Company profiles
Company Profile: Brightbulb Design
Bright sparks: it’s been a whirlwind year for the multi-award winning design agency – Tom Stroud meets the husband and wife team behind Brightbulb Design Matt Jeffery had the idea for Brightbulb Design several years ago. He’d worked in Sydney, Melbourne and London as...
THE FEATURE Storeroom2010
Storeroom2010 is a Cowes charity that provides skills-gap training and saves furniture from landfill. The team also picked up the Business In The Community trophy at the 2016 IW Chamber Awards. Tom Stroud pays them a visit “Storeroom2010 is all about second chances,...
THE INTERVIEW John Giddings, Isle of Wight Festival
“It’s not a cheap hobby. It’s a huge gamble and you need people to support you in every which way possible to make it happen.” Next month the Isle of Wight Festival will return to Seaclose Park for the sixteenth time. Organiser John Giddings was interviewed by Island...
COMPANY PROFILE The Needles Landmark Attraction
How an icon of Island tourism continues to invest and grow – as well as regenerating Sandham Grounds Say “Isle of Wight” to many people and one of the first snapshots that will come to mind is of the three chalk stacks at the westernmost point of the Island. The...
COMPANY PROFILE Sandham Office Services
Working smart for 35 years: How Sandham Office Services has moved with the times, providing customers with all-in-one networked super-efficient technology. 2017 is a big year for Terry Jarman and the team at Sandham Office Services in Sandown. Terry’s come a long way...
THE INTERVIEW Keith Greenfield, CEO at Wightlink Ferries
Keith Greenfield is a chartered engineer with a background in transport and telecoms. He joined Wightlink as CEO in June last year, having previously been managing director of Heathrow Express. He talks to Tom Stroud. You’ve been in post for almost a year now. What...
THE INTERVIEW Ben Willows, Chief Executive, UKSA
Ben has been part of the team at UKSA in Cowes for many years, starting out as an instructor. He’s undertaken a number of different roles within the organisation and became Chief Executive a year ago. You’ve been in post for a year now – how has it been? Do things...
COMPANY PROFILE BeCalmed
BeCalmed Wellbeing and Medispa definitely has the feelgood factor! Tom Stroud finds out how the Cowes business continues to grow, now employing 9 people. Caroline Hurley and her team of sports, holistic and beauty therapists have been providing “an oasis of calm, just...
THE INTERVIEW Debs Murphy-Latham, VIP Cottages and VIP Solutions
Debs moved to the Island in 2012 and became a manager for the UK’s largest rental agency working with some of the UK’s biggest brands overseeing almost 500 properties. Debs also trained as a VisitEngland assessor, giving providers their grading assessment. In 2014 she...
COMPANY PROFILE Tipsy Wight
Tipsy Wight is described as “the English countryside in a bottle”. Tom Stroud meets the husband and wife team behind the Island’s quirky vodka brand With a wide range of flavour combinations, unique and intelligent branding and distinctive sloping bottles, Tipsy Wight...
Island Business November / December 2018
