Pandemic will lead to a 'lost generation' of managers amid warning town and city centres will change forever
The seismic effect of the coronavirus pandemic has has a profound economic impact alongside the devastating health crisis which has claimed more than 125,000 lives.
Without radical action to decarbonise industries like steel and aviation UK will never reach net zero by 2050, says think-tank Onward
Think-tank Onward has set out a 25-point-plan to get the 12 most carbon-intensive industries – the so-called “carbon giants” – to a position over the next thirty years where their net carbon emissions are zero.
SIG forecasts a return to growth after pandemic year
The Sheffield-based group also said that its Return to Growth strategy is on course and the UK business has been rebuilt and relaunched. The firm said its reconnection with customers, suppliers and employees is now well advanced.
Ocado sales leap 40 per cent amid dramatic and permanent online shopping shift
The group said its retail arm joint venture with Marks & Spencer delivered retail revenues of £599m for the 13 weeks to February 28, covering the Christmas trading season – up 40 per cent on a year earlier.
Yorkshire Water awards water services contracts worth over £550m
The contracts have been awarded to Morrison Utility Services (MUS) and Network Plus, under Yorkshire Water’s new Water Services Partnership, following a tender process for its clean water network repair and maintenance services contracts.
Government should set a target for how much British steel will be used in big projects like HS2, says Labour
Labour is calling on government to set targets for UK steel content for major public works with a guarantee to state a preference for the use of UK produced steel through the contracting process.
Almost one in four smaller exporters have temporarily halted sales to EU, says FSB
Around one in 25 have decided to stop selling into the EU permanently after new trading rules came into force at the start of this year, the study indicated.
Why Leeds-based marketing agency Umpf is opening an office in London
The Leeds-based firm, which was established in 2009, says it will increase its headcount from nine to 15 full-time staff by June on the back of new business wins and organic client growth.
Humber International Enterprise Park plans approved – but developers told to be a 'good neighbour'
East Riding Council’s Planning Committee voted 10 to two to approve Associated British Ports’ (ABP) plans for Humber International Enterprise Park, south of Hedon bypass.
York-based Animalcare makes significant strategic progress in challenging year
York-based Animalcare Group, which is an international animal health business, has announced its audited full year results for the year ended 31 December 2020.
