Just 20 firms produce 55 per cent of ‘throwaway’ single-use plastic that ends up as waste worldwide, a new report reveals. Texan oil company ExxonMobil tops the list of polymer producers generating single-use plastic waste, having contributed 5.9 million metric tonnes in 2019 – equivalent to the weight of 5,700 blue whales. ExxonMobil was closely followed … Read more
Amigo boss warns shameless claims firms are blocking struggling borrowers from getting the redress they are due Claims management companies offer to ‘help’ customers win compensation from firms such as Amigo Loans Gary Jennison says CMCs are charging customers up to 36 per cent of redress they receive – and in some cases preventing borrowers … Read more
Founder of Virtue Drinks, Rahi Daneshmand, says international trade now accounts for 40% of his business While the coronavirus lockdowns led to people being told to stay at home, more small businesses spread their wings to sell around the world, new research shows. Two thirds of small businesses experienced a growth in online sales since … Read more
They say no good deed goes unpunished. That has certainly been the case for AstraZeneca, the pharmaceutical business that created a stable, barely-for-profit coronavirus vaccine that’s already been injected into tens of millions of arms across the UK. In a period where we’ve talked of little else but our health, and Britain’s large pharmaceutical companies … Read more
Two more British firms targeted by foreign predators in latest flurry of pandemic plundering By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 22:00 BST, 7 May 2021 | Updated: 22:00 BST, 7 May 2021 Two more British firms have been targeted by foreign predators in the latest flurry of pandemic plundering. Defence and aerospace group … Read more
Telecoms companies need to go further in tackling customer service problems, despite the support they offered during the pandemic, the industry watchdog says. Ofcom’s warning comes after it revealed that customers waited an average of four minutes and nine seconds to get through to an adviser about their broadband and landline in 2020, an increase … Read more
Nearly 50 of Britain’s biggest firms plan on using a ‘hybrid’ model of working, allowing staff to work from home two or three days a week. Working in the office part time – with the remainder done at home – will be a model adopted by 43 per cent of the country’s biggest companies, a survey … Read more
Nearly 50 of Britain’s biggest firms plan on using a ‘hybrid’ model of working, allowing staff to work from home two or three days a week. Working in the office part time – with the remainder done at home – will be a model adopted by 43 per cent of the country’s biggest companies, a survey … Read more
Aspiring entrepreneurs know that an impressive office address can be a powerful asset. Customers assume that if a business can afford to be based in an affluent area, it must be successful. But a Money Mail investigation today shows why you should think twice before trusting a grand-sounding location. Number 207 Regent Street is a … Read more
Wave of cash from rich firms will turbocharge the recovery, says Chancellor Rishi Sunak By Tom Witherow and Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 23:38 BST, 4 May 2021 | Updated: 01:30 BST, 5 May 2021 Cash-rich companies and consumers will unleash a wave of spending to turbo-charge Britain’s recovery from the pandemic, the … Read more