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Pattonair’s community efforts reach new heights in 2019

The global aerospace parts supplier, headquartered at Pride Park, has vowed to ensure that the local community will be a key part of its strategy going into the new year.

27th November 2019 · 3 min read

NRDC report: EU subsidies lead to forest destruction

European nations are wasting nearly 7 billion euros a year on subsidies for the burning of wood for power or heat, a notoriously dirty source of energy that the European Union has allowed to be counted as clean energy.

12th November 2019 · 3 min read

Brexit: 35% increase in investors seeking to reduce UK exposure since Johnson became PM

Since Boris Johnson became UK Prime Minister, there’s been a 35 per cent increase in investors seeking to reduce their exposure to UK assets – except UK property - reports one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory organisations.

9th November 2019 · 2 min read

Volvo receives Europe’s largest order for electric buses

Volvo Buses will deliver 157 electric articulated buses to Transdev starting in 2020. With their introduction, emissions and noise will be significantly reduced, and the electric buses will be able to operate in sensitive areas or zones with speci...

5th November 2019 · 2 min read

New Uberall research: Global brands respond to fewer than one in ten customer reviews

Global brands have seen a dramatic shift in consumer habits, with a massive increase in consumer choices, and at the same time, decreasing brand loyalty. The power and influence of online reviews is undeniable, with 95% of consumers influenced by ...

30th October 2019 · 3 min read

Not So Merry Brex-mas: Retail Report Reveals Christmas Spending to Stall Because of Brexit Fears

Christmas spending is forecast to increase by just 0.8% this year due to concerns over the impact of Brexit, with the figure expected to decrease to 0.2% in the event of a no-deal departure from the EU, according to a new report.

28th October 2019 · 2 min read

UK Political and Economic Uncertainty Takes Toll on UK Wage Packets

New data from global job search engine Jobrapido reveals the majority of UK salaries have suffered pay-freeze or decrease over the past 12 months.

23rd October 2019 · 2 min read

Brexit good for business- over 150,000 more businesses registered after the referendum was announced

More than 150,000 more businesses were registered after the referendum was announced in 2016 with a total of 198,786. This is compared to the same time period (3 years and 2 months) before the announcement where just 46,794 businesses were registe...

14th October 2019 · 2 min read

Summer didn’t happen – Brexit uncertainty sparks slump in construction hiring

Compared to last year, over the summer the number of new construction jobs filled halved.

10th October 2019 · 3 min read

Ellisons Solicitors warns of Brexit shocks for the construction sector

The region’s construction sector has received a stark warning about the impact a no deal Brexit could have on its workforce.

4th October 2019 · 2 min read

What will happen in the event of a no-deal Brexit for the gas industry?

With Brexit still the dominating issue in the UK, and with no clarity on whether Britain will leave the European Union on October 31st without a deal, all scenarios still seem possible. In the following piece, Flogas UK, who supply gas for busines...

3rd October 2019 · 3 min read

One-third of UK travellers less likely to holiday in EU following Brexit

Since the Brexit referendum in 2016, Brits have become less likely to go abroad for holidays, with 1.1 million fewer trips overseas from UK residents in 2018 than in 2017. UK Google Trends data shows that interest in ‘staycations’ has also risen b...

1st October 2019 · 2 min read