The Hunts Post Huntingdonshire Business Awards

Greater Cambridge PartnershipGreater Cambridge Partnership

Sponsors of the Innovation Award

The Greater Cambridgeshire Partnership wants Huntingdonshire to become a world leader in the knowledge-based economy which combines business success with a high quality of life for all. This is the vision of Martin Garratt, director of the organisation, which unites the aspirations of the public, private and community sectors across the area . The partnership provides a strategic framework to shape the area’s future. The remit of the organisation is to bring together senior figures from the public, private and community sectors to review key issues relating to economic development, including skills, training, community issues and infrastructure. “Our catchment area covers a 25 mile radius from Cambridge, so includes Huntingdonshire,” said Mr Garratt.

To succeed in this category of the awards, there must be evidence of new ideas and different ways of looking at production. High tech could be a contributor to this award, but collaboration may also be central. Mr Garratt said: Taking part in these awards gives a opportunity for collaboration and to pick up new ideas”. It is a chance to network and offers a heightened profile for the business. “This award really shows that the winner is a thinking company.

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