Island Business Online

The Isle of Wight Steam Railway has won the award for Best Heritage Project in this year's National Lottery Awards. 

Island businesses are backing a fundraising ball and Island residents are being asked to dig deep to support breast and testicular cancer charities next month by attending the party.

Island-based Ellen MacArthur, best known for her successful sailing career and her work with sick children, has launched a new environmental foundation to explore ideas for a sustainable, 'circular' economy.

Island-based company OC Group and mainland Europe-based ThirdPole have been merged in a non-cash deal that will bring together their competences into a global leading sports marketing and events company.

The British Chambers of Commerce Quarterly Economic Survey is the largest business survey of its kind in the UK, and the results formulate the first economic indicator of the quarter.

HM Revenue & Customs has issued an alert to employers who use its Employer CD-Rom to help run their payroll systems.

Local views are being sought on proposals to change the tax rules for furnished holiday homes which are let out commercially during the year.

Support for the OneWight Campaign is continuing to grow as the final deadline for signatures to the petition approaches.

Island photographer Jason Swain is celebrating a year of achievement, and looking forward to more of the same.

A new business on the Isle of Wight, The Original Canvas Bucket Bag Company, a joint venture between friends, Becky Samuelson and Nicola Price, is selling canvas bucket bags. 

A new, world-leading, Island company is ready to make a clean sweep of the cleaning and sanitising market.

Watch out for pink buildings and pink fundraisers as Breast Cancer Campaign's 'Isle of Pink' returns to help raise funds for breast cancer research and promote breast cancer awareness on the island.

The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise are among the most highly prized business awards – and recent Island winners can vouch for the benefits they bring.

GKN Aerospace in Cowes has delivered the 1,000th nacelle for the Lockheed Martin C-130J military airlifter in a highly successful 17 year production activity - and with production rates set to increase from 18 aircraft sets a year in 2008 to near double that in 2011.