Case Studies

Opendatabay: Building a Global Data Marketplace from Beccles

With six hotels, 350 staff and 155,000+ customers flowing through their venues each year, Hotel Folk are at the heart of Suffolk’s hospitality industry. Focusing on the quality of their service and the richness of their Suffolk location, the business has managed to scale rapidly while still delivering a consistent guest experience. So how do they do it? 

Appnalysis is a self-servie mobile app analysis platform which generates actionable insight reports for its users. It is designed to help businesses understand where their product or service stands in the market, identify an monitor competitors, and access data and evidence to support design and development decisions.

Beyond Migraine is a programme that supports better management of chronic migraines – both for individuals and for practitioners. Offering an eveidence based, comprehensive resource for those living with migraines, the company’s mission is provide accessible, reliable, and holistic information to help people navigate their condition and improve their quality of life.

When it comes to creating lasting impact in the construction industry, Flannery Plant Hire are a leading example. Having been based in Suffolk for more than thirty years, the company is demonstrating how investment in people can sit alongside commercial success. Their latest video showcases a social value programme focused on developing skills, creating opportunities and supporting local communities to thrive. 

The EpiCentre in Haverhill is a purpose-built innovation centre based on the border of Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and Essex.

InterBolt is on a mission to develop disruptive technologies that transform the way the world monitors its most critical assets. Last year, they had support from Suffolk Economy Grants and the North Star Business Support programme, helping them to embark on the next phase of their expansion.

Head out into the Suffolk Countryside and you’ll find Whites Fruit Farm – the home of one of the UK’s major fruit and vegetable juice pressers, packers and bottlers.

KluraLabs are on a mission to transform the global food system. Their breakthrough material transforms everyday food packaging into an active devense against bacteria and mould, with the aim of having food that lasts longer and uses fewer preservatives.

OrbisEnergy is Suffolk’s hub for offshore renewables, located in Lowestoft. It offers space for companies looking to harness the massive opportunities in offshore wind, wave and tidal technologies unfolding in the southern North Sea – as well as access to an offshore renewables business network.

SKC Games Studio are an independent video game develope based at the EpiCentre in Haverhill. Their innovative project 1956 Individuals – AI-driven avatars that support customer and visitor engagement – recently saw them win the prestigious Alan Turing AI Innovator Award at this year’s National AI Awards.

Innovation Labs in Stowmarket is a coworking and innovation founded on the principle of providing experienced, tried and tested support for innovation, entrepreneurship and skills acquisition, set within a friendly, supportive and cost-effective coworking environment. They also run the Innovation Labs Startup Support Programme, offering early stage grant funding, a support programme and industry leading mentors.

Wrightform team members standing with laser cutting machine