Shaping the future of wellness May 18, 2023 | Sponsored A chance meeting between a former journalist and an academic in a Geneva clinic led to the formation of a multi-million-pound, global company that counts Hollywood stars Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Hudson and Kim Kardashian among its customers. LYMA Life, the brainchild of Lucy Goff, exploded from a one-woman outfit in 2018, rejected by dozens of potential [...]
Inclusive design: Workspaces fit for all, fit for the future May 17, 2023 | Sponsored DiverCity® Podcast · Inclusive design: Workspaces fit for all, fit for the future In this episode, host Julia Streets is joined by Ed Warner, founder of the inclusive design business Motionspot and Ross Hovey, Accessibility Guru, Accessibility Consultant and Lloyds Banking Group Disability Role Model. They explore the importance of inclusive design to serve talent across [...]
Unilink: Software firm wins His Majesty’s pleasure for prison technology May 16, 2023 | Sponsored Francis Toye says he always wanted to start up his own business but thought he was maybe too “risk averse”. The opportunity came when he was set free from a 15-year career from IBM following a restructuring process. With a little redundancy cash and still working with the technology giant as a partner, Unilink was [...]
From millions to billions: The exceptional growth of Bango May 15, 2023 | Sponsored When you can count Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Verizon and Samsung as being among your clients, you know your company has made it. No surprise then that Bango has won the prestigious King’s Award for Enterprise for International Trade. From an original thought in 1999 that mobile phones were going to be able to go to the internet and everybody [...]
Sackers: Turning scrap metal into gold for nearly 100 years May 15, 2023 | Sponsored Sackers in Ipswich has been a key part of the UK’s “circular economy” from its very beginnings. The family-led scrap metal and waste recycling firm has been in business for nearly 100 years, making it the fifth oldest in the country. “Our markets are all over the world,” says chief executive David Dodds, which is [...]
Tech firm takes the strain out of the train May 15, 2023 | Sponsored Whoosh, a UK travel tech business, has won multiple awards for its innovative real-time information services, which are designed to keep passengers informed while traveling. The company was founded by Edmund Caldecott, who initially developed onboard entertainment systems for airlines, trains, and coaches. He observed that one of the most popular features on planes was [...]
Empowering Social Mobility: New college creating opportunities in Tech May 15, 2023 | Sponsored Watching and mentoring a struggling schoolboy through his A-levels gave Mark Smith, founder of Ada, the National College of Digital Skills, the idea of starting up his own college. From opening the Tottenham-based college in 2016 with around 30 students, in 2023 Ada – named after Ada Lovelace, a computing pioneer, will provide education for [...]
Tackling challenges in climate and nature May 15, 2023 | Sponsored Some of Scotland’s leading research scientists may have raised a glass of the world’s first “climate positive” gin to celebrate The James Hutton Institute receiving the King’s Award for Enterprise in Sustainable Development. Gin produced from the humble garden pea which avoids more carbon production than it creates is just one innovation that scientists at [...]
Online retailer making waves around the world May 15, 2023 | Sponsored It started nearly 20 years ago with a keen record collector looking to find a market for some of his discs on eBay – then still a relatively new online auction website. Now Rarewaves.com is one of the largest online marketplace retailers in the world selling all manner of goods to all the countries around [...]
Former ballroom dancers light a candle on international trade May 15, 2023 | Sponsored In 2001 the Danish-born couple set up Sebnini, which specialises in luxury fragranced candles and diffusers. It has crowned recent growth in overseas sales with a King’s Award for international trade. The inspiration began when they started bringing candles for their own enjoyment back from Denmark to the UK. Although candles and scent diffusers are [...]