Author name: Phil Nicholls

Vertical Aerospace (NYSE: EVTL), has announced plans with Skyports Infrastructure (Skyports) and Bristow Group (NYSE: VTOL), to launch the UK’s first electric air-taxi routes between Canary Wharf and major transport hubs. Proposed routes to and from Canary Wharf at launch would include Heathrow, Gatwick, Cambridge and Oxford. By combining Vertical’s category-leading aircraft, Skyports’ London Heliport, […]

MYGroup, a leading UK waste management and recycling company, is joining forces with the British Beauty Council and its Sustainable Beauty Coalition for the 2026 Great British Beauty Clean Up, offering beauty businesses a special, fully managed take back solution for hard-to-recycle empties. The MYGroup x British Beauty Council take-back scheme aims to encourage more brands, retailers, salons and spas

Great British Energy (GBE) has set out a clear, practical plan to accelerate the UK’s shift to renewable power and strengthen the nation’s industrial backbone.   The publication outlines GBE’s priorities for the next five years and shows how a publicly owned energy company can drive investment, support workers and ensure communities feel the benefits of

Capital Dynamics, ENGIE and McDonald’s UK have collaborated on an innovative 15-year Corporate Power Purchase Agreement (“cPPA”) for the clean energy produced by the Douglas West Extension Wind Farm (the ‘Wind Farm’ or ‘Project’), located in Scotland and wholly owned by Capital Dynamics. McDonald’s will procure 100% of the electricity generated by the Wind Farm,

Launched on 28 November aboard a SpaceX rocket, HydroGNSS is the very first mission under the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Scout programme and is led by the UK.  Designed and built by Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) in Guildford, HydroGNSS is backed by £26 million in funding from the UK Space Agency. The mission highlights the UK’s industrial and scientific excellence in satellite innovation and climate monitoring.

Aranow, the global leader in machinery and complete packaging solutions for single-dose formats, has announced the appointment of Martí Ferré as the company’s new Sales Director. With a consolidated career within Aranow and solid experience in the packaging sector, Martí Ferré will lead the commercial team across five continents. He will do so by working

The inaugural Water Efficiency Lab (‘WEL 1’) – a £25 million challenge-led competition to unlock and scale innovations that reduce water use across England and Wales is to be launched. The first year of the competition, offering £5 million in total funding and up to £1.5 million for individual projects, is inviting innovators to develop

Veolia announced it has a £1bn pipeline of projects that are due to be awarded by 2030, as part of the UK deployment of a new “Ecothermal Grid” offering in the UK. It’s in line with the company’s ambitions to grow its district heating presence further in the UK, using a mix of different sources of energy to deliver carbon-neutral heating

Waitrose is the only supermarket to be granted the Royal Warrant, given as a mark of recognition to companies who have regularly supplied the Royal Household for a period of at least five years. Having been first granted a Royal Warrant in 1928, for supplying King George V with groceries and cleaning materials, it remains

After winning a bronze medal at Tokyo 2020 and five ATP titles during his tennis career, Marcus Daniell is now focused on making an even greater impact away from the court.  Alongside his work as an IOC Athletes’ Commission member, Marcus is ​​the​​ executive director at High Impact Athletes (HIA), a non-profit organisation that he co-founded