Baker Mallett, a provider of professional services to the construction industry, has moved its head office to The Base on Dallam Lane, Warrington. The company, which was founded in 1919 and is currently celebrating its centenary year, offers quantity surveying, project management, building surveying and health and safety services to[...]

Put simply, edge computing is where your data is held close to your IT infrastructure rather than up in the cloud. Data could be stored on a machine or device and shared with others on the same network once connected, as well as separate server, accessible through edge software installed[...]

With automation progressing at such a rate over the last 25 years or so, it’s hardly surprising  one popular theory is that it’ll gobble up thousands of jobs currently being performed by humans, and eventually leave millions of people stuck on the scrapheap unable to compete with their mechanical counterparts.[...]

As a business owner, you’re spoilt for choice if you’re wanting to implement new technology. There’s a plethora of new systems, apps and programmes out there, all designed to help you do something more easily, improve efficiency, connect people or increase productivity. But with so many to choose from, how[...]

Industry 4.0 is commonly known as the fourth industrial revolution. This revolution “in which computers and automation will come together in an entirely new way*” will spearhead how humans and computers come together and impact the world of manufacturing, engineering, and digital technology. Increased connectivity and the amount and usage[...]

In the first of a number of blogs working with tenants from within The Base, we spoke to Adam Wilkinson, Managing Director of Meritec. As technology advances and digitalisation becomes a larger focus and broader church, there will always be an eagerness to be up-to-date with the latest digital services and[...]

Warrington’s booming high technology hub, The Base in Dallam Lane, has passed a key employment milestone thanks to the town’s thriving SME sector. The building is now home to more than 200 employees spread across 21 businesses, with growth being fuelled by expansion of existing tenants as much as new[...]

Greater productivity is the one thing that a company can change and encourage at almost zero cost. Merely implementing some small, simple steps to improve productivity can take your business or personal output to the next level. We’ve collated some great, easy to implement tips on how to improve your[...]

Creating and scaling a business is often based on the idea that you have a product or solution that the rest of the marketplace doesn’t currently offer.  Whether it’s a new product or an improvement to something that already exists, you wouldn’t have started a business based on a tired[...]

Why we need more women engineers Next year will witness a remarkable centenary – the 100th anniversary of the formation of the Women’s Engineering Society (WES). This, no doubt, will come as a surprise to many that there is an organisation boasting such a proud and long history that, from[...]