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British Steel owner Greybull buys majority stake in phone recycling company Redeem September 23, 2018 Investment group Greybull Capital has bought the majority stake in mobile phone recycling company Redeem. The business works with partners such as 3, Vodafone and Sky Mobile and the undisclosed amount of funding from British Steel owner Greybull will allow Redeem to renew a contract with O2 and implement its growth strategy. Read more: Millions paying [...]
Will Aston Martin vanquish the doubters? September 21, 2018 The auto sector has had a tough time of it recently with concerns over the implementation of tariffs on their products, as well as the bad publicity around emissions cheating and investigations into other cartel like behaviour weighing on the sector in recent months. Putting aside those concerns there are certain brands that have [...]
Will Aston Martin vanquish the doubters? September 21, 2018 The auto sector has had a tough time of it recently with concerns over the implementation of tariffs on their products, as well as the bad publicity around emissions cheating and investigations into other cartel like behaviour weighing on the sector in recent months. Putting aside those concerns there are certain brands that have [...]
Insurance giant makes a £4.3bn bet on the future of Brexit Britain, Uni-leaving doesn’t make sense, and Macron’s not one to mince words September 21, 2018 The news that US insurance giant Marsh and McLennan has swooped on British rival Jardine Lloyd Thompson in a shock £4.3bn move sparked a lot of City chatter about the future of the sector. Will other US firms look to snap up UK rivals as they eye expansion? As one Lloyd’s veteran put it [...]
Insurance giant makes a £4.3bn bet on the future of Brexit Britain, Uni-leaving doesn’t make sense, and Macron’s not one to mince words September 21, 2018 The news that US insurance giant Marsh and McLennan has swooped on British rival Jardine Lloyd Thompson in a shock £4.3bn move sparked a lot of City chatter about the future of the sector. Will other US firms look to snap up UK rivals as they eye expansion? As one Lloyd’s veteran put it [...]
Office Space: In the first of our new series exploring London’s most stunning HQs, we explore designer Tom Dixon’s new offices in King’s Cross September 20, 2018 For some companies, an office is simply a place for their employees to sit, or a meeting space for clients. For Tom Dixon, it’s a showroom, a business hub, a hip hangout, a restaurant, an arts and crafts school and a community outreach facility. There are also employees, of course, sitting behind desks and computers, [...]
Office Space: In the first of our new series exploring London’s most stunning HQs, we explore designer Tom Dixon’s new offices in King’s Cross September 20, 2018 For some companies, an office is simply a place for their employees to sit, or a meeting space for clients. For Tom Dixon, it’s a showroom, a business hub, a hip hangout, a restaurant, an arts and crafts school and a community outreach facility. There are also employees, of course, sitting behind desks and computers, [...]
Orla Kiely shuts up shop, closing stores and online trading September 19, 2018 Orla Kiely has ceased trading, closing its retail stores and its online business. Parent company Kiely Rowan has gone into administration, closing its Orla Kiely stores in King’s Road and Seven Dials stores in London, and closing its Kildare shop from Monday 17 September. David Ruben & Partners have been appointed administrators. The firm said its print [...]
Orla Kiely shuts up shop, closing stores and online trading September 19, 2018 Orla Kiely has ceased trading, closing its retail stores and its online business. Parent company Kiely Rowan has gone into administration, closing its Orla Kiely stores in King’s Road and Seven Dials stores in London, and closing its Kildare shop from Monday 17 September. David Ruben & Partners have been appointed administrators. The firm said its print [...]
Retail giants to be hit by £190m business rate bill as industry fears ‘tipping point’ September 19, 2018 UK retailers are set to face a fresh tax bill worth hundreds of millions of pounds if today’s inflationary figures remain similar next month, with embattled high street businesses fearing another hefty levy could push the sector to its limits. The British Retail Consortium (BRC) predicts that the retail sector will be slapped with a £190m [...]