NEW MEMBERS AREA

Members Handbook

We aim to send a Newsletter (which includes contract opportunities, meet the buyer sessions and commercial competitions) every month and a Grant Alert 4 times a year. Please add admin@cambridgecleantech.org.uk to your white list to ensure that our news goes directly into your inbox. We also publish news on the news page of our website.

All Cambridge Cleantech events are listed in the Events section of our website and on Eventbrite. To avoid any disappointment, follow us on Eventbrite to be the first to know when we open bookings. Most of our events are free of charge for our members.

Please do not hesitate to contact us if there is a specific event you would like us to organise.

Cleantech news from our members, and anything related to the cleantech sector are published in our News section.

Find thought-provoking pieces, success stories and interviews that shed light on the latest happenings in the cleantech sector on our blog page.

We list our members on our directory page here. Do keep us informed if you have any changes to your company details. 

If you have an event that you would like us to promote, please email us with the following details:

• Summary: title of the event, date, time, audience
• Event description: full text, including booking details & website links
• Logo or image
• Links to your website or event booking site.

We will add the item on our website, newsletter and post on our social media. Please allow a couple of days for us to add it to our website. Please bear in mind that for the newsletter and social media, this can take longer.

If you have a job that you would like us to promote in our newsletter, please email us with the following details:

• Job title
• Job descriptions
• Logo
• Contact details for applying
• Closing date

If you have pioneered a product, system, technology or achieved sustainability success, let’s celebrate it together. We aim to showcase case studies across the website and also invite members to write blogs about their success stories, so please contact us if you have news that you would like to share.

If you want to increase your visibility, you can also do this by sponsoring and/or by speaking at our events. Please send an email to us to register your interest and get more details.

Large companies approach us with a list of technological innovations for which they are seeking solutions, from low-carbon innovations in the built environment, to technologies for waste management and to energy storage.

We work with the corporate to create a needs statement and share this with our members and other cleantech companies in partner organisations across Europe.

The proposals from members are shortlisted and we arrange one-to-one meetings between the corporates and the innovators which they have prioritised.

By becoming a Cambridge Cleantech member, you are automatically enrolled as a member of Oxfordshire Greentech and can join their events and network for free as member. For more information about Oxfordshire Greentech, please click here. Together we can help build a green and sustainable cleantech future.

Twice a year, we host Cleantech Venture Day, a pitching-and-investment day geared to the cleantech sector, where some of the most promising cleantech companies from across the UK and Europe pitch their ideas before experienced investors and corporate innovation leaders. Learn more about about previous events here.

The Climate Tech Club is a community of people in and around Cambridge who are passionate about climate change and technology.

We host a monthly event where people can share ideas, collaborate and work together to scale up innovative solutions to the climate crisis.

The Climate Tech Club is a joint initiative between Cambridge Cleantech, Carbon 13 and Barclays Eagle Labs.

As a member, we invite you to use the Cambridge Cleantech member logo on your website and promotional material. While doing so, please keep in mind the following guidelines:

• Our member logo can be used on your website and any literature during the time of your membership.
• The colour, font and design cannot be altered.
• A link to our website should be incorporated when used online.

Should your membership cease, we will kindly ask you to remove our logo within 1 month.

The membership is for one year. Renewal reminders will be sent 1 month prior to renewal and followed by 2 reminders after the date of renewal. In order to smooth our administration workload, please do respond upon receipt of your first reminder. If we have not heard from you after 2 reminders, we will discontinue your membership and remove your details from our members’ directory. 

Payment can be made by:

• Go Cardless (our preferred way of payment for under £500 memberships)
• Bank Transfer
• Stripe for monthly subscription (please ask for the details). 

Our policies can be found here.

At Cambridge Cleantech, we always aim to improve our services to our members. If you have any suggestion, please do not hesitate to contact us.

If you have a specific enquiry to grow your business, we will always try to help you and/or connect you to relevant organisations and individuals.

Follow the links for more details about our team and the Board.

Accounting

Price Bailey: Award winning, top 30 accountancy and business advisory firm serving private clients and regional, national and international businesses.

Free 1-hour consultation for all members on access to finance. Contact Simon Blake or Chand Chudasama  for access to finance and Paul Cullen for accountancy services.

Grant Specialists

Ryan: An experienced team of UK and EU funding specialists for Grant Writing, Grant Project Management, R&D Tax Credits, Grant Training.

A 1-1 call with our funding experts if a company has a qualifying innovation project that requires funding.

Legal Services

HRC Hewitsons: Legal experts supporting UK and International business with clear, practical and focused advice for the Cleantech sector.

No charge for initial consultation. Please contact Cambridge Solicitors | HCR Hewitsons | Full Service Law Firm  requesting Helen Mutucumarana.

Legal IP Services

J A Kemp: Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys offering legal and strategic advice about all types of IP to cleantech companies of all sizes.

Special offer for Cambridge Cleantech members: Contact us at for a free initial consultation.

Accounting

Watermill Accounting: Get the support you need, when you need it. Accounting services, R&D Tax credits – based at the Future Business Centre.

Accountancy & Training

Business Growth by Numbers: Sally is an accountant with over 25 years experience, helping to understand budgets and key performance indicators, jargon free.

Free first consultation.

Business Support Services

Allia Future Business Centre: A community of start-ups and companies that are creating solutions to the world’s most pressing issues. Providing flexible workspace and event and meeting rooms.

10% discount for 12 months for companies registering or hiring a workspace for Cambridge Cleantech member. 

Communications & PR

KISS: is a creative marketing agency. We combine deep strategic insights with high impact creative to breathe life into your brand. We help you stand out and ensure your message resonates with customers across all touch points - from digital and PR, to social, branding and advertising

Insurance and Risk Management Consultancy Services

Alan Boswell Group: Friendly, expert advice on insurance and financial planning. A free Risk and Supply Chain Review and Business Continuity service.

For a free Risk and Supply Chain Review and Business Continuity service. Please contact: Josh Simpson - 01223 445448

Birketts is a full service, top 100 UK law firm. With a rich heritage spanning over 150 years we have built an enviable track record advising businesses, institutions and individuals in the UK and internationally.

Special offer for Cambridge Cleantech members: No charge for initial consultation. A discount of 10% on our standard rates. Contact Andrew Priest or 07557 161211

Legal Services

Woodfines Solicitors: Legal advice for life and business – Woodfines is a firm of solicitors based in Bedford, Cambridge and Milton Keynes, providing legal services for both commercial businesses and individuals.

30-minute free consultation with James Wilkinson 

Legal Services

Goodwin Law: our London-based team of 160+ lawyers is embracing change to help clients make a lasting and meaningful impact.

Legal Services

Taylor Wessing: Business plan to liquidity, legal guidance for tech companies.

Business Development

EFEC help UK companies to order products from China, make partnerships with manufacturers or get reliable suppliers of goods. We also help companies who want to sell into China.

One hour’s free consultancy understanding your needs from China, the opportunities we could develop with you and the challenges we could help overcome.

Cleantech Commercialisation and IP

Climefort is a cleantech-exclusive social enterprise helping businesses with collaborations and commercialisation powered by strategic innovation and IP.

Special offer for CC members: Free initial consultation and 10% discount on all our fixed- price services. Contact us.

IP21 Patent and Trademark Attorneys and Business Consultants offering IP Rights Registration, Portfolio Management, Enforcement, IP Strategy, Valuation and Commercialisation Services.

Free consultation at our office at the Cambridge Science Park.

Cambridge Cleantech Member Logo

Please see below our member logos to use on your website, social media channels, and in other promotional material. Please link to www.cambridgecleantech.org.uk where possible.

When using our logo, please keep in mind the following guidelines:

• • Our member logo can be used on your website and any literature during the time of your membership.
  • The colour, font and design cannot be altered.
  • A link to our website should be incorporated when used online.
  • Should your membership cease, we would kindly ask you to remove our logo within the month.