Britain is falling behind several other countries when it comes to the take up of electric vehicle technology, new research has revealed. An international study by car and van hire comparison website StreeFreeCarRental.com has ranked the UK eighth in the world when it comes to adopting carbon saving electric vehicles – far behind China and…
SGS Engineering launches a nationwide search for tradespeople who have helped their communities during the Covid-19 crisis. People across the nation are being encouraged to nominate tradespeople in their area who have gone above and beyond to help out their local community during the Covid-19 pandemic (since March 2020). The ‘local hero’ awards, which have…
Research highlights a growing debt burden and redundancy ‘time bomb’ weighing heavily on the SME outlook for 2021 – but businesses project significant benefit from policies to stimulate demand and investment Half of SMEs have taken out some form of Covid-19 related loan, leaving an average additional debt burden of £173K per year once repayment…
Selco Builders Warehouse has marked National Apprenticeship Week by revealing plans to invest in the development of more than 150 colleagues in 2021. The leading builders merchant is continuing to deliver on its promise to offer career development opportunities for people working across the growing business. Selco’s Rising Stars initiative – which helps colleagues across…
Sage, the market leader for cloud business management solutions, has teamed up with TikTok to launch the #BOSSIT2021 Challenge. This new UK-wide campaign invites small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) owners and entrepreneurs within the TikTok community to creatively express how they are thriving this year, despite testing times. As part of its national brand campaign…
As the number of people unemployed in the UK is likely to reach 2.6 million* in the middle of 2021 due to the ongoing Covid pandemic, the business community tool BBX UK has teamed up withHampshire Training and Assessments (HTAA) to offer 20 candidates training courses to get them fully qualified and back into work…
Vimcar, the fleet management software for small and medium-sized companies, has reached a significant milestone in its company growth – connecting its 100,000th company vehicle. Since its founding in 2013, Vimcar has recorded more than 222 million journeys, over 2.7 billion miles, saving SMEs more than 141 years in time by empowering them to optimise…
A chronic shortage of key trades including electricians, carpenters and plumbers will hamper Britain’s economic growth over the next ten years and threatens to stoke home repair bills and house prices, a new report reveals. The UK must urgently expand its trade apprenticeship schemes, with 305,000 new construction trades apprentices needed to fill the void left behind by an…
“Apprenticeships are a hugely important part of the economy and are crucial for businesses of all sizes for long term growth,” said apprenticeship guru and director of The Apprenticeship Management Group – John Henry. This message, from the company that look after apprenticeship for the Electrical Distributors Association, comes as National Apprenticeship Week arrives (8-14…
Recolight, the UK’s leading lighting WEEE compliance scheme, has set a target to be net zero carbon by 2030. The target, agreed by the Recolight board in January, will cover all Recolight’s operations. Commenting on the news, Recolight CEO Nigel Harvey said:“As a recycling compliance scheme, Recolight is already committed to limiting the environmental impact…