Why do we all go giddy for the British Pullman? On paper, it’s just an old train, serving posh nosh, rolling on the same steel that ashen bankers do their …
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Headlam: Flooring sales slump as Brits spend less on home improvements
British flooring specialist Headlam has had a challenging six months as it says people are spending less on home improvement projects, driving a slump in its revenue. The London-listed company’s …
Compass: Return to office and university helps catering giant to double-digit growth
Catering company Compass has reported double digit growth in the third quarter of 2024 as it looks to expand past North America and the UK. Revenue in Europe led with …
IQE: ‘Growth ahead’ says boss of Cardiff semiconductor firm as sales expected to jump
IQE, the British manufacturer of compound wafers used to make semiconductors, has said it expects revenue to jump by 25 per cent year on year in the first half of …
Mitie Group: Acquisition spree helps company to bumper growth
Outsourcing company Mitie Group brought in over £1bn in revenue during the last quarter as a spate of acquisitions last year paid off. The revenue haul, which totalled £1.16bn, represented …
Sthree bucks recruitment sector struggles and hikes dividend
Sthree has bucked wider troubles in the recruitment sector to post profit growth in the first half of its financial year. The FTSE 250 constituent, which claims to be the …
Arbuthnot: Profit dips after rate hikes catch up with historic bank
Arbuthnot Banking’s profit dipped in the first half of the year as existing fixed-rate deposits continued to reprice onto higher terms as they were renewed. The merchant bank recorded £20.8m …
GB Energy is more rooted in ‘big state’ ideology than climate ambition
Conservatives need to hold Labour accountable for wasting taxpayers’ money and crowding out private finance through GB Energy, writes Sam Hall The environmental ambition of the King’s Speech should be …
Getting ‘everyone in the room’ won’t cut it, Labour must be ready to cause upset
To govern as an ‘adult’, Labour must confront the hard decisions now and be ready to cause some controversy, writes former deputy director of the Prime Minister’s Policy Unit James …
In defence of hereditary peers
Like the Bene Gesserit in the Dune franchise, hereditary peers measure their plans in centuries, leading to a class of legislators invested in social and political continuity, in the preservation …