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Northumberland’s Bedmax hails export strength as it targets more sales
Equine bedding and sustainable fire log maker Bedmax has talked of recent growth and export success across key markets in the Far East, Middle East and Europe. The Northumberland-based horse bedding specialist, which has production facilities at Belford, Chathill, Newark in Nottinghamshire and Andover in Hampshire, saw turnover edge up from £20.9m to £21.8m in …
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Small Business Saturday could boost business confidence this year, group says
A leading campaign group has suggested that Small Business Saturday could provide a significant boost to business confidence this year if Britons turn out in force to support their local high streets. The optimism precedes this year’s Small Business Saturday UK, set for 7 December, which is an annual initiative aimed at spurring consumer engagement …
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Harland & Wolff close to government-backed rescue deal with Navantia
Harland & Wolff (H&W), the shipyard-owner which built the Titanic, is closing on a government-backed rescue deal with a Spanish shipping industry group.Sky News can reveal that Navantia has won approval from Downing Street to acquire H&W’s four UK shipyards in a transaction which could be formally agreed as early as next week. If confirmed …
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Hundreds of jobs secured at train factory after £500m deal
Fourteen new trains are to be built at a Hitachi plant in County Durham, securing hundreds of jobs.The plan safeguards 700 jobs with a £500m investment for the Newton Aycliffe site. The plant and its workers had faced an uncertain future with an upcoming gap in its order book before work begins on HS2 (High …
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Guardian signs controversial deal to sell The Observer to Tortoise Media
The owner of The Guardian is pressing ahead with the sale of the world’s oldest Sunday newspaper to a fledgling digital media company, just hours after scores of journalists went on strike in protest at the deal.Guardian Media Group (GMG) and its parent, the Scott Trust, confirmed on Friday that the sale of The Observer …
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Restaurant group to open new Indian and BBQ eatery in Gloucestershire
A new restaurant that mixes Indian gastronomy with BBQ is set to open in Gloucestershire next month. JM Socials, the group behind Cheltenham eateries Prithvi, Bhoomi Kitchen, BAO + BBQ, Circo, and The Mayflower, is preparing to open its latest venture in Bishop’s Cleeve in the new year. Jai Ho will offer a menu centred …
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Direct Line set to accept sweetened Aviva takeover bid
One of the UK’s biggest insurers could get even bigger as Direct Line looks set to accept a sweetened £3.61bn takeover bid from Aviva. It’s not the first time Aviva has tried to buy Direct Line, which includes the Churchill and Privilege brands. Last month its £3.3bn offer was rejected for being “highly opportunistic” and …
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The electric shock behind Europe’s stuttering EV future
Across Europe, car companies are cutting jobs and shutting factories – to the extent that some question their very existence. So it’s worth asking the question: what’s gone wrong with Europe (and for that matter America’s) car industry?While some will reach for their own pet conclusions (Brexit! Electric vehicle deadlines! Government regulations!) in practice there’s …
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Electric vehicles make up one in four new cars sold – as industry demands sales help
Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) accounted for 25% of new car registrations in November, an almost 60% increase year-on-year – and well above a government target manufacturers have called on ministers to relax.BEVs were the only sector of the car market to see increased sales in November, which saw new registrations down almost 2%, the second …
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Thames Water creditors fail to get veto over fine payments
Thames Water’s largest creditor group has failed to secure a veto over whether a £3bn emergency funding injection is used to settle regulatory fines imposed for a string of environmental and performance failings.Sky News can reveal that a clause stipulating that the company’s A lenders – which account for well over £10bn of the debt …
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SpaceX rivalry prompts Airbus to cut 2,000 jobs including hundreds in UK
Airbus has revealed just over 2,000 job losses across its space and defence division, with 477 roles affected in the UK, amid tough competition from US rivals including Elon Musk’s SpaceX.The bulk of the cuts, which were not as severe as the company had initially expected, will affect mainly management and wider office roles in …
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UK’s electric vehicle market is doing better than you might think
To listen to UK car manufacturers in recent weeks has been to hear a counsel of despair over the electric vehicle market.Struggling to hit targets imposed amid mixed messages from the last government, they have lobbied the new one to relax the rules. Yet November’s figures show an industry not just hitting the 22% zero …

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