North West infrastructure firm Morgan Sindall has secured a £27m contract to deliver part of a £40 regeneration project in Bournemouth. A public-private partnership between Bournemouth Borough Council and Morgan Sindall…
Cyber crime and popcorn anyone? Author: Bill Walker, security analyst at QA, advises UK businesses on how to protect critical national infrastructure from cyber-terrorism. You can’t watch a Hollywood blockbuster these days…
Rob Sturgess, Director of mobile app development company Red C, analyses the impact of 4G on business. 4G - Securing the Lynchpin for future success If knowledge is power then access to…
Durham’s Hargreaves Services plc, a supplier of bulk materials and solid fuels, has bought assets to the value of £10.4m from the liquidators of Aardvark Limited. The move is part of…
The Government lacks clarity on the regional benefits of High Speed 2, says the National Audit Office (NAO) in its early review of the programme. The independent parliamentary body say the…
A fledgling utility services infrastructure business has won the chance to work alongside the sector’s giants by securing a place in a multi-million pound framework agreement with National Grid. The energy…
East Didsbury in Manchester will get its new Metrolink line three months ahead of schedule, with the new passenger service set to open on Thursday 23rd May. The new line is…
Ashtead Group, which owns the Warrington-based A-Plant, has acquired Chesterfield’s Accession Group Limited for £28m. The acquisition includes Accession’s principal trading subsidiary Eve Trakway, the rental equipment provider. Private equity investor LDC’s…
North East businesses have welcomed the House of Commons’ Transport Committee’s calls for expansion of Heathrow, and the abolition of Air Passenger Duty (APD). The Committee’s recent report concludes that a…
The Port of Tyne has broken its own records for year-on-year growth since 2009, posting a turnover of £63m for 2012. The impact of the Port’s success on the wider region’s…