Rapid Responses September 26, 2012 Clegg on housing [Re: The ideas emerging from Lib Dem conference dissolve under scrunity, Tuesday] Nick Clegg, and the coalition more broadly, are failing to pursue sufficient supply-side reform in the housing sector. The reason approved sites are lying idle is because the current planning system limits supply. The really big money is to be [...]
State-of-the-art studio has style and substance September 26, 2012 Media company BSkyB approached K+N to work with it on the design and implementation of its new studio space for Sky Sports News. The privately owned furniture company was founded in 1925 and has grown to become the largest manufacturer of office furniture in Europe. The sports channel, along with a number of other Sky [...]
Delivering a project of this scale requires a meticulous approach September 26, 2012 BSKYB set out to build the most ecologically sustainable broadcasting complex in Europe – it did not want to merely build a monument to the Sky brand. Instead, BSkyB was after a building that would allow it to change and grow. Sky Sports News was to be the first, and largest, studio to go on [...]
The iPhone 5 – is it more than a 4SS? September 26, 2012 Connectivity One of the biggest selling points for the iPhone 5 is its 4G technology, which will make mobile browsing far, far quicker. Unfortunately, it hasn’t been switched on yet in the UK. Tthe newly rebranded “EE” (formerly Everything Everywhere), plans to launch the first 4G network in London within “weeks”. If you’re on another [...]
Why Apple is playing the long-game with its Maps app September 26, 2012 An Apple user walks into a bar. Or a church. Or a field. He’s not really sure. Ha! A joke at Apple’s expense! That’s not something you hear every day. If you believe the hype, problems with Apple’s in-house Maps app could be the iPhone 5’s equivalent of the antenna troubles that dogged the launch [...]
Germany takes final step to Eurozone bailout fund ratification September 26, 2012 Germany has taken the final step to ratifying the Eurozone Stability Mechanism, with a cabinet declaration that addresses concerns raised by the country’s constitutional court. The Eurozone bailout fund, which was given the green light by German lawmakers earlier this month, can now go ahead in an attempt to stem the ongoing debt crisis. The [...]
FTSE 100 down following losses in Asia and US September 26, 2012 The leading share index was firmly lower this morning, consolidating losses in the US and Asia as investors worried about global growth amid signs that Spain’s economy is worsening. Miners and insurers dragged the index down. CPP Group was a loser once again, shedding 7.14 per cent in early deals. Fellow insurer RSA Insurance lost [...]
Funding for Lending scheme boosts mortgage availability September 26, 2012 British banks reported a big increase in the availability of mortgages in the three months to September, according to the Bank of England’s quarterly credit conditions survey. The survey reported that banks expect mortgage lending to further increase over the next three months, with the Funding for Lending scheme cited as a contributing factor for [...]
Bumi Resources to act swiftly to resolve investigation September 26, 2012 Bumi Resources, the Indonesian unit of London-listed Bumi, said it would act as quickly as possible to resolve the alleged financial irregularities it was accused of earlier this week. Bumi Resources, which is 29 per cent owned by Bumi, said it received no advance notice of the investigation before the statement was released. The Indonesian-based [...]
Online sales boosts Domino’s September 26, 2012 Pizza delivery giant Domino’s today posted a 5.1 per cent jump in UK like-for-like sales, boosted by a 40 per cent increase in online sales over the third quarter. Domino’s, which operates in the UK, Ireland, Germany and Switzerland, said online sales hit £62.8m over the quarter to reach £184.9m for the year to date. [...]
