Clean energy future to be 'built in Britain'
Government publishes landmark plan to capture the immense jobs and growth opportunities of the clean energy economyPlan will double down on …
Bid race takes off for £500m MAG airport small works deal
Airport operator MAG has kicked off the hunt for firms to deliver a major new construction framework covering small to medium-sized projects…
European alliance to develop lead-cooled SMR
Four European nuclear technology organisations have launched the Eagles Consortium to develop and commercialise the EAGLES-300 next-generati…
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…
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…
The Future of Radioactive Waste Disposal in the UK: Building Towards Geological Disposal
Why do we need a GDF? For over seventy years nuclear technology has played a central role in the UK. Today it provides around 15 per cent of…
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…