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Rolls-Royce has been recognised as a Supplier of the Year by The Boeing Company, one of 14 companies and one university honoured for distinguished performance in working with Boeing.

AD's enterprising growth strategy will see the agency build on this continued expansion, investing in companies across the UK that have synergy with AD's offering and mission to create cutting-edge digital campaigns and solutions.

The Environment Committee of the European Parliament has confirmed, with an overall majority, a political deal with Council to cap the use of first generation biofuels. This vote concludes over 5 years of political wheeling and dealing on the pros and cons of biofuels.

Appearing on the BBC One Breakfast show, the Black Country Chamber of Commerce President said: "We urgently need a national export strategy. The EU and Russia are much more volatile and businesses are feeling that often there is just too much risk.

Gatwick Airport will establish a £20 million fund to support new air services to Gatwick from around the UK in the ten years following the opening of a second runway.

Following a successful trial on a route 141 bus, during the Year of the Bus last year, Transport for London (TfL) has today announced that it has expanded its upper deck seat indicator trial to a whole bus route in partnership with leading UK mobile digital recording technology company Timespace.

Britain's biggest banks are in a healthier shape and returning to profitability, however they must urgently tackle a low return on equity as they head towards their separate ways, according to a KPMG report.

Nominations are now open for the TradeNext British Indian Awards, which recognise people of Indian heritage who have successfully established businesses, achieved a lifetime goal or made a real difference to British society. 

As businesses enter the new tax year on 6 April, ICAEW are urging businesses to get their finances into shape and prepare for new tax arrangements.

New research from the CIPD, the professional body for HR and people development, highlights that one in three UK employees have experienced some form of interpersonal conflict at work in the last year.

Employers are being urged to get up-to-speed as the new shared parental leave rights kick in on the 5th April. The radical changes will affect all employers, providing families with an unprecedented level of flexibility that will create a more agile workforce, but inevitably throw up challenges too. 

BT has announced it has been awarded a contract by Humber NHS Foundation Trust for a new mobile solution, designed to transform patient care and the working lives of clinicians, while at the same time saving the Trust money.

North Sea oil and gas operators have committed to fund a search and rescue (SAR) helicopter service, supplementing national SAR cover for parts of the Central North Sea.

Balfour Beatty, the international infrastructure group, has announced it has been awarded an £80 million contract to construct the National Automotive Innovation Centre (NAIC) in Coventry for the University of Warwick.

Cardiff, Edinburgh and Sunderland are revealed to be regional “banking hotspots”, with hundreds of new roles being created for local people by banks, according to official figures from the Office for National Statistics.