Online business is booming in Bournemouth, home to Europe’s fastest-growing e-commerce company

More than a fifth of all retail purchases are expected to take place online in 2023 according to Forbes. E-commerce may have boomed during the pandemic, but it’s also... READ MORE »

Budding partnership blossoms for Lakeside North Harbour as occupiers team up to plant new trees

Businesses at Portsmouth’s Lakeside North Harbour campus have come together to plant 15 new trees and bring a splash of colour to the site. The teams involved picked... READ MORE »

Gill Gould reflects on her time at the helm of Carswell Gould and strides made for equality

If there’s one person to have in your corner in a crisis, or to celebrate your success, it’s Carswell Gould’s Founding Partner and Chairwoman Gill Gould. On... READ MORE »

Four familiar faces at Lester Aldridge as firm welcomes back trainee solicitors

Southampton’s Lester Aldridge has taken on four trainee solicitors as they begin the first of four six-month seats working across the firm’s three offices. Nikhita... READ MORE »

“The sky’s the limit” How Barratt Homes is championing women in construction

The proportion of women in the construction industry has shown little change over the last decade according to ONS figures, representing just 13 per cent of the... READ MORE »

The Neurodiversity Umbrella Project: A splash of colour to raise awareness in the workplace

What better way to mark Neurodiversity Celebration Week than with a diverse array of colourful umbrellas? That’s how Southampton law firm Womble Bond Dickinson chose to... READ MORE »

Charity days, flexible hours: These are some of the best companies to work for in Hampshire

What does your company offer staff that others don’t? Funky offices? Hybrid working? Health insurance? Duvet days? Paid opportunities for community work? or is it... READ MORE »

“It's about internet connectivity” Lumico's journey from mobile platforms to robots almost four metres high

What started off as an app development service six years ago has now become much more for Hampshire firm Lumico Digital. The company, based at Fareham Innovation Centre... READ MORE »

Anti-Vape Crusader! More than a hundred schools to benefit from smart vape sensor innovation

With vaping on the rise and teachers struggling to stop pupils using e-cigarettes, technology provided by a Hampshire company is helping schools to fight back. Hedge... READ MORE »

Can stand the heat: Portable kitchen labelling fights unnecessary food wastage and may save lives

Commercial kitchens are pressurised places, but a Southampton firm has taken away some of the heat by creating an automatic print labelling tool. The hospitality and... READ MORE »

Sustainable fashion labels aim for cultural change with similar measures for accessories, toys, beauty products and foodstuffs

Go into a supermarket and you'll see 'traffic light' labels indicating fat, sugar and salt levels on lots of food products. It's all about helping shoppers to make... READ MORE »

New app empowers and supports workers from Hampshire, all the way to Silicon Valley

Sickness and absenteeism cost the UK economy £76 billion a year in lost productivity - for businesses, that's an average of £781 per employee. So imagine the benefit if... READ MORE »