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Work starts on £10.7m extension to Parkside Office Village at University of Essex
Work on the latest £10.7m phase of Parkside Office Village at the University of Essex will start early in 2022 after the appointment of R G Carter as the main contractor. The new four-storey landmark building will open in 2023 and will have a total floor area of 3,764...
Canada Life to Forward Fund Turnstone Estates’ Leisure Development in North Colchester
Insurance and financial services company, Canada Life, has agreed to forward fund Turnstone Estates £65 million leisure development in Colchester’s Northern Gateway. As part of the deal Colchester Borough Council has taken an over-riding lease on the scheme with a...
Four Colchester Winners in Essex NOVO Awards
2021 saw the BEST Growth Hub launched the inaugural NOVO Awards. Focussed on recognising and rewarding innovation as well as the ability to pivot and adapt, the NOVO Awards saw entries from 100+ Essex-based businesses. Six entry streams were categorised as Economy,...
University of Essex tops the table for Knowledge Transfer Partnerships in the UK
Newly released data from Innovate UK has revealed the University of Essex as the leading institution for active Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs) in the UK. Topping the table for the first time, Essex has fast become the partner of choice for businesses looking...
VX Fiber kickstarts Colchester’s Open Access Gigabit Broadband Network
Over 8,000 homes and businesses across Colchester will be amongst the first to benefit from direct access to full fibre gigabit broadband connectivity thanks to an enterprising new partnership between Colchester Amphora Trading Ltd (CATL) and Swedish fibre operator,...
RoleCatcher Platform Aims to Help Struggling Job Seekers
RoleCatcher, an innovative tech start-up based at the University of Essex's Innovation Centre, has launched a new platform to empower job seekers. It is on a mission to disrupt the recruitment industry and put candidates back in control of their job search. The...
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