UK Infrastructure Bank sets aside £87m to invest in subsea cable factory telecoms The project is expected to create around 900 permanent jobs on completion, with the facility producing thousands of km of cables each year.
Leeds-upon-Thames? How the West Yorkshire heartland is luring British institutions away from London Business Over the past few years Leeds has emerged as a go-to destination for British institutions looking to venture beyond the M25. Since 2018 Channel 4, the Bank of England, the Financial Conduct Authority and the UK Infrastructure Bank have all opened hubs or expanded their presence in the city, adding hundreds of new jobs and [...]
Chancellor to launch £7.3bn national wealth fund to ‘unlock investment’ UK Politics Chancellor Rachel Reeves will launch a national wealth fund with £7.3bn of state funding to “unlock investment” in UK growth industries.
British Gas owner Centrica helps back £300m UK energy first June 13, 2024 Centric, the owner of British Gas, has helped raised £300m for the first commercial-scale liquid air energy storage (LAES) plant in the UK.
Aviva and the UK Infrastructure Bank unveil £100m plan to help power London red buses’ electric shift April 8, 2024 A group of investors have will pump in £100m to electrify hundreds of UK buses as the sector looks to shift away from diesel.
Hydrogen power firm Geopura to create hundreds of jobs after £56m investment February 22, 2024 Hydrogen power company GeoPura has secured a £56m investment which will help create hundreds of jobs, it has been announced.