Case Studies

Our case studies visit some of the projects and organisations delivering Good Growth for Cornwall and Isles of Scilly with investment from the Shared Prosperity Fund.

Supporting Local Businesses to Scale and Succeed

Supporting Local Businesses to Scale and Succeed

With mentoring, training and grant funding from the Growth Hub, Stratum Marquetry have transformed their business, streamlined processes, expanded capacity and unlocked new revenue streams.

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Innovation and Growth for St Ewe Eggs

Innovation and Growth for St Ewe Eggs

St Ewe Eggs’ new liquid egg production facility is driving sustainable innovation, creating skilled jobs and enhancing efficiency in Cornwall’s agri-food sector.

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From Derelict Building to Net‑Zero Community Hub

From Derelict Building to Net‑Zero Community Hub

Helston Gateway is a community‑led project to transform a long‑vacant supermarket into a thriving net‑zero hub for healthcare, youth services and town‑centre renewal.

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Unlocking the next chapter in Cornwall’s mining sector

Unlocking the next chapter in Cornwall’s mining sector

Good Growth funding is boosting Cornwall’s critical minerals sector, supporting modern mining, skilled jobs and the UK’s clean energy transition.

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Investing in Cornwall’s Marine Future

Investing in Cornwall’s Marine Future

C Toms & Son is upgrading its facilities to create a modern, sustainable boatyard that will secure the business for decades, drive innovation to support Cornwall’s marine future, and develop workforce skills for the next generation of boatbuilders.

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People and skills at the heart of Good Growth

People and skills at the heart of Good Growth

More than 30,000 training and skills opportunities have been created across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly helping residents access new careers and ensuring local employers have the talent they need for the future.

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Cornwall Resources Redmoor Critical Minerals Project

Cornwall Resources Redmoor Critical Minerals Project

A strategic mineral exploration project with the potential to become a cornerstone of the UK’s mineral supply, placing community engagement and environmental stewardship at the heart of its operations.

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The Wave Project Pre-loved Wetsuit Scheme

The Wave Project Pre-loved Wetsuit Scheme

The pioneering charity has expanded its impact through a newly refurbished shop in Newquay, and the launch of a pre-loved wetsuit scheme that supports both sustainability and social wellbeing.

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Piran Composites Advanced Aerostructures R&D Facility

Piran Composites Advanced Aerostructures R&D Facility

A leading manufacturer of advanced composite structures for a range of high tech industries, has taken a significant leap forward in its research and development capabilities thanks to support from the Good Growth Programme.

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Cleaner Seas Microplastic Recycling Facility

Cleaner Seas Microplastic Recycling Facility

The world’s first Microfibre Filter Hub, Microplastic Recycling Lab and Return + Recycle Centre in Bude is a pioneering facility set to transform the way the world tackles microplastic pollution, and save up to 86 tonnes of microfibres annually from polluting our seas.

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Entrepreneurial Futures

Entrepreneurial Futures

A collaborative initiative led by the region’s academic institutions to nurture and encourage more research, development and innovation activity within businesses in Cornwall & Isles of Scilly.

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Maker Heights Creative Enterprise Hub

Maker Heights Creative Enterprise Hub

A £477,222 investment from the Good Growth Programme is helping to transform a nationally significant heritage site into a thriving creative and cultural hub for South East Cornwall.

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Decarbonisation in Cornwall and Isles of Scilly

Decarbonisation in Cornwall and Isles of Scilly

The Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Good Growth Programme has invested in net zero and decarbonisation projects to reduce carbon emissions, develop green skills and play a key role in the UK’s green industrial revolution.

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Isles of Scilly Community Venture CIC

Isles of Scilly Community Venture CIC

Isles of Scilly Community Venture CIC’s Energy Network project allows residents to buy locally generated renewable energy. Funding through the Good Growth Programme has helped them create an energy clinic, create a job, secure a job, and more.

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Phytome SMART-Ag

Phytome SMART-Ag

More than £1,800,000 funding has been awarded to Phytome Research Ltd SMART-Ag for a programme of investment to benefit the agricultural and innovation landscape of Cornwall.

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Agri Carbon Kernow

Agri Carbon Kernow

Agri Carbon Kernow offers free support to farms in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly to help them reduce their carbon footprint, improve water quality and resilience, and decarbonise their agricultural operations.

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Good Growth business events

Good Growth business events

The Good Growth Programme has invested £15m into business support for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. This includes a range of events and workshops designed to enhance productivity and covered a range of themes including innovation, sustainability, marketing, finance and business growth.

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Harbour International Theatre Festival

Harbour International Theatre Festival

Harbour International Festival of Theatre premiered in Redruth in September 2024 and featured inspirational performances from international, national and regional artists in theatre, dance, circus and music with performers from Belgium, Ukraine, Norway, Wales and Cornwall.

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Chenoweths Business Park

Chenoweths Business Park

The Good Growth Programme is investing £600,000 into Chenoweths Business Park on the Roseland Peninsular to create eight low carbon, energy efficient business units, helping to meet demand for commercial rental space in a rural area.

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Launchpad Futures

Launchpad Futures

The aim of Launchpad Futures is to drive growth in our regional economy and beyond by sharing academic expertise and facilities with businesses.

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Digital Futures Cornwall

Digital Futures Cornwall

Cornwall has the fastest growing tech sector in the south-west. Digital Futures is harnessing that growth and converting it into economic opportunity for the area by creating a pipeline of talent.

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Youth Engagement Project – Yep!

Youth Engagement Project – Yep!

Yep! is supporting disadvantaged young people across Cornwall by helping build confidence, resilience, and competence  as they determine their way in the world after secondary education.

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Growth Hub

Growth Hub

The Good Growth Programme has invested £16m to support a package of business support available to all businesses across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. Support includes help with Net Zero, Innovation, Skills, Finance, Clean Energy & Marine, Growth Planning and more.

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Cornish Metals, South Crofty

Cornish Metals, South Crofty

The Good Growth Programme has invested more than £4.7m to support ambitions to make Cornwall a world-class region for tech metal mining, including lithium, tin and tungsten. Investment includes £192,000 for feasibility studies to support the planned reopening of South Crofty tin mine, which is seen as a strategic tin asset for the UK.

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Wave of Events

Wave of Events

The Good Growth Programme has invested £135,000 in the Cornish Pilot Gig Association’s Wave of Events project to develop a calendar of gig racing events across Cornwall and Scilly. This includes the World Pilot Gig Championships on the Isles of Scilly where Good Growth support has helped create a new fan zone for supporters to follow the races on land.

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Wildworks Theatre – We Are Shining

Wildworks Theatre – We Are Shining

Wildworks, the UK’s leading landscape theatre company, is celebrating Cornwall’s long traditions of community engagement and large-scale outdoor performance through a year-long project called We Are Shining. This includes a community kite-building workshop, encourage conversations around life and death, remembrance and reflection.

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The Old Library, Bodmin

The Old Library, Bodmin

Bodmin’s historic Old Library has been transformed into a vibrant cultural and community hub including co-working and business space, performance area, café and community room. It is run by Community Interest Company IntoBodmin.

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Liskeard Library

Liskeard Library

Real Ideas Organisation have used investment from the Good Growth Programme to revitalise the beautiful Liskeard Library building and transform it into a state-of-the-art public facility.

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Buttermilk

Buttermilk

An award-wining Cornish confectioner is undertaking a major expansion with £852,573 investment from the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Good Growth programme. Buttermilk are consolidating and expanding two production units on to one site at its Bodmin base, creating 14 jobs and doubling production capacity.

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Saltmill Park

Saltmill Park

Saltmill Park in Saltash has been transformed thanks to a £23,000 investment by the Good Growth Programme. The project has seen the park’s facilities redeveloped to attract new users.

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Trelya community skills hub in Penzance

Trelya community skills hub in Penzance

Trelya is an award-winning charity in Penzance that helps local people overcome barriers to work, wellbeing and equality and works with some of the most challenged communities in England. The Good Growth Programme has invested £1.35m to create a community skills hub at the charity’s Lescudjack Centre.

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St Mewan Parish Council Memorial Garden

St Mewan Parish Council Memorial Garden

St Mewan Parish Council near St Austell has created the Queen Eilzabeth II Memorial Garden for all the village to enjoy, promoting social inclusion and healthy living. It includes a sensory garden and outdoor gym equipment and is now a popular community asset.

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