British Land buys up Surrey Quays plots in Canada Water for £135m March 2, 2015 Developer British Land said yesterday it has bought the last of the sites for its £2bn regeneration project in Canada Water – paying £135m for Surrey Quays Leisure Park from Aviva Investors. The FTSE 100 developer has quietly amassed over 50 acres of land in Canada Water over the last five years and is spending [...]
Businesses divided over the announced HS2 route north of Birmingham November 15, 2016 The government's announcement of the planned route for Phase Two of HS2 has had a mixed response from businesses. The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) welcomed the economic boost it said the news brought. "For many business communities, especially in the cities of the Midlands and the North, the confirmation of HS2's route north of [...]
Dividends on the rise at British Land as occupancy rates grow January 27, 2015 British Land has said it will raise its dividend by 2.5 per cent to 6.9p per share on the back of strong trading figures for the quarter ending 31 December 2014. Total occupancy for its retail and office divisions at the end of the quarter was 97.8 per cent an increase of 0.7 percentage points [...]
Give industry some space, pleads British Property Federation, as the industrial sector faces increasing competition from housing for land December 1, 2015 The British Property Federation (BPF) has warned government not to neglect industrial development in favour of building housing. In a report released today, the BPF highlights the importance of the industrial sector for economic growth. The BPF also points out the crucial role the industrial sector plays in logistics, generating £100bn in gross value added [...]
British scientist Sir J Fraser Stoddart among three 2016 Nobel Prize for Chemistry laureates for making the world’s “smallest machines” October 5, 2016 A British professor was among this year's laureates for the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, which was awarded to a trio of scientists for making the world's "smallest machines". The 8m Swedish krona (£724,000) prize money was split equally between the three winners, French Jean-Pierre Sauvage, Scottish Sir J Fraser Stoddart and Dutch Bernard L Feringa. In each of their research, [...]
Baggage handler Aviator pulls out of UK airports including Gatwick October 20, 2016 Scandinavian baggage handler Aviator is preparing to close its UK operations, spanning Gatwick, Manchester, Birmingham and Newcastle airports, ahead of Christmas. The move by Aviator, which is understood to be ending its contracts for financial reasons, is set for the end of November and would leave the four airports short of around 1,700 staff. It is [...]
From the best verbs to that dreaded “personal interests” section, here are all the ways we learned to pimp our CVs this year December 29, 2016 It might be your most valuable job hunting asset, but sometimes CVs can be your biggest headache too. It's a matter of days before the annual January job rush ensues, when New Year's Resolutions and added goals for the year ahead mean everyone dusts off their CV and starts applying for the same positions. While there are timeless [...]
EU business leaders say bah to Brexit: They’re the most confident in the world November 1, 2016 Theresa May is triggering Article 50 by the end of March next year, but for now, EU business leaders are feeling confident. They don't think the impact of Brexit is likely to be felt for some time. Leadership organisation YPO has said that economic confidence among chief executives in the European Union bounced back in [...]
EU referendum: Brexit debate shows diversity of business opinion January 27, 2016 The voice of the business community will be crucial in the EU referendum – but how can we know what that voice really is? To get a better idea, YouGov looked at three distinct groups, interviewing 15 leaders of FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 companies, and surveyed 42 digital entrepreneurs (in partnership with Founders Forum), [...]
Love him or hate him, President Trump’s success is a lesson to us all November 28, 2016 What can British chief executives learn from the US presidential campaign? The critical lesson is that technical expertise no longer defines leadership. Trump is not an expert on much, yet he managed to get himself elected to the most powerful political office in the world. Talk to the people One of Trump’s greatest campaign feats [...]