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North Wales renewable energy firm urges UK Government to back solar for homes as energy prices surge
A renewable energy business says UK Government needs to back solar for homes to provide a quicker fix to the current energy price crisis in the UK. Carbon Zero Renewables – part of the UK Leisure Living Group which has sites in St Asaph, Mochdre and Deeside – has experienced a 1000% surge in orders …
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Evening Standard
Easyjet CEO says BA plan for Gatwick not ‘something we will lose sleep over’
Easyjet today insisted that recovery “is under way” even as it predicted losses for the year to September of more than £1.1 billion.It insisted it is not worried about rival BA’s plans to launch a short-haul hub at Gatwick.CEO Johan Lundgren said: “We have proven that we can compete against any airline. We will have …
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Job vacancies hit record high as post-pandemic labour market continues recovery
The number of job vacancies hit a record high of 1.1 million in the three months to September, as the post-pandemic labour market continues to recover.The Office for National Statistics said the number of job vacancies increased by 318,000, with all industry sectors above or equal to the levels seen between January to March last …
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Business Weekly
Tea brews healthy returns for Treatt plc
Shaping the future of healthier tea, coffee and other drink products is proving lucrative for East Anglia business Treatt plc. Easing into its new HQ in Bury St Edmunds, Treatt is taking sugar and toxins out of next generation beverages.  Some shareholders took a sip of profits and others a slug of fresh stock as …
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InterContinental-owner IHG hunts successor to chairman Cescau
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), the FTSE-100 owner of Crowne Plaza and Holiday Inn, is in talks to find a successor to Patrick Cescau, its veteran chairman.Sky News has learnt that IHG, which has a market value of just over £9bn, is working with headhunters on a search for Mr Cescau’s replacement. City sources said on …
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Carbon dioxide producer hikes prices under deal to keep supplies going amid gas costs spike
Britain’s main carbon dioxide producer is to hike its prices under a government-brokered deal to keep supplies to key industries going without taxpayer subsidies.Ministers stepped in last month after a surge in natural gas prices prompted US-owned CF Industries to shut down fertiliser plants that also make 60% of Britain’s CO2 – a key input …
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Business Weekly
CMR Surgical to open manufacturing hub in Ely
Surgical robotics pioneer CMR Surgical plans to open a new large-scale manufacturing facility in Cambridgeshire.  The site will enable upscaled manufacturing processes to meet the increasing global demand for the Versius® Surgical Robotic System, now established as a valuable surgical tool in a number of hospitals across Europe, India, Australia and the Middle East. Following …
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Sky News
What options does the government have for helping industry through energy crisis?
The record high prices suppliers are paying alongside shortfalls in gas supply across Europe have sparked concerns that the UK could face an energy crisis this winter.Wholesale prices for gas have increased 250% since the start of the year, and there has been a 70% rise since August. The rise has been put down to …
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Aviation sector sales fly high at Tyneside’s Solar Solve
South Shields based Solar Solve Ltd has reported high sales to the global aviation sector during the first seven months of 2021. The company, which makes window shades for ships, has diversified into the aviation sector, which has used downtime in the pandemic to carry out maintenance and upgrade projects. Solar Solve, which is based …
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Glass giant Encirc warns energy costs could surge to £100m
Energy costs could surge by £60m every year, one of Europe’s largest glass plants has predicted. Adrian Curry, managing director at Encirc, which has a base in Cheshire, said the firm has seen “huge increases” to its natural gas and electricity costs. This forces it to pass on the increases to brand owners, retail outlets …
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Watch the Eggborough ‘blowdown’ as final cooling towers demolished at former coal power station
The final four cooling towers at the former Eggborough Power Station have been demolished. The skyline-changing spectacle, completed on Sunday, was the latest milestone in the redevelopment of the location – with the brownfield site earmarked for mixed use regeneration. The ‘blowdown’ implosion took place at 9am within an exclusion zone with a 350m diameter. …
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Big Ideas Live: Guide to the topics, speakers and timings
Big Ideas live will explore the challenges facing the economy as we come out of the pandemic.It will look at how business can fire up the UK, but also at the challenges they face in doing so. What are the jobs which will be created, post pandemic, and where in the country? And with more …

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