Aircraft order books soar to a new high worth £220bn for the UK in the first half of 2017 helped by a boost from the Paris Air Show July 31, 2017 The UK’s aerospace industry is soaring as new data reveals a boost from last month’s Paris Air Show helped secure a record order book worth around £220bn for the sector. The current aircraft order backlog has reached a record high of 13,589, which is 50 per cent larger than it was in 2012 and double [...]
Autumn Budget 2017: Chancellor Philip Hammond’s speech in full November 22, 2017 You can read the chancellor's Budget speech in full here: Mr Deputy Speaker I report today on an economy that continues to grow, continues to create more jobs than ever before and continues to confound those who seek to talk it down. An economy set on a path to a new relationship with our European [...]
Focus On Forest Hill: Meet the up-and-coming part of south east London that’s been dubbed the “new nappy valley” November 16, 2017 Like a lot of south east London, Forest Hill likes to keep a low profile – lest anyone find out just how good it is. But as the affordability crisis forces more and more Londoners to search the nooks and crannies of the capital for decent housing, many of them have alighted upon this useful [...]
Time to recognise the value of Venture Capital Trust funds November 14, 2017 Next week, the chancellor will unveil his Budget, with just 18 months to go before the UK leaves the EU. Despite Brexit uncertainty, the UK entrepreneurial scene is thriving, and the investment opportunity ripe for those looking to access the growth potential of early-stage businesses. This is something the government has recognised, and we expect [...]
Autumn Budget 2017: Hammond promises to replace European startup investment from the EIF with new fund post-Brexit November 22, 2017 A new fund from the British Business Bank was announced today by chancellor Philip Hammond, to help UK startup businesses grow in scale. Hammond promised that the UK would remain on the front line of technology and innovation post-Brexit, and that the government would “stand ready to replace EIF [European Investment Fund] lending if necessary”. [...]
Is your greatest asset people, or data? October 4, 2017 Most of us spend our entire careers working for organisations where the prevailing attitude is that “people are our greatest asset”. In the service sector in particular, the expertise of an organisation’s people, their ability to work together, deliver an outstanding service and build strong relationships with customers is a cornerstone of its proposition. Often [...]
Let’s ‘take back control’ of immigration – and increase it November 3, 2017 Does “taking back control” of our borders mean reducing immigration? That’s a question that hasn’t been asked much over the last 16 months, even as Leavers and Remainers have locked horns over a host of other Brexit-related issues. In fact, when it comes to migration there seems to be a disconnect between what the two [...]
Revealed: Behind the scenes of Carillion’s annus horribilis December 21, 2017 Troubled construction giant Carillion hit the headlines again yesterday after it announced its interim chief executive Keith Cochrane will be replaced almost three months earlier than planned. When Andrew Davies, who was set to take over on 2 April 2018, starts on 22 January, he will become the company’s third chief executive in six months. [...]
Carillion share price: Behind the scenes of the construction giant’s annus horribilis December 21, 2017 Troubled construction giant Carillion hit the headlines again yesterday after it announced its interim chief executive Keith Cochrane will be replaced almost three months earlier than planned. When Andrew Davies, who was set to take over on 2 April 2018, starts on 22 January, he will become the company’s third chief executive in six months. [...]
London house prices won’t start rising until after Brexit, according to experts September 26, 2017 Prime house prices in the capital will not begin to rise until after Brexit, analysis by upmarket estate agent Savills has suggested. House prices in prime central London will fall 3.2 per cent this year and stay flat next year, before climbing two per cent in 2019, according to Savills’ five-year forecast. Meanwhile, sellers across [...]