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NatWest has agreed to sell Mentor to Empowering People Group. The bank will keep referral access in place while the consultancy moves to a specialist owner in the second half of 2026.
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ScottishPower has started fabrication on East Anglia TWO’s substation foundation. The north-east contract is worth more than £60 million and underpins a 960MW offshore windfarm due online by the end of 2028.
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Check Point has launched a control layer for enterprise AI. The new AI Defense Plane is designed to govern employee AI use, AI applications, and agentic systems from one security architecture.
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Sectigo has launched a platform to scale certificate services globally. The company is targeting channel partners with a multi-tenant system designed to turn certificate lifecycle management into a recurring managed service.
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BSN Group has posted record revenue after a breakout year. The contractor’s turnover rose from £25m to £45m, driven by healthcare and living projects, with further expansion planned for 2026.
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HMRC rejects nearly half of digital tax exemption requests. Over 1,600 taxpayers applied for exemptions from Making Tax Digital for Income Tax due to digital exclusion, with 47% refused. Approved exemptions mostly relate to age, health, or digital capability.
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February’s flat inflation reading masked a much less stable outlook. Official data showed UK consumer prices unchanged at 3.0%, but the Bank of England now expects conflict-driven energy costs to lift inflation in coming months, complicating rate decisions just as retail demand and broader business activity are weakening further ahead.
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RAC plans £5bn IPO in London’s recovering market. The West Midlands firm has begun investor meetings, indicating its intent to join the London Stock Exchange by year-end.
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Zevero has raised fresh capital as carbon data demand surges. The funding will support product development and further expansion across Europe and Asia-Pacific as climate reporting requirements tighten and buyers demand more defensible, reusable emissions data.
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EHL is launching a new degree for future restaurateurs globally. The two-year course brings together culinary arts, fine-dining guest experience, and restaurant management as hospitality education shifts towards shorter, practice-led pathways.