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Oxfordshire firm poised to deliver electricity to Iceland from its first space-based plant

Giles Gwinnett — Fri, 25 Oct 2024 04:52:00 +0000

Harwell-based Space Solar has unveiled a ground-breaking agreement, which is set to lead to the first-ever space-based solar power plant delivering electricity to Iceland. The Oxfordshire company is collaborating with Icelandic group Transition Labs on the deal to provide the utility Reykjavik Energy with electricity from the plant, which us set to be operational by 2030, and has an initial...

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Oxford's Fortitude Communications strengthens senior team with appointment

Giles Gwinnett — Fri, 25 Oct 2024 04:49:00 +0000

Victoria Ward, who has vast experience in music, hospitality, financial services and corporate PR, has been appointed senior PR manager at Oxford-based agency Fortitude Communications. She was previously head of PR at London-based Charmfactory, where she represented music and entertainment clients, including Universal Music and Warner Music. She was also at Holt PR where she represented clients...

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Slough-based Thinventory supports NECS charity with surplus stock donation

Giles Gwinnett — Fri, 25 Oct 2024 04:40:00 +0000

Slough-based Thinventory, which was ByBox before a recent rebrand, revealed it has donated more than £2,500 in surplus ByBox branded merchandise to the Nkuringo Education and Community Support charity (NECS). The latter is a UK charity providing educational and community support to the southwestern Ugandan community of Nkuringo. READ MORE: Berkshire smart locker operator ByBox rebrands as...

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Savills seeing increasing uptake of office space in South East

Giles Gwinnett — Fri, 25 Oct 2024 04:39:00 +0000

Real estate services firm Savills said it was seeing increased momentum in firms taking up office space in the South East this year. In the year to date (to the end of Q3) take-up in the Greater London and South East office market was around 2.1 million square feet (sq ft). That is up 38% compared to the same period in 2023. In the third quarter this year, 756,000 sq ft of office space in the...

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Swindon fight back begins as it’s named most employee friendly city in UK

Giles Gwinnett — Fri, 25 Oct 2024 04:33:00 +0000

Swindon, which earlier this year was named as one of the most depressing towns in Britain, has picked itself up and dusted itself down, having now been named the most employee friendly city in the UK. A new study from Adobe Express compared 30 UK cities and looked at various factors affecting workers, including average annual salary, the price of a cappuccino and access to green space.

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HR Smith Group invests further in Hereford Enterprise Zone

Giles Gwinnett — Fri, 25 Oct 2024 04:22:00 +0000

Work has just kicked off on a £6 million advanced manufacturing centre at Herefordshire's Skylon business park. Collins Design and Build has been appointed to develop the 31,000 sq ft centre for TechTest Ltd, part of the HR Smith Group. It is the third expansion at the site by the HR Smith Group, bringing the Kingsland-based company's total investment in the Hereford Enterprise Zone to £11...

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Bath's Royal Victoria Park and Pavilion poised for series of improvements

Giles Gwinnett — Fri, 25 Oct 2024 04:19:00 +0000

The iconic Royal Victoria Park and Pavilion in Bath is set for an upgrade after law firm Clarke Willmott helped Bath and North East Somerset (BANES) council strike a lease and facility management agreement. It will see a series of improvements take place, including an upgrade to the tennis and golf facilities and the refurbishment of the public toilets. The refurbishment of the previously named...

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UoG leading farming and food research in bid to help UK meet net zero targets

Giles Gwinnett — Fri, 25 Oct 2024 04:16:00 +0000

The University of Gloucestershire is leading a project to identify potential changes to what we eat and how we farm in the county to help the UK meet its net zero targets. The Gloucestershire Food and Farming for Net Zero (Integrating Local Climate Policies) project has been awarded £30,000 in funding by UK Research and Innovation’s Agri-Food Net Zero Network+ to support the country'

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Dumper truck manufacturer eyeing growth with factory expansion

Giles Gwinnett — Fri, 25 Oct 2024 04:12:00 +0000

Warwickshire dumper truck firm Thwaites expects to see a 15% increase in its manufacturing capacity over coming years, once it completes work to expand its site in Cubbington. The family-owned business is being supported in the work, earmarked for completion in summer 2025, with a funding package from HSBC. The transformation of the site will include constructing a new 43,000 sq ft building...

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Cheltenham-headquartered Pennant International provides update on contracts

Giles Gwinnett — Fri, 25 Oct 2024 04:10:00 +0000

Pennant International, the AIM-listed Cheltenham-based training technology provider, has updated the market on activity concerning its contracts. In the UK and Europe, the company said the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) had announced its intention to contract the firm for a "comprehensive technology upgrade to the RAF's GenFly training systems". The expected deal is said to be worth £4.9...

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