Rugby player development in the United Kingdom is heavily skewed towards the academies of existing clubs; their resources are often the key factor in being able to nurture talent. But …
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Software Circle snaps up tech firm Be The Brand Experience in £3.5m deal
Software Circle, a London-listed technology company with a reputation for snapping up smaller firms, has added digital assets manager Be The Brand Experience to its growing list of acquisitions. The …
De La Rue shares jump as orders grow and group edges closer to sale
Shares in banknote printer De La Rue jumped five per cent in early deals this morning after the company responsible for printing the UK’s money edged closer to the sale …
General Election 2024: Business group calls for closer post-Brexit ties with EU
A leading business group has called on the next government to forge closer ties with the European Union (EU) to help boost trade and lift growth. In a five-point manifesto, …
You couldn’t make it up: Thames Water wins regulator’s innovation competition
Thames Water, the embattled utilities outfit currently losing more than 600m litres worth of water every day and which has pumped more than 72bn-litres-worth of untreated sewage into the Thames …
Amazon ramps up presence in takeaway market with Grubhub partnership
Amazon customers in the US can now order takeaway deliveries from Grubhub without leaving the tech giant’s app. The state side deal is part of a deepening relationship between the …
Enquest expects to return to growth despite ‘political uncertainty’
North Sea oil operator Enquest has said today that it would return to growth in 2024 despite ongoing political uncertainty in the UK. The energy firm said ahead of its …
Dr Martens: Profit dives as boot maker continues to feel the pain from lagging US market
Iconic British boot maker Dr Martens has reported a 42.9 per cent decline in profit before tax for its year to 31 March. On Thursday, the 60-year-old brand blamed weak …
Swiss rolls: Former Credit Suisse boss to leave UBS as forced merger completes
The former boss of Credit Suisse, who oversaw its untimely decline and forced sale to UBS, is set to step away from the newly enlarged bank. Swiss-German Ulrich Korner will …
Auto Trader motors to strong results as profit and revenue jump
Profit and revenue jumped at Auto Trader as the firm benefited from continued “robust” demand in the used car market. In the year to March the car trader saw revenue …