Coptis, the leader in providing digital solutions for cosmetics R&D, has appointed Roland de Heere as its new CEO. He brings over a decade of experience in leadership, strategic planning, and operational management across multiple industries. Roland de Heere takes over from Jonathan Coeur who assumed the role of Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Global, […]
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The construction sector is facing an “opaque” 2025, as increased building costs and mortgage rates hold back its recovery. In light of the latest official statistics on insolvency rates, analysts warned of “further issues to be addressed” before the sector’s business failure rate falls. The Insolvency Service said the construction industry suffered the second largest
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A Northern Irish fit-out firm involved in high-profile jobs, including London’s Claridge’s hotel, has been bought out of administration. Pure Fitout, based in Newtownabbey, had been under “severe financial strain” and was forced to appoint administrators earlier this month. The company blamed a set of “substantial unpaid invoices” for its troubles, adding that it entered
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A failure to look beyond historical statistics on construction product safety when regulating the market could lead to an “accumulation of deaths”, the government has been warned. A report commissioned by the Office for Product Safety and Standards, published on Monday (20 January), says that relying solely on incident data could produce “unacceptable” outcomes. The
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The Welsh Government has alerted contractors to a forthcoming £130m bridge-replacement deal. Ministers in Wales published a prior information notice for the A494 River Dee Bridge contract, which set out that formal procurement is expected to get underway in May for the scheme to replace the “vital” structure. The A494 carries traffic between Dolgellau within
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At least five massive hospital construction projects, initially earmarked for completion by 2030, will not get underway before 2037. Under fresh plans, health secretary Wes Streeting revealed a phased approach to deliver the remaining schemes in the previous Conservative government’s New Hospital Programme (NHP). Projects will get underway in waves, starting with three relatively small
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Kier’s share price soared by more than 6 per cent this morning after the construction, property and support services giant announced a buyback scheme. The value of a share in the Salford-headquartered firm rose from 138.4p at 5pm on Monday, 20 January, to 147.2p just after 8am on Tuesday. It followed the firm’s announcement at
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Thankfully, it shouldn’t be news that needs to be broken too often. If you are faced with the task, I have some guidance… I would guess that at some point you have heard someone say that insurers never pay out – that ‘insurance companies always deny claims’. But it simply isn’t fact. According to the
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According to REA Group’s latest Listings Report, new property listings were 7.9 per cent higher in 2024 compared to the previous year, marking the highest volume since 2021 and the strongest performance in seven years, excluding the pandemic period. Despite the traditional December slowdown, which saw new listings fall 50.6 per cent month-on-month, the market
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Located in Newrybar, ‘High View’ is a sprawling 2.75-hectare property that boasts breathtaking panoramic views of the Pacific Ocean and rolling hinterland, making it one of the region’s most coveted listings at $10 million. The Lanes, co-founders of The Farm at Byron Bay and heirs to the Oroton fashion empire, have spent over a decade
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