Innovate UK Business Growth is a national initiative designed to support ambitious, innovation‑driven companies with the potential to scale. As a successful applicant operating under the Cornerstone Group, our teams will now work directly with specialist innovation and growth advisers to strengthen our strategic planning, accelerate product development, and expand our reach into new markets.
How does this relate to what we do at Cornish Lime?
For more than 30 years, we’ve partnered with suppliers, contractors, and homeowners throughout the UK and internationally to champion the continued use and appreciation of traditional lime-based materials in today’s fast-moving construction industry.
After years of research, collaboration, and continuous learning, we’re continuing to expand our understanding of what it truly means to repair, protect and maintain our built heritage. Moreso than ever, we remain ambitious about what we can continue to achieve.
We’ve always been advocates of sharing our knowledge and making lime, a material often considered unfamiliar, accessible to everyone. Whether offering a guiding hand on a one-to-one basis or welcoming thousands of students over the years to gain hands-on experience at our site. Acceptance into this program feels like a natural next step forward in the direction we’ve always strived towards.
“As an established, family-founded business, we’re thrilled to officially announce our acceptance onto the Government’s Innovate UK Business Growth Programme.”
– Phil Brown, Managing Director
Why is this important?
Participation in the programme provides access to expert guidance on innovation strategy, investment readiness, intellectual property, and international market opportunities. This support will play a key role in helping us to build on our technical leadership in lime‑based materials and continue developing solutions that improve building performance, sustainability, and long‑term durability across the construction sector.
“Since 2015, Innovate UK Business Growth has supported thousands of UK companies in bringing new technologies to market and driving economic impact. Cornish Lime’s acceptance into the programme recognises our group’s focus on delivering a long‑term growth strategy, accelerating our product development, expanding our technical capabilities, and opening new market opportunities across the UK and beyond. It marks an important step in our continued commitment to raising standards and driving innovation in manufacturing sustainable, high‑performance building materials.”
– Tim Yorke-Dunne, Business Development Manager at the Cornerstone Group.