Business News

The Folly Inn on the outskirts of East Cowes is due to reopen next Monday (14th November) following an extensive refurbishment that has totally transformed the well-known Island pub.  Whilst maintaining the traditional character and heritage features of the building,...

Newport-based Red Squirrel Property Shop has been nominated for 2 top national awards at this year’s The Negotiator Awards. Having previously been the first Isle of Wight agent to be shortlisted in a number of categories, the Red Squirrel team...

Degree apprentice Dan Squirrel has graduated into a full-time role with Cowes-based software company Yokogawa Marex – and among his first duties will be mentoring the company’s latest student employee. Dan, of Newport, has completed his 3-year degree apprenticeship with...

Shanklin-based technology company Innovative Physics has received another top industry award. The company, which specialises in sensor technology, artificial intelligence and pattern recognition in the civil nuclear, homeland security and medical sectors, has received a Business Innovation Award at the...

Since opening Wooldridge Interiors’ first ever store in Cowes back in 2019, the dynamic mother and daughter duo, Wendy and Sabrina, decided that they wanted to expand further by relocating to larger premises, something that has finally happened. Their new...

Farmers see diversification providing a larger part of their incomes, but are currently holding back on investment, research from NFU Mutual has revealed. The leading rural insurer’s annual diversification survey reveals that 37% of UK farmers plan to increase diversification...

A new level of kitchen quality and style is heading to Newport with the news that German kitchen retailer Kutchenhaus is to open its first-ever Isle of Wight showroom in early December. The 1,800sqft space at Coppins Bridge Retail Park...

The very best of the Solent’s world-class maritime sector were honoured at the Maritime UK Solent Awards on Friday (14th October), including Isle of Wight business Datum Electronics. The winners of the inaugural awards were announced at a ceremony at...

The Isle of Wight Chamber of Commerce has a new President in Jonathan Thornton, the managing director of PC Consultants, who was formally sworn into the role last week. It was at the Chamber’s Annual General Meeting at the New...

Isle of Wight-based beauty and makeup artist, Shelby Kerr, has been shortlisted in this year's Brow Awards for ‘brow lamination’ after her work caught the attention of the judging panel. Currently based at Bembridge's GLAM UP - hair & beauty...