Posted: 26th October, 2016
BiP Solutions has secured a 12-month pilot project for supply chain development on National Grid’s Richborough Connection infrastructure project. Richborough Connection is one of National Grid’s new sources of energy. The project will provide a new high-voltage electricity link between Belgium and Richborough, known as the Nemo Link, with National Grid building a new connection... Read More
Posted: 19th October, 2016
Japanese TV Broadcaster NHK visited BiP Solutions on 12 October, filming for its Business Frontline segment. NHK got shots of BiP workspace, before speaking to the CompeteFor team. The short broadcast is due to air in coming weeks and will illustrate the role CompeteFor in the delivery of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympics Games,... Read More
Posted: 31st August, 2016
Sadiq Khan has begun delivering on a manifesto pledge by announcing the first site owned by Transport for London (TfL) has been released for development, creating hundreds of new homes for Londoners. The Mayor of London instructed TfL to bring forward the site in Kidbrooke, which will provide 400 new homes – 50 per cent... Read More
Posted: 31st August, 2016
New FDI figures show the UK had a record number of inward investment projects and created second highest number of jobs ever in 2015 to 2016. Britain has benefitted from record-breaking inward investment by foreign companies, International Trade Secretary Liam Fox has announced. Across the country, 2,213 inward investment projects were secured in 2015 to... Read More
Posted: 31st August, 2016
International law firm Pinsent Masons is launching a UK-wide Public Policy Unit in the wake of Britain’s decision to exit the European Union. The firm has appointed Andrew Henderson, currently Head of Public Affairs and External Relations at RBS’ Williams & Glyn brand, to lead the initiative. He will join the firm as Director of... Read More
Posted: 31st August, 2016
Small companies find it ‘almost impossible’ to engage with the NHS on a national basis; this was one of the messages from public sector procurement consultant Colin Cram when he was interviewed by BiP Solutions journalist Donald Macinnes earlier this summer at P4H 2016 at the NEC in Birmingham. There is hope, however. Here, Donald... Read More
Posted: 8th June, 2016
New business growth grants of between £15,000 and £100,000 are now available to Croydon firms with a good idea for creating new jobs. In total almost £2.5million is available from the Coast to Capital partnership, a coalition of businesses and local authorities that works to boost economic growth across a region extending from the Sussex... Read More
Posted: 8th June, 2016
A ‘food innovation centre’ is set to create hundreds of jobs in Weston-super-Mare. North Somerset Council says the South West Food Innovation Centre will be located close to the M5 and will create more than 160 jobs in food manufacturing, testing and production. The £9m project is being led by the council with support from... Read More
Posted: 8th June, 2016
The pension fund of thousands of council workers in the West of Scotland is to be invested into key infrastructure projects. Strathclyde Pension Fund has revealed plans to invest £30m into Equitix, which delivers projects such as hospitals, education and social housing in partnership with the public sector. Equitix also has hubs in the North... Read More
Posted: 1st June, 2016
Rely on facts not feelings Are you ready to vote in the EU referendum on 23 June? The latest YouGov poll showed significant support for both sides with 13% of people still undecided. Professionals across the country are wondering what the vote will mean for their businesses, jobs and bank balances and there is no... Read More
