Mid Sussex is rapidly emerging as a hub for engineering, as highlighted at the launch of this year's Mid Sussex STEM challenge. At the heart of this year's challenge lies the task of designing a hovercraft capable of lifting half a kilo and completing a circuit around Borde Hill's South Lawn. The launch event, held in the Mid Sussex District C...
Universal Quantum (UQ), a Haywards Heath based business which builds quantum computers that empower humanity to solve its most complex challenges, was named as one of Bloomberg's '25 UK Startups to Watch'. The inaugural Bloomberg UK's Startups to Watch canvassed the UK to find 25 startups that represent the diversity and innovation of the country's...
Opportunity Mid Sussex are delighted to announce that they will take part in the UK's premier Real Estate, Investment, and Infrastructure Forum (UKREiiF) taking place in Leeds in May 2024. Opportunity Mid Sussex (OMS) will be exhibiting at the event, which draws over 10,000 attendees and 150 exhibitors, to highlight and promote the district. Throug...
Mid Sussex businesses are among 107 small and medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in West Sussex awarded grants as part of the Low Carbon Across the South and East (LOCASE) programme which helps SMEs grow sustainably and improve their energy efficiency through funding and business support. Of the businesses awarded, 21% were based in Mid Sussex, repres...
Grow Digital West Sussex, which will be delivered between September 2023 and March 2024, with four series each comprising six events across the county, will feature workshops on topics including customer journey, using AI to manage costs and forecasts and practical skills for building an online presence. Companies that attend in-person will later b...
A Mid Sussex business is one of three Sussex businesses that will be given help to innovate and grow thanks to new partnerships with the University of Brighton, supported by UK government funding. The £476,453 of funding secured by the University from Innovate UK will support the delivery of three new Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) projects. ...
SussExport 2023, a showcase of the very best of Sussex export businesses took place at Wilton Park in July - bringing together businesses, local economy and tourism leaders, and representatives from Government and Parliament, to highlight Sussex's thriving export enterprises. Highlighting success stories that have emerged from the region, underscor...
Mid Sussex District Council has granted approval for the redevelopment of a dilapidated industrial area into a commercial park and wellness centre in Goddards Green, near Burgess Hill. The proposal for The Farmers Stores located on Gatehouse Lane in Goddards Green was approved on 10th August. At present, the site houses 11 structures utilised for v...
The application, which will deliver 260 Net Zero Carbon homes and represents the first Net Zero Carbon housing scheme of scale in the district, will be built jointly by Charles Church, part of Persimmon Homes, and Thakeham. As well as delivering 260 Net Zero Carbon homes in a flagship development, both developers are keen to stress the important co...