TMA NOW hosted a breakfast panel discussion on “Female Leadership: Strength in Numbers”. The fantastic panel (Leonora Daniel, global head recovery management at Credit Suisse International, Lisa Rickelton, managing director at FTI Consulting and Fiona Hathorn, CEO of Women on Boards UK) discussed their thoughts on women in leadership and women’s initiatives by drawing on […]
Birmingham’s first ‘super slender’ tower and the UK’s first habitable ‘super slender’ structure – measuring just 9.5m wide – was granted planning permission by unanimous decision at Birmingham City Council’s planning committee earlier this month. The Savills Birmingham-based planning team acted on behalf of Taylor Grange Developments for the 37-storey development on Broad Street in […]
The many, many problems with the property market are well documented. Thousands of words have been printed about the housing crisis that mean thousands of young people now have little hope of getting on the property ladder until they inherit from parents or receive a loan from the Bank of Mum and Dad, if they […]
In April 2019, an investigation by the National Education Union shed light on the high percentage of teachers turning their backs on the education industry. With continued budget cuts, increased workload and mounting pressures from OFSTED inspectors and parents alike, it’s no wonder a whopping 32,375 new teachers have left the state school system in […]
Manufacturing activity remained weak in the three months to February, with output volumes falling for a fifth rolling quarter in a row, albeit at a slower pace than in January. That’s according to the latest CBI monthly Industrial Trends Survey. The survey of 318 manufacturing firms reported that both total and export order books improved […]
Shawbrook Bank has expanded its operations in Manchester as part of a UK-wide focus to become the specialist lender of choice for small and medium-sized businesses. The bank, which employs around 800 staff across the UK, has opened a purpose-designed office at One New Bailey, near Spinningfields, in Salford. The new premises will house over […]
Anya Stanislawczyk has joined Leumi UK – the London-based subsidiary of Israel’s international bank – as deputy relationship manager, Property Finance. With over a decade of experience in the financial services industry, Anya brings extensive working knowledge of the UK real estate market to the new post. Most recently, Anya served as relationship manager for […]
Camden ranks first out of 391 areas in the UK for new business creation*, with 2,110 net new businesses created in 2018, says Growthdeck, the private equity investment firm. Westminster came second, with 2,100 net new businesses created last year, while Hackney ranked fourth with 1,410**. This compares to the UK average of just 115 […]
As the parent of the South Korean Hyundai-Kia company, writes Iain Robertson, Hyundai has a constant internal battle to strengthen its role, while introducing purposeful new models that service its needs for mass market development. Apart from Sino-funded PSA Groupe, which has been on a takeover frenzy since the Chinese government, through its Dongfeng car […]
After a surprisingly strong Christmas sales period, retailer hopes of a continuation of such growth into 2020 were dashed in January, with online retail sales growth dropping back to -0.4% year-on-year. That’s according to the latest IMRG Capgemini Online Retail Index, which tracks the online sales performance of over 200 retailers. In a month where […]
