Business What has been the most significant technological development of recent years? In use today, the iPhone. Apple succeeded in developing a new flexible user interface, integrating technologies brilliantly to this purpose. It has changed communications techniques globally across numerous sectors. In the field of environmental technology, I would say that 2nd generation biofuels, and…
ZTC is a leading Chinese manufacturer of seats for passenger and commercial vehicles, with customers including Caterpillar and SAIC. Headquartered in Tiantai, Zhejiang Province, ZTC is listed on the main board of the Shanghai Stock Exchange. Turquoise’s latest white paper, ‘ZHEJIANG TIANCHENG CONTROLS (ZTC) CASE STUDY, is now available to download here.
As a specialist merchant bank focusing on energy, environment and efficiency, we are thrilled to be appointed as fund manager for Low Carbon Innovation Fund 2 (LCIF2). Following our success of the first Low Carbon Innovation Fund, LCIF2 will invest venture capital alongside private sector investors in a range of businesses delivering low carbon technologies.…
In our latest white paper, we spoke with the managing director of Alvant, John Bonas, to discuss how his business offers solutions to the growing challenges manufacturers are facing. With pressure from both government policy and customer demand to improve the sustainability of their products, while also meeting stringent cost and performance requirements, manufacturers can…
There is increasing pressure on manufacturers, from both government policy and customer demand, to improve the sustainability of their products while also meeting stringent cost and performance requirements. In this white paper, we interview John Bonas, managing director of Alvant, an advanced materials company that specialises in the design, development, testing and manufacture of aluminium…
Case study: Oval Medical Technologies Oval is a Cambridge-based developer of novel auto-injectors that allow patients with chronic medical conditions to self-administer medication. With Turquoise International providing M&A advice, find out what Oval has achieved. Turquoise’s latest case study, ‘Oval Medical Technologies’, is now available to download here.
Low Carbon Innovation Fund portfolio company Sustainable Marine Energy merges with Schottel Hydro Sustainable Marine Energy (SME), a portfolio company of the Low Carbon Innovation Fund (LCIF) managed by Turquoise, has merged with the tidal energy operations of Germany-based Schottel Group, a manufacturer of propulsion and steering systems for ships. The decision follows the two…
“Escape of Water” (EoW) is widely acknowledged to be a major problem for the insurance industry. Burst pipes and their consequences are estimated to cost insurers at least £1.8m in claims every day and last winter’s “Beast from the East” cost them £194m in one quarter alone according to the Insurance Times. Whereas older properties…
We’ve invested in and supported smart home start-up geo since its inception six years ago. Over that period, the company has gone from strength to strength. “We’ve developed 25 different products and delivered more than four million energy monitoring systems that can accurately read the energy use of a home in real-time,” said Patrick Caiger-Smith,…
Zero emission cars are now a familiar sight, but there are currently almost no zero emission trucks on the road anywhere in the world. While cars are generally only used for 1.5 hours per day, trucks routinely operate for over 10 hours and sometimes much more with multiple shifts. Fleets that do operate small numbers…