Author name: Phil Nicholls

Marks & Spencer has announced the launch of its first dedicated resale service for clothing, footwear and accessories on eBay — the destination for branded, pre-loved fashion. The partnership makes it easy for customers to trade in M&S items they no longer wear and offers a one-stop destination to shop favourite styles through the official M&S […]

Chaddlewood Co-op and Post Office re-launches following an eight-week programme of works and improvements pound to ‘transform’ the store. Located on Glen Road, Chaddlewood, the store – which supports 35 local jobs – has seen the more than £1Million investment transform the shopping experience for members and customers. The new-look store includes a range of

Thurrock Storage, the UK’s largest battery energy storage system (BESS) developed by Statera Energy is now energised and delivering electricity to the grid. This landmark 300MW battery storage site is capable of powering up to 680,000 homes with instantaneous power over two hours. Thurrock Storage can respond rapidly to changes on the grid, delivering its

RWE and turbine manufacturer Siemens Gamesa are driving a new era of wind turbine innovation with the first ever large-scale installation of recyclable blades at a UK offshore wind farm. Highly unique, the rotor blades are made using an innovative resin. At the end of the blade’s operating life, the various materials can then be

ABB announced that it will invest more than CA$130 million (around US$100 million) to expand the R&D and production capacity of its advanced power protection and grid resilience technologies in Canada. The investment in Montreal, Quebec will combine ABB’s existing Iberville and Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu facilities at a new greenfield location. This will enable ABB to meet

The LEGO Group has launched a new campaign, Built for Tomorrow, showcasing the company’s ongoing sustainability journey and the innovation behind every LEGO® brick. At the heart of the campaign is a LEGO Minifigure from the past: a knight from the classic 1978 Yellow Castle set, whose brick-built durability has been tested over decades of play.

JLR has reached a significant milestone in the roll‑out of its global renewable energy strategy with the opening of a new solar farm the size of up to 36 football pitches at its Gaydon headquarters this summer. The 26‑hectare, 18MW facility will supply up to 31% of the site’s energy requirements, marking the completion of

Since launching in June 2023, Aira has expanded into Germany, Italy and the UK, rapidly establishing itself as a leading clean energy-tech company in Europe, with an annual sales run-rate of €200M. Aira offers an unmatched customer proposition, including a monthly payment plan, end-to-end service and a 15-year Aira Guarantee. The company now employs 1,200

Frugalpac, the British clean technology company behind the world’s first and only commercially available paper wine and spirits bottle, has launched an equity fund-raising to raise up to £5m to support its next phase of global growth, including developing paper paint pots. £1 million has already been secured from existing and new investors ahead of

Polestar’s large electric SUV, the Polestar 3, has broken the Guinness World Record for longest journey travelled by an electric SUV on a single charge. Achieving 935.44 km (581.3 miles), the recently launched Long range Single motor variant was pushed to its limits. The attempt took 22 hours and 57 minutes to complete in mixed