Welcome to the third episode of The Business Magazine Property Podcast, in partnership with MSP Capital, focused on sustainability within the property industry and the key role that the sector can play in delivering net zero. This is a podcast aimed at people working in the property industry in the South of England and will explore the challenges but more importantly the opportunities that... Source ..read more

Farnborough-based Gama Aviation has announced a tie up with Australian outfit Department 13 to mitigate drone threats. Department 13's provide non-jamming and non-kinetic UAS detection and counter-UAS effects to defence and commercial sectors. Their technology allows the creation of fixed or mobile secure perimeters, allowing its operator to take control of a target drone or its... Source ..read more

Liquid biopsy company ANGLE has signed a supplier agreement with AstraZeneca. The Guildford firm has penned a deal to develop and validate a methodology leveraging ANGLE's existing DNA damage response ("DDR") assay for the detection of micronuclei in CTCs as a measure of DDR. Under the agreement, ANGLE will develop a novel methodology for CTC micronuclei detection based on its existing... Source ..read more

Thames Valley law firm Blandy & Blandy, which has offices in Reading, Henley-on-Thames and Wokingham, has welcomed Angela Bowman as a partner in its Dispute Resolution team. Angela has over 20 years' experience in dealing with the full range of disputed Wills, probate and Trusts claims, on behalf of private individuals and charities. She is a full member of the Association of Contentious... Source ..read more

Thame-based Travelodge has purchased six Spanish hotels totalling 773 rooms from Louvre Hotels Group. The hotels are currently branded Hotel Campanile, with five acquired on a freehold basis and one to be acquired on a long leasehold. They’ve been bought by Spanish subsidiaries within the Travelodge OpCo Group and are located in Alicante, Barcelona, Madrid, Malaga and Murcia. Source ..read more

Hiring difficulties have eased in the first few months of 2024, according to the latest Quarterly Recruitment Outlook from the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC). 62 per cent of respondents had attempted to recruit in the past quarter, up from 59 per cent in Q4 2023. Of those, 66 per cent reported difficulties in the process – the first time that figure has fallen below 70 per cent since... Source ..read more

Three friends who started a loft boarding and insulation business with a rented van, storage unit and £5,000 of their own money have expanded their operation into Kent this month. Kevin Baker, Richard Blane and Neal Thorne founded Amazing Lofts in Banbury, Oxfordshire after quitting their jobs at the height of the cost-of-living crisis. They’ve now turned over £4 million in their first... Source ..read more

Dan Lee has been appointed CEO of Workdry International, an Eastleigh firm which provides engineered solutions for the handling and treatment of water and wastewater. He’ll work closely with European infrastructure investors Arcus Infrastructure Partners, who have a majority shareholding in Workdry, to expand the group’s operations in the UK and Europe. Founder of chemical surface... Source ..read more

Southampton needs to build more than 26,900 new homes in less than two decades to meet the needs of the city’s 2040 population, research from multiservice consultancy Marrons has revealed. With 223,777 more adults expected to be living in Southampton by 2040 – including 44,657 people aged 66 and over, 75,047 between ages 25 and 44, and 35,117 of student age – there’s a pressing need to... Source ..read more

New projects will use engineering biology to tackle challenges in the fields of health, environment, food production and sustainability. The £13.5 million funding is provided by the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Technology Missions Fund and delivered by Innovate UK. The 48 projects cover a wide range of sectors and disciplines and involve private companies... Source ..read more