Optical services and laser eye surgery group Optical Express has been rescued from collapse by its founder, preventing the loss of 1,600 jobs in the UK and Ireland. David Moulsdale has bought all the debt that the firm owes to the Royal Bank of... Read More
A Chinese property development company hopes to rebuild the iconic Victorian building that housed the Great Exhibition. It has been confirmed that ZhongRong Holdings has opened talks with Bromley Council and the Mayor of London about a project which could... Read More
Since the financial crash triggered full-scale recession in 2008, high street banks have proven somewhat wary about lending. This issue is limiting the growth opportunities for SMEs and has become so severe that the government has been forced to step in with... Read More
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida is considering buying an unfinished office and retail complex located near the Seminole Towne Center mall. Company officials have announced that it is interested in the complex as a home for its subsidiary Florida Health... Read More
Developer Minerva has been granted permission to begin work on the Ram Brewery site in Wandsworth. The project will combine commercial and residential space seamlessly, with the total floorspace of the project totalling 1 million square... Read More
Plans have been unveiled for the former BBC site in Manchester which could create up to 6000 jobs in the area. The BBC building on Oxford Road before it was demolished last year Either a large supermarket or student flats were originally proposed for... Read More
The manufacturing industry is going through something of an uncertain time at present, with monthly figures fluctuating rapidly between growth and contraction. However, one constant within the sector seems to be car manufacturing, as the level of investment... Read More
The independent hospitality company Blue Rainbow Aparthotels has announced ambitious plans for growth in which it will invest more than £20 million in new openings in Leeds, Manchester and Liverpool. Liverpool is one of the locations earmarked for... Read More
CBRE has called on the government to ‘clarify the ambiguities’ in the recently introduced change of use legislation to prevent expensive delays. Meanwhile it is reported that Islington council has launched a landmark legal challenge in an attempt to... Read More
The Mayor's office has placed a bid to the London Enterprise Partnership for £1 million in seed money to create what it has described as a "golden triangle" in medical and life sciences research which will link the UK's capital city with Oxford and... Read More
