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November is awards month – and our celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Thames Valley Business Magazine Awards (TVBMA) ...
It is also, for our south coast edition, time to celebrate the fast risers and highly successful companies in our annual Solent 250.
And we launch the latest Thames Valley SME 100 plus the Next 50 – a line-up of 150 private SMEs in the region ranked by turnover.
TVBMA is our flagship, of course, and we are extremely proud to have been running the Thames Valley’s leading multi-category awards scheme for the past two decades.
This year we had a record number of entries, and the competition has been fierce. The finalists were being chosen by our judges as we closed for press – and the successful names will have been published on our website by the time you read this.
Literally hundreds of companies have entered TVBMA over the years. Some have been ’serial’ entrants, submitting nominations on a consistent basis as they have grown. We thank them all for their participation.
We also thank our sponsors – not least law firm Pitmans, which has supported the awards from their inception, and RBS and Deloitte, both of whom have been long-term sponsors.
The 350-strong audience who will hear Nick Hewer, of The Apprentice fame, and top newsreader and journalist Fiona Bruce read out the winning names, will enjoy a night to remember.
All the winners will be in our December/January double-issue. Plus, in our Solent edition, all the successes from our Solent 250 launch dinner. We congratulate them all.
David Murray Publisher
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Developers are being sought to regenerate a major part of the Solent Enterprise Zone at Daedalus and bring new businesses, investment and jobs to the site.
Site owner, the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA), is marketing the Waterfront area based on the Gosport peninsula to seek proposals from leading developers to transform the site. This follows the opening last month of the zone’s flagship Centre of Excellence in Engineering and Manufacturing and Advanced Skills Training (CEMAST) to around 900 students.
The Waterfront is a 57-acre area based on the former naval base at Lee-on-the-Solent and forms part of a major development opportunity which is set to bring 3,500 new jobs to the area over the next 18 years. Partners want to create an employment-led mixed development of homes, businesses, leisure, recreational and marine facilities and breathe new life into its historic buildings.
Kevin Bourner, HCA head of area, said: “The Waterfront presents a huge opportunity to create something that puts the Solent Enterprise Zone at Daedalus on the map. We want to hear from interested parties about how they can help partners achieve their ambitions for this part of the Solent Enterprise Zone and create a development that people can be proud of.“
The long-term goal for the enterprise zone is to provide high-skilled manufacturing and
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technology jobs focusing on the marine and aerospace sectors. The Government has recognised this potential and has agreed to invest more than £7 million to improve access roads to the Waterfront area and help unlock it for development. The new spine road will be under construction early next year and will link the new main gateway to the Waterfront site.
Councillor Mark Hook, leader of Gosport Borough Council, said: “The investment from the Government demonstrates its confidence in the potential of the Waterfront to become a successful and vibrant area.“
Gary Jeffries, chair of Solent Local Enterprise Partnership, said: “Opening up the Waterfront area at Lee-on-the-Solent is the next big project at the Solent Enterprise Zone. We are looking for a development partner who can bring imagination to this important waterside site and create a quality employment-led development. It has been two decades since Lee residents have been able to access this area. We want to bring the fences down and integrate the Waterfront with the existing Lee community.“
Councillor Roy Perry, leader of Hampshire County Council, said: “This development opportunity has the potential to significantly reposition Gosport as a major destination on the south coast.“
Property consultancy Jones Lang Lasalle has been appointed to market the new development.
In the December 14/January 15 issue of The Business Magazine
• Training & Development • Solent 250: Ones to watch • Corporate Finance • Environmental Focus • Focus on Bournemouth & Poole
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THE BUSINESS MAGAZINE – SOLENT & SOUTH CENTRAL – NOVEMBER 2014
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