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Al Kingsley celebrates real Living Wage employers across Peterborough
[Photo: Sarah Buttigieg, Director of Green Energy Switch; Al Kingsley, Chair of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority and Stuart Dawks, Chief Executive Officer at PECT] To mark Real Living Wage week, Al Kingsley, Chair of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority Business Board, has visited organisations across Peterborough committed to paying their staff the Real […]
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Al Kingsley’s statement on the publication of Engineering UK report
“Some of the biggest challenges we face, from the energy transition to carbon net zero, greener transport and food security, will require a pipeline of talented engineers. As an East of England Apprenticeship Ambassador, I welcome the findings of this comprehensive study, led by Lord Knight and Lord Willetts, which shines a light on the […]
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Life sciences firm invests in Cambridge with help from Growth Works
A leading Spanish-owned life sciences company has chosen Cambridge for its first expansion to the UK following support from the Combined Authority and Business Board’s dedicated business growth service Growth Works and other partners. Quibim, a global leader in whole-body medical imaging, has located to the Bradfield Centre at Cambridge Science Park, with a commitment […]
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Two new members bring wealth of experience to Business Board
Two highly experienced business leaders have been appointed as members of the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority Business Board. Dr Belinda Clarke, director of Agri-TechE, a membership organisation for the agri-tech sector, and Vic Annells, chief executive of the Cambridgeshire Chambers of Commerce, have joined the Board. The Business Board is the region’s Local Enterprise […]
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Annual Report showcases impact of Business Board investments on jobs and enterprise
An annual report capturing the business support and jobs benefits resulting from investments from the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority Business Board has been formally published. The Business Board is the Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) for the region tasked with creating and protecting jobs, supporting businesses, boosting skills and ultimately supporting economic growth. The annual […]
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Region welcomes, CMR Surgical’s UK-based facility to Ely, Cambridgeshire
CMR Surgical has chosen to locate its global manufacturing facility to Lancaster Way in Ely. CMR Surgical, is a global surgical robotics business behind Versius®, a surgical robotic system designed to make the benefits of keyhole surgery more accessible to surgeons, patients, and hospitals. This UK-based facility will become a hub for global exports as the […]
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Business Board grant funding helping vineyard meet growing taste for English wine
A south Cambridgeshire vineyard whose primary revenue stream was reduced to zero when the Covid-19 pandemic hit is bouncing back thanks to support from the Business Board. Chilford Hall Vineyard derived at least 90 per cent of its income to public tours which included a meal and wine sales. But for 18 months from the […]
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Mayor welcomes another ‘positive step forward’ for Business Board
Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Dr Nik Johnson has welcomed a change to future meetings of the Business Board where they will be held in public unless the chair decides otherwise. The Business Board is the Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) for the region and works with employers, the education and skills sector, and local authority […]
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Business Board chair and three of its members reappointed for second term
Four members of the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority Business Board including the chair, Austen Adams, have been reappointed for a second term. Professor Andy Neely, who is vice chair, Dr Tina Barsby and Prof Aamir Khalid, were, along with Mr Adams, all unanimously voted back into their positions by the Business Board at its […]
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Land made available at Granta Park to expand key life sciences sector
A significant plot of land at Granta Park, south of Cambridge, will be made available to help grow the region’s thriving life sciences sector, forming part of plans to create thousands of skilled local jobs. Research and technology company TWI, which spearheaded the creation of Granta Park, decided to release 27 acres of land, with […]
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WATCH: Business Board’s Al Kingsley sees how relocated Chatteris aerospace company is taking flight
Member of the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority Business Board Al Kingsley took a tour of recently relocated aerospace parts manufacturer Aerotron Composites’ new Chatteris premises and heard about its plans for growth. Aerotron Composites was supported to grow its new facility in Chatteris with a £2 million Local Growth Fund grant through the Business […]
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WATCH: Business Board’s Prof Aamir Khalid visits TeraView to see a new wave of growth
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority Business Board member Professor Aamir Khalid visited a world-first, homegrown Cambridge business to find out how loan support is helping them to take their growth to the next level. TeraView is a company reflective of the unique business ecosystem which exists in the region. Born as a ‘spin-out’ from Toshiba […]
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Business Board chair visits upgraded Soham centre nurturing pioneering agri-tech companies
Chair of the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority Business Board Austen Adams visited a newly upgraded business innovation centre to find out how it is supporting more commercial and job opportunities in agricultural technology and science. Mr Adams was shown around the new £1.25 million facilities at the Eastern AgriTech Innovation Hub in Soham, to […]
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WATCH: Business Board’s Nitin Patel visits Stainless Metalcraft to see how it is securing its skills future
Member of the Business Board, Nitin Patel, visited Stainless Metalcraft in the Fenland town of Chatteris to find out how more about one of the region’s flagship advanced manufacturing companies is ensuring it has the skills it needs to thrive. Growth in the sector in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough is a key priority in the Local […]
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Global life sciences companies compete to invest in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough economy
Life sciences companies from across the globe have been pitching for support to help them invest in the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough economy. Mayor Dr Nik Johnson joined a specially arranged panel to hear the pitches from companies from countries around the world including USA, Spain, Japan, Brazil, South Africa, Israel and India amongst others. A […]
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Spades hit the ground at Chatteris training school helping young people into great careers
Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Dr Nik Johnson was joined by MP for North East Cambridgeshire Steve Barclay to mark the start of building work for a new training school based at Stainless Metalcraft in Chatteris. The facility is funded by a £3.16 million Local Growth Fund grant through the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority […]
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Business Board vice chair sees how Haverhill innovation centre investment is paying dividends for local economy
Investment into a flexible, modern business centre for entrepreneurs and growing enterprises is already supporting growth and jobs in the local economy just nine months after its launch. Vice chair of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority Business Board, Professor Andy Neely, visited The EpiCentre in Haverhill to take a tour of the modern, flexible […]
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New start-up programmes to help bridge the gender gap in entrepreneurship
From this week, two brand new start-up programmes are launching to provide dedicated and responsive support to aspiring women entrepreneurs – helping them turn their ideas into successful and resilient enterprises in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. Delivered by award-winning business start-up experts, the Business Startup programme (starts Tuesday 29 June) and Marketing Bootcamp (starts Monday 5 […]
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Technology: the path from education to employment
By Al Kingsley, Business Board Member and Group Managing Director of NetSupport It’s a question that is often contemplated: what will the future workplace look like by the time today’s primary school students get there? I’m a passionate believer and advocate for broadening our learning pathways and creating opportunities for all of us as “lifelong […]
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£2million in grants to businesses from Growth Works to create over 300 jobs
Within weeks of launching, Growth Works has awarded over £2,000,000 to 32 businesses across the region. The grant funding is forecast to create 321 new jobs while stimulating £11.184 million in capital expenditure. Grants have been awarded region-wide and across a wide range of sectors including automotive, electronics, engineering, financial services, healthcare, hospitality, leisure, manufacturing, […]
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A New World Of Work Requires A New Kind Of Leader
The last year has seen changes in businesses around the world in ways we couldn’t have foreseen. The high street will look very different when the world reopens, what was once a normal daily commute for many may now be a thing of the past and whilst there have sadly been many business closures, many […]
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Two New Co-Opted Members Join the Business Board
The Business Board, the Local Enterprise Partnership for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, has confirmed the appointment of two non-voting co-opted members. Chair of the Business Board, Austen Adams has agreed to appoint both Mike Herd of The Alpha Group and Dr Andy Williams of Astra Zeneca. Mr Herd is an experienced coach, facilitator and advisor for […]
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Business Board member Nicki Mawby on Changing Career Paths
“Director of HR Your Business Matters Ltd since 2014, Nicki Mawby provides local businesses with people support services including HR and Recruitment as well as a range of Training Services that allow business owners to further drive performance by ensuring they have the right people in the right place at the right time, with the […]
Find out moreSearch on for brightest and best Business Board recruits to drive regional enterprise
The Combined Authority is calling for new members to take their seat at Cambridgeshire & Peterborough’s top business table and spearhead putting the region’s first ever Local Industrial Strategy – LIS – into everyday action. Today it launched a recruitment drive to catch the eye of key players from companies across the region who could […]
Find out moreNew Business Board chair has task of driving region’s new industrial plan
A new Business Board chair today takes charge of pushing forward the first ever Local Industrial Strategy – LIS – for Cambridgeshire & Peterborough which was launched last month. The interim appointment of Austen Adams – to replace inaugural Business Board chair Professor Aamir Khalid – was announced today by Mayor James Palmer. “We are incredibly grateful to Professor Khalid for his expertise, experience and leadership in the Board’s crucial first months. He’s been both an inspiration and a champion and we’re thankful that he’ll stay on as a member of the Board, even though he’s standing down as chair,” […]
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