New Owner for Wightlink

New Owner for Wightlink

Wightlink Ferries has a new owner. Balfour Beatty Infrastructure Partners LP (BBIP) has purchased the company from Macquarie European Infrastructure Fund (MEIF) for an undisclosed sum. Chief Executive Russell Kew, Chief Operating Officer John Burrows, and their...
200 Island jobs created at Vestas

200 Island jobs created at Vestas

Over 200 full time skilled jobs are being advertised for positions at MHI Vestas Offshore Wind’s blade production facility in Newport. Serial production of 80m composite blades will begin in May. Vestas CEO Jens Tommerup said the creation of over 200 skilled jobs...
Gold for IW Health & Safety Group

Gold for IW Health & Safety Group

The Isle of Wight Health and Safety Group has picked up the Gold Award for the third year running at a prestigious ceremony at the House Of Lords. An independent panel of judges also named the group as the overall winner of the Alan Butler Award. Lord Brougham of Vaux...
IW Council’s budget proposals published

IW Council’s budget proposals published

The Isle of Wight Council’s budget plans are in place for 2015/16, including spending £31.4 million on growing the economy and tourism. A new report details proposals for savings, which focus on current services and activities that are no longer affordable and how...
IW Tourism Conference 2015

IW Tourism Conference 2015

Visit Isle of Wight (VIOW) and the IW Chamber of Commerce are asking businesses to debate the future of tourism at a conference taking place on the Island on Tuesday 24th February at Park Resorts, Thorness Bay, near Cowes. Aimed at tourism providers and related...
IW Lottery and TAG Design Agency

IW Lottery and TAG Design Agency

TAG Design Agency in Newport are set for busy 2015 – with the help of a £15,000 loan from the Isle Of Wight Lottery. Tara Adsett and Ian Jackman Read formed the company in February last year and between them have more than 40 years of experience in marketing and...

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