Cornish clay plaster manufacturer Clayworks is preparing to take the global market by storm as a provider of pre-pigmented, eco-friendly, high performance wall finishing products to international companies including restaurant chain Nando’s.

TRAC, Redruth-based regulatory affairs consultancy, has scooped a regional innovation award for its pace of growth in the pharmaceutical industry over the past two years.

A two-year product development training programme for Cornish businesses has supported the creation of 50 new jobs in the county.

The low carbon economy is the focus of a major conference in Cornwall on January 21 when Peter Wright, former technical director of Formula 1 and President of the Commission for Environmentally Sustainable Motorsport, will explain how businesses can aim for peak performance and growth, but with less environmental impact.