A thriving North Wales holiday park that had its business funding support removed by the banks, is now accelerating growth plans and eyeing a bright future after securing an £890,000 funding deal. Tyn-Y-Ffridd Farm, which provides holiday and private residential lettings across 70 acres of woods and farmland in Bangor, near Snowdonia, is now set […]
Lloyds Banking Group has developed a Global Correlation Engine (GCE), an innovation which supercharges cybersecurity and protects customers. This addresses a challenge experienced across businesses, especially among larger organisations, where cybersecurity software, designed to identify and alert businesses to potential attacks, can lack precision. This means that alerts can sometimes be triggered by activity that […]
Automotive manufacturers are facing a perfect storm of international trade uncertainty, challenging manufacturing conditions and a global EV transition that’s proving tougher than expected – issues that affect the UK amid key model changeovers on factory lines. It’s not unexpected, therefore, that the latest SMMT data published this week showed a -17.7% dip in UK vehicle production […]
The luxury hotel market continues to go from strength to strength, as the cost-of-living dissipates and consumers upgrade their choice of hotel, with the budget market being hit the hardest, according to the RSM Hotels Tracker: Focus on Asset Classes. The data, which is compiled and produced by Hotstats and analysed by RSM UK, shows […]
As research shows that increasing workplace participation rates of women has the potential to boost productivity and the UK economy’ PwC’s Women in Work Index 2025 The UK slips from 17th to 18th in PwC’s Women in Work Index, down from 10th in 2020 – the steepest post-pandemic decline amongst OECD countries – with Iceland, […]
Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets, Hargreaves Lansdown: “The Footsie has surged into the green in a spurt of Monday motivation, with the index hitting a fresh record level. Better prospects for China’s economy and the expectation of increased state spending on military capabilities are offsetting jitters about fraught geo-politics and US tariffs concerns. […]
Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has strengthened its specialist mortgages business development team with the appointment of Alex Klimcke as business development executive (BDE), further expanding its broker-facing team. Alex joins from Novellus Finance, where he was business development manager, bringing valuable experience in specialist finance. His appointment reflects HTB’s continued investment in expertise, ensuring brokers […]
Gen Z and millennial women in the UK are more likely than previous generations to want to start their own business, according to research commissioned by Mastercard ahead of International Women’s Day 2025. 63% of Gen Z women in the UK and 58% of millennial women have considered running their own business compared with 37% […]
DF Capital, a specialist bank providing working capital solutions to businesses across the UK, announces the launch of Structured Finance, designed to help businesses improve their cash flow and access the funding they need to achieve their ambitions, backed by a dedicated team. Structured Finance provides a variety of tailored solutions to meet customers’ working […]
The European Commission has confirmed that it is to delay the deadline for companies to comply with new corporate sustainability laws says management consultancy Inverto, part of Boston Consulting Group. Businesses, including UK businesses operating in the EU had complained about the red tape burden connected with complying with the legislation and their ability to […]
