Firms reap rewards of resource efficiency
1st October 2006
The Resource Efficiency Action Programme set up the Green Business Network set a target of £250,000 worth of savings a year ago. The participating companies have totalled more...
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Stadium plans to lure the corporates
1st October 2006
Its designers, the internationally renowned architects HOK, also created the new Wembley, Arsenal FC’s Emirates Stadium and the stadium that hosted the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney.The...
Innovation will drive future, says council chief
1st October 2006
There were great opportunities to be had by jumping through the window, he said. The decisions to be made in the next few months would be vital to the city’s future.In his keynote presentation...
Fears over a negative debate
1st October 2006
Business says that it has become negative and should focus on the quality of what will be planned. A motion at the latest Local Strategic Partnership meeting to reject all six growth options proposed...
Leaders call for technology champion
1st October 2006
The Milton Keynes Business Leaders group is also calling for a ‘technology champion’ to promote the cause.At its meeting in Central Milton Keynes last month, the group called for a focus...
Whitbread sells group headquarters
1st October 2006
The leisure giant is moving its head office staff to offices in Luton and Dunstable and the sale will be concluded once the new office premises have been refurbished.Duncan Robb, of agents Peter Hill...
Business builds links with Poland
1st October 2006
The Central Eastern Europe Initiative is working to facilitate trade between British and Polish companies by providing advice on researching potential markets and organising escorted visits.The...
Survey highlights age law fears
1st October 2006
Research by business advisers PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Milton Keynes office reveals that the top two concerns for businesses are the retirement process and dealing with the pension-related...
BBC looks at new centre
1st October 2006
The corporation is considering three options and the front runner is believed to be a new purpose-built media centre in Central Milton Keynes.A BBC spokeswoman told Business MK that several options...
Here’s a word to the Wyse
1st September 2006
So why should your office environment be any different? Research shows that messy, dull, crowded offices can reduce motivation and increase sickness and absenteeism. Companies which invest money in...
Frustrated, angry and in the dark
1st September 2006
Or, as we have discovered in the past few weeks, courtesy of our airports, every conversation you don’t have.Britain’s airports have been thrown into chaos after the recent terrorist...
The ultimate financial leverage
1st September 2006
When you make an investment of any sort, there is always a correlation between risk and reward. To make £1 million from a passive investment requires you to have and risk a substantial amount of...
