SOFTWARE COMPANY CELEBRATES HEALTHY 40 YEARS WITH SAJID JAVID VISIT

A transport and logistics software development company celebrated 40 years in business by inviting the local MP over to visit its new Bromsgrove offices.

Bromgrove MP Sajid Javid took time out of his national responsibilities as Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to visit constituency company Vigo Software.

The company helps more than 5,500 users manage their fleets and customers, and has invested £500,000 in relocating to Topaz Business Park for its rapidly expanding team.

Vigo has taken on 12 new people and grown revenues 14 per cent over the past year and expects sales to smash through the £4 million mark.

Vigo Software Managing Director, John Vickers, said: “Our old offices in barn conversions were starting to hamper team collaboration. To build exciting new products and solve problems faster we needed a creative space.”

Vigo Software has specialised in the logistics software market for 40 years, designing and deploying software and technology for the logistics, haulage, warehouse and pallet network markets.

Sajid Javid, said: “Local businesses, such as Vigo, are a powerful driver of innovation and employment. I wish them the best in their new home.”

Bristol bike retailer launches £625,000 crowdfunding campaign to meet growing demand

A Bristol-based bike retailer determined to meet the growing demand for e-bike activities has launched a £625,000 bond offer on the Triodos Crowdfunding platform.

Temple Cycles designs and builds highquality, sustainable bicycles from its Bristol workshop, offering bikes made for urban commuting to multi-terrain adventures.

Formed in 2014, it now has more than 15,000 customers across 30 countries.

Temple Cycles produces bikes to last. Its skilled team of bike builders create bikes that benefit from a lifetime frame warranty that are easy to fix and maintain.

The company uses traditional steel rather than more conventional materials such as carbon fibre, which are harder to recycle, have a short product life cycle, and a high carbon footprint. The steel comes from 70 per cent recycled sources and can easily be recycled at the end of its life.

The growth at Temple Cycles has been in part driven by the Covid-19 pandemic, with an extra one million extra adults starting cycling in 2020.

Temple Cycles entered the e-bike market in 2021 and the bond proceeds will allow the company to refine and develop its range of e-bikes to complement its range of conventional bikes.