Business News

The Secretary of State for Transport, the RT Hon. Heidi Alexander MP, visited Birmingham Airport (BHX) amidst a significant period of growth for the regional transport hub.

Ovivo Inc. ("Ovivo"), a global provider of water and wastewater treatment equipment, technology and systems and its shareholder SKion Water GmbH ("SKion Water"), have announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement to sell Ovivo's Electronics division to Ecolab, a global sustainability leader offering water, hygiene and infection prevention solutions and services.

GMB has responded to Ministers lining up administrators in case Thames Water collapsed.

Accord Plasma B.V., a subsidiary of Intas Pharmaceuticals, has announced the execution of an agreement to acquire 100% of Prothya Biosolutions Belgium BV and each of its subsidiaries, a leading plasma-derived medicinal products (PDMP) business based primarily in the Netherlands and Belgium.

Presight, a leading global AI and big data analytics company, today announced that it has signed an MoU with Dow Jones Factiva, a trusted source of regulatory-grade risk intelligence.

Yorkshire's four Metro Mayors have joined together with the co-chairs of the Yorkshire Leaders Board to write a letter to the Chair of Yorkshire Water, asking the board how it is holding the leadership of the company to account for their poor performance, and expressing concerns over the egregious, undisclosed payments to its Chief Executive Officer.

Top 50 legal and professional services firm Ampa Group – which is best known for its full-service law firm Shakespeare Martineau – has signed on the dotted line to relocate to the 19th floor of the iconic The Shard building.

Hylenr, a clean energy startup harnessing patented Low Energy Nuclear Reactions (LENR) to develop scalable, carbon-free heat energy systems for industrial heat and power, have just announced the successful closure of around USD 3.0 Million strategic Pre-Series A funding round to accelerate product commercialisation.

TCL SunPower Global, a leading provider of innovative solar energy solutions, is proud to announce a new strategic partnership with Energia Italia, one of Italy's most respected distributors specializing in residential and commercial & industrial (C&I) solar solutions.

Employment and Recruitment Federation Q2 2025 Labour Market Monitor shows permanent hiring slowing as businesses navigate wage pressure and labour gaps.

Birmingham’s Europa Warehouse is proudly celebrating five successful years of warehouse excellence since completing its network of state-of-the-art 3PL facilities with its sister sites in Corby and Dartford.

Marking yesterday’s ‘Playday 2025’, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) encouraged working families to save money by signing up to Tax-Free Childcare and using one of the thousands of facilities accepting it as payment.

Electricity network operator, SP Electricity North West, today (5 August) unveiled its new name and visual identity as part of the Iberdrola Group – one of the world’s largest integrated utility companies.

Chetwood Bank has announced Mark Foulsham will join its Board as non-executive director.

Young women from schools across Lincolnshire tried their hand at welding at an initiative designed to break down barriers and open doors to careers in traditionally male-dominated industries.

Hakluyt, the global strategic advisory firm for businesses and investors, is delighted to announce the appointment of Joseph Fuller, Professor of Management Practice at Harvard Business School, to their board of directors.