Innovative organisations can apply for a share of up to £1 million to develop new ways of improving aviation security screening. The Department for Transport and the Home Office are to invest up to £2 million in improving aviation security screening. As the aviation sector continues to grow, the threat to aviation security continues to […]
Making history, the inaugural GO Awards Wales debuted at Cardiff’s Marriott Hotel on 6 October 2016, to celebrate the people behind the country’s procurement success. Here BiP Solutions journalist Julie Shennan reports from the night. Among the guests were public
With Brexit on the horizon, Procurex Wales Live 2016 (hosted on 6 October) brought experts from across the supply chain to Cardiff’s Motorpoint Arena, to discuss the challenges and opportunities ahead for public sector procurement. Here BiP Solutions journalist, Julie Shennan,
In a boost to Wales’s international trade, Pontypool-based manufacturer Flamgard Calidair has won a contract with the Chernobyl New Safe Confinement with support from the UK Government through UK Export Finance (UKEF), Welsh Government research and development grants and Lloyds Banking Group. Flamgard will provide fire and shut off dampers to the Chernobyl site, the […]
The Minister for Asia visits South East Asia, including Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand. A generation of “technopreneurs” is set to be created in Indonesia in a joint UK-Indonesia project launched by the UK’s Asia Minister Alok Sharma MP, as part of the expanding trade relations between the two countries. The innovative scheme will be launched […]
European Union students applying for university places in the 2017 to 2018 academic year will still have access to student funding support. The government announced that EU students applying for a place at an English university or further education institution in the 2017 to 2018 academic year will continue to be eligible for student loans and grants […]
The business rates system in Scotland should aim to reflect economic reality and maximise investment, according to CBI Scotland’s response to the Independent Review of Scottish Business Rates. Given recent weaker growth in Scotland and what is likely to be a period of economic adjustment following the vote to leave the EU, the CBI is […]
The Scottish Government has announced its support for plans to build a third runway at London Heathrow Airport, after securing key commitments for Scotland. The expansion plans offer the greatest strategic and economic benefits to Scotland, creating thousands of jobs and providing a significant boost to the country’s connectivity. The airport’s commitments include: The creation […]
David Jones, Minister of State at the Department for Exiting the EU, has visited Daresbury Laboratory to listen to the views of the science and technology sector ahead of negotiations to leave the EU. Daresbury Laboratory is a world leading facility for scientific research run by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC). During yesterday’s […]
Lawyers in Wales are being asked to help promote awareness of new competition law compliance materials to their business clients. Over 60 law firms headquartered in Wales will be contacted by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), and encouraged to share the CMA’s easy-to-use competition law information with their small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) clients. […]
