Horse Racing Betting Tips: Turner has the Power to land opening race with Darkness May 2, 2019 MARCUS Tregoning has trained some very good horses over the years with the likes of Sir Percy, Nayef and Mubtaker. In truth, the last few years have been a bit quiet for the Hampshire-based trainer, but Mohaather’s win in last month’s Greenham Stakes at Newbury had him dreaming about a first 2000 Guineas success. Sadly, [...]
House building props up otherwise struggling construction industry as sector returns to growth May 2, 2019 Britain’s construction industry grew again in April after two months of contraction, driven by the fastest rise in house building so far in 2019. Read more: Eurozone construction sector bounces back in February after weak January The construction purchasing managers’ index (PMI) stood at 50.5 in April, compared to 49.7 in March, bouncing back from [...]
Former Hbos chief executive set to take top job at The Restaurant Group May 1, 2019 The former chief executive of Hbos is set to be appointed chief executive at Wagamama-owner The Restaurant Group. Sky News reported that Andy Hornby had been given the job with his role expected to be announced as soon as tomorrow. Read more: The Restaurant Group profits fall as like-for-like sales slip Hornby has reportedly resigned [...]
Kier Group to build Northamptonshire prison for Ministry of Justice in £253m deal May 1, 2019 Construction outsourcer Kier Group has been tasked with building a Northamptonshire prison which will house more than 1,500 inmates, in a £253m contract award. Read more: Holloway prison to be turned into 1,000 homes after £81.5m sale The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) said the new facility in Wellingborough will be on the same site as [...]
Advertisers losing talent to deep-pocketed tech giants, says industry boss May 1, 2019 Advertising firms are missing out on the best recruits as top talent is scooped up by tech firms, a senior industry boss has said. Nigel Vaz, newly-elected president of the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising (IPA), said advertisers should act like start-ups in a bid to match the deep pockets and attractive corporate cultures of [...]
Persimmon and Bellway homes found to have significant fire safety issues May 1, 2019 New-build homes made by housing developers Persimmon and Bellway have been sold with missing or incorrect fire barriers, subjecting residents to potentially dangerous fire safety issues, according to reports. Read more: Grenfell-style combustible cladding ban to cost £337m The lack of barriers, designed to halt the spread of flames, could be behind the spread of [...]
Persimmon and Bellway homes found to have significant fire safety issues May 1, 2019 New-build homes made by housing developers Persimmon and Bellway have been sold with missing or incorrect fire barriers, subjecting residents to potentially dangerous fire safety issues, according to reports. Read more: Grenfell-style combustible cladding ban to cost £337m The lack of barriers, designed to halt the spread of flames, could be behind the spread of [...]
Atomic London wants to modernise the creative agency landscape and help solve marketing problems April 29, 2019 The big ad agencies are struggling. WPP’s challenges since Sir Martin Sorrell’s departure are well documented. Last week, it was reported that car rental company Hertz was suing its former marketing partner Accenture over a piece of shoddy web design. More broadly, brands are bringing their marketing in-house, denying revenue to agencies. For advertising executive [...]
Inside the Batcave: City A.M. tours London’s secret supercar bunker April 28, 2019 They call it the bat cave, and it’s the most exclusive car park in Britain. Inside a secret west London underground bunker there are rows of Aston Martins, Ferraris and Rolls Royces hibernating under blue blankets while their millionaire owners are away. It is easy to see the appeal of the high security vault: safe [...]
Taylor Wimpey shares dip as costs weigh on property giant April 25, 2019 FTSE 100 developer Taylor Wimpey posted a record sales rate this morning, but higher building costs weighed on the property giant's profit margins. Taylor Wimpey’s share price dipped more than five per cent in early morning trading, with the firm revealing it had seen a bigger-than-expected rise in costs in the first few months of [...]