More than 10,000 families are to benefit from a ten year strategy to protect homes in many of Scotland’s most flood-prone communities. The plan is the result of grant funding totalling £420 million and follows an agreement reached between the Scottish Government and COSLA. The cash will be used to deliver 40 new flood protection […]
Planners in Cumbria have given the go-ahead for two new vaults at the UK’s Low Level Waste Repository (LLWR), along with an extension to a third vault. The news will ensure the future of the facility, near Drigg, until 2050, creating around 120 construction jobs and securing existing roles. LLWR was opened in 1957 as […]
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has published a comprehensive report exploring the way small businesses interact with the global export market. “Destination Export: The small business export landscape” highlights key characteristics and drivers of small firms that currently export and, crucially, the potential exporters of the future. The focus on potential exporters offers insights […]
Defence Secretary Michael Fallon met a number of British based small and medium sized companies which won awards in the MOD-funded Defence Growth Partnership Innovation Challenge, run in partnership between the Defence Solutions Centre and the MOD. The Defence Secretary was also given a tour of the UK Defence Solutions Centre (DSC). The DSC offers […]
The UK and the US are speeding up the impact that robotic and autonomous systems can have on resupplying their armies by committing to a joint programme, announced UK Defence Minister Philip Dunne and US Under Secretary of Defense Frank Kendall. The final stage of transportation of supplies to troops in challenging environments, often dubbed […]
Amyas Morse, the Comptroller and Auditor General, has issued a report on the 2015-16 accounts of HM Revenue & Customs. HMRC raised £536.8 billion of tax revenues this year, an increase of £19.1 billion (3.7%) on 2014-15 and paid out £40 billion in benefits and credits (approximately one-fifth of the government’s total benefit expenditure). The […]
The air was electric with possibility at the NEC, Birmingham on 13 July for this year’s P4H conference and exhibition. Representatives from both the public and private sectors descended on the venue from across the UK to learn about the
BiP Solutions is delighted to announce the launch of Delta V7, the latest release of Delta eSourcing – the EU-compliant, robust, secure e-procurement service for public sector organisations. BiP’s goal is to work on continuous investment in and improvement to the Delta eSourcing platform, and so it
The Village Hotel was alive with celebration on the evening of 17 June when attendees from BiP and Promark filled the venue to celebrate another successful business year. Not a person was left empty handed as our partygoers were greeted
With P4H having taken place on 13 July, it was all hands on deck for BiP’s award winning Events team. Taking place this year at the NEC Birmingham, the success of last year’s event was so great that P4H 2016
