Filling a gap in the market for electric vehicles There’s growing demand for all-terrain vehicles that can be used on farms, in forests and open spaces. Most quad vehicles are imported, and powered by petrol or diesel engines. Pulse EV are a Humber-based start-up who want to change that. [Read More]
Making your white van green Company vehicles are an ideal place to advertise your company. Acting as moving billboards, liveried vans, lorries, cars and other vehicles can broadcast your business to everyone else on the road. Hull-based Brandfixx are a decal... [Read More]
How we helped an East Yorkshire smart parcel tech start-up deliver Over the last few years, online shopping has boomed. But is it better for the environment to get your parcels delivered to your home, or to a pick-up point? Sometimes information provided to customers can be confusing or misleading. [Read More]
Taking forever plastics out of our forests Growing trees may seem like a very green business – but Rainbow Professional, a leading manufacturer of forestry and horticultural products, wanted to take their sustainability to the next level by finding an alternative to traditional plastic tree guards... [Read More]
Plugging a gap for the University’s plumbing problem The University of Hull’s Estates team had a problem with plumbing parts going missing. This was costing the University time and money to replace whole plumbing units, which also wasn’t sustainable. [Read More]
Creating a novel material from plants Established in 1963, ATG Turnbull Ltd based near Brigg, have been a successful farming enterprise for over 55 years. As an innovative and forward-thinking agricultural business, they are now looking to diversify and are working on the next stage development... [Read More]
One Hull of a Forest To achieve its goal of planting 200,000 trees and raising awareness of carbon sequestration, the new initiative One Hull of a Forest (OHOF) needed to galvanise the region’s residents and businesses into action. [Read More]
Climate change? It’s not my business Climate change will affect us all. But many small businesses aren’t aware of the scale of the issue, or don’t have the knowledge and skills to adapt their organisation to a new way of working. The Aura Innovation Centre team... [Read More]
Supporting SMEs to create a low-carbon supply chain How the Aura Innovation Centre was brought to life [Read More]