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UK Sets Aside £23m for Hydrogen-Powered Vehicles Infrastructure
Mar 27, 2017The UK government has announced a £23m funding for hydrogen vehicles infrastructure to speed up adoption. Hydrogen fuel providers will be able to bid for funding in partnership with organisations that produce hydrogen vehicles to ...
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UK Government to Pledge £1.1 Billion for Full Fibre and 5G Rollout
Nov 23, 2016UK chancellor Philip Hammond is to announce that local authorities will be allowed to bid for part of a £740 million fund to trial super-fast 5G mobile networks in his Autumn Statement. The statement is set to be announced in full ...
Tags: Full Fibre, Rollout
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UK's Camra Calls for Beer Duty Freeze in Upcoming Autumn Statement
Nov 22, 2016UK's not-for-profit consumer group The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) is calling for the renewal of a beer duty freeze as the government prepares to unveil its latest proposals for the economy. The group is calling for a beer duty freeze ...
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Key Points of George Osborne's Sixth Budget
Mar 20, 2015George Osborne has delivered his sixth Budget, and the last of the current Parliament. The key points are as follows: Economy The UK grew 2.6% in 2014, faster than any other advanced economy but lower than 3% predicted in December ...
Tags: George Osborne, Sixth Budget
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Increased Retail Sales of Furniture and Furnishings Reflected in UK Manufacturer Turnover
Jan 15, 2015With the UK’s economy on the up and an overall increase in consumer spending, there is a positive tone to this year’s Statistics Digest, published by the Furniture Industry Research Association, which contains facts and figures ...
Tags: Furniture Industry, trade gap, Furniture
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Statistics Digest Is Compiled Using The Latest Available Data Sourced
Dec 29, 2014Published annually, the Statistics Digest is compiled using the latest available data sourced from a range of websites. Dr. Peter Beele, Technical Services Manager for FIRA International and author of the publication, said: ...
Tags: Furniture Industry, websites, Furniture
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BRC Has Highlighted That Business Rates System Is in Need of Fundamental Reform
Dec 2, 2014Publishing its submission to HM Treasury ahead of the Autumn Statement on 3rd December, the British Retail Consortium (BRC), has highlighted the consensus across the business world that the business rates system is in need of fundamental ...
Tags: Retail Consortium, HM Treasury, Furniture
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UK Paper Industry Continues to Reduce Energy Consumption and Carbon Emissions
Dec 2, 2014Writing to the Chancellor ahead of this week’s Autumn Statement, David Workman Workman highlighted that the UK Paper Industry continues to make significant progress in reducing energy consumption and carbon emissions. However, ...
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UK Retail and Property Sectors Ask The Chancellor One Last Time to Reform The System
Dec 1, 2014The UK retail and property sectors are poised to hear whether the Chancellor will use his final chance to make meaningful reforms to the business rates burden in his Autumn Statement, according to the British Council of Shopping Centres ...
Tags: Property Sectors, Retail, Furniture
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Further Action on Tax and Late Payment Are Key Calls Featured in The Forum's Submission
Nov 10, 2014Ahead of the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement in December, national business group the Forum of Private Business (FPB) has written to George Osborne with a list of top business wants that will provide much needed the short-term support ...
Tags: tax, late payment, Autumn Statement, Furniture
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The Government Is to Call for Bids to Share Pound55m for Research Into Autonomous Systems
Apr 4, 2013The Government is to call for bids to share £55m for research into autonomous systems, robotics, and large scale energy storage. The cash is part of £600m towards the UK's scientific research infrastructure announced by the ...
Tags: Electronics, Robotics
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GLA Has Issued Prior Notice of Its Plan to Select a Supplier or Suppliers
Mar 1, 2013The Greater London Authority (GLA) has issued prior notice of its plan to select a supplier or suppliers to help with its Super Connected Cities Plan (SCCP) initiative. The government's broadband delivery team, BDUK, awarded GLA an ...
Tags: Greater London Authority, SCCP, network
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Ofcom Has Raised 2.34bn Euro in The Much Delayed 4G Spectrum Auction
Feb 21, 2013Communications regulator Ofcom has raised 2.34bn Euro in the much delayed 4G spectrum auction, more than £1bn less than the Office for Budget for Responsibility (OBR) had forecast. EE already holds 4G spectrum and is currently the ...
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The Idea That Broadband Projects Face a Struggle to Find Finance Is a Myth
Jan 23, 2013The idea that broadband projects face a struggle to find finance is a myth, according to the director general of non-profit organisation FTTH Council Europe, Hartwig Tauber. "Because of the financial crisis, people say there is no money ...
Tags: broadband projects, FTTH Council Europe, fibre broadband
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The UK Does Not Have The Demand to Justify Rolling out a FTTH Product Nationally
Jan 22, 2013BT is wrong to claim that the UK does not have the demand to justify rolling out a fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) product nationally, according to the director general of the non-profit organisation FTTH Council Europe, Hartwig Tauber. The ...
Tags: fibre-to-the-home, UK, BT