The UK government has said it wants to make it easier for pension funds to make impact investments.
Responding to recommendations from an advisory group on impact investing, the government said it was considering changes to regulation that would make it easier for pension funds to invest “with an environmental and social impact”.
Gresham House Strategic PLC (LON:GHS) has a 5.1% ownership of M J Hudson, correct as of 31 January 2018 month end NAV announcement, released 1 February 2018.
Van Elle has appointed Gary Payne as its first Head of Civils, as part of an ambitious plan to further expand the specialist offering of the company. With an impressive 25-year career with Siemens, Morgan Sindall,
Personal allowance increases The amount of money you can earn before paying the basic rate of income tax of 20% has increased from £12,500 to £12,570. This is known as the personal allowance. It may be
Fulcrum, the leading independent multi-utility infrastructure and services provider, has secured two new contracts, worth a combined £5.9m, at Fairham, Nottinghamshire. The Sheffield-based company will supply the gas, electricity and water infrastructure and a primary substation
Gresham House has announced that it has made a £10.5m investment today into Borderlink Broadband Limited (Borderlink). Borderlink is a Fixed Wireless Access and Fibre broadband operator serving business and residential customers across Scotland, Cumbria and Northumberland.
Demand for data centres is increasing at an exponential rate, and within the UK market the majority of sites identified for new build data centres sit in or around London. But when it comes to getting
South Korea’s Green New Deal aims to accelerate the transition towards net-zero by 2050, mitigate the risks associated with climate change and to expand offshore wind capacity to 12 GW by 2030. The Offshore Wind Collaboration
Van Elle announced the acquisition of ScrewFast, a helical piling and steel modular foundations company, for £3.68m. Established in 2000, ScrewFast Foundations has a 15-year track record in highways, and its first rail schemes date back
Gresham House Strategic plc (LON:GHS) expects to publish its full-year results in June. The latest factsheet for the period 1 January 2021 to 31 March 2021 is available at: www.ghsplc.com FY21 Summary, for the period ended 31
HM Land Registry’s new Digital Identity Standard will mean that buyers will be able to use their mobile phone to prove their identity when purchasing a property. New research by HomeOwners Alliance shows that this move
Fulcrum, the leading independent net-zero focused multi-utility infrastructure and services provider, is increasing its support for housebuilders across the UK with the introduction of its new Future Living service, which features renewable energy and smart control
Van Elle Design Engineer, Lewis Yates, presented on Performance of Rock Socks in the Helsby Sandstone Formation of Central Birmingham at the virtual Piling 2020 conference on Thursday 25th March. Hosted by the British Geotechnical Association (BGA) with support from the Federation
In March 2021, the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) reported on the results by their Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) taskforce focused on the ‘E’ of ESG. It evaluated environmental reporting requirements to deliver a fair
From rustic inspiration to greener surroundings, ‘Next’ home share the UK’s most googled home decor themes to give you their top three interior design trends in 2021. If you’re keen to spruce up your home this
When everything depends on a successful application, shaping the right planning strategy can be the key to speed and success. Chris Hicks, Director – Planning, shares his six-step recommendation. The data centre industry is growing at
Now more than ever there are huge incentives to keeping your home purchase or sale on track. Thanks to the pandemic, more property transactions are collapsing and the associated costs are even greater this year. You’ll
When working in low-lying areas, development projects are often plagued by ‘water problems’—rising groundwater, complex engineering, the huge expense of fill. It’s a problem that we’ve been facing for a long time here in Western Australia
There is much to be said about the growing popularity of online property auctions, especially at a time when transactions are taking longer and over 300,000 purchases fell through last year. But is it all it’s
From purchasing recycled products, reducing fuel consumption and waste to developing more efficient design solutions and construction techniques for our customers; sustainability is at the core of our business priorities. So today, World Engineering Day 2021,
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