COMPANY PROFILE Into The Blue
Sails and marketing: how global brands are reaching new audiences with Into The Blue in Cowes Media and marketing agency Into The Blue has been working with some of the biggest names in sport and sponsorship since 2003. They’ve been based at Number One The Parade for...
Funding boost for Isle of Wight sustainable transport
The Isle of Wight Council has started to deliver a £450,000 sustainable transport programme funded by the Department for Transport during the current financial year. The projects are designed to support economic growth and reduce the Island’s carbon footprint,...
Isle of Wight built blades are a UK first
Wind turbine blades designed, tested and manufactured at MHI Vestas on the Isle of Wight will be the first locally built blades to be installed at a UK offshore wind power plant. The first six 80 metre long blades have arrived at MHI Vestas’ pre-assembly facility in...
IW Chamber Awards 2016 launched
Entries are now open for this year’s Isle of Wight Chamber of Commerce Business Awards For Excellence. The ceremony at Cowes Yacht Haven is the most prestigious event in the Island’s business calendar, recognising and celebrating the best in Island business. This year...
New Infrastructure Task Force launched
An infrastructure transport task force for the Isle of Wight is to be launched this week, to focus on a wide range of connectivity, integration, regeneration and funding issues vital to the Island’s future. The first meeting of the task force will be held tomorrow...
Matt Kitchin to leave Southern Vectis
Southern Vectis and Bluestar general manager Matt Kitchin is to leave the south coast and take up a new posting in Greater Manchester, the Go Ahead-owned bus operators have confirmed. “We’d like to congratulate Matt on his promotion to operations director with...
Storeroom buys premises
Island charity Storeroom is now the owner of its premises on Mariner’s Way in Cowes. The charity collects donated furniture and sells it at an affordable cost to people across the island. Storeroom took on ownership of the building earlier this month, at the same time...
Island votes YES for WIGHT BID
New governance board and working parties will represent business sectors Voluntary scheme for Island retailers and mainland businesses will also be launched Isle of Wight tourism businesses have voted YES to bring a business improvement district into operation on the...
Hovertravel officially launches new craft
been named by Sir Ben Ainslie CBE as part of a traditional dedication and blessing ceremony conducted on the Isle of Wight. The new craft, Solent Flyer and Island Flyer, are both liveried with a dynamic representation of the union flag which combines red, blue and the...
Business groups call for clear leadership and action following EU vote
Five of the biggest business groups in the UK – the British Chambers of Commerce, the Confederation of Business Industry, the Federation of Small Businesses, the Institute of Directors, and EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation, have written an open letter calling for...
Island Business May / June 2025
