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Agreka Build Wins TiE UK North Pitch Competition 2025
We’re incredibly proud to announce that our Co-Founder & CEO, Antoinette Yetunde Vandy, has won the TiE UK North Pitch Competition 2025!
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Aug 282 min read
Agreka Build and Biorenewables Development Centre Awarded £111K in Royce's Industrial Collaboration Programme Round 5
Agreka Build and the Biorenewables Development Centre have been awarded £111K in funding under the prestigious Royce’s Industrial Collaboration Programme (ICP) Round 5. This funding award will enable us to develop and apply a bio-based, biodegradable coating for our flagship WHEATEX insulation material, sourced from renewable materials and ensured to meet the high standards required for sustainable, modern construction.
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Aug 42 min read
Agreka Build awarded the RTO Catapult Access Grant for Product Testing with BRE
We are excited to announce that Agreka Build has been awarded a £15,000 RTO Catapult Access Grant grant through Innovate UK Business Growth North, enabling us to partner with the Building Research Establishment (BRE) for an in-depth assessment of our flagship straw-based insulation product, WHEATEX®.
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Jul 142 min read
Agreka Build is part of Innovate UK’s Global Incubator Programme – Urban Systems Cohort 3
Agreka Build is one of 10 innovative UK businesses from the Net Zero Living sector beginning their journey in India as part of Innovate UK’s Global Incubator Programme – Urban Systems Cohort 3.
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May 272 min read
Agreka Build Joins The Alliance for Sustainable Building Products
Agreka Build is taking a committed step into the sustainable future by joining The Alliance for Sustainable Building Products (ASBP).
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Feb 272 min read
Agreka Build won the Future 50 Award from Central Saint Martins, UAL
We are honoured to announce that Agreka Build has won the Future 50 Award from Central Saint Martins, University of The Arts London.
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Dec 9, 20242 min read
Agreka Build Closes £250K SEIS Pre-Seed Funding
Agreka Build has successfully secured £250K in SEIS funding led by key investor SFC Capital, with co-investment from One Planet Capital.
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Nov 19, 20242 min read
Agreka Build Secures Innovate UK Smart Grant!
Agreka Build is thrilled to announce that we have been awarded an Innovate UK Smart Grant!
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Oct 2, 20241 min read
Agreka Build is part of Ascend Program 2024
We are thrilled to announce that Agreka Build is one of 35 businesses selected to join the Ascend Program 2024, funded by the UK Government.
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Aug 5, 20241 min read
Agreka Build is part of UAL's 2024 Creative Business Accelerator!
We are officially part of University of the Arts London's 2024 Creative Business Accelerator, in partnership with Google for Startups!
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Jul 1, 20241 min read
Research collaboration with AMRC - The University of Sheffield's Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre
We're excited to kick off July with an official collaboration with The University of Sheffield's Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre AMRC
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Jul 1, 20241 min read
We are Makerversity's 2024 Makers on a Mission
Agreka Build is officially part of the Makerversity's "Makers on a Mission" summer 2024 cohort, a pioneering maker space in London.
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Jun 5, 20241 min read
First Prize Winner at UK's largest student climate accelerator program
Agreka Build excitingly won First Place at the UK's largest student climate accelerator program hosted at Imperial College London.
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Apr 5, 20242 min read
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