WightFibre’s Star Wars event raises over £7,000 for UKSA
The force was strong for WightFibre and UKSA at their latest Charity Premiere for the release of Star Wars IX: The Rise of Skywalker. The event took place on the film’s release in December at Cineworld, Newport to a capacity audience of over 290 VIP Guests. John...
Isle of Wight Lottery lends its 100th business loan, creating 400 jobs
“If you’ve got a great idea and you want to expand your business the Isle of Wight Lottery is the place to go.” Matt Greg, Nosy Design More than 400 jobs have been created by 100 interest free loans to businesses, thanks to the Isle of Wight Lottery. Since its...
Life-saving design first for Spinlock
“Falling overboard is something people don’t want to think about and that’s why no one has been brave enough to tackle the problem effectively before,” says James Hall, from Spinlock, one of the world’s leading marine design and manufacturing companies, whose...
SALSA for Island Tea & Coffee Company
The Island Tea & Coffee Company is now SALSA accredited. The lengthy process means that their freshly roasted coffee beans have received Safe and Local Supplier Approval, an accreditation that has been designed specifically with small and micro producers in mind....
Hovertravel expands apprenticeship scheme
Hovertravel has announced the appointment of three new apprentices, all working within the commercial team. The new recruits will have responsibility for helping to drive enhanced customer engagement, to extend Hovertravel’s successful e-commerce activities and to...
Charlotte Howlett joins BCM
BCM welcomes Charlotte Howlett to their growing professional team. Charlotte is well known and widely respected across the Island as a highly experienced Planning Consultant through her previous role with Hepburns. This latest appointment follows BCM's recent move to...
Get ready for 2020 – by IW Chamber CEO
By Steven Holbrook, IW Chamber’s CEO So 2019 was fun I thought! With last year now confined to the depths of history, at the IW Chamber we are all about the future and delivering to you, our Members, another packed agenda for 2020 that will add real value to you and...
WRS Systems roll-out a revolutionary new kiosk for Costa
Newport based WRS Systems has been chosen by Costa Coffee to roll out a revolutionary kiosk, which works to increase transaction speed whilst simultaneously reducing wait times for its customers. A solution delivered by WRS Systems as one of the country’s leading EPOS...
IW Chamber Business Awards 2019 with Wightlink – the winners!
The 2019 Isle of Wight Chamber Business Awards in association with Wightlink have been presented! The awards were presented tonight (Friday 18th October) by comic actor Colin Carmichael at a glittering ceremony at Cowes Yacht Haven, where MHI Vestas was named overall...
New President sworn in, new board members elected and long-standing members recognised at Chamber’s AGM 11th October 2019
The Isle of Wight Chamber of Commerce Annual General Meeting was held on Friday 11th October at the Garlic Farm. The meeting was chaired by Steve Porter, Chairman of the Chamber Board. The Chamber’s Chief Executive Steven Holbrook shared his vision and ideas for the...
Island Business May / June 2025
