Rolls-Royce Motor Cars sales soar as demand for luxury vehicles surges January 10, 2022 Despite Covid concerns and ongoing supply chain issues, luxury car maker Rolls-Royce has reported record highs in 2021, with sales going up 49 per cent compared with the previous year. Delivering the highest annual sale since its foundation in 1906, Rolls-Royce shipped 5,586 cars, registering record figures in most regions including China, the Americas and [...]
Technip Energies to join revolutionary tyre-recycling project in Sunderland January 10, 2022 A potentially revolutionary tyre-recycling plant in Sunderland has taken the next step towards reality with the appointment of Technip Energies as the project’s engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) partner. Owned by Norwegian waste recycling company Wastefront AS, the project will also see Dutch energy giant Vitol acquire a 5 per cent stake. The £100m plant, [...]
HS2 rushes to purchase land for phase one opening January 9, 2022 HS2 is rushing to acquire several square kilometres of land needed to complete the project’s first phase. Out of the 70km2 needed to connect London to Birmingham, 13km2 are yet to be acquired, a freedom of information request put forward by the Telegraph has revealed. The land for the project can be forcibly bought by [...]
Starting this evening: Londoners should brace themselves for months of tube strikes and travel disruption January 7, 2022 Londoners brace themselves for months of tube strikes which are likely to cause “severe disruption” to night services on weekend evenings until June. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) will walk out on Friday and Saturday evenings from this weekend on the Central and Victoria lines in a dispute over rosters. The [...]
Aston Martin sales spike as pandemic pushes the pedal on luxury purchases January 7, 2022 Aston Martin sales swelled more than 80 per cent last year, after the pandemic pushed the pedal on the luxury carmaker’s success. The luxury carmaker sold a little over 6,180 vehicles in the 12 months period, with an increase of affluent buyers investing in cars and private jets amid the pandemic’s travel restrictions. Shares lifted [...]
Confirmed: Tube strike on Central and Victoria lines going ahead tonight January 7, 2022 Union RMT has confirmed that a planned tube strike is going ahead this evening. Its members on the Central and Victoria lines will halt work tonight from 8.30pm until 8am on Saturday. They plan to do the same on Saturday evening, from 8.30pm to Sunday morning 8am. In fact, as announced late last year, they [...]
Sadiq Khan hits out at rail union over planned six-month Tube strike January 6, 2022 Sadiq Khan has hit out at the UK’s largest rail union for its planned Tube strike tomorrow, saying that the long-term industrial action will “cause further devastation” for London’s economy. London Underground staff from the The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) will walk off the job on Friday and Saturday evenings [...]
Maersk dethroned by MSC as world’s largest shipper January 6, 2022 Swiss container giant MSC has steamed past Danish rival Maersk as the world’s largest shipper, after holding the title for several decades. MSC’s shipping capacity, the equivalent of 4,284m 20ft containers, inched past Maersk’s 4,282m. Maersk CEO Soren Skou said in May that, while he wanted to be boss of the “world’s largest” shipping company, [...]
Combination of Covid, Brexit and transition towards net-zero economy to end decades of declining ‘job churn’ in UK January 6, 2022 Decades of declining “job churn”, which has meant fewer risks and opportunities for workers, is likely to be upended in the decade ahead as the combination of Covid-19, Brexit and the transition towards a net-zero economy brings about major changes in the UK economy, according to a new report. In fact, the view that robots [...]
Gatwick Airport diverts flights after control tower hit by IT problems January 6, 2022 Gatwick Airport has diverted a number of flights after IT issues in its air traffic control tower earlier today. A spokesperson for the Surrey-based airport said IT issues this morning had resulted in three diverted flights. “We continue to experience delays with both arrivals and departures, and are working to fully resolve this as soon [...]