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UK business equity investment grows by 26 per cent in the first half of 2026
UK businesses secured £14.4 billion in equity investment during the first half of the year, marking a 26 per cent increase on the previous …
Sainsbury’s invests £1.5m to support school breakfast clubs and food pantries
Sainsbury’s is providing £1.5 million to help schools across the UK fund breakfast clubs, food pantries, and kitchen upgrades. This investm…
Chancellor John Healey announces £150 million fund for fast-growing northern businesses
Chancellor John Healey has unveiled a £150 million investment fund aimed at supporting innovative, high-growth companies across the North o…
First fully UK-built Islander aircraft completes maiden flight from the Isle of Wight
Britten-Norman has successfully flown the first Islander aircraft assembled entirely from detail components at its Bembridge facility. By b…
BMI Redland completes £6.3 million refurbishment of its Coventry clay tile plant
Roofing specialist BMI UK & Ireland has finished a five-month upgrade of its Coventry-based facility, modernising the Rosemary kiln and pro…
Ashford family business Soundcraft Hi-Fi marks 80 years of trading
Founded in 1946 as a photography shop, Soundcraft Hi-Fi has evolved through three generations of the Mathews family to become a staple of t…
National Grid awards £624 million in contracts to support UK energy infrastructure
National Grid has awarded £624 million in contracts to 78 companies across England and Wales to help modernise the national electricity net…
Rolls-Royce SMR steam turbine components to be manufactured in Newcastle
Siemens Energy will produce steam turbine components for the Rolls-Royce Small Modular Reactor fleet at the historic CA Parsons Works site …
Welsh Jobs Guarantee scheme launches to support 3,500 young people into work
A new initiative is providing 18 to 24-year-olds in Wales with six-month work placements, offering at least the National Minimum Wage and p…
Hull oil producer AAK announces major investment to expand production
AAK is set to expand its plant-based oil refinery at the Port of Hull following one of the largest investments in the company's recent hist…
Gaywood pizza maker Danny Child wins national award for best Margherita
Danny Child, who runs The Pizza Slice Guy with his wife Lucy, has been awarded the People's Choice title for the best Margherita at the UK …
Scotland ranks third in Europe for energy-related foreign investment
Scotland secured 15 energy-related foreign direct investment projects in 2025, placing it behind only France and Germany. These projects ac…