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Cyber incidents affected three in ten UK manufacturers last year. Make UK found production downtime, higher costs, and supplier disruption among the consequences, while only around half of manufacturers currently maintain an incident-response plan.
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Permanent hiring stabilised after forty-five months of sustained national decline. Temporary billings continued to rise, short-term vacancies increased for the first time in two years, and pay growth strengthened despite continued weakness in overall labour demand.
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G-Cloud 15 opens a larger route into public-sector technology procurement. The £14bn framework consolidates previous cloud agreements, with around 90% of suppliers classed as SMEs and new entry windows planned during its four-year term.
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UK vehicle investment is backing next-generation manufacturing and skilled jobs. Nearly £130m of matched funding will support zero-emission and automated mobility projects, with more than 1,800 manufacturing jobs expected to benefit.
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ustwo has appointed dedicated board oversight for artificial intelligence strategy. Google DeepMind executive Simon Bouton becomes the studio’s first AI non-executive director as governance, commercial value, and responsible deployment move deeper into board responsibilities.
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Hargreaves Lansdown will require staff to attend offices three days. The investment platform will introduce the policy from 2027 as employees move into an expanded Bristol headquarters, replacing its previous approach without a fixed attendance requirement.
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Hargreaves Lansdown will require staff to attend offices three days. The investment platform will introduce the policy from 2027 as employees move into an expanded Bristol headquarters, replacing its previous approach without a fixed attendance requirement.
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Spanish summer media consumption is fragmenting without audiences disappearing entirely. Dentsu research shows television retaining reach while streaming, radio, outdoor activity, and mobile contexts redistribute attention across a more complex seasonal media mix.
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Peldon Rose has reported record revenue following five-year expansion plans. The workplace specialist says turnover has risen 222% to £88m, alongside growth in project delivery and headcount, prompting the opening of a second studio in Wimbledon.
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Peldon Rose has reported record revenue following five-year expansion plans. The workplace specialist says turnover has risen 222% to £88m, alongside growth in project delivery and headcount, prompting the opening of a second studio in Wimbledon.