European success for Cowes Ascensos team
Ascensos is celebrating picking up the award for Europe’s Best Contact Centre Support Team. The Cowes business won the award for successfully establishing the first ever contact centre on the Island. The start-up team was recognised for its operational day to day...
National award for Lifeline
Newport based Lifeline Alarms & Security Services has won the acclaimed ‘Small Security Installer of the Year Award’ at the National Security & Fire Excellence Awards held at the prestigious London Hilton on Park Lane. This is the second time that the company...
“Retailers need all the support they can get” says Chamber CEO
Plans by the Isle of Wight Council to introduce on-street parking charges in locations such as Nodehill and Crocker Street in Newport, and Union Street in Ryde have been criticised by local businesses and traders. The Council says the charges “take a more consistent...
Green Impact update
Island businesses have taken more than 300 actions to make their work greener – can you? By Julie Jones-Evans and Michelle Hemmingfield, NUS It’s four months since we launched Green Impact IW, our new free environmental business support and awards scheme for the...
IW Chamber Business Awards with Red Funnel – the nominees
The nominations have been announced for the 2018 Business Awards for Excellence, in association with Red Funnel. The prestigious awards will be presented at a glittering ceremony, hosted by Anneka Rice, on Friday November 30th at Cowes Yacht Haven. “It’s an incredible...
£500,000 investment in Sandown Dinosaur attraction
Plans for a new £500,000 dinosaur-themed adventure golf course on the Isle of Wight have this week been passed by the IW Council and revealed by Heritage Attractions Ltd. “Dino Islands… A Golf Adventure” is to be the latest large-scale development for Sandham Gardens...
Business Awards nominations tomorrow
This year’s nominations for the IW Chamber Business Awards For Excellence in association with Red Funnel will be announced on-line at midday tomorrow (23rd October). The shortlist of nominees will be published here at https://iwchamber.co.uk and via the Chamber’s...
Hundreds of new jobs at MHI Vestas in Newport
MHI Vestas is to hire hundreds of additional people in the coming weeks. The offshore wind turbine manufacturer is looking to recruit the new positions to keep pace with growing demand. “Today marks the start of an ambitious program to increase the capacity of our...
IW Chamber AGM 2018
The Isle of Wight Chamber of Commerce Annual General Meeting was held on Friday 12th 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...
Expo, Awards and the future – by the Chamber’s CEO
Expo, Awards and the future - by the Chamber's CEO Steven Holbrook There have been an awful lot of changes happening at the Chamber these past few months. I wanted to pause and take a moment to share some of these with you and also give a taste of the initiatives to...
Island Business July / August 2025
