Ministers MUST stand up for British businesses: MPs on both sides demand action amid fears workers will pay price for pandemic plundering By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 12 July 2021 | Updated: 21:57 BST, 12 July 2021 Ministers were under pressure last night from MPs on both sides of the … Read more
One third of UK businesses would consider installing electric vehicle charging points at employees’ homes One third of firms would think about putting charging points in employees’ homes to support the use of electric vehicles, according to new research One in five claim the increase of home working has influenced their plans Upfront costs and … Read more
Proof a cash machine can help boost businesses: In one community, a brand new free-to-use ATM was installed last month – and shopkeepers say it’s already boosted local trade Thanks to requests from local firms and residents along Bishopthorpe Road, a high street just outside York’s city walls, a new cash machine was installed Since … Read more
British ports under pressure from Brexit and coronavirus-fuelled stockpiling surges have caused UK businesses to face vastly higher container shipping costs than those on the continent, new data suggests. Figures from the logistics company Freightos found problems affecting some of the nation’s busiest ports has meant the average cost of shipping a 40-foot container rose … Read more
Along with Zoom quizzes, baking banana bread and a constant loop of TikTok videos, home improvements have been on the rise during the course of the pandemic. This is largely a result of more people working from home and having more time to redecorate while being keen to improve their new work spaces. Meanwhile, some … Read more
Each day of lockdown is costing the economy more than £500million, according to research for the Daily Mail. The Centre for Economics and Business Research found that output is £521million a day lower than it was before the pandemic. One in four businesses remains closed and six million workers are on furlough. As well as … Read more
Soaring crime rates will lead investors, tourists and even residents to abandon London, one of the country’s leading property tycoons has claimed. Nick Candy slammed London mayor Sadiq Khan’s ‘disgraceful’ attempts to tackle crime as he backed his Conservative rival Shaun Bailey for the top job for the election in May. Candy, 48, a self-made … Read more
Sanjeev Gupta urges colleagues in GFG Alliance empire to cut fat in their businesses, after group was sent reeling by collapse of Greensill Capital By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 22:13 GMT, 12 March 2021 | Updated: 22:13 GMT, 12 March 2021 Sanjeev Gupta has urged colleagues in his GFG Alliance empire to … Read more
Former president Donald Trump looked set to return to Florida on Tuesday after spending almost 48 hours holed up in his Manhattan skyscraper on his first visit to New York City since the end of his presidency. Trump, 74, was said to have returned to the Big Apple to ‘look under the hood’ of his family … Read more
Former president Donald Trump looked set to return to Florida on Tuesday after spending almost 48 hours holed up in his Manhattan skyscraper on his first visit to New York City since the end of his presidency. Trump, 74, was said to have returned to the Big Apple to ‘look under the hood’ of his family … Read more