Jan 7, 2021 | Sector News
Katherine Bennett, who is currently senior vice president of Airbus’s UK arm, will succeed Dick Elsy when he retires as chief executive of the HVM Catapult later in 2021. The announcement comes just days after the UK formally left the European Union (EU). Airbus said...
Jan 6, 2021 | Sector News
“The Chancellor has once again moved swiftly to support businesses as circumstances change. It is sorely needed. “More direct grants will provide some relief to eligible companies’ cashflow. “Yet with businesses facing a third lockdown, there are other steps that can...
Jan 5, 2021 | Sector News
Chancellor announces one-off top up grants for retail, hospitality and leisure businesses worth up to £9,000 per property to help businesses through to the Spring£594 million discretionary fund also made available to support other impacted businessescomes in addition...
Dec 23, 2020 | Sector News
Order books in the UK manufacturing industry improved to their strongest in 10 months in the lead up to Christmas. The latest CBI monthly Industrial Trends Survey also pointed out order books remain weak by historical standards. By comparison, the improvement in...
Dec 11, 2020 | Sector News
At an online event, Amanda Solloway (10/12/20) spoke about the government’s ambition for research and innovation, and progress on developing the R&D Places Strategy. She said: Thank you for that welcome, and for inviting me to join you all today. Well – what a...
Dec 9, 2020 | Birmingham Health Innovation Campus, Bruntwood SciTech, Member News, Sector News
A bid to develop a £210m life sciences campus in Birmingham, which could create 10,000 jobs, has received a new boost. The Birmingham Health Innovation Campus (BHIC) project has received up to £14m from the Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership...