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Events set new records with the New Year

With the new year comes new challenges, and the Events team have been tackling them head-on. January saw the team launch the 2016 autumn/winter events season, while also finalising their spring events preparations. Opening BiP’s spring events season is Procurex

Realising Dreams Foundation supports Tanzanian pupils

The Realising Dreams Foundation is pleased to announce it will sponsor the education of 11 pupils from The Charity English Medium School in Arusha, Tanzania. In addition to work in the UK to support individual children and young people with

New plan for long term oil and gas industry growth

A new oil and gas strategy calls for a transformed supply chain to drive efficiency, innovation and internationalisation to ensure a long and vibrant future for the sector. The Industry Leadership Group (ILG) – co-chaired by Scottish Government Business Minister Fergus Ewing and oil and gas specialist Melfort Campbell – has led the strategy refresh. […]

Government showcases North as financial services hotspot

The Northern Powerhouse Minister, James Wharton challenged global financial services companies to tap in to the wealth of talent the region has to offer. He was speaking after attending an event in Leeds promoted by UK Trade & Investment, which has showcased the Yorkshire region as a Financial Centre of Excellence. The minister will attend […]

Government boost for jet engines with £10m investment for next generation technology

Business Minister Anna Soubry announced that Loughborough University has been awarded nearly £10 million of government funding to create a new open access National Centre of Excellence in Gas Turbine Combustion Aerodynamics. The centre will allow UK industry to access state-of-the-art facilities and will lead research and technology development in gas turbine combustion – a […]

£43m schools and social housing capital boost will create 800 jobs says Jane Hutt

Schools and social housing projects across Wales are set to benefit from an immediate £43m capital investment boost, Minister for Finance and Government Business Jane Hutt has announced. This investment will also provide a boost to employment in Wales supporting up to 800 jobs – including 300 in the design and build of new schools […]

New build homes to have superfast broadband connectivity

The Government has worked with Openreach – BT’s local access network business – and the Home Builders Federation (HBF) on an agreement which aims to deliver superfast broadband connectivity to new build properties in the UK. The new deal will see fibre based broadband offered to all new developments either for free or as part […]

Syria conference: Sajid Javid to lead UK Business Task Force

Business Secretary Sajid Javid will chair a task force bringing together leading British businesses to increase British and international business activity in the region and generate hundreds of thousands of job opportunities – for Syrian refugees and for the communities hosting them in the Middle East. Working with other governments in the region, the taskforce […]

Games Workshop founder and entrepreneur to open 2 free schools

One of the founders of Games Workshop, who helped revamp the computing curriculum, is to open 2 new free schools specialising in computer science, technology and the arts, Education Secretary Nicky Morgan announced on 5 February 2016 as she revealed the latest batch of this Parliament’s 500 new schools. Drawing on his experience as a […]

UK Government Export Hub to boost Scottish exports

Scottish businesses are set to get more help to sell overseas, as the UK Government’s ‘exports roadshow’ comes to Scotland. Stopping in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Dundee, the ‘Exporting is GREAT’ truck will offer expert exporting advice through talks, workshops and one-to-one coaching. Business people will have the chance to hear Scottish business leaders discuss […]

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