£3.9m equity investment helps Crown Plus double revenue
A £3.9m equity investment has helped a Midlands highways drainage contractor to double revenues and create 20 jobs, with the business now targeting further growth. Crown Plus secured funding from the Midlands Engine Investment Fund II, through fund manager Mercia Ventures, in April 2025. Since then, the Telford-based company has won a host of new […]
Starling Technologies: A candid post-mortem on innovation in transport on Highways Voices
What happens when you have the right idea at the right time… but still fail? In this thought-provoking episode of Highways Voices, Paul Hutton sits down with Andrew Caleya Chetty, founder of Starling Technologies, for a candid conversation about innovation, ambition, and the harsh realities of bringing new technology into the transport sector. Less than […]