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26.11.2021 - 18:20
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Business Live
From blades to bags – how one Hull firm is helping enhance offshore wind’s green credentials
Recycling specialist MyGroup’s expansion into textile repurposing has seen an exemplar project landed on the doorstep with global giant Siemens Gamesa. The Hull firm specialises in plastics, but has now developed a solution for the upcycling of hard-wearing poly-blend materials used to protect the blades during storage and transportation. It comes as the focus turns …
26.11.2021 - 17:33
Business
Business Live
Welsh firms being held back by lack of investment in leadership training
The growth potential of Welsh firms is being hamstrung by ‘accidental managers’, according to new research by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI). The research shows that 92% of SMEs in Wales fail to invest in leadership training. This is despite ONS data proving that good management can significantly improve productivity, with ‘better managed’ firms being …
26.11.2021 - 16:58
Business
Sky News
FTSE-100 property giant Land Securities to kick off hunt for next chair
One of the handful of female chairs of a FTSE-100 company is preparing to step down after serving on the board of Land Securities, the property giant, for nearly eight years.Sky News understands that Landsec, which owns big stakes in the Bluewater shopping centre in Kent and MediaCity in Salford, will begin a search next …
26.11.2021 - 16:09
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Business Live
Northern Ireland economy needs to make most of dual market access post Brexit – NI Chamber
If the Northern Ireland economy was a company, it would be bust, the head of one of Northern Ireland’s most influential business bodies has said, adding that to transform its fortunes it needs to make the most of its dual market access in the wake of Brexit. Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce and Industry president …
26.11.2021 - 15:38
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Business Live
Energy Central passes major milestone as North Sea Link becomes operational
The Energy Central cluster in Northumberland has passed a major milestone following the completion of the world’s longest subsea electricity link, connecting the North East and Norway. Energy Central – a partnership between Advance Northumberland, Port of Blyth, Northumberland County Council and the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult – says Blyth is now home to …
26.11.2021 - 13:12
Business
Sky News
Why fear of growth setback has spooked investors
News of a potentially fast-spreading new coronavirus variant has already triggered a violent reaction on markets and in a number of different asset classes.While much attention has naturally alighted on equity markets, with big falls in the FTSE-100 and continental European indices such as the DAX in Germany and the CAC-40 in France, probably the …
26.11.2021 - 11:33
Business
Evening Standard
Brokers share rise on chance of second retail investor boom
IT was a grim day on the markets, but traders looking for bargains found themselves eyeing up the shares of the firms they work for.Last year’s lockdown saw a surge in new punters buying stocks. Account opening rocketed at Hargreaves Lansdown, IG and CMC Markets as a new breed of investor decided to try their …
26.11.2021 - 11:12
Business
Evening Standard
“If you are never in the office, you won’t make it around here” — BT boss Philip Jansen
On the campaign trail in June 2019 Boris Johnson said in his usual off the cuff way that he wanted ultra-fast broadband in every UK home by 2025.For watchers of BT what happened next was striking. New CEO Philip Jansen responded: “We’re up for it.”The old BT would have mumbled about costs, shareholder value and …
26.11.2021 - 11:00
Business
Euro News
Bitcoin price drops amid fears of the new B.1.1.529 ‘Omicron’ COVID variant. Here’s why
26.11.2021 - 10:51
Business
Sky News
Google blinks first in 11-month privacy showdown with UK regulator
The UK markets watchdog said on Friday it had secured additional commitments from Google in its 11-month-long tussle over the technology giant’s privacy plans.In January, the Competitions and Markets Authority (CMA) launched an investigation in to Google’s plans to remove third-party tracking cookies from Chrome, the most used desktop web browser in the world. The …
26.11.2021 - 10:20
Business
Sky News
Tube strike under way – with more action planned in run-up to Christmas
London Underground drivers have gone on strike, causing disruption to the capital during Black Friday sales with more action planned in the run-up to Christmas.The Central, Jubilee, Northern, Piccadilly and Victoria lines were all affected from the early hours of the morning. More disruption is planned to take place on Saturday night with the restarting …
26.11.2021 - 10:09
Business
Sky News
Lenders score own goal with collapse of sports broadcaster Arena
Some of Britain’s biggest lenders are facing sizeable losses from the sudden collapse of Arena Television, a provider of outside broadcast services at sporting events including the Wimbledon tennis championships.Sky News has learnt that banks including Close Brothers, HSBC and Shawbrook had all taken on significant financial exposure to the company, which fell into insolvency …
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