http://www.innovationcentrehastings.com A range of purpose-built, state of the art managed business space, including studios, workshops and offices. en-gb Thu, 02 Jul 09 11:57:13 BST Thu, 02 Jul 09 11:57:13 BST Copyright (c) Innovation Centre http://www.innovationcentrehastings.com/legal/ http://www.innovationcentrehastings.com/images/layout/title.gif 25 89 http://www.innovationcentrehastings.com With the help of the East Sussex Enterprise Hub and the Hastings based Product Development Centre, AlphaBright has launched a bright visible and near infra-red light source for spectroscopy and illumination applications where brightness and stability ensure low noise, high quality measurements. AlphaBright efficiently maximises the amount of light coupled into an optical fibre increasing the optical throughput and providing stable illumination for scientific measurements. http://www.eastsussexhub.co.uk/news/ich/Jun/AlphaBright%2C-a-dazzling-VIS-NIR-light-source-launched/278/ Tue, 02 Jun 09 00:00:00 BST 80 delegates attended a recent Grant and Funding event at the Azur Pavilion in St Leonards, to find out about schemes available to local businesses. http://www.eastsussexhub.co.uk/news/ich/May/Grants-%26-Funding-Workshop-Success/275/ Thu, 07 May 09 00:00:00 BST Sussex care company Prime Care has moved into the Creative Media Centre. They will be hosting an Open Day to give people a chance to learn more about what they do. http://www.eastsussexhub.co.uk/news/ich/May/Prime-Care-opens-it-doors-in-Hastings-and-Rother/276/ Thu, 07 May 09 00:00:00 BST Local company Tomorrow’s Business, based at the Creative Media Centre, is gearing up for it’s 2nd nationwide award winning campaign, which is becoming an annual fixture for the UK’s 1.8 million offices. http://www.eastsussexhub.co.uk/news/ich/May/NATIONAL-OFFICE-WEEK-2009/277/ Thu, 07 May 09 00:00:00 BST Resolving problems at work should now be easier for people and businesses, Employment Relations Minister Pat McFadden said today.

From Monday, a new streamlined process for resolving disciplinary and grievance issues will come into effect. The central aim of this is to reduce the number of people going to employment tribunals and simplify the system for dealing with workplace disputes. http://www.eastsussexhub.co.uk/news/ich/Apr/Real-help-now-with-disputes-at-work/264/ Mon, 06 Apr 09 00:00:00 BST More than 10 million people will have the right to request flexible working from April 6th and government support is helping businesses get ready for the change.

Six million parents and carers already have the right to request flexible working from their employers, with another 4.5 million now gaining the right with its extension to parents of children aged 16 and under. http://www.eastsussexhub.co.uk/news/ich/Apr/Flexible-working-rights-go-to-extra-4.5-million/263/ Thu, 02 Apr 09 00:00:00 BST - East Sussex company benefits from Supply2.gov.uk -

Small firms from across the South East are being urged to sign up to the government’s Supply2.gov.uk website and take advantage of the thousands of public sector contracts available. http://www.eastsussexhub.co.uk/news/ich/Feb/South-East-SMEs-urged-to-sign-up-for-government-contracts/254/ Mon, 16 Feb 09 00:00:00 GMT The Government has launched a new £1million campaign today to help agency workers know their rights and help employers know their responsibilities. http://www.eastsussexhub.co.uk/news/ich/Feb/Agency-workers%27-rights/255/ Mon, 16 Feb 09 00:00:00 GMT Most people recycle cans and bottles. On a grander scale Solar UK are recycling a large industrial building and turning it in to a solar research , development and manufacturing centre just outside Battle in Sussex. What resembled a B& Q shed is now a unique 17 sided structure. http://www.eastsussexhub.co.uk/news/ich/Jan/Solar-UK%27s-carbon-neutral-recycled-building-at-Battle/253/ Thu, 29 Jan 09 00:00:00 GMT Hub portfolio company ZiNIR Ltd, the photonics and spectroscopy specialist, has secured funding from Finance South East (FSE) to launch AlphaBRIGHT, a super bright broadband light source for scientists and engineers.

The light source provides high power light in the visible and near infrared which can be efficiently directed through a fibre optic cable via an SMA coupling. http://www.eastsussexhub.co.uk/news/ich/Dec/ZiNIR-wins-funding-for-AlphaBRIGHT%2C-a-super-bright-light-source/244/ Sun, 14 Dec 08 00:00:00 GMT