Spending review live: Sunak pledges cash for city centres and transport but aid and public sector pay cut November 25, 2020 Spending review live: Sunak pledges cash for city centres and transport but aid and public sector pay cut
Norwegian Air enters into joint venture to cut capital expenditure October 24, 2019 Norwegian Air Shuttle will add 27 Airbus aircraft to its fleet after agreeing to a joint venture with one of China’s largest banks. A subsidiary of China Construction Bank – one of the “big four” Chinese banks – will own 70 per cent of the joint venture, which will finance the purchase of the Airbus [...]
Game of drones: The founder of SenSat on solving construction problems by simulating reality July 22, 2019 “The internet connects all human knowledge, and for the first time in history, we can connect that human knowledge to the actual world we live in through our computers.” It’s at this point during my conversation with James Dean, the cooly-named co-founder of SenSat, that I start to grasp how ground-breaking his technology really is. [...]
Better building holds the key to boosting growth and productivity June 20, 2019 The Tory leadership campaign is narrowing, and whoever becomes our next Prime Minister will inherit a political landscape that is more challenging and complex than any I’ve experienced in my time in business. Our relationship with the EU is receiving the most attention, and understandably so. But the to-do list after that is extensive. The [...]
Storage firm Big Yellow’s profit jumps on higher revaluation gain November 19, 2019 Big Yellow’s pre-tax profit jumped over 50 per cent in the first half thanks to a higher revaluation gain, as the self storage firm reported increased revenue despite the “less than helpful” economic and political environment. The figures For the six months ending 30 September Big Yellow’s profit before tax increased 56 per cent to [...]
You just can’t keep the staff these days… November 18, 2019 As we enter the next phase in political campaigning, and Christmas parties are interrupted by the forthcoming election, HR departments might want to brace themselves for the next potential wave of uncertainty. According to 16,000 UK workers recently surveyed by Totaljobs and Universum, over half of employees expect to move jobs in the next 12 [...]
UK shoppers call for carbon footprint data October 29, 2019 More than 70 per cent of UK consumers want businesses to share data regarding the carbon footprint created in the making of their products so they can make more ethical purchasing decisions. According to a new poll commissioned by En+ Group, the world’s largest producer of low carbon aluminium, 68 per cent of the UK [...]
Sadiq Khan: There will be no swift return to normality for TfL May 6, 2020 The Covid-19 health crisis has led to thousands of Londoners losing their lives with grief, anxiety and anguish touching too many lives. Many businesses and livelihoods have been adversely affected. It has also had a profound impact on public transport in London – and will continue to do so long into the future. Since the [...]
UK homebuyers turned off by ‘characterless’ new-builds September 30, 2019 Prospective buyers have been deterred from purchasing new-build homes in the UK because they are “unattractive” and “devoid of character”. Roughly half of homebuyers and property investors believe new-builds are usually unattractive, while 63 per cent consider them to lack distinctive features, according to a new survey. Read more: Days of soaring London house prices [...]
The ‘Boris Bridge’? PM puts price tag on ‘very good’ idea September 12, 2019 Boris Johnson has told a group of schoolchildren about his “very good” idea for a bridge between Northern Ireland and Scotland. Speaking to children during his visit to the ship NLV Pharos on the Thames, the Prime Minister said he had recently discussed the possibility of constructing a bridge over the Irish Sea. He said: [...]