Business News

The prestigious Maritime UK Solent Awards 2024 will be championing the region as a global hub for maritime excellence and has already attracted some of the region’s leading businesses as sponsors. Many are previous years’ sponsors returning this year as...

Pavers in Newport has announced that it is going to close for good later this month. The shock news was announced to the 8 employees of the popular shoe shop last week. Island Echo understands that the shop's lease on...

A brand new media product for the Island – the Isle of Wight VoucherBook - has launched bursting with money-saving deals for Islanders and tourists alike. Very much a new take on an old idea, the Isle of Wight VoucherBook...

Island-based brewery Goddards is celebrating after scooping 4 top accolades at the prestigious London Beer Competition, which took place last month. A diverse selection of Goddards brews took home awards, with Planet Lager and Duck’s Folly both receiving silver medals....

Ventnor’s Independent Record Store, Reggie’s Retro is once again an official participant in Record Store Day which takes place in the UK on Saturday 20th April. Hundreds of artists have come together to celebrate the UK’s independent record shops which...

Chamber of Commerce members - and the wider Island community - are being invited to the Grand Final of the Isle of Wight's Young Enterprise company programme, where 12 student teams will put their presentation skills to the test. The...

Tesla has introduced a new test drive scheme on the Isle of Wight that enables personal or business users to access vehicles remotely using the car maker's app. Hosted at Building 41 in Cowes, anyone with a valid driving license...

Island Spirit Gin has won a Bronze medal at the 7th London Spirits Competition, held in London. This is considered to be the ultimate seal of approval in the global spirits industry. The awards attracted entrants from over 50 countries,...

Darren Seward, who was brought up on the Island and now lives in Cowes, has been appointed an agent and partner at NFU Mutual New Forest, Isle of Wight & Bournemouth agency. The agency has grown over the last 3...

Isle of Wight-based technology firm Innovative Physics has picked up another prestigious award – with a mention from an artificial intelligence version of Donald Trump for its innovative products coming as an extra bonus! Innovative Physics (IPL) collected a silver...