Nathan Bissitt, Author at Business Ideas UK

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Just Eat offers £10 to woman after a driver sent her unwanted messages

ByNathan BissittJanuary 16, 2018

Image caption Michelle said the driver’s behaviour was “outrageous” Just Eat offered a £10 voucher to a woman who complained a delivery driver sent her unwanted messages.Michelle Midwinter posted screenshots of the conversation on Twitter in which

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TVR sports car firm stake bought by Welsh Government

ByNathan BissittJanuary 16, 2018

The Welsh Government has bought a 3% stake in the sports car maker TVR for £500,000.It has also provided a £2m loan to the company ahead of production getting underway in Ebbw Vale.TVR said there is another year of research to be completed before manufacturing is due to

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McDonald's aims for fully recycled packaging by 2025

ByNathan BissittJanuary 16, 2018

Fast food giant McDonald’s has said all its packaging worldwide will come from sustainable sources by 2025. The restaurant chain will aim to get all items like bags, straws, wrappers and cups from recycled or renewable materials, up from half

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Revealed: RBS's role in Carillion collapse

ByNathan BissittJanuary 16, 2018

The taxpayer-backed Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) tightened the terms of its funding to the stricken Government contractor Carillion three days before it was forced to call in liquidators. Sky News has obtained a witness statement filed at the High Court by Keith

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Interview with Clark James Managing Director Paul Hulance

ByNathan BissittJanuary 16, 2018

Franchise UK has asked MD of Clark James Recruitment, Paul Hulance, a bit about the Clark James business and how they have grown to become as successful as they are today. About Clark James Established in 2006 by two senior Directors of FTSE 100 Global Recruitment

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Peter Hain accuses London law firm of 'whitewash'

ByNathan BissittJanuary 16, 2018

A British peer has accused UK-based law firm Hogan Lovells of helping to cover up corruption in South Africa.The firm had carried out a “fatally flawed whitewash” after being hired to investigate alleged corruption at South Africa’s tax-collection

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Carillion probe fast-tracked and widened

ByNathan BissittJanuary 16, 2018

An investigation into the collapse of construction giant Carillion will be fast-tracked and “extended in scope”. Business Secretary Greg Clark gave the order that will see company directors past and present probed to discover if they “caused

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New Greggs stores expected to create 1,500 jobs

ByNathan BissittJanuary 16, 2018

Greggs is planning to open 130 new stores this year in a move it hopes will create around 1,500 jobs. The food-on-the-go bakery chain said record investment in its supply chain would enable the expansion, under which half the new stores would be franchise

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Inflation eases for the first time since June

ByNathan BissittJanuary 16, 2018

The rate of inflation has eased for the first time since June last year, falling to 3% in December as growth in food costs slowed. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said a weaker increase in air fares compared to the same month in 2016 also contributed to the

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Carillion collapse: The key figures in the firm

ByNathan BissittJanuary 16, 2018

Carillion’s failure has prompted the Government to warn that the Receiver and regulators have the powers to seek penalties against directors if misconduct is uncovered. But who were the firm’s main players? :: Richard Howson Mr Howson was chief executive