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New MEIF funding for University of Birmingham students to develop tech platform
Three University of Birmingham students have raised £800,000 in funding to commercialise a new tech platform aimed at helping teachers…
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Lloyds Bank backs Platform Housing with £235m loan
Lloyds Bank has backed a West Midlands housing association with its largest ever loan linked to sustainability. Solihull-based Platform Housing…
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Shortlist unveiled for Humber Renewables Awards 2022
The shortlist can now be revealed for the Humber Renewables Awards. Returning as a live event for 2022, judges have…
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Sunak orders plan for windfall tax on electricity generators
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has ordered officials to draw up plans for a possible windfall tax on more than £10bn of…
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Chamber Expo back for Business Week with new format and venue
Chamber Expo, one of the Hull & Humber Chamber of Commerce’s flagship events returns this year with a new one-day…
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Two friends have launched their own business after 12 years working together
Two friends who dreamed of launching their own business have transformed an empty unit in Immingham into a haven for…
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Industry giants back Gloucestershire bid for Nuclear fusion plant
Industry giants including Toshiba, Thales and Renishaw have announced their support in bringing the UK’s first prototype fusion plant to…
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Consultancy helps pave way for UK’s largest warehouse development Konect 62
A Yorkshire planning and design consultancy has helped to secure final planning permission for the largest speculative warehouse development in…
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Bailey rejects criticism of BoE’s handling of inflation
Andrew Bailey fought back on Monday against critics of the Bank of England’s handling of inflation, insisting that the central…
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NE1 launches new business group in Newcastle to combat retail crime
Businesses in Newcastle city centre are coming together to form a group that aims to tackle retail crime. A number…
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North Wales waste-to-hydrogen project secures UK Government Net Zero cash
A gasification pioneer aims to seal the UK’s low-carbon future after winning a UK Government grant worth nearly £300,000 to…
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Rhyl Air Show to bring economic boost after Covid hit the last two events
The Rhyl Air Show is back this summer with the event tipped to bring thousands of people and an economic…
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Contractor that worked on Elizabeth line to lead £60m Stockport project
A company which worked on London’s new Elizabeth line has been appointed as the main contractor for a £60m transformation…
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Net zero drive could help level up areas like the North East
The Government’s plans to invest in a net-zero future could help “level up” the country and create opportunities in areas…
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North East thriving tech sector is showcased to attract more inward investment
North East inward investment experts are confident that more global tech firms will seek to set home in the region,…
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Ørsted highlights economic impact on Humber region in 10 years
Renewable energy giant Ørsted has marked a decade of offshore wind in the Humber with a launch showing its economic…
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Scores of jobs to be created at cloud specialist HTG in ambitious growth plan
A South Tyneside technology company is doubling in size in a move that will allow it to create scores of…
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YGS Landscapes puts Plymouth firmly on the eco map
“Above target growth, record order books and a constant tender pipeline, this is all part of the plan…” A simple…
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Interest payments on government borrowing to hit £100 billion City warns
That will take total government borrowing to £2.3 trillion. The interest payments on the stock of government debt will be…
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More British high earners plan to work mostly at home, official data show
Higher earners in Great Britain increasingly plan to spend most of their working week at home, according to data that…
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Emirates signs seven-year extension to deal with Lancashire Cricket
Emirates has signed a new seven-year extension to its headline sponsorship deal with Lancashire Cricket. The deal includes naming rights…
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Anglesey pub that shut in 2018 could be transformed under new plans
An Anglesey pub that closed more than four years ago could reopen under ambitious new plans for the site. The…
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Leeds fintech firm PrinSIX set to tackle exclusion through new platform
A Leeds fintech start-up has launched a new platform aimed at revolutionising the way more vulnerable people in society access…
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Fibre project leader says it can put region ‘on the map’ for business
A new fibre internet network spanning the Liverpool City Region could increase productivity and position the area as a prime…
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North Sea’s biggest oil and gas producer warns against UK windfall tax
The biggest producer of oil and gas in UK waters has pushed back strongly against government threats of a windfall…
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Internet provider Telcom Group to relocate city centre HQ
An internet provider is to relocate to new headquarters in Manchester’s Northern Quarter after signing a deal worth around £300,000…
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Renishaw takes on a record number of apprentices.
Renishaw is a firm believer in the value of apprenticeships. Hardly surprising when you realise that this global-spanning, Gloucestershire-based engineering…
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‘I doubled the revenues of a Cheshire-based business in two years’
Richard Tredwin is a serial business builder and former CEO of Middlewich-headquartered SRL Traffic Systems. In 2017, he saw the…
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London house price average hits £689,000
A sking prices in London have hit an average of £689,230 due to a rise of 7.6% on the same…
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Duke of Westminster’s property giant which owns Liverpool ONE returns to profit
The property giant owned by the Duke of Westminster and includes the likes of Liverpool ONE in its portfolio jumped…
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Bristol Beacon and Bafta-winning Plimsoll Productions agree deal
Two of Bristol’s major entertainment organisations have agreed a deal to work together on a number of projects within the…
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High Street fears mount as B&Q reveals DIY sales slump
F RESH fears for the high street emerged today when Kingfisher reported a slump in sales that could indicate the…
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Huge multi-million-pound future skills institute opens in Cornwall
A huge new state-of-the-art skills institute has opened at Truro and Penwith College in Cornwall. The Future Skills Institute will…
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Creo Medical in big revenue rise and tie up with US robotic venture
One of Wales leading life sciences firms, Creo Medical, has reported a near tripling in revenues and a collaboration agreement…
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New future for Newcastle city centre landmark building Cathedral Square
A North East real estate company is set to transform empty space at a prominent office block in Newcastle city…
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B&Q and Screwfix product availability ‘very close to normal levels’
B&Q’s parent company Kingfisher has reported “resilient” trading as product availability improved following recent supply pressures. The London-listed group, which…
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The worrying rise of bullying in the workplace
There is growing evidence that despite many organisations claiming to have more employee focused policies, bullying is on the rise…
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Curado Bar owners to open new Spanish wine retail outlet in Cardiff
Spanish food importer Ultracomida will be opening a warehouse space in Cardiff under its Spanish Wines Direct operation, as part…
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GF Tomlinson completes work on £3.4m Worksop fire station
GF Tomlinson has completed work on £3.4 million fire station for Nottinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service The new fire station…
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Sisters Denise and Elaine James cleaning up with their waste business
Two sisters behind an East Midlands waste management business say they have had the busiest year in their 21 year…
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Bristol film and TV sector sees ‘rapid’ growth despite Covid
Bristol’s booming film and television production sector has seen rapid growth over recent years despite Covid-19 disruption and a lack…
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Seven employees each mark 20 years of service
Lincoln healthcare software company Streets Heaver held a long service ceremony and celebratory lunch to honour seven employees who have…
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Bristol tech firm Immersive Labs unveils ‘cool’ new HQ in Bristol
Bristol cyber security firm Immersive Labs has unveiled its new headquarters in Bristol. The business, which was founded by ex-GCHQ…
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Gazprom’s UK energy supply business considers rebrand
Gazprom Energy is examining a rebrand as Britain’s biggest gas supplier to business seeks to distance itself from its Russian…
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Good Energy founder Juliet Davenport to step down from firm’s board
The founder and former chief executive of Good Energy is stepping down from the firm’s leadership after more than 20…
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UK must ‘come clean’ on cost of nuclear to consumers, says infrastructure chief
The British government should “come clean” with consumers over the impact new nuclear plants will have on their energy bills,…
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Birmingham agency Gung Ho buys influencer platform
Consumer sport and lifestyle communications agency Gung Ho has bought out influencer marketing platform Freestak. The acquisition will see the…
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Book platform Resurgence Novels wins investment from Nova Growth Capital
Investment fund Nova Growth Capital is investing in an online book platform that releases novels chapter by chapter. Nova is…
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The 32 latest North West hires and promotions
A raft of senior hires and promotions have been announced all across the North West over the last seven days.…
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Watches of Switzerland plans new HQ after record growth
The Watches of Switzerland Group is planning a new UK headquarters to make more space for its continuing expansion. The…
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