Cornwall Celebrates..
Shining a light on Cornwall in 2013
Bulletin 13

This bulletin aims to keep you up to date with success stories from the private, public and community sectors in Cornwall. If we share this information we can help to shine a light on the 21st century businesses and pioneering developments that support the truth of Cornwall’s story.
Find out what’s been happening in the last month….
Accolades
  • Pendennis prove their ‘super’ credentials
The annual World Superyacht Awards honours the best projects delivered each year and Pendennis was named Winner of the ‘Rebuilt Motor Yacht’ category at the stunning awards ceremony held in Istanbul.
  • Strong showing for Cornish tourism excellence
Cornwall’s tourism businesses claimed 6 titles in the VisitEngland Awards of Excellence 2013, with 19 gongs overall going to the South West.
  • Falmouth company shows real Vision
Vision Independent Financial Planning Ltd has won The Best of the Best Business Award for Outstanding Business Achievement for 2013. The expanding company celebrates the national award as they head into their fifth year of trading.
  • SW award for World Heritage Heartland
The South West & Wales RICS Awards have named Heartlands as joint winner of Project of the Year. The regeneration project on the World Heritage site in Pool shared the award with a Welsh project, Ty Hedfan.
  • Truro company ‘pumped’ to win 3 national awards
Kensa Engineering, the manufacturer of ground source heat pumps, won a double at the prestigious H & V News Awards 2013 and then took away the coveted title of ‘Product Innovation of the Year’ at the National Heat Pump Awards 2013.
  • Sands gets the TripAdvisor thumbs up
The Sands Resort Hotel in Porth has received a TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence award. The accolade is only given to establishments that consistently achieve outstanding traveller reviews on TripAdvisor, the world’s largest travel site.
Announcements
  • The sky’s the limit for new national brand
A Truro based event management company has launched a new national brand to support its work east of the Tamar. Event Cornwall has unveiled a new national identity, Mackerel Sky Events.
  • On TRAC to win at IOD event
Co-founder of the pharmaceutical regulatory affairs consultancy TRAC Services, Sarah Trethowan, has been shortlisted for Director of the Year in the Institute of Directors (IoD) South West Business Awards.
Developments
  • Sharp’s keep their cool
Sharp's Brewery has unveiled a new temperature-controlled storage facility to ensure that its award-winning beers are preserved in their optimum condition.
  • Stonehenge gets the H2OK treatment
H2OK Water and Energy has won the contract to install a sewage treatment plant for the new Stonehenge visitor centre being built by English Heritage.
  • St Austell Brewery drinks to success
Turnover has passed £100m at St Austell Brewery for the first time in the Cornish company's history. The business said the success of its own brands have led to the sales rise. /
Did you know…
…the Winner of Winners at this year’s Cornwall Business Awards was Inspired Cycle Engineering? The fast growing Falmouth company exports high-performance tricycles to 25 countries worldwide.
For a list ofall the winners check out the CBA website.
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Have your say on the next European funding programme
The Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has opened the consultation process to gather your thoughts and opinions about the future of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.The consultation is open until 30 June 2013.
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/ Did you know…
…the number of people graduating in Cornwall with degree level qualifications has increased almost fourfold in the last ten years to nearly 3,000?
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Celebrating success in Cornish tourism
Tourism businesses across Cornwall are being encouraged to shout about their achievements and showcase their quality by entering the Cornwall Tourism Awards 2013 which is now open for entries.
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