Business

The UK’s economic outlook has been difficult to predict lately, as successive financial crises rock businesses and households alike. The trouble began with a spike in the rate of inflation, itself largely a result of rising energy prices. Simultaneous increases in international instability and barriers to trade caused wholesale costs to rise too, leading to the Consumer Price Index rising to...

Women from Devon, Cornwall, Somerset and Dorset are among those celebrating reaching the semi-finals in the inaugural year of the West Country Women Awards.

The annual awards recognise and celebrate the amazing women all across the region and were set up this summer by Alexis Bowater OBE and Tess Stuber.

More than 1,000 nominations were received across all 15 categories that...

Retain Limited group of companies are extremely proud to receive the prestigious Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) Silver Award, after gaining the bronze award earlier this year. Achieving this award reflects their continuous commitment to support the armed forces community in a manner that aligns with the values of the Armed Forces Covenant.

Through a three-tier approach of...

As the market for electric vehicles in the UK constantly expands, another market that expands is EV ChargePoint installation trade. The EV grant scheme that came into effect in April 2022 represents an opportunity for more car-buyers to consider the electric market and an opportunity for tradesmen to expand their work to meet the demand for charge points.

How the EV grant scheme...