Ex-employee at firm that produced flammable insulation on Grenfell Tower says she wrote ‘WTF’ on fire test report when she first saw it Debbie Berger, former product manager at Celotex, scribbled acronym on report She used it as ‘expression of shock’ when she realised additional materials used Firm used second system pass to erroneously market … Read more
Classic Minis can be made into all-electric vehicles thanks to a conversion kit developed by a British firm that replaces the engine of the iconic car. Wiltshire-based Swindon Powertrain says that the £9,000 kit — which includes an electric motor and gearbox — can be fitted by most amateur mechanics. Also required, however, are a battery … Read more
Audit firm Grant Thornton slapped with lawsuit over its role in failure of Patisserie Valerie By Harriet Dennys And Emma Dunkley, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 21 November 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 21 November 2020 Audit firm Grant Thornton has been slapped with a lawsuit over its role in the failure of … Read more
Revealed: Investors who have taken a stake in Carole and Michael Middleton’s firm Party Pieces are a lingerie tycoon and a sports businessman Lingerie tycoon Steven Bentwood, 62, has taken a hefty stake in Party Pieces He became chief executive of the Carole and Michael Middleton’s online firm Businessman Darryl Eales, 60, who owns Wigan … Read more
Government handed £33million worth of contracts provide PPE masks to a CANNABIS research firm worth just £6,000 By David Wilcock, Whitehall Correspondent For Mailonline Published: 17:07 GMT, 19 November 2020 | Updated: 17:57 GMT, 19 November 2020 A tiny cannabis research firm has been handed government contracts worth £33milllion to produce personal protective equipment. CannaGrow … Read more
An apprentice joiner won a £8,000 payout after he sued his building firm boss for age discrimination when he was told over email ‘you have a lot of maturing up to do’. Callum Graham, 16, was offered a job as an apprentice joiner following a successful interview at building firm MHD (Morton Hynes Developments) Builders … Read more
MARKET REPORT: Software firm Micro Focus shrugs off pandemic hangover to soar 31% as turnaround plan starts to bear fruit By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 18 November 2020 | Updated: 22:24 GMT, 18 November 2020 Shareholders cheered Micro Focus after the software group signalled that it was back on track … Read more
A man who suffered horrific burns in a gas explosion has said justice has not been served – after a building firm boss was cleared of breaching health and safety laws. Kyle Roe, then 19, was almost killed in the blast and still lives with daily pain – both physical and mental. He had just … Read more
Ex employee at firm that produced flammable insulation on Grenfell Tower says firm was ‘dishonest’ by ‘overengineering’ fire safety test to achieve pass Jonathan Roper worked as an assistant product manager for the firm Celotex Said firm ‘dishonest’ by ‘overengineering’ cladding fire safety test to get a pass Firm used second system pass to erroneously … Read more
MAIL ON SUNDAY COMMENT: Playground scuffles must end. And firm leadership begin By Mail on Sunday Comment for the Daily Mail Published: 01:29 GMT, 15 November 2020 | Updated: 01:32 GMT, 15 November 2020 With all the grace and decorum of a playground scuffle over lunch money, several of the unelected men and women who … Read more