GFirst LEP

A feed of SoGlos articles tagged with GFirst LEP.

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Fluffy Puffin ice cream confirmed as SGGBA food partner

Artisan ice cream and sorbet maker Fluffy Puffin will be touching down at Gloucestershire Airport for the SGGBA, promising to...
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Building work gets underway on Gloucester’s The Forum

Work to build phase one of the £102 million The Forum in the centre of Gloucester, billed as 'transformative for the city', starts...
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SLX confirmed as SGGBA event partner

From West End shows and The Hundred to SGGBA – if Weston Aviation’s hangar was not already an exciting enough location, we can now...
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Gloucestershire is in a 'brilliant position to prosper' post-pandemic

While towns and cities nationwide scramble to find their new place in a post-pandemic world, Gloucestershire is in a ‘brilliant...
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How Peer Networks helped a Gloucestershire tech firm pass £1 million turnover

Nick Eden, of fast-growing Gloucestershire tech firm CloudTamers, talks about the benefits to his role as ceo of the Peer Networks...
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GFirst LEP appoints its new chair

Ruth Dooley has been revealed as GFirst LEP’s new chair – with the appointment marking the first ever change in leadership for...
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Gloucestershire business appointments round-up: July 2021

From the top job at GFirst LEP and a well-known managing director being appointed to The Pied Piper Appeal board to three new...
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Gloucester withdraws from the race to become UK City of Culture

Gloucester will no longer be bidding for the title of UK City of Culture 2025, choosing instead to focus its efforts on recovering...
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Judges decide finalists for SoGlos Gloucestershire Business Awards 2021

The judges have met, the decisions have been made and the list of all finalists have been drawn up for the first SoGlos...
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Meet the Apprentice: April Trigg of Brace Creative

In the third of SoGlos’s series on modern apprenticeships April Trigg, marketing manager at Gloucester-headquartered Brace...
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SGGBA 2021 – Meet the category sponsor: GFirst LEP & The Growth Hub

Find out why Alex Cottrell from our SGGBA headline sponsors, GFirst LEP and The Growth Hub, has a healthy blend of excitement and...
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First look: New multimillion pound cyber training centre at Gloucestershire College

A new multimillion pound institute of technology, bringing degree level computing and cyber education to all in Gloucestershire,...
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New £2 million Tech Box high-growth business park revealed for Hartpury

A new £2 million business park built from re-purposed shipping containers is the next stage of Hartpury University and Hartpury...
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Meet the Apprentice: Naimat Kaur, St James’s Place Wealth Management

In the second of SoGlos’s new apprenticeship series, St James's Place Wealth Management’s Naimat Kaur tells us why the cyber...
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Gloucestershire College and Hub8 will deliver new £1 million innovation centre

A £1 million innovation centre for business and education will be delivered by a partnership between the group at the heart of all...
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Meet the apprentice: Michelle Fyrne, group editor of SoGlos

Apprenticeships were once only for those at the start of their careers, but senior business leaders are increasingly using them to...
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SoGlos Gloucestershire Business Awards receives more than 400 nominations

Entries have now closed for the inaugural SoGlos Gloucestershire Business Awards – with more than 400 nominations from 192...
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Who will lead the £400 million Golden Valley Development?

Final bids are in and decision-making is now underway on which firm will lead the Golden Valley Development – and what could be...
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Gloucestershire business appointments round-up: May 2021

From a well-known face from a well-known firm of architects to public relations, a major drinks manufacturer to financial services...
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Skatepark’s future in jeopardy following Damien Hirst’s land bid

Artist Damien Hirst has unwittingly painted Stroud’s Rush Skate Park into a corner, with the business’s unsuccessful search for a...
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Solve challenges and grow your business by joining a new Gloucestershire Peer Network

Hot on the heels of a successful year-long trial, the Peer Networks business support programme is returning to Gloucestershire for...
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8 organisations to turn to for business support in Gloucestershire

If you are starting or running a business of any size, Gloucestershire has some incredible organisations ready and willing to...
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Your county needs you! A job offer like no other from GFirst LEP

If you love Gloucestershire, have the leadership qualities required, the business prowess and drive, a video released by GFirst...
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Does GFirst LEP filming point to a new chairman of the board?

Filming outside GFirst LEP’s headquarters has prompted speculation about whether the powerful business group has found a new...
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SoGlos Gloucestershire Business Awards 2021 venue, date and partners revealed

The unique venue, date, as well as official event, food and drink partners of the first SoGlos Gloucestershire Business Awards...
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A huge new department store is opening in Stroud

Sandersons Boutique department store is opening its third UK venue in Stroud with a concession from Cheltenham-based designer...
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‘D-Day’ for Stroud with Five Valley’s Shopping Centre reopening

It is difficult to sum up how important retail reopening is for Stroud’s Five Valleys shopping centre and its businesses, but...
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Gloucestershire declared ‘strongest area for local business in the UK’

The UK arm of a fast-growing European fintech firm has crunched the numbers and declared Gloucestershire is the UK county most...
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Hydrogen-electric powered aircraft firm backed by Bill Gates moves to Gloucestershire

Backed by Bill Gates, millions of pounds of government money, and GFirst LEP, a firm developing the world’s first commercial...
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Gloucestershire business appointments round-up: March 2021

An overwhelming number of female faces have moved or taken on new senior roles in Gloucestershire in March 2021 – spanning GFirst...