Ash Wireless

Southampton

£29,300 Bridging the Gap Recipient - January 2014

Ash Wireless brings wireless expertise and innovation to the world's industries. Stephen Braithwaite founded ASH Communications Ltd (as it was formerly called) in 2011 as an electronic design consultancy after a career as an engineering director and product manager for several telecommunications products.

Rapid growth in 2013 resulted in a move to a new premises.

The company requested funding to support the growth of the new business through equipment purchasing and installation costs.

Steve Braithwaite, Managing Director of ASH, said:

We are delighted to have completed this significant step in enabling us to achieve our ambitious growth plans. It has been a tremendous few years of growth for the company having doubled our turnover for the last two years running and we are on track to the same this year. Making suitable space available within our existing premises and recruiting the right people to enable this growth has been critical.