howbery Business Park has installed electric vehicle charging points which use the Polar network of over 6,500 charge points nationwide.
Pioneering people management from Witney BIC
A consultancy at the forefront of developing innovative people management practices and new ways of working has taken office space at Witney Business & Innovation Centre (Witney BIC).
Collaborating on sustainability at Howbery Park
Envision and Simply Planning have opened a new shared regional office at Howbery Business Park to support project delivery across Oxfordshire and the Thames Valley region.
Cherwell biotech wins funding to fight cancer
An Oxford University spin-out has successfully raised funding to fuel its expansion at Cherwell Innovation Centre, near Bicester, as it looks to use its nanotechnology to enhance the treatment of thousands of people living with cancer.
From football to the cabling guy
This year marks the fifth anniversary of The Cabling Company, headquartered at Witney Business & Innovation Centre (BIC) and founded by a former Oxford United commercial manager who took a leap of faith to leave his beloved football club to start-up his own cabling business that is rapidly expanding following major UK success.
Howbery Park entrepreneur makes the Forbes List
The 26-year-old CEO of an innovative digital services company based at Howbery Business Park, has made the Forbes Europe ‘30 Under 30’ list. Marcus Taylor, CEO and co-founder of Venture Harbour, has been included in the 2018 edition of the list in the Media and Marketing sector.
30 Years of Oxford Innovation
B4’s Richard Rosser sat down to chat with Jo Willett, Managing Director of Oxford Innovation, to talk about how far they’ve come, the challenges they face and their hopes for the future.
HR Wallingford leads new UK Space Agency project to help predict...
According to the World Health Organisation, dengue fever, which is found in tropical and sub-tropical climates around the world, poses a global health issue, with half the world’s population now estimated to be at risk from this mosquito-borne viral infection.