LONDON, Aug. 27 -- The Government of UK issued details related to the following business opportunity: Contracting Authority: Mace Dragados Industry: Plastering work and Insulation work Description: Mace Dragados require a specialist subcontractor to carry out the rendering works for the Magic Circle listed building adjacent to Euston Station in London. The works will comprise steel framing system, insulation, render, brickwork/blockwork (to the bottom 3.4m) and GRP cornices . We propose to le...
LONDON, Aug. 27 -- The Government of UK issued details related to the following business opportunity: Contracting Authority: Hywel Dda University Health Board Industry: Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products Description: Swansea Bay University Health Board is looking to renew a contract for the maintenance of Dental Equipment- see attached Specification and Equipment/pricing schedule. - To access this competition: login to https://suppliers.multiquote.com and view the ...
LONDON, Aug. 27 -- The Government of UK issued details related to the following business opportunity: Contracting Authority: WORCESTERSHIRE ACUTE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST Industry: Pathology services Description: Provision of a Histology Reporting service, providing a full diagnostic report on all samples submitted by the Authority. The samples are to be submitted by provision of paper or electronic patient/case data in a format to be agreed by both parties and by the issuing of associated glass s...
LONDON, Aug. 28 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: On Thursday 28 August, Charge D'Affaires Tony Kay bid farewell to the 25 Argentine scholarship holders who will leave for the UK to do their master's studies for a year, wishing them a safe and successful trip. In his speech, the Charge congratulated the scholars and appreciated the diversity of courses and universities chosen by the young students who will spend a year in the United Kingdom. The Chevening scho...
LONDON, Aug. 28 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Bolstered support to include strengthened safeguarding and staff training * Extra investment in healthcare provision and mental health support * New leadership team appointed with extensive youth custody experience The centre in Milton Keynes, operated by G4S, was issued an Urgent Notification in July by Ofsted, HM Inspectorate of Prisons, and the Care Quality Commission. The report detailed living conditions ...
LONDON, Aug. 28 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Businesses exporting food and drink to the EU to benefit from major SPS Agreement adding £5.1bn to the UK economy every year * As part of the Plan for Change, the agreement will boost agrifood trade with the EU, the UK's largest trading partner * Major British firm, Neal's Yard Dairy, welcomes agreement during visit from Exports Minister Small food and drink exporters across the UK are set for a m...
LONDON, Aug. 28 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Riley Foods Limited, a Burnley-based slaughterhouse, has been fined £17,000 and ordered to pay £34,365 in costs. The sentencing followed a prosecution by the Environment Agency after the company was found guilty of illegally polluting a nearby watercourse with blood. The case began following a report on 23 February 2021 of blood entering a stream next to the company's premises at Dunnockshaw Farm. Env...
LONDON, Aug. 28 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Ellen Thinnesen OBE, Chief Executive of Education Partnership North East, has been appointed as the next Further Education Commissioner, Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson announced today (28 August 2025). Ellen has a wealth of experience and knowledge to bring to the role having been CEO and Principal of Sunderland College from 2016 and Chief Executive of Education Partnership North East from 2019. This inc...
LONDON, Aug. 28 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Wild swimmers in Shrewsbury can now make better-informed decisions about river safety through an expanded regional pilot project, which monitors river water quality on a daily basis. The Environment Agency has installed high-tech autonomous sensors in the River Severn at Shrewsbury, to remotely provide daily readings on bacteria levels including E. coli. Last week, the Shrewsbury data was launched on the Shrops...
LONDON, Aug. 28 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: We, the Foreign Ministers of France, Germany and the United Kingdom, share the fundamental objective that Iran shall never seek, acquire or develop a nuclear weapon. We negotiated the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPoA) with the conviction that it would decisively contribute to ensuring the exclusively peaceful nature of Iran's nuclear programme. The United Nations Security Council unanimously endorsed the...