The editor’s view

Nicky Godding Editor-in-Chief

07966 510401 nicky.godding@nkmedia.co.uk

@Nickywritesbiz

Welcome to the 16th issue of Business & Innovation Magazine. It’s hard to believe it has been almost three years since we launched. The magazine has grown phenomenally in size, coverage and impact across the region.

We launched in 2017 to offer regional businesses of all sizes the opportunity to share their news and find opportunities to grow. But our bi-monthly, editorially-led published magazine wasn’t enough for news-hungry companies across the region. So we launched our daily news portal a few months later and extended coverage into the Thames Valley.

As a result, visitors to our news website are rising as fast as the numbers receiving our published magazine.

The economic upheavals of Brexit will continue long into the future, and concerns about sustainable sourcing are also making companies think hard about buying from overseas. Many are adapting their supply chains to use companies closer to home, but where do they find them?

We launched our magazine to report on and showcase companies in all sectors. Inside every issue, and on our website, readers can find news on thousands of businesses across all sectors, helping them build their business network across the region.

The business community now consider our magazine and news website a hugely valuable resource of information, and we are building on it every day.

This is our final issue for 2019, but we’re already looking forward to 2020. There’s no looking back for Business & Innovation Magazine.

FEATURE: FAMILY BUSINESSES

THE GENERATION GAME

P86

IN THE HEADLINES

COMMERCIAL PROPERTY NEWS

P124

P58

P10

INTERVIEW:

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ROUND TABLE:

Business Leaders

P26

FEATURE: LOGISTICS DELIVERING THE GOODS