UK Business News

Were you one of the unlucky people who were stranded abroad during the Eyjafjallajökull volcanic eruption in April last year? The volcanic ash cloud closed most European Airspace for five days – the highest level of air travel disruption since the Second World War and saw thousands of UK airline passengers trapped.
One year on and [...]

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The host nation has been under close scrutiny in the first week or so of the South African World Cup, but the international community is not only watching the action on the pitch; they are also witnessing a South Africa that continues to emerge as a competitive 21st century economy.
As outlined in Deloitte’s paper “2010 [...]

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Nissan International SA have announced pricing schedules to four European countries for the innovative all electric Nissan LEAF, with reservations being taken from July 2010, for delivery in February 2011 in the UK.
The initial launch markets in Europe include the UK, along with Portugal, Netherlands and the Republic of Ireland, with all four countries offering [...]

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After its debacle in 2005, when the EPA accused CEMEX Corporation for polluting the air around its cement factory, the company has done a volte face and gone green altogether. This is a new trend, which is being observed in many American companies across all sectors.
There is a great deal of enthusiasm, of the quixotic [...]

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Sustainable Event Management: A Practical Guide is the new book by Meegan Jones, it is published by Earthscan priced at £29.95
Every year events of every possible description are held around the world. Be they community events, large conferences, business meetings, religious celebrations or enormous music concerts, festivals, expos and sporting events, they all have a [...]

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