Up in the air: Risks pile on for aerospace industry as 737 Max saga continues August 22, 2019 Risks are mounting for the world’s aerospace industry, amid political tensions and delays to Boeing’s grounded 737 Max jet returning to service, according to ratings agency Moody’s. Read more: Boeing takes $4.9bn hit on 737 Max groundings to compensate airlines The grounding of the best-selling passenger jet in March after two deadly crashes killed 346 [...]
Rentokil buyout of Mitie pest control business given green light by regulator August 22, 2019 Rentokil’s bid to hive off parts of its newly-acquired pest control business from Mitie so as to assuage competition concerns has been accepted by regulators. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has given the deal its blessing, as long as Rentokil sells the majority of the majority of the business that used to be called [...]
Thyssenkrupp pushes back against EU’s steel merger block August 22, 2019 Thyssenkrupp has filed a complaint against regulators after they blocked a joint venture with Tata Steel earlier in the summer. The German steel making giant is disputing the antitrust decision by the European Commission to veto its plans to forge Europe’s second-biggest steelmaker over fears it would reduce competition. Read more: Thyssenkrupp issues another profit [...]
Land of the car? Trump slams Ford for backing stricter emissions rules August 22, 2019 Donald Trump has found a new target for his Twitter ire: the global automotive industry. The US President yesterday mounted a series of attacks on car makers for snubbing his plan to roll back Obama-era fuel efficiency rules, singling out Ford for instead siding with a California state deal which proposes stricter emissions standards. Read [...]
Uncertain future for retailers as businesses fail to invest in digital August 21, 2019 In an already turbulent time for the high street, swathes of the retail sector are ignoring the need to focus on digital technology, despite consumers increasingly shopping online, according to research. A survey of 100 top retailers found more than one-third of businesses have no strategy in place to address developments such as a rapid [...]
‘Massive gravy train’: British Airways owner IAG slams Heathrow expansion plans August 21, 2019 British Airways’ parent company has accused Heathrow airport of “treating customers with contempt,” saying plans to spend billions on its expansion before getting planning permission amounted to a “heist”. In an excoriating attack, International Airlines Group accused Britain’s biggest airport of covering up the cost of the expansion. Heathrow has claimed the plans can be [...]
Repair job slashes Costain profits despite new work flooding in August 21, 2019 Orders have flooded in during the first half at infrastructure group Costain, despite a historic Oxfordshire project came back to bite it more than a decade on from its completion. The London listed construction firm was forced to pay £9.7m to repair the roof of a high-tech science centre, the National Synchrotron facility, which it [...]
Feeling the heat: Walmart sues Tesla after solar panel blazes August 21, 2019 In a clash of two of America’s best-known companies, Walmart has sued Tesla for alleged “widespread negligence” that led to solar panels made by the electric car giant catching fire. The supermarket behemoth has asked a court to force Tesla to remove the panels from more than 240 of its US stores after they were [...]
JCB charges ahead with ‘historic’ electric digger August 20, 2019 JCB marked an “historic moment” in digger manufacturing today, as its new electric version of the iconic yellow digger rolled off the production line. The firm is moving into full production with the construction industry’s first fully electric mini excavator, with 50 machines already having gone out to customers around the world. Read more: JCB [...]
Fire ‘biggest cause of losses’ on construction projects in recent years August 20, 2019 The biggest cause of financial losses on large-scale construction projects across the globe in the last five years is fire, according to research, while political risk and international sanctions are a growing concern for contractors. Fire accounts for more than one-quarter of losses on insurance claims made by contractors, according to Allianz, worth around €2.1bn [...]
