Rhys Taylor-Brown

John McDonough, founder and managing director of employability and recruitment solutions specialist Recro Consulting, has recently critiqued levels of take-up for the government’s Kickstart Scheme and insisted that more action can be done to drive up participant numbers.

As the UK economy reopens in line with the lifting of Covid restrictions, employees are proving to be increasingly important to firms.

Following healthy sales and earnings growth in the second quarter of 2021 despite the negative effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, Fresenius has opted to raise its group earnings guidance.

The NWIFCA has sounded out to members that DEFRA has called for evidence on key policy areas affecting scallop and shellfish fishing fleets.

With the labour market deeply affected by the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, the UK government has launched its Plan for Jobs to generate employment opportunities across the country.

Care providers have spoken out about a critical skills shortage in their industry, warning that the longstanding recruitment crisis in the sector has been worsened by the Covid-19 pandemic.

With the Covid-19 pandemic having made the UK more health-conscious, Food for Thought director Alan Martin explores a sugar alternative which could help fuel the national health kick.

Quoting research from investment management firm Invesco, Suffolk-based independent financial advice and wealth management experts, Kingsfleet Wealth, have suggested that there is a growing level of interest in sustainable investing, but information and knowledge to help investors make key decisions poses an obstacle.

For Newtecnic, a world-leading firm of engineering designers and architects, building for the future has always been a priority.

The team at DP’s Financial Advice and Services, an independent financial advice firm in the Midlands, recently attended the 2021 edition of Nuneaton Borough Football Club’s annual golf day.

Speaking at a preview session ahead of November’s Comms Vision Convention, Telavox partner sales manager Andy Brunt outlined his company’s view that simplicity is the most vital element when exploring UCaaS [Unified-Communications-as-a-Service] and CCaaS [Contact-Centre-as-a-Service] solutions and taking them to market.

SoundOut, the world leader in sonic testing, recently announced the launch of the SoundOut Sonic Effectiveness Matrix [SEM], which could save businesses millions in otherwise wasted funds supporting ineffective sonic strategies.

Discussing the challenges of digital disruption in the advertising and marketing world and its acceleration because of Covid-19, Glen Taylor, CEO of fully integrated production agency Taylor James, remains confident that his business can continue to remain ahead of the curve.

Russell Arundell, managing director of All Plumbing Services, outlines the operational steps his business has taken since March 2020 to keep staff, clients and their families safe from coronavirus.

Earlier this year, the Mould Room at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham took delivery of the RapidHeat Oven - supplied by Oncology Imaging Systems - to replace the existing waterbath system.