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HomeServe Buying Help-Link for £5million

Home repairs and improvements business HomeServe is to buy a boiler installation specialist in Leeds for £5 million. UK-wide home heating business, bringing together installations, servicing and repairs. The deal values the Help-Link business at up to £22.7m. Martin Bennett, chief executive of...

British Fintech Start-up Neyber Secures £21m in Funding

What do a number of thousand cops, two former Goldman Sachs executives and an Indian funding firm have in widespread? They all are central gamers in a £21m fundraising set to be introduced this week by a British fintech start-up, which...

iPhone 8 Won’t be Delayed as Apple’s Shares Hit Record High

Shares in the world’s most valuable company went up close to 6% in after-hours trading following the news, adding $40bn to Apple’s current value Apple shares soared to an all-time high on Tuesday afternoon after the tech company announced it had...

What Does It Take to Build a Great Business?

Why do some businesses thrive in uncertainty, even chaos, and others don’t? When buffeted by turbulent events and prevailing head winds, or hit by big, fast-moving forces that they can neither predict nor control, what distinguishes those businesses who perform exceptionally...

Accenture Creates 1,700 New Jobs in A Hiring Spree as a “Vote of Confidence” in UK

A UK hiring spree by US consulting giant Accenture has been hailed by Chancellor Philip Hammond as a “vote of confidence” in Britain’s economy. Accenture, the consultancy arm spun off from collapsed accountancy behemoth Arthur Andersen, said it has made 1,700 new hires over...

DFS Keeps Stores Open Following Eight-figure Sofology Acquisition

UK furniture retailer DFS is to acquire rival Sofology after confirming that contracts had been exchanged on an initial £25m deal. The acquisition of its Warrington-based rival, which has 34 stores across the UK, will be on a debt-free, cash-free basis...

British Gas to Increase Electricity Prices by 12.5% Next Month

For a typical household on dual fuel, the average annual bill will increase by 7.3 per cent or £76 British Gas has announced that it will next month ramp up the price of electricity, prompting calls for greater regulation amid fears that...

Reviewers of Tesla’s Newest Vehicle Are Unanimous: “The Model 3 Has No Competition”

The first reviews of Tesla’s Model 3 are in — and they are resoundingly positive beyond expectations, even for those anticipating the world from the new model. Yes, the reviews are filled with hyperbole — and they’re absolutely heartfelt, with...

How to Prioritise Customer Experience in Affordability Assessments

There are millions of people in the UK struggling to pay their bills, according to the Debt Advisory Centre.  It says that nine million adults think they owe too much money and four and a half million people find it...

Deutsche Bank Is Going to Keep a Lot of People in London, Come What May

German banking giant Deutsche Bank might have said it’s likely to move hundreds of billions of dollars in assets out of London due to Brexit, but it’s still keeping a pretty big presence in the U.K. capital. Deutsche has secured a...