Bullet Express, one of the UK’s fastest-growing logistics, distribution and storage companies, announces that it is opening a new, 44,000 square feet Airport Logistics and Training Centre at Westway Park, next to Glasgow Airport. This latest development in the Bullet Express growth story is underpinned by storage and value-added contracts from several brand names in […]
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Plans are being discussed to build 1,350 homes on the edge of an East Midlands town, along with a new primary school, shopping centre and two parks. Developers want to build on land between Little Casterton and the A6121/Ryhall Road, just north of Stamford in Lincolnshire. A planning application from agents at Savills (UK) suggests
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An expanded devolution deal for the North East has been welcomed by business groups in the region. The £4bn deal – which will extend the current arrangements in the North of Tyne to cover Tyne and Wear, Northumberland and County Durham – aims to create 24,000 extra jobs, deliver 70,000 courses each year and leverage
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Construction firm Beard has completed two care homes projects worth a combined £24.8m. The Swindon-headquartered business has built the facilities in Caversham, Berkshire, and Farnham Common, Buckinghamshire, for private healthcare firm Signature. The Farnham Common building has now been opened and includes 74 studio-style apartments with private wet rooms, alongside facilities such as a café,
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Hotel giant Travelodge has launched a recruitment drive to fill more than 400 posts. The jobs will be a mixture of full and part-time positions across their 13 East Midlandslocations and at its head office in Oxfordshire. Travelodge said it will be recruiting managers, bar and cafe staff, housekeepers, receptionists and for its in-house maintenance
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Construction businesses in Scotland are still suffering the scourge of late payments, outstanding retentions and unexpected charges, a new survey by the Construction Industry Collective Voice (CICV) has revealed. Some 68% of respondents to the body’s in-depth poll said their payment terms were altered negatively, with 60% claiming adjustments to payments were made with little
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(L) Academy technical director Ian Edgeworth and (R) office manager and lead internal verifier Carolynn Edgeworth The Energy Training Academy, Scotland’s newest LCL Awards-approved training centre has opened its doors for business in Edinburgh. Work on transforming a 12,000 sq. ft warehouse into a state-of-the-art facility built over two floors has been ongoing for the
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Office take-up in Cardiff bounced back in 2022 with annual transactions above the pre-Covid trend levels, according to global property consultancy Knight Frank. In its annual survey of the office market in the UK’s key regional cities, shows that Cardiff office transactions for the year – although experiencing a drop off in the final quarter
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To mark the start of National Apprenticeship Week, the Oxfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership’s (OxLEP) Skills team (OxLEP Skills), has launched a new campaign to help Oxfordshire business unlock the door to local opportunities and talent. The ‘door to more’ campaign aims to raise awareness of the support and schemes available to local business accessing and
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The total investment by the Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC) and its members and partners in green skills has reached £25 million, supporting Scotland’s transition to net zero as well as biotech research initiatives. £25 million is based on the combined investment in the innovation centre’s skills programmes including industry contributions completed since IBioIC’s inception
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