Uncategorised 11 November 2024
SME divide revealed on environmental targets
Ahead of COP 29, the UN Climate Change Conference in Azerbaijan, British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) research has found a clear divide among SMEs on environmental targets. The survey, by the BCC’s award-winning Insights Unit, shows around half of firms with more than 50 employees say they have a recycling target (50%) or energy consumption […]
Uncategorised 8 November 2024
Award for Overnight Accommodation at Catz, Cambridge
St Catharine’s College, Cambridge won the award for Best Overall Customer Experience in the Overnight Accommodation Category at the 2024 Mystery Shop Awards organised by the Cambridge Business Improvement District (BID). For most of the year, St Catharine’s is home to a close-knit community of approximately 1,000 students, staff and Fellows. In addition, the College […]
Uncategorised 7 November 2024
Celebrating the Cambridge Tech Week Innovation Alley Award Winners
Don’t miss this opportunity to feature as a speaker or to showcase your start-up business at the upcoming Cambridge Wireless International Conference (CWIC), taking place on 27 March 2025 at Hinxton Hall, Cambridgeshire. CWIC 2025 will delve into the theme of ‘resilience’ with a strong focus on the technological aspects: exploring the resilience of business […]
Uncategorised 7 November 2024
Rate respite for businesses after tough Budget
Responding to the latest interest rate decision by the Bank of England, David Bharier, Head of Research at the British Chambers of Commerce said: “As businesses continue to digest the difficult implications of last week’s Budget, a further interest rate cut is some good news for firms. “The cost of borrowing remains a […]
Uncategorised 7 November 2024
Double cab pick-ups to be treated as company cars from April 2025
From April 2025, double cab pick-up trucks will no longer be treated as commercial vehicles for income tax and capital allowance purposes. This will significantly increase the benefit-in-kind (BIK) tax charge for employees and impact on the tax deductions available for businesses. Historically, HMRC has taken a pragmatic approach when determining the tax treatment of […]
Uncategorised 7 November 2024
New taskforce launched to map out North Sea energy transition
A new independent taskforce will be launched today to map out an orderly transition for the North Sea that will safeguard tens of thousands of jobs and help secure its long-term future as a critical national asset. The North Sea Transition Taskforce will be led by Philip Rycroft, a former Permanent Secretary in the […]
Local Skills Improvement Plan, Skills Development, Uncategorised 6 November 2024
Long Road Sixth Form College and Illumina launch LSIP-supported virtual reality project to inspire careers in Life Sciences
Long Road Sixth Form College has introduced an innovative virtual reality (VR) experience, funded by the Government’s Local Skills Improvement Fund (LSIF), to offer students a unique, immersive insight into careers within the life sciences industry. Developed in partnership with leading genomics company Illumina, the project aims to bridge the gap in access to real-world […]
Uncategorised 4 November 2024
Howes Percival Corporate team completes 37 pre-Budget deals
Howes Percival’s Corporate team has completed 37 deals in the immediate run-up to the Budget. The deals included a variety of transactions where a pre-Budget completion was requested by the client, including MBOs, business and share acquisitions and sales, share buybacks, exercise of options, and solvent corporate group reorganisations. The deals also spanned a wide […]
Uncategorised 4 November 2024
Guardtech Group win fourth award in two months with Cleancube shipping container facility innovation
The Suffolk-based cleanroom construction specialists secure Innovation triumph at the National Building Construction Awards THE GUARDTECH GROUP have claimed a fourth awards success in the space of just two months after securing the National Building Construction Awards (NBCA) prize for Innovation. The Suffolk contamination control experts won the award at a glitzy event at the […]