This workshop will take place on Tuesday 17th March 2015, 9am-12:30pm, at the GW Butler site in Nottingham, now owned by Healthcare Environmental Group.  There will be speakers from Ricardo-AEA, who wrote a report for Defra on “Increasing the Climate Resilience of Waste Infrastructure” and from the Environment Agency’s Climate Ready service, on how to use existing management systems to increase your business resilience. The workshop will conclude with a networking lunch and a guided tour of the site. For…

Want to know how you can save money for your business? Looking to discover ways to shave money off your home energy bills? Visit our Open Day and find out how we can help you! Benefits Innovative approaches - Discover cutting edge products and services to help you  Save money - Gain advice from industry leading experts and consultants Build networks - A platform to speak to like minded forward thinkers Switch on - Become part of the growing Corby…

he Contract for Difference (CfD) mechanism now sits at the heart of the Government's Electricity Market Reform (EMR) programme. The Government’s premise is that the allocation of CfDs will promote growth in clean energy investment thereby increasing energy security & the use of an auction mechanism will help ensure bill-payers are supporting the most cost effective projects.However, there has been controversy throughout the EMR process overwhether the Government’s energy policy and the aspirations of the renewables industry have been in alignment, particularly in terms of caps on…

WHAT? Venturefest aims to drive the development of new business opportunities by bringing together Innovators who have exciting new ideas, Investors who want to partner and financially support innovators to commercialise their ideas and Entrepreneurs who can turn ideas and money into new and successful businesses   HOW? Venturefest will add value to the regional innovation ecosystem, by: Enabling innovators, investors and entrepreneurs to meet with each other to discuss ideas, opportunities and solutions to address emerging global challenges Sharing experiences and lessons about…

Energy reduction is a key business issue with changes in legislation and cost demands on companies ever increasing. This event will enable you to hear companies sharing their energy reduction journey as well as UK energy strategy and the potential for bidding for EU funds around low carbon technologies. There will be a panel session at the end for Q&A as well as chance to network. Presenters include: Peter Rolton – Director & Chairman The Rolton Group (who served for…

Calling senior managers of food and drink businesses. This event is for you, whatever the size of your business - whether well-established, starting up or somewhere in between. Meet industry experts, find out how to get into the big supply chain, hear success stories from fellow local business people, access business support and have your say in shaping SEMLEP’s future support for the food and drink sector. This event is for companies working in the following food areas:• Manufacturing• Research and development• Processing• Agriculture and farming•…

Northamptonshire Emergency Planning Team in partnership with Northamptonshire Enterprise Partnership, University of Northampton and Brackmills Industrial Estate will be hosting a Business Continuity Workshop on the 29th April at the Nene Whitewater Centre in Northampton. The event will include a table top exercise to allow businesses to engage with the Emergency Planning Team and to practice the response from a business perspective, as an incident is played out on the estate and the knock-on consequences as the incident escalates. Using…

Smart solutions seminar exploring lighting, building management systems, quick cheap winsSpeakers: To be confirmedAudience: SME’s who want to find out how to use marketing to their advantage in order to help make their businesses growLocation: Electric Corby CleanTech HubTime: 9am – 12amBooking: Booking is essential as numbers are limited. Please email Cleantech@electriccorby.co.uk