EU referendum – PwC comments on the impact on environmental issues Jonathan Grant, Director, PwC sustainability and climate change, said: “The referendum’s outcome is a major setback for the type of collaboration needed to tackle global environmental issues like climate change. “The UK government has been a champion of climate …
What happens next for Privacy & GDPR? The long term impact of the UK’s referendum decision to “Brexit” on the legislative framework for privacy is unlikely to be hugely significant. After Article 50 is invoked which gives our official “notice” to leave the EU (which now looks likely to be …
Brexit Result Won’t Stop UK Firms’ Plans For Overseas Expansion David Galsworthy, CEO and Co-Founder of Techspace, a flexible coworking space specifically designed for fast-growth tech scale-up companies said: “This week we’ve actually just announced an expansion to Berlin, our first international coworking space and this decision was taken well …
FSB sets out small business agenda for EU negotiations The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) is urging the Government to ensure economic stability at this time of uncertainty. FSB outlines key asks to Government in the EU negotiations. Mike Cherry, National Chairman at the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), said: …
AS Redrow Homes reports a turnover in excess of £1billion for the first time alongside record annual profits, the housebuilder’s Midlands division is also marking a productive year. While Redrow’s nationwide success is a strong sign of a more buoyant UK housing market, the achievements of its divisional arm operating …
Skanska ‘tops out’ at The Monument Building Skanska, has ‘topped out’ at The Monument Building, its 94,000sqft (8,732m2) office-led development scheme in London EC3. In a roof-top ceremony held yesterday (7th September 2015), the Skanska team was joined by The Lord Mayor of the City of London, Alderman Alan Yarrow, …
Developments being created by Sheffield Housing Company (SHC) are amongst the best in the UK. The £295 million initiative, which aims to deliver 2,300 high quality new homes over 15 years, has been selected as one of only five shortlisted entries for the best joint venture category in the 2015 …
A Coventry based courier & light haulage business is aiming to help companies take advantage of the surge in Online Shopping without incurring prohibitive surcharges for items that don’t fit most carriers preferred profile. Defenda Transport & Logistics Ltd which trades under the DEFENDA COURIERS brand, operates a large fleet …
Several years ago Coventry based Defendapack introduced an environmentally friendlier version of the wire and plastic clothes hanger. The cardboard hanger project was an attempt by the innovative company to help reduce the millions of wire hangers that find their way into landfill sites every year. Delighted with the sales …
Trevor Hoyle, Vice President Operations Northern Europe, FedEx Express According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) China now has the world’s largest economy, knocking the US from the top spot. Estimated to be worth $17.6tn, China’s economy is still growing and has expanded at approximately 10% a year for the …