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UK aerospace exports rise as Emirates SkyCargo reports 300% growth in urgent shipments
Emirates SkyCargo transported nearly 500 tonnes of aircraft parts from the UK to global markets in the first half of 2026. The company saw …
UK manufacturing output reaches two-year high as growth continues for ninth month
Manufacturing activity has increased for the ninth consecutive month, with production levels now at their highest point in nearly two years…
Sheffield recycling firm MATIQ secures Bradford contract and announces £50m Gateshead facility
Sheffield-based recycling company MATIQ has won a contract to manage dry, mixed recycling for the City of Bradford Metropolitan District Co…
Bristol production company Blak Wave secures Channel 4 funding to develop first drama series
Dr Mena Fombo and Michael Jenkins have received backing from Channel 4's Creative Equity Drama IP Fund to develop their first television dr…
Four hundred Brakes Brothers workers in Motherwell secure pay rise
Around 400 staff at the Brakes Brothers distribution centre in Newhouse have accepted a new pay deal, securing a 70p-per-hour increase. The…
Bramble Foods opens new Market Harborough distribution centre, creating 50 jobs
Family-owned Bramble Foods has moved into a new 67,000 sq. ft. distribution hub at Airfield Business Park in Market Harborough. The expansi…
Thirteen-year-old Charlie Sawle launches dairy business from his family farm in St Agnes
After saving for three years, 13-year-old Charlie Sawle has started a dairy business using milk from his own Jersey cow, Clare. He pasteuri…
Gravesend friends transform home kitchen into popular Basement Bakehouse
After leaving his job as a botanist, Liam Handley converted his Gravesend basement into a professional kitchen to launch a micro-bakery. Jo…
Eighteen-year-old florist Jamie Kelly shortlisted for national student award
Ballynahinch teenager Jamie Kelly has been named as a finalist for the British Floristry Association's Student of the Year award. Balancing…
British Business Bank supports £9.4bn in finance for smaller businesses
The British Business Bank provided £9.4bn in funding to smaller businesses during the 2025-26 financial year, with 87 per cent of the recip…
Bristol council scheme helps bring 180 empty shops back into use
Bristol City Council has provided over £1 million in grants to small businesses and charities to cover the costs of moving into vacant high…
Penzance jeweller B.J. Spiegelhalter & Son marks 50 years in Cornwall
The family-run jewellery business has reached its 50th anniversary on Causewayhead, half a century after Brian Spiegelhalter relocated the …