UK Tender Notice: WP3360-Bollards Installation Works - CTA Main Works

LONDON, Oct. 21 -- The Government of UK issued details related to the following business opportunity: Contracting Authority: Costain Limited (H7-Heathrow) Industry: Installation of bollards and Bollards Description: The scope includes specialist bollard installation in the CTA tunnel at Heathrow. Bollards & Tactile Paving Overview: Part of the Tunnel Accessibility design package, the bollards and tactile paving are intended to make accessing the cross-passage doors safe and more intuitive to ...


UK Tender Notice: WP3370-Drainage Works - CTA Main Works

LONDON, Oct. 21 -- The Government of UK issued details related to the following business opportunity: Contracting Authority: Costain Limited (H7-Heathrow) Industry: Drainage works and Drainage construction works Description: Drainage Overview: Repairs to the existing drainage in the immediate area outside the tunnel portals. Mostly patch repairs with Cured In Place liner. Some elements of robotic cutter required. Element of regrading required to side bore surface to address ponding issue Inte...


UK Tender Notice: WP3350-Sacrificial Anode Concrete Repairs

LONDON, Oct. 21 -- The Government of UK issued details related to the following business opportunity: Contracting Authority: Costain Limited (H7-Heathrow) Industry: Sacrificial anodes and Concrete work and Concrete repair work Description: The scope includes specialist concrete repairs with sacrificial anode protection. Approx 42no. locations across 2no. undercrofts require sacrificial anode protection and permanent half-cell connection installation. Galvashield XP4 (SIKA product). The works ...


SEVEN-YEAR BANS FOR SISTERS WHO ENABLED INSOLVENCY AVOIDANCE SCHEME AND PUT CREDITORS AT RISK OF FINANCIAL LOSS

LONDON, Oct. 22 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Karen Mortimer and Joanna Seawright have been disqualified for their part in a scheme designed to subvert insolvency legislation * Both facilitated the Atherton corporate rescue scheme by becoming directors of a combined 138 struggling companies without independently verifying their financial positions, failing to look into the location of more than £42 million in assets and leaving creditors with com...


DUDLEY DIRECTOR JAILED FOR FALSELY CLAIMING £50,000 COVID BOUNCE BACK LOAN

LONDON, Oct. 22 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Craig Smith was charged with fraud after receiving £50,000 he was not entitled to * Smith was jailed earlier this month following Insolvency Service investigations The boss of a property maintenance company who lied about his turnover to secure a maximum-value Covid Bounce Back Loan has been jailed. Craig Smith, of Saltwells Road in Dudley, set up C.A.S. Property Maintenance (Midlands) Limited in Ap...


PRODUCT DEFECT RECALL ALERT FOR BUSOL AND PROCAPEN INJECTOR

LONDON, Oct. 22 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: We wish to inform wholesalers that aniMedica GmbH has initiated a Class II recall to wholesaler level with immediate effect for: * Busol 0.004 mg/ml Solution for Injection for Cattle, Horses, Rabbits Vm24745/4000 * Procapen Injector 3g Intramammary Suspension for Cattle Vm24745/3003 (previously Vm 24745/4023) The reason for the recall is due to an increased risk of microbial contamination in the asepticall...


FISH, TRACE, SHIP FOR CATCHING SECTOR

LONDON, Oct. 22 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: These changes reflect updates to the EU's Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) regulations and will require vessel owners or skippers to provide extra data to ensure their produce can be exported smoothly. MMO is updating the Fish Export Service (FES) to ensure the IT system can provide the catch certificates required by the EU from 10 January 2026, providing each sector of the UK supply chain delivers the ...


LEADERSHIP CHANGE AT THE NUCLEAR DECOMMISSIONING AUTHORITY

LONDON, Oct. 22 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: David Peattie, NDA's long-serving Chief Executive Officer, has informed the Board that he will step down in March 2027, after completing what will be ten years at the helm of the organisation. NDA Chair, Peter Hill, CBE said: The Board and I are very grateful to David for the early indication of his intention to step down and when he leaves in March 2027 he will do so with our best wishes and gratitude for a jo...


OPEN INNOVATION TEAM ENGAGEMENT SERVICES

LONDON, Oct. 22 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: TheOpen Innovation Team is a government unit that works with experts to generate analysis and ideas for policy. While most of our customers come to us for a blend of engagement, research synthesis and policy development, many also choose to focus solely on external engagement - especially for large-scale or long-term projects. OurEngagement Servicesare built to support every stage of your project: Planning We...


PM MEETING WITH CHANCELLOR MERZ OF GERMANY: 22 OCTOBER

LONDON, Oct. 22 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Prime Minister spoke to the Chancellor of Germany Friedrich Merz todayat the Western Balkans Leaders' Summit. The leaders began by reflecting on the importance of summit, recognising that deepening cooperation with international partners is vital to tackling irregular migration and strengthening security across Europe. Looking ahead to the Coalition of the Willing meeting on Friday, convened by the Prime Mi...