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Kingsbury launches Step Up Scheme to help UK manufacturers access CNC technology
Kingsbury has introduced a new programme offering pre-owned Index multi-spindle CNC machines at a reduced cost to help manufacturers upgrad…
Llanelli entrepreneur Ioan Dillon expands healthy meal business to 10,000 units a week
Ioan Dillon started his company, Lean Kitchen, while studying for his A-levels six years ago. He is now doubling production to 10,000 meals…
Financial Conduct Authority to establish permanent Leeds base at Wellington Place
The Financial Conduct Authority has signed an agreement for a new office at 2 Wellington Place, which will serve as its long-term home in L…
Over 1,000 jobs secured as 110 former Beefeater and Brewers Fayre sites prepare to reopen
Following the closure of 261 Whitbread-owned hospitality venues last month, Queensway Inns and Common Table Group have acquired 110 sites t…
Eighty-three new jobs created in Newcastle following North East trade mission to India
Following a joint trade mission to India led by North East mayor Kim McGuinness, Newcastle-based technology firm Sage has announced 83 new …
UK mid-sized businesses record fastest growth in 22 months
Mid-market companies across the UK saw business activity return to growth during the third quarter of 2026. The rate of output accelerated …
Yorkshire clothing brand Lucy & Yak launches new repair scheme after landfill visit
After witnessing the scale of waste at an Indian landfill site, founders of the Barnsley-based brand Lucy & Yak have expanded their sustain…
Construction of the 320-metre Westbury viaduct is complete
The Westbury viaduct, which spans the River Great Ouse floodplain near Brackley, has reached completion as a key part of the HS2 route. By …
UK's first subsea cable factory opens at the Port of Nigg
A new manufacturing plant has opened in the Scottish Highlands to produce cables for offshore wind farms, aiming to resolve current bottlen…
Crosby deli Smolenski’s reopens under new management
After closing its doors, the family-run deli Smolenski’s has returned to Crosby under the leadership of 19-year-old Ella Routledge. The bus…
Zoey Darnbrough recognised as a rising star at Annandale Distillery
After returning to Dumfries and Galloway following her studies, 26-year-old Zoey Darnbrough has progressed from a tour guide to a key coord…
Swindon becomes a centre for drone technology as new firms move into the town
Following the closure of the Honda factory in 2021, Swindon is seeing a shift in its industrial landscape with the arrival of nine drone an…