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Network among the latest beauties from Maserati at Lyndhurst


Companies in the Solent region have the opportunity to join a late summer networking evening – and enjoy a car beauty parade


As part of The Business Magazine’s Solent 250 campaign, businesses are being invited to the Meridien Modena dealership in Lyndhurst to feast their eyes on the latest Maseratis.


The UK’s longest-established Maserati dealership is staging the drinks evening on Wednesday, September 23 from 6pm.


Company directors will be able to learn more about the Ghibli, Gran Turismo, Quattroporte and other prestige cars in the celebrated carmaker’s range.


Meridien is a family-owned business now operating from three locations – Lyndhurst, Portsmouth and Bournemouth – and has a reputation for motoring passion. Marques include Maserati, Ferrari and Alfa Romeo.


The evening, with Prosecco and canapés, is one of a series under the umbrella of the Solent 250, the annual listing of private companies in the region, sponsored by Blake


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Morgan, Grant Thornton and HSBC, and compiled and run by The Business Magazine.


The Solent 250 represents a wealth of locally-headquartered businesses, including household names such as Fitness First, Fat Face and Lush.


The £13 billion listing of private companies will be updated again in the November 2015 issue, and unveiled at a dinner at Lainston House, near Winchester.


At the Meridien Maserati event, use of a new Maserati Ghibli for a very special weekend will be the


prize in the draw for Solent 250 companies that attend.


Any companies on the list who would like to attend the event should contact Linda Morse, events manager, at:


linda@elcot.co.uk Green loan success for HWP Architecture


Hampshire firm HPW Architecture has secured a government- sponsored Green Growth Business Loan, one of the first to be granted in the Solent Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP).


The funds, awarded through the Future Solent Programme in partnership with Local First Community Interest Company and Eastleigh Borough Council, were made available to HPW in recognition of its work in the low- carbon economy.


The Ower-based company has a long-established reputation


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across the Solent region for its expertise in sustainably-led architecture with some of the area’s most notable low and zero carbon structures to its name.


Konstantinos Voutsinas of the Local First Community Interest Company said: ”The aim of the Future Solent Programme is to help stimulate sustainable economic growth, create jobs and reduce our carbon footprint in the Solent area.


”HPW was a natural fit for the programme as it combines sustainable design practices with


quality outputs, the result of which is impressive, high-profile projects. At the same time the firm also nurtures and maintains close ties with the local community.”


HPW managing director Alan Powell, said: ”We’re extremely proud to be one of the first businesses in the area to be granted a Green Growth Business Loan and we hope it will encourage our fellow colleagues in the low-carbon sector to apply for funding as well.


”The Solent region is brimming with green technology and


innovation which is in no small part down to the work of its SMEs. The Future Solent Programme is great motivation for companies like ours to continue pushing the envelope and ensure the area remains at the cutting-edge of low carbon innovation.


”The investment has enabled us to recruit additional members of staff, including specialist design teams, and also update our IT systems, assuring us a stronger position from which to continue to lead the way in sustainable architecture, design and construction.”


THE BUSINESS MAGAZINE – SOLENT & SOUTH CENTRAL – SEPTEMBER 2015 SPONSORS


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