Issue 53 www.businesscornwall.co.uk August/September 2011 Also Business Clinic BF Adventure Low carbon agenda in focus Business news roundup Taking The Best of Cornish Sport To The Rest Of Britain Hospitality From £500 - Table Of Ten Experience the pre-match atmosphere Sponsor The Match & Really Put make use of the private bar and enjoy Your Business Name In Lights a three course meal, then watch the game from the best seats in the house. Home Matches On Sundays Unless Marked September 11th Doncaster, Wed 21st Bristol (cup) Saturday September 24th Leeds Carnegie October 9th Bedford Blues, 23rd Esher November 6th Rotherham Titans December 4th London Scottish, 18th Cross Keys (cup) Saturday December 24th Plymouth Albion www.cornish-pirates.com For an informal chat about hospitality Call Alex Davies on 01736 335314 For other sponsorship opportunites Call Rudi Grenfell on 01736 331961 Contents Issue No.53 Digest General Camborne BID steps up pace 5 Air Southwest closes 6 UCP Awards winners 7 Creative & IT Bush completes school project 8 Marine Tel: 01209 718688 Port of Falmouth wins Council backing 9 www.businesscornwall.co.uk Construction Editorial Director Work begins on wellbeing centre 10 Nick Eyriey Email: [email protected] Food & Drink Seafood Restaurant named business of the year 11 Sales Director Toni Eyriey Environment Email: [email protected] First solar farms switched on 12 Business Development Manager Tourism Rhys Bonney Progress for Carlyon Bay development 13 Email: [email protected] Designer Andy Peat Email: [email protected] Business Clinic 15 Five star business clinics this month from MailAway, Purnells, Oxford Innovation, Partner to Succeed and Business Cornwall magazine is Harland Accountants published 10 times a year by: Tonick Business Publishing The Old Farmhouse Nancemellin Camborne Cornwall TR14 0DW Carbon Matters 18 Registered under the Data Protection Act We give the heads up on a major conference taking place at All rights reserved The Eden Project this autumn, explaining why businesses No part of this publication may be reproduced, copied, stored in an electronic retrieval system or transmitted without the written can no longer ignore the low carbon agenda permission of the publisher. 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The Big Debate 22 The renewable energy industry is up for discussion in a roundtable debate sponsored by chartered accountants Bishop Fleming The Billington Bulletin 28 Business Cornwall is printed on 130gsm silk paper Jess Billington introduces us to Otter Surfboards Regulars Business Cornwall is a proud sponsor of Commentary 5 Arts & Business On the Move 14 Events & Networking 27 Business Cornwall magazine is a patron of the Cornwall Chamber The Last Word 30 of Commerce and Industry BF Adventure chief exec Adrian Richards Business Cornwall Magazine - August/September 2011 www.businesscornwall.co.uk Contents 3 Advertising Feature Best for business! 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