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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.
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.
Whilst latest trends and industry buzzwords come and go, it looks as though agile working is one trend that’s definitely here to stay.
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.
New study by Carter Jonas and Revo aims to identify solutions for fixing the UK’s town centres
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A ground-breaking ceremony performed by the husband of former Somerville College Principal – the late Catherine Hughes – has celebrated the start of construction on a new on-site student accommodation building for the Oxford University college.
Following the news today that a ban on Letting Agents charging tenancy fees will be delayed until at least the Spring of 2019, please see our latest blog article to find out what our own thoughts are on the subject.
B4 Meets Jo Stevens, Managing Director of Oxford Innovation.
“Howbery Business Park has been part of the B4 network for over six years, and we’re delighted to take part in this milestone 50th edition to share some of the Park’s own success stories.