DSIT reveals plan for National Digital Exchange for public sector technology buyers
The UK Government has unveiled plans for a new digital marketplace to provide a new approach in how the public sector buys technology. The D…
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Cumbrian engineering firm expands with acquisition
A Cumbrian engineering firm has acquired a county family business. Forth, which is headquartered at Flimby, near Maryport and has operationa…
Views of business cluster sought for Family, Privately-owned and Owner-Managed Business Survey
BECBC members are being urged to take part in a survey to help provide vital insights into the challenges they face, their plans for growth…
Boost for UK offshore wind supply chain with £400m investment from The Crown Estate
In a boost for the UK’s offshore wind sector, The Crown Estate has today outlined its proposal to invest up to £400m of capital in the suppl…
Costain wins vast underground hydrogen storage design job
Costain has bagged a key design role on a pioneering hydrogen storage facility planned for Cheshire. Costain previously constructed the St…
Morgan Sindall upgrades profits forecast for this year
Morgan Sindall Group is set to smash previous profit forecasts for 2025 after stronger-than-expected performances from its fit out and const…
Inspirational Cumbrian businesswomen shortlisted for prestigious awards
Nine businesswomen are flying the flag for Cumbria as finalists in prestigious UK awards. The Enterprise Vision Awards are the UK’s largest …
Rolls-Royce wins race to build UK’s first small modular reactor
Rolls-Royce SMR has been named preferred bidder to build the UK’s first fleet of small modular nuclear reactors. Each Rolls-Royce SMR ‘fac…
AtkinsRéalis, EDF enhance collaboration
Canadian engineering firm AtkinsRéalis announced it has signed an agreement with France's EDF to expand their existing global partnership to…
Energy Minister asks NDA to explore clean energy at Moorside
Nuclear Decommissioning Authority and Cumberland Council to explore clean energy development in Cumbria – protecting billpayers and supporti…
newcleo becomes first advanced reactor technology accepted for UK regulatory design assessment
LONDON, UK – 10 June 2025 – DESNZ have confirmed their acceptance of newcleo’s GDA application for its commercial-scale 200MWe Lead-cooled F…
Rolls-Royce SMR selected to build small modular nuclear reactors
New era for nuclear power as Rolls-Royce SMR selected as preferred bidder to build country’s first small modular reactors Follows rigorous t…
Sizewell C nuclear plant gets £14bn go-ahead from government
The government has committed £14.2bn of investment to build the new Sizewell C nuclear plant on the Suffolk coastline, ahead of the Spending…