Business News

West Yorkshire led the way at last week's UK's Real Estate Investment and Infrastructure Forum (UKREiiF), cementing its reputation as 'the place where opportunity lives'.

Over the past decade, the Saudi Capital Market Authority (CMA) has methodically advanced the Kingdom’s capital market reforms, gradually opening its financial markets to international investors.

KlasJet, a leader in bespoke private and corporate jet charters and part of the Avia Solutions Group, the world’s largest ACMI provider, recently hosted an exclusive gathering in Paris.

West Midlands-based business, Customark, one of the UK’s most diverse printing and industrial labelling manufacturers, is on a hugely successful streak of strategic acquisitions - and has no plans to stop - bolstered by recent funding for expansion from Allica Bank.

Energyfix, a newly launched, SEAI-registered one-stop-shop for energy upgrades, is to shake up the market, offering forward-funding of SEAI grants for homeowners.

Responding to the ONS public sector finance statistics for April 2025, Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Darren Jones, said: "After years of economic instability crippling the public purse, we have taken the decisions to stabilise our public finances, which has helped deliver four interest rate cuts since August, cutting the cost of borrowing for businesses and working people.

Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) has expanded its global footprint with the launch of its Institute of Foundation Models (IFM).

The Management Consultancies Association (MCA) has announced the finalists for the MCA Awards 2025, celebrating the achievements in management consulting that drive innovation and growth across numerous business sectors, both in the UK and internationally.

Midlands law firm Sydney Mitchell has selected Marie Curie Solihull and Solihull Carer’s Trust as its 2025 charities of the year.

Smartkem, which is seeking to change the world of electronics with a new class of transistor technology, have announced that they have entered into a collaboration with Manz Asia, a developer of production solutions for semiconductor advanced packaging manufacturing sectors.

Birmingham Airport (BHX) has achieved Level 3 (optimisation) of the Airport Carbon Accreditation (ACA) scheme for a third consecutive year.

In a major shake-up within the UK’s telecommunications sector, Virgin Media O2 has announced a strategic merger of its business division with Daisy Group, forming a £1.4 billion powerhouse aimed at transforming the delivery of telecoms and IT services to UK businesses.

A business that fly tipped in the city then ignored a £400 council fixed penalty has been ordered to pay more than £8,800 by magistrates.

Enersense, an enabler of the green energy transition, and Tampere Region Central Wastewater Treatment Plant Ltd have signed a contract for the maintenance of a new wastewater treatment plant being built in Tampere.

Multidisciplinary engineering firm adi Group is excited to announce the appointment of Tom Jennings as the new managing director of adi Electrical.

Business and construction specialist Cardium Law has appointed Jayna Patel as the firm’s new Litigation Director.