David A Thornton Chief Executive / Director of Marketing - Visit Isle of Wight Ltd As we approach the eve of the WIGHT BID vote, I wanted to emphasise a number of key points about the BID that I would like everyone to be clear on. Whilst Visit Isle of Wight is...

East Cowes based aerospace composites manufacturer CTAL is making sure that staff are healthy and happy, with the support of the Isle of Wight Chamber of Commerce’s Healthy Well-being coordinators. More than half of CTAL’s staff have taken part in voluntary...

The Isle of Wight Lottery’s Scratchcards are an easy win for Vic’s Stores in Nettlestone.  Charles and Linda Brading started stocking the scratchcards in May to a great response. They sold almost a hundred in just the first week, including several winning tickets....

Dale Howarth has been awarded Accredited Speaker Status with The CPD Standards Office (CPDSO). One of only 50 accredited speakers across the UK and the only speaker accredited on the Island. This prestigious accreditation reflects Dale’s experience and success as a...

The Bank of England's new £5 note has been unveiled on the Isle of Wight as part of a regional tour for the New Fiver. Isle of Wight Chamber members attended an invite-only event at Osborne where the Bank of England's Chief Cashier Victoria Cleland answered questions...

BCC: UK exporters report modest Q1 growth amid softening economy The number of UK firms reporting an increase in export orders and confidence rose at the start of 2016, following a drop in growth at the end of 2015, the latest Quarterly International Trade Outlook...

Valuation provider VesselsValue.com is celebrating five years in business. The company has offices in Singapore, London and Stoke but its biggest UK base is at Westridge in Ryde, employing 36 people. Richard Rivlin, CEO and founder wants to increase that number to...

Keith Greenfield has been appointed CEO of Wightlink Ferries and will take up the post on 6 June 2016. A chartered engineer with a background in transport and telecoms, until recently Keith was Managing Director of Heathrow Express. Keith brings to Wightlink a strong...

BCC: Manufacturing remains in long-term decline, despite small March rise Manufacturing output in March 2016 was up 0.1% on the month, but down 1.9% on the year Total industrial production in March 2016 was up 0.3% on the month, but down 0.2% on the year Commenting on...

The Isle of Wight Council is asking for your views about parking.  A draft Parking Strategy has been produced, which looks at all aspects of parking across the Island and makes a series of proposals for how to best and better manage parking Island-wide in the future....