Better workplaces will make Britain more productive Opinion The UK’s significant productivity crisis is exacerbated by outdated and inefficient office environments, and improving these workplaces is a practical and cost-effective starting point for businesses to boost national output, employee efficiency and staff retention, says Phil Bentley Last Friday, The Office for Budget Responsibility submitted its latest estimates for the UK economy to the [...]
Mitie Group makes bid for Lord Ashcroft-founded Marlowe Business Mitie Group has made a £366m offer for Lord Ashcroft-founded Marlowe, as revenue surged 13 per cent at the outsourcing giant. The FTSE 250 firm said the takeover of the AIM-listed testing and inspection group would deliver £30m of cost synergies as part of its full-year results today. “Adding Marlowe’s 3,000 highly respected colleagues to [...]
Mark Kleinman: Tucker’s luck could mean handing over HSBC reins during a trade war Business Mark Kleinman is Sky News’ City Editor and is the man who gets the Square Mile talking in his weekly City AM column. This week he tackles HSBC’s chair changeover, the FCA’s recent climbdown, and a mighty job at Mitie. Tucker’s luck could mean handing over HSBC reins during a trade war Just as one swallow doesn’t make [...]
Mitie: Shard-based outsourcing giant toasts to double-digit growth October 15, 2024 Outsourcing giant Mitie has reported double-digit growth after a record number of contract deals and extensions in the first half of the year. The FTSE-250 firm said that revenue increased by 13 per cent, to £2.4bn, in the half-year ended 30 September, up from £2.1bn last year. This was driven by a 45 per cent [...]