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07.02.2023 - 10:04
Business
Sky News
Liberty Steel customer Aartee Bright Bar crashes into administration
A major customer of Britain’s third-biggest steel producer has been forced to call in administrators, deepening the financial gloom engulfing the industry.Sky News has learnt that Aartee Bright Bar, which is based in the West Midlands and employs 250 people, has this week drafted in Alvarez & Marsal to handle an insolvency process. Liberty Steel …
07.02.2023 - 09:52
Business
Business Live
National Apprenticeship Week – Airbus launches new Filton academy
Aerospace giant Airbus has opened a new academy at its site near Bristol to encourage more local students to consider a career in the industry. Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer visited the facility in Filton, South Gloucestershire on Monday (February 6) to mark its launch at the start of National Apprenticeship Week. The facility includes …
07.02.2023 - 09:41
Business
Business Live
Premium bonus for Hull’s top events venue as VIP experience seized upon
VIP hospitality sales at the Bonus Arena in Hull have doubled since the venue re-opened after the Covid-19 pandemic. Demand for premium experiences has rocketed at the Myton Street venue as guests treat themselves to upgraded balcony seats or pre-show dining, making the most of the recent return and defying the downturn. The venue, which …
07.02.2023 - 09:33
Business
Evening Standard
Blow to Morgan Advanced Materials as cyber-attack to cost millions to deal with
Shares in Morgan Advanced Materials tanked 7.5% to 292p this morning after the industrial manufacturer became the latest listed firm to fall victim to a cyber attack which it said would cost millions of pounds to tackle.The 166-year-old firm warned the attack meant some of its IT systems were irrecoverable, and it had been forced …
07.02.2023 - 09:00
Business
Evening Standard
One in five November energy vouchers expired without being claimed – PayPoint
About one in five people did not redeem the £66 energy support voucher they were sent by PayPoint in November, the company has said.PayPoint had sent out hundreds of thousands of vouchers in November under a Government support scheme.But only 81% of those vouchers had been redeemed on Sunday when they ran out – 90 …
07.02.2023 - 08:50
Business
Business Live
North East prepares to fly the regional flag at world’s biggest property conference Mipim 2023
A strong delegation from the North East has pledged to shine a light on opportunities in the region at the world’s biggest property event. Mipim 2023 is expected to unite more investors and developers than ever before when it takes place in Cannes, France next month, giving officials from core cities and governments the chance …
07.02.2023 - 08:26
Business
Business Live
Nissan executive warns on future work for Sunderland plant amid rising costs for businesses in UK
A warning has been made over future work for Nissan’s Sunderland plant, despite the factory announcing its highest number of new apprentices. The automotive giant has announced 140 apprenticeship positions in a variety of roles, winning praise from a Government Minister and saying the roles are an investment in the “talent of the future”. But …
07.02.2023 - 08:12
Business
Evening Standard
Spotlight on diversity in tech as report finds most LGBTQ+ founders and investors hide their gender or sexuality
Fresh questions over a lack of diversity in the tech sector emerged today after a report found 75% of LGBTQ+ founders and nearly 80% of investors withhold their identity from their peers in the ecosystem, potentially resulting in worse health conditions and lower cognitive performance.Just ⅓ of investors who said they were taking action to …
07.02.2023 - 08:09
Business
Evening Standard
BP waters down environmental ambitions after record profit
Profit hit record highs at oil giant BP last year as the business benefited from runaway oil and gas prices caused by the war in Ukraine.The company also said that it had slashed its emissions reduction targets by a third, and will produce much more oil and gas by the end of this decade than …
07.02.2023 - 07:59
Business
Evening Standard
Average London home prices dropped by more than £11k in January
The fall in the London property market gathered pace in January as average prices dropped by more than £11,000, figures released on Tuesday have revealed.According to data from Britain’s biggest mortgage lender Halifax the average cost of a home in London dropped by £11,073 from £541,472 to £530,396 in January compared with December.That meant the …
07.02.2023 - 00:01
Business
Sky News
Consumer spending still below inflation but cinema and travel outlays buck the trend
Consumer spending remained broadly below inflation last month but people forked out for holidays and entertainment as pent-up demand was released. Closely watched data from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and KPMG, as well as from Barclays, showed spending rose by 4.2% and 9.7% in value terms respectively in January compared with a year ago. …
06.02.2023 - 12:27
Business
Sky News
Age-old complaint about savings rates is down to you rather than bank bosses
The bosses of Britain’s leading commercial banks – Barclays, NatWest, HSBC and Lloyds Banking Group – appear before the Treasury select committee of MPs on Tuesday.They face questions on a range of issues including branch closures, the mortgage market and the government’s proposed reforms to financial regulation that were unveiled just before Christmas. Potentially the …
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