Work



What's it like to live and work in Gloucestershire?

GFirst’s key projects include the Rural Development Programme for England and The Work Programme. These are hands-on projects dealing with the realities of skills, recruiting and business support.
  • Dale Vince

    Dale Vince

    founder of Ecotricity
    Back in 1995 on a hill near Stroud, former hippy traveller Dale Vince used a single wind turbine to power an old army truck he called home.

  • Darcey E Crownshaw

    Darcey E Crownshaw

    founder of Snow Business
    Started on a kitchen table in 1982, Snow Business now boasts agents in over 20 countries.

  • Nick Clay

    Nick Clay

    Director at bottlegreen
    Nestled in a tiny village in the heart of the Cotswolds, the Bottlegreen factory has been carefully crafting their delicious range of soft drinks for 21 years.

  • Ben White

    Ben White

    founder of Messagelabs
    Cheltenham-based brothers, Ben and Jos White founded three IT firms: Star Internet; RBR Networks and MessageLabs.

  • Ian Kenny

    Ian Kenny

    Operations Director of
    The Warranty Group

    The Warranty Group recently relocated from London to Mitcheldean, Ian Kenny took
    time out to explain more.

  • Dr. Steven Walker

    Dr. Steven Walker

    Director General of
    Campden BRI.

    Founded in 1919, as an arm of Bristol University, the Campden site quickly became known as the leading UK authority on the processing of canned foods.

  • Nigel Cottell

    Nigel Cottell

    Director of Quality & Service Excellence, by Moog
    As a worldwide designer, manufacturer and integrator of precision motion control products and systems, MOOG is a long- term success story.

  • Diane Savory

    Diane Savory

    SuperGroup PLC
    SuperGroup began with the founding of Cult Clothing in 1985 by Julian Dunkerton and a former business partner. The original Cult Clothing store in Cheltenham led to the global expansion of others across the country.

 

work

What's it like to live and work in Gloucestershire? Some of our local business heroes take the stand.
 

invest

Here are the facts on investing in Gloucestershire.
 

meet

Our nifty conference/meetings website to help you find venues quickly.
 

visit

Cotswold (including Gloucester and Cheltenham) and Forest of Dean tourism websites.

 

projects

Some of our main projects explained, such as Parklife and Gloucester Works.
 

good company

A review of who's doing what in the local business scene.
 

the big plan

Gloucestershire’s economic strategy.
 

the pitch

Watch Ian Kenny of The Warranty Group pitch for Gloucestershire in our movie.