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12.06.2022 - 09:19
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Sky News
Plans to allow agency workers to fill in for striking rail staff condemned as ‘reckless’
Plans to change the law to allow agency workers to fill in for striking staff have been branded “reckless” by unions – ahead of looming industrial action that threatens to cripple the rail network later this month.Transport Secretary Grant Shapps told a newspaper that any such move would not affect “this particular set of strikes” …
12.06.2022 - 09:09
Business
Evening Standard
Inflation, inclusion and immigration: highlights ahead of London Tech Week
Inflation, inclusion and immigration are set to be among key topics of discussion as representatives from across the global tech industry gather at the Queen Elizabeth II Centre for London Tech Week.It’s the first time the conference has been held in-person since 2019 as the pandemic forced the conference online in 2020. Over 20,000 delegates …
12.06.2022 - 08:57
Business
Business Live
Petrol-head Guy Martin gets on board with Humber’s Net Zero ambition as next generation careers outlined
Television personality Guy Martin joined hundreds of students at an event to promote decarbonisation projects across the Humber. Organised by the Humber Industrial Cluster Plan and supported by Humber Zero partners Phillips 66 and the VPI, the event was held as part of Humber Business Week at The Baths Hall, Scunthorpe. It was the first …
12.06.2022 - 08:02
Business
Business Live
Tuber Group swoops for William Jackson Food Group’s fresh produce business
Rapidly expanding Hull food business Tuber Group has made a second acquisition in six months. Fellow city firm William Jackson Food Group’s My Fresh subsidiary has been bought out, having added Scunthorpe-based Saxon Foods late last year. The Bedfordshire-based fresh produce processor, together with its 150 staff, has been taken on in an undisclosed deal. …
12.06.2022 - 03:00
Business
Business Live
Meet the CEO targeting £1bn valuation for challenger broadband provider supported by former England rugby star
A broadband provider, which counts a former England rugby star among its ranks, has set its sights on becoming Greater Manchester’s latest tech unicorn by reaching a valuation of £1bn. Hale-headquartered 4th Utility is on the cusp of kicking off a debt raise worth in the region of £80m which it hopes will supercharge the …
11.06.2022 - 23:01
Business
Business Live
Relaunched Swan Hunter merges with Norwegian firm PASSER Group to launch cable firm
A ‘new’ Swan Hunter company has merged with Norwegian subsea cable handing business PASSER Group to create a new business that will have a base on Tyneside. PASSER LARS, which stands for ‘logistics and rental solutions’, aims to become a “leading player” in the global cable handling and logistics rental market for offshore oil and …
11.06.2022 - 11:20
Business
Sky News
Spurned Ofcom candidate Gilbert screened to lead BBC funding review
One of the candidates snubbed in the recent race to chair Ofcom, the media regulator, is being considered to oversee a government-commissioned review of the BBC’s future funding.Sky News has learnt that Lord Gilbert of Panteg, the former chair of the House of Lords communications and digital committee, is among a list of names under …
10.06.2022 - 15:49
Business
Business Live
Aviation fuel to cardboard and conservation – Humber Renewables Awards winners are flying high
Phillips 66 made it two awards in a month as it took the Green Innovation Award at the Humber Renewables Awards. A global leader in one of the most carbon intensive industries, it is playing a prominent role in the pioneering transformation of a cluster built on a fossil fuel economy. This year has seen …
10.06.2022 - 15:49
Business
Business Live
Humber Renewables Awards 2022 in pictures
10.06.2022 - 15:17
Business
Business Live
Winners reveal pride after Durham, Sunderland and South Tyneside Business Awards
Companies have spoken of their pride after winning big at the second heat of the North East Business Awards. Around 250 people gathered at Ramside Hall to see nine companies scoop awards in the Durham, Sunderland and South Tyneside regional final, hosted by TV presenter Kirsten O’Brien. All the winners of the hotly contested heat …
10.06.2022 - 15:12
Business
Business Live
ADVERTORIAL: New way for Cornish patients to give feedback on their healthcare
A pioneering technology, being piloted across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, is opening up new ways for patients to give feedback on their healthcare. PEP Health, an award-winning digital health company, has created a state-of-the-art dashboard to track patient experiences in both GP surgeries and hospitals. The project is backed by the European Regional …
10.06.2022 - 14:58
Business
Business Live
Ideal growing conditions for Westland Horticulture see profits soar
Westland Horticulture, one of Northern Ireland’s biggest companies, has recorded a sharp increase in profits and said it expects further growth in the coming months. The Dungannon, County Tyrone-headquartered business notched up pre-tax profits of £25.6 million for the year to the end of August 2021, a jump from £14.5 million in the previous financial …
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