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Anglia Ruskin University is the university of choice for students and employers in the East of England and operates principally from campuses in Cambridge and Chelmsford

ARM designs and licenses high performance, low cost, power efficient RISC microprocessors, related technology and software in order to enhance performance, cost-effectiveness and power-efficiency in an extensive range of applications.

ARU's Employment Bureau
ARU's Employment Bureau is a specialised University Recruitment and
Employment Agency that deals predominantly with students and graduates. As well as co-ordinating the recruitment needs for Universities, the
Employment Bureau provides recruitment solutions for local, national
and international businesses.

The District Council for Cambridge. Activities include: building planning and control, leisure services, housing, environmental health, community development, cleansing, car parking, property letting, the market, and local tax and benefit administration.

A leading global provider of personal wireless technology whose product portfolio covers Bluetooth, GPS, FM and Wi-Fi (IEEE802.11). CSR offers developed hardware/software solutions, based around its silicon platforms, that incorporate fully integrated radio, baseband and microcontroller elements.

Ernst & Young is a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services. We aim to have a positive impact on businesses and markets, as well as on society as a whole.

In Cambridge, we have 3 partners and over 100 employees who are committed to helping our clients’ businesses achieve their full potential. We work with a cross section of the region’s diverse business community, from knowledge-based sectors such as technology and biotech to manufacturers and food producers.

From fast growth businesses to publicly listed companies, we work with companies at all stages of their lifecycle and invest and support in the entrepreneurial spirit of the region through our Entrepreneur Of The Year awards programme.

To find out more, please contact one of the leadership team below.

R & D of hair science and technology leading to the development and marketing of premier hair styling appliances.

Initial Facilities provides exemplary facilities management to many of the UK’s most successful public and private sector organisations. Our 40,000 staff, working across 30,000 customer sites, pride themselves on achieving operational efficiencies to deliver tangible business benefits for our clients. Initial’s commitment to safety, sustainability and outstanding customer service is reflected in our many accolades and, more importantly, our long-term client relationships.

Johnson Matthey is a speciality chemicals company focused on its core skills in catalysis, precious metals, fine chemicals and process technology.

With over 80 years’ experience in aerospace engineering, Marshall Aerospace is one of Europe's leading privately-owned aerospace companies with all the capabilities of an aircraft manufacturer.

Marshall Business Aviation Centre
Marshall of Cambridge is proud to present its state of the art Business Aviation Centre, the business aviation gateway to Cambridge and the East of England, at your service.

Founded in 1909 as an automobile company in Cambridge, Marshall entered the aviation business in 1929. The Marshall Group, still a privately owned company, is chaired by Sir Michael Marshall, the third generation of the Marshall family, and has a turnover approaching £650M per annum.

Marshall Aerospace enjoys an international reputation, particularly in 'high technology circles', for its Aircraft Design and Engineering skills, which includes a maintenance and modification centre supporting major airlines and air forces on a worldwide basis. Marshall Aerospace`s complete in-house capability includes Civil and Military Flight Test and Certification. Marshall SV is, today, a world leader in the design and supply of Mobile Military Equipment, Medical Systems,and Homeland Security Vehicles. The Marshall Motor Group is one of the largest motor dealer groups in the UK, and was a pioneer of multi- franchise dealerships. Today, The Marshall Motor Group represents 16 different motor manufacturers through 42 showrooms.

The Group of Companies currently has an employment approaching 4000 working in the fields of Aerospace Engineering, Specialist Vehicle Design and manufacture, Engineering Consutancy Skills for Military Rapid Mobility Solutions and Hospitals, Motor Car Sales and Service, Truck and Refrigerated Transport Sales and Service, and Property Ownership and Management.

Marshall Aerospace runs Cambridge City Airport, one of the best equipped Regional Airports in the UK.

Marshall is very active in the Training arena, and in addition to providing spare capacity to local companies, The Marshall Group provides direct sponsorship of three local schools (Teversham C of E Primary School, Coleridge Community College, and Bottisham Village College) and support to other schools. The company is also the sponsor of The Sir Arthur Marshall Institute of Aeronautics within Cambridge University Engineering Department.

NHS Midlands and East provides strategic leadership for your local NHS.

The East of England office is the local headquarters of the NHS and we work with 40 local NHS organisations across Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk and Suffolk.

We are responsible for ensuring that the £8.1 billion spent on health care in the region delivers the best services and value-for-money for over 5.6 million people.

Our mission is to explore and develop technologies that will be available in the marketplace in five to ten years – not just novelties, but technologies that will see mass market demand from consumers and enterprises.

Delivering a breadth of technology and innovation services

PA Consulting Group’s technology capability spans innovation, strategy and delivery.

We offer technology consulting and product development services across a broad range of sectors, including Life Sciences and Healthcare, Consumer Products, Communications and Electronics, Public Sector, Defence, Energy and Transport.

Philips Research is one of the world's largest corporate research organizations. We develop new technologies and investigate potential growth areas for Philips. Our belief is that every innovation should start with an insight. To improve the quality of people's lives, we make a point of understanding what drives them, the dilemmas they face, and how we can help them in the best possible way.

Red Gate Software makes ingeniously simple tools for over 500,000 Microsoft technology professionals working with SQL Server, .NET, and Exchange. We’re renowned as a great place to work; appearing in the 'Sunday Times' Best Small Companies to Work for list year after year. Take a look at red-gate.com/careers to find out more about working at Red Gate.

Sagentia is a leading international technology consulting and IP licensing organisation with a reputation for successfully commercialising emerging science and technology. Sagentia creates, develops and delivers business opportunities, products and services for its clients.

The Schlumberger Cambridge Research Center (SCR) on the western outskirts of Cambridge, England, is a distinctive marquee-like structure housing multidisciplinary research teams of more than 100 scientists and technicians. Research focuses on drilling, chemistry, fluid mechanics, and seismics, through a combination of theory, experiment, and computational simulation.

Lawyers in Taylor Wessing's Cambridge office specialise in Corporate (particularly Venture Capital matters) and Technology/ Intellectual Property services.

A market leader in these areas, we deliver constructive, commercial advice through a partner-driven service with total commitment to our clients.

In addition, we provide a full range of legal services including finance, corporate, employment, tax, real estate, intellectual property and dispute resolution, both in the UK and across the world.

Taylor Wessing clients include leading financial institutions, major corporations, public sector bodies and wealthy individuals and families.

Team Ventures is an international partnership specialising in human capital and financial capital for technology companies.

Unilever
Every day, around the world, people reach for Unilever products. Our foods, home care and personal care brands are trusted everywhere and, by listening to the people who buy them, we've grown into one of the world's most successful consumer goods companies. In fact, 150 million times a day, someone somewhere chooses a Unilever product.

Xaar PLC, established in 1990 with a turnover of £50m + is a world class manufacturer of industrial inkjet printheads with leading brand products. Based in the Cambridge Science Park with state of the art manufacturing sites in Huntingdon and Sweden, Xaar now has over 400 employees worldwide. The demand for Xaar products has accelerated in 2010 leading to a £22m investment in expanding capacity at the Huntingdon site. Xaar is an exciting company with an aggressive growth plan that offers employees development opportunities and job satisfaction.

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