Convergence case studies
DP Engineering Ltd
Precision engineering firm DP Engineering has provided machined parts for the marine, aerospace, defence, oil & gas, pneumatics, medical and leisure & tourism industries since 1952.
Stafford Sumner - Jarrang
Think you can only apply once for help through European funding? Well you’d be wrong. Businesses can access support through different EU funding streams which are designed to work hand in hand.
Nicki John – Right Hand Woman
Business has blossomed for Empowering Smart Women participant Nicki John after her confidence grew during the programme.
Cornwall Environment Consultants
By building relationships with CUC Tremough, Cornwall Environment Consultants has accessed high quaility graduates and new commercial relationships.
Tina Care-Willoughby
Always passoinate about art, Tina got help from Outset Cornwall to develop her business idea to start her own business and start selling her own art work.
TT Compost Ltd
Selling an ethical, sustainable alternative organic source to peat-based composts across Cornwall.
Tony Sampson - Newquay Home Electrics
What does an RAF Aircraft Engineer, Guest House Owner, Royal Mail Manager and Electrician with a focus on renewable energy have in common? In this instance, they are one and the same man; Tony Sampson.
Vaughan Haynes - Hogswood Brewery
The prospect of being made redundant is one that all too many Cornish people are either facing, or have faced in the last 12 months. A symptom of the economic downturn, but a very real challenge for those who had successful careers in area specialisms that are either in decline or niche demand.
Anna D’Souza Designs
After spending most of her life working as a nurse, support for her husbands business and also as a full time mum, Anna’s health took a tumble and she was forced to slow down and reassess.
Jayne Tarasun - Flock Follies
“I am an artist that suffers from too many ideas!” says Jayne in explanation of her inspiration for this business and her strong entrepreneurial spirit."
Tania Jeffery – Eventz UK
Tania Jeffery has been on an exciting journey to poised businesswomen and one half of events management company, Eventz UK.
Sam Webber – Dental Precision
Finding the confidence to “seek the greener grass” led Empowering Smart Women ILM Level 3 Management participant Sam Webber to give up a job she had been in for seven years and take on a role in an industry she knew nothing about.
Sam Smith – CEFAS
Working in a male-dominated environment as fisheries observer on commercial fishing vessels and landing sites throughout the South West, Sam felt she needed to be more confident of her competence and abilities than her male counterparts.
Maxine Nelson – Tilly Mint Bakery
Maxine set up Tilly Mint Bakery in 2009 after making the decision to leave behind her life in France and embark on a new journey.
Holly Young Hats
Being creative is what Holly Young is all about and her intriguing designs are testament to her ability.
Boutique Retreats
An ambitious, energetic, and innovative businesswoman swapped her high flying life in London to take a chance on running a new style of self-catering business in Cornwall.
Amanda Barlow - Spiezia
Amanda’s organic skincare business Spiezia Organics is a brand Ambassador for Cornwall and has been an industry leader since its inception 10 years ago.
Sideways Collective
Emily Anderson and her partner Mark are founders of Sideways Collective a new, thriving video production, hosting and consultancy provider based in central Cornwall but operating throughout the UK.
Dan Male, Outset Cornwall
Previously a successful carpenter, Daniel was diagnosed with a rare lung disease 7 years ago, which forced him to give up his job and live on benefits. He has been fighting for his health ever since whilst looking for a new career that would fit flexibly around his condition; something he found by pure accident!
Watson Marlow, environmental features
Watson-Marlow has become the first building of its kind in Cornwall to attain BREEAM ‘excellent’ rating – a measure of environmental sustainability in buildings.
Neal Mackie, Pentreath
Suffering from mental ill health Neal Mackie had to give up his high stress job as a chef and assumed any hope of a career was finished.
Beth Watson, Equator Project
When nineteen year old Beth Watson, from Falmouth, was made redundant from her job as a waitress she decided the time was ripe to fulfil her dream of becoming a manicurist.
Somar
Somar International Ltd based in Threemilestone develops, manufactures and sells energy saving technology, has received European Social Funding through the Learning and Skills Council to finance staff training.
Jo Jenkins. Equator Project
Compared to most people, Jo Jenkins, from Tregony, has had to face an extraordinary number of difficult challenges in her life.
NetInsight
An Internet consultancy business that has doubled its turnover each year since being set up is looking to expand with the ESF Convergence Unlocking Cornish Potential scheme.
Watson Marlow
The Watson-Marlow expansion was one of the first projects to be approved for ERDF (European Regional Development Fund) Convergence investment.
TRAC Services
TRAC Services is a Cornish Company providing specialist regulatory services to the pharmaceutical industry. Benefitting from several strands of Convergence support.
QES
A business specialising in environmental hygiene has seen its turnover increase by almost 300% after employing a graduate under the Unlocking Cornish Potential scheme.
