A new on-line Directory of Welsh Businesses – launched this month by Business Wales to help companies promote their goods, services and credentials – is proving a hit with more than 400 businesses registered to date. The on-line resource is open to any business in Wales and designed to help companies promote themselves to potential […]
Finance and Government Business Minister, Jane Hutt, has announced £1m of EU funds to provide Welsh industry with the skills to remain competitive in a fast paced global market. The Materials and Manufacturing Education Training and Learning (METaL 2) scheme, led by Swansea University, will help increase the number of people gaining technical skills in […]
High streets and city centres are set to benefit from government plans to devolve Sunday trading laws, Business Secretary Sajid Javid announced on 2 February 2016. New powers to devolve Sunday trading laws to local authorities will allow councils to “zone” any relaxation so they will be able to prioritise high streets and city centres. […]
More than a billion pounds is to be invested by the Ministry of Defence to continue the modernisation of military flying training in the UK. The new Fixed Wing flying training system will provide modern training aircraft as well as up-to-date ground based training devices such as simulators and classroom learning for aircrew across the […]
DfT funding will support a 5 year programme to improve roads and journeys with A63, A1079 and A161 among roads to benefit in the first year. An extra £16.7m is being provided to improve roads and stop potholes appearing across East Riding, Transport Minister Andrew Jones announced on 2 February 2016. The A1079, A63 and […]
The Crown Commercial Service is working with the Association of Colleges and Crescent Purchasing Consortium to develop a new, simple and compliant route to market for regulated qualifications. New procurement regulations, which came into effect in 2015, require colleges to comply with more rigorous public procurement procedures when sourcing regulated qualifications and services. Responding to […]
During an event at the Advanced Manufacturing Training Centre (AMTC) in Coventry hosted by Business Secretary Sajid Javid, Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin and Managing Director of Alstom UK & Ireland Terence Watson, the Rail Supply Group (RSG) – the sector council representing the rail supply chain in the UK – presented its detailed plan to improve productivity […]
HMS Calliope, home of Tyneside’s Royal Naval Reserves, has been renovated at a cost of £3.1m in a move which also enables the Royal Marines Reserves from RMR Scotland (Tyne Detachment) to be based there for the first time. Recent defence restructuring and the MOD’s Future Reserves 20 programme envisages the co-location of both the […]
Oil and gas firms will be helped to sustain growth and compete internationally by developing new innovative technologies, with a package of support announced by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. Scottish Enterprise funding of £10m will help firms reduce risks associated with carrying out research and development, as well as giving them access to specialist experts […]
Ed Vaizey, Minister for Culture and the Digital Economy on 1 February announced the first round of winners in the Government’s UK Games Fund. Home to critically acclaimed games such as Batman Arkham Knight and Monument Valley, the UK’s video games sector plays a vital role in the country’s thriving creative industries. Now worth £84 […]
