Rhys Taylor-Brown

Speaking exclusively to The Leaders Council, TimeFinders director Alison Hesketh reflects on the challenges that the Covid-19 pandemic has thrust upon the care industry, while highlighting some of the lessons that can be taken from the crisis and used to incite positive change.

Writing for the London Evening Standard, Leaders Council chairman Lord Blunkett has called for exam grades to be adjusted for pupils who have fallen behind with their education as a result of digital poverty.

Security system specialist Spinnaker International has recently launched its new CrimeTag technology, which acts as a forensic marker tagging physical goods with a unique DNA fingerprint.

HMRC has this month published the names of 139 companies that failed to pay the National Minimum Wage to over 95,000 workers between 2016 and 2018, short-changing employees by £6.7 million in total.

Since March 2020, market research specialist Market Measures has been running its own Covid-19 tracker survey to monitor the evolving mood of the nation throughout the pandemic.

Sustainability and circular economy experts Beauty Kitchen have partnered with multinational consumer goods specialist Unilever and retail giant Asda to trial three new refill stations across beauty, personal care and laundry products at Asda’s pioneering flagship sustainability store in Leeds.

Since March 2020, market research specialist Market Measures has been running its own Covid-19 tracker survey to monitor the evolving mood of the nation throughout the pandemic.

As businesses on UK high streets continue to suffer from closures forced upon them by Covid-19, The Leaders Council hears from the campaign group that wants the five per cent VAT cut in the hospitality industry extended to the personal care sector.

Hardy Signs has recently unveiled its new TouchShield™ product, which functions as a clear self-adhesive and anti-microbial film to protect everyday surfaces from up to 99 per cent of bacteria and 93.41 per cent of viruses.

As disadvantaged families struggle to cover the costs of home-learning thrust upon them by the Covid-19 pandemic and its impact on the education sector, one charity is looking to rectify the issue by making efforts to close the digital divide.

After Techna International celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2020, The Leaders Council looks back at the electrical and mechanical product supplier’s years in business with a brief history going back to its establishment in 1945.

Following its 80th anniversary in the year 2020, Trimite Global Coatings has revealed that the business will undergo a rebrand to support its strategic growth plan.

As business leaders become more aware of the need for sustainable practices over the years, many have been pondering the dilemma of how to avoid the carbon emissions created by shipping goods around the world, allowing their businesses to continue to run while protecting the planet.

Speaking exclusively to The Leaders Council, Symply Pet Foods Managing Director James Milbourne discusses how new post-Brexit rules governing the export of Products of Animal origin have impacted his and other businesses and calls for government intervention to rectify the issue.

Following the 2020 launch of DRP Group's CSR charter, CEO Dale Parmenter highlights ambitious plans for its head office to go carbon neutral by the end of the year, and for the whole business to go carbon negative by 2050.