New windfarm contract for Seacat Services
Cowes based Seacat Services has confirmed a two year, 4-workboat crew transfer deal to support construction operations at Race Bank Offshore Wind Farm, off the Norfolk coast. With all 91 turbines at DONG Energy’s 580MW Race Bank to be fully commissioned by 2018,...
Queen’s Award for Spinlock
An innovative Isle of Wight company has been handed Britain's top business award for its part in boosting the country's international trade. Spinlock, based in Cowes, was today named as the winner of a coveted Queen's Award for Enterprise for its domination in the...
Sensée turns to Isle of Wight for homeworking jobs
Sensée, the UK’s leading homeworking outsourcing provider, today announced it has chosen the Isle of Wight for its next recruitment drive. Offering a highly educated population, and with almost 98 per cent of the Island already connected to superfast fibre broadband...
Wightlink awarded planning permission for £45million development
Wightlink Ferries has received conditional planning permission from Isle of Wight councillors for improvements to port facilities at the company’s Fishbourne car ferry terminal. Work will begin in the autumn to install a new double deck boarding ramp to enable...
IW Council rejects Red Funnel plans for East Cowes
The Isle of Wight Council Planning Committee has tonight (Tuesday) refused a hybrid planning application (full/outline mix) for the following: (Site address: Venture Quays/Trinity House depot and wharf/Red Funnel marshalling yards, located in the vicinity of Dover...
Isle Of Wight Day announced by new Island High Sheriff
The Island’s new High Sheriff has launched plans for Isle of Wight Day, a major new event in September. Robin Courage MBE was sworn in on Monday at a grand ceremony held in the Durbar Room at Osborne House. Robin has lived on the Island for 16 years and with his late...
Checking in with Chamber Health
More than a thousand Isle of Wight employees have received healthchecks in the last twelve months from the Chamber Health team. The Chamber’s Healthy Well-being coordinators visited businesses of all sizes including the NHS, Isle of Wight Council, BAE, GKN, Mountjoy,...
Checking in with Chamber Health
More than a thousand Isle of Wight employees have received healthchecks in the last twelve months from the Chamber Health team. The Chamber’s Healthy Well-being coordinators visited businesses of all sizes including the NHS, Isle of Wight Council, BAE, GKN, Mountjoy,...
£10k Monster win for Josh on the Isle of Wight Lottery!
Well done to WightFibre’s Josh Willett who has won £10,000 on the Isle of Wight Lottery. Josh pays £1 a week through his company payroll and he’s the latest big winner to pick up £10,000 in our Monster Draw. “I’m absolutely delighted,” Josh says. “It was a bit of a...
Volvo Sailing Academies wins with Into The Blue
Cowes based PR and Marketing Agency Into the Blue (ITB) has been recognised for its sponsorship activation of Volvo Cars at the prestigious UK Sponsorship Awards. ITB took home the award for ‘Grass Roots Sports Sponsorship’ for their Volvo Sailing Academies...
Island Business May / June 2025
