Running on Solar at Howbery Park
Howbery Business Park has installed electric vehicle charging points which use the Polar network of over 6,500 charge points nationwide.
Property
Here you will find content relating to the Property sector, covering development, both commercial and residential, construction, interior design, property services, letting and estate agents.
Pioneering people management from Witney BIC
A consultancy at the forefront of developing innovative people management practices and new ways of working has taken office space at Witney Business & Innovation Centre (Witney BIC).
B4 meets Simon Newton, Commercial Director of Darke & Taylor
B4 meets Simon Newton, Commercial Director of Darke & Taylor.
B4 meets Richard Venables MRICS from VSL & Partners
B4 meets Richard Venables MRICS from VSL & Partners.
Wallers Estate Agents
Last summer, we ran a feature on Wallers Estate agents. A rebrand, new staff and having just moved into their new branch on Banbury Road in Summertown, Wallers were beginning on a really exciting chapter in their development. A lot of big steps have been made in the 9 months since then and Wallers as a business, as a brand and as a major player in the Oxford property market hasn’t looked like even thinking of slowing down.
Mark Charter: Partner and Head of Carter Jonas Oxford
Towards the end of last year we highlighted the mixed nature of Oxfordshire’s housing market; overall annual house price growth contrasted with a decline in transaction volumes. Whilst this trend has continued into the first few months of this year, not helped perhaps by an unseasonably cold March, the onset of spring has already started to provide an added momentum that the region’s market needs.
Introducing The Agile Workplace…
Whilst latest trends and industry buzzwords come and go, it looks as though agile working is one trend that’s definitely here to stay.
Collaborating on sustainability at Howbery Park
Envision and Simply Planning have opened a new shared regional office at Howbery Business Park to support project delivery across Oxfordshire and the Thames Valley region.
Local Authorities Spend £3.8 Billion On Commercial Property Assets In Last...
New study by Carter Jonas and Revo aims to identify solutions for fixing the UK’s town centres
Cherwell biotech wins funding to fight cancer
An Oxford University spin-out has successfully raised funding to fuel its expansion at Cherwell Innovation Centre, near Bicester, as it looks to use its nanotechnology to enhance the treatment of thousands of people living with cancer.
From football to the cabling guy
This year marks the fifth anniversary of The Cabling Company, headquartered at Witney Business & Innovation Centre (BIC) and founded by a former Oxford United commercial manager who took a leap of faith to leave his beloved football club to start-up his own cabling business that is rapidly expanding following major UK success.
Howbery Park entrepreneur makes the Forbes List
The 26-year-old CEO of an innovative digital services company based at Howbery Business Park, has made the Forbes Europe ‘30 Under 30’ list. Marcus Taylor, CEO and co-founder of Venture Harbour, has been included in the 2018 edition of the list in the Media and Marketing sector.
30 Years of Oxford Innovation
B4’s Richard Rosser sat down to chat with Jo Willett, Managing Director of Oxford Innovation, to talk about how far they’ve come, the challenges they face and their hopes for the future.
HR Wallingford leads new UK Space Agency project to help predict...
According to the World Health Organisation, dengue fever, which is found in tropical and sub-tropical climates around the world, poses a global health issue, with half the world’s population now estimated to be at risk from this mosquito-borne viral infection.
Mumpreneur sets up own business in search of better work-life balance
Becoming self-employed is becoming a more popular choice for many women who are finding that it can give them control over how and when they work, allowing them to manage work and home-life to best suit them and their families.