Ringgo: Sales and profit rise as motorists ditch cash to pay for parking Business The number of motorists using pay by phone parking service Ringgo passing 10m helped both its sales and profit increase during its latest financial year. The Basingstoke-headquartered business has reported a turnover of £29.9m for 2023, up from the £25.8m it achieved in 2022. Newly-filed accounts with Companies House also show the firm’s pre-tax profit [...]
M6 Toll owner rakes in the profit after price rises Transport and infrastructure Profit at the company behind the M6 Toll road accelerated to almost £30m thanks in part to prices being raised in 2023, it has been revealed.
Transport for London selects Global and JCDecaux to run ad estate Transport and infrastructure Transport for London (TfL) has selected Global and JCDeacux to run its lucrative advertising estate, following a hotly-contested tendering process. Global continues its stint managing advertising sites on the Tube, London Overground, DLR, Tram and across the Elizabeth Line. JCDecaux, the French multinational ad corporation, will manage advertising at more than 4,700 bus shelters across [...]
Bolt: Uber rival doubles UK sales as it surges into the black September 2, 2024 The UK arm of online taxi firm Bolt more than doubled its turnover as it surged into the black, it has been revealed. The company has reported a turnover of £520m for 2023, according to newly-filed accounts with Companies House, up from £237.8m. It has also posted a pre-tax profit of £8.2m for the 12 [...]
Aslef: Rail strikes called amid ‘toxic situation’ in dispute with LNER August 17, 2024 Aslef’s lead negotiator has said the union is putting “members first” in a “toxic situation” after announcing a fresh series of strikes. Train drivers working for LNER – which runs the passenger service on the East Coast main line between London and Edinburgh – will walk out on weekends from the end of August in [...]