Council completes warehouse to create more than 120 jobs
Millions of pounds will be generated for Portsmouth services by a brand new warehouse Portsmouth City Council has completed this week at its award-winning Dunsbury Park. Click here to watch drone and time-lapse footage of the outside and inside of the 120,000 sq ft unit which will also create local engineering and manufacturing jobs […]
Hovertravel is 1000th signatory in the South East to the Armed Forces Covenant
Hovertravel has formally declared to ensure those who serve, or who have served in the armed forces, and their families are treated fairly, becoming the 1000th signatory in the South East to the Armed Forces Covenant. Neil Chapman, managing director of Hovertravel, explains: “With Portsmouth Naval Base being one of our closest neighbours we […]
Gamma becomes a Shaping Portsmouth Patron
Shaping Portsmouth are pleased to welcome our newest partnership, with Gamma joining us as a Patron. Gamma provides Unified Communications (voice, data, mobile and video services) to enable businesses to communicate and work smarter, together. Kieran Brady, Public Sector & Commercial Sales Director, said “As a fast-growing, UK Tech company and a local employer based in […]
Portsmouth City Council announce new Resilience Grant to support business impacted by Covid-19
Portsmouth City Council has announced today a new ARG Business Resilience Grant to help businesses that have continued to be severely impacted by the COVID-19 crisis. This additional grant is to help drive businesses forward, build business resilience, long term recovery and lay the foundations for future growth. Eligible businesses can apply for grants of […]
Shaping our seafront and Exploring Your Future
The Southsea Coastal Scheme is the UK’s largest local authority-led coastal defences’ project, worth more than £100M. It will stretch for 4.5km from Old Portsmouth to Eastney. The old coastal defences do not offer a sufficient level of protection and are at the end of their serviceable life, leaving 8,077 homes and 704 commercial properties in Southsea […]
One week to go for Shaping Portsmouth Award nominations
There is just one week left to get your nominations in for the Shaping Portsmouth Awards and the Armed Forces Covenant Award! The deadline to get your entries in is midnight on Tuesday 7th December. Portsmouth has a wonderfully diverse population, with people from all backgrounds working together to make our City great. This year, […]
David Williams joins Wightlink as Head of Marketing
Leisure holiday specialist David Williams has joined Wightlink Ferries as Head of Marketing and predicts the Isle of Wight is in an excellent position to benefit from the ‘staycation’ trend for years to come. David was previously Head of Marketing (UK and Ireland) at Wendy Wu Tours, a leading operator to China and South […]
Apprenticeship Bus to tour the city again in 2022
Shaping Portsmouth and its partners are delighted to confirm that the Apprenticeship Bus will once again return to touring the City in 2022. As part of National Apprenticeship Week from 7 to 13 February the bus will visit the senior schools of Portsmouth with current Portsmouth apprentices onboard. National Apprenticeship Week aims to highlight the […]
Don’t miss out! Apply for the Workplace Travel Fund by Friday 3 December 2021
Businesses and organisations in Portsmouth can apply for up to £4,000 to support sustainable travel, for business journeys and to enable employees to walk and cycle to and from work more easily. Our city continues to have high levels of harmful air pollution. One of the most significant sources of pollution in Portsmouth is road […]
All hands on deck as Portico welcomes four new vessels
It’s a bumper week at Portico’s cargo terminal, with paper, agribulks, containers and project cargo all passing through Portsmouth this week. Portico‘s successful diversification strategy is continuing to drive new types of cargo to Portsmouth, with paper being unloaded at the terminal for the first time. 22,000 pallets of printer paper are currently being unloaded […]