From today the UK’s contactless spending limit will rise from £45 to £100 following a decision by the Treasury and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). There will be a short… The post Contactless spending limit raised to £100 from today appeared first on London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com.
Leaders at the UK’s largest union Unite are threatening the largest lorry strike since 1979 and have been accused of holding “Christmas hostage.” The union have said that they are… The post Christmas chaos is looming as Unite union leaders threaten largest lorry strike since 1979 appeared first on London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com.
19% of people in London could not buy essential food items in the past fortnight – making London the second-worst place in the UK for food shortages, after the South… The post London food shortages ‘among worst in UK’ due to supply chain issues appeared first on London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com.
With large container ships unable to unload at Felixstowe, thousands of Christmas gifts are sailing into the sunset, warns ParcelHero. A Dunkirk-style flotilla of smaller ships from Europe might just… The post Expert warns forget Christmas as that ship may have already sailed appeared first on London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com.
The boss of the largest dairy supplier have said they are facing real “challenges” getting products from their “factories to supermarkets.” Ash Amirahmadi, managing director of Arla Foods told Sky… The post UK’s largest dairy producer warns they are unable to get products to supermarkets appeared first on London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com.
The government has finalised a deal with the carbon dioxide (CO2) industry after the rising gas prices forced CF Fertilisers who are a major producer to shut down two plants… The post Government strikes a major deal to keep CO2 supplies for key industry sectors appeared first on London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com.
Analysis of Google search data reveals that online searches for ‘truck driver UK’ across the globe exploded 1,300% from the 26 September onwards: when petrol and HGV driver shortages in… The post Fuel crisis: ‘Truck driver UK’ searches skyrocket 1,200% across globe during HGV driver shortage appeared first on London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com.
The Confederation of Paper Industries has warned that due to spiralling energy costs food packaging and sterile medical packaging are being impacted. Some manufacturers are reducing production to protect profits… The post Spiralling energy bills could see a slowdown with production leading to panic buying of toilet roll appeared first on London Business News |…
Now that Covid restrictions have eased a major supermarket has said they expect the demand for pumpkins to rise by 15% this year. Last October England was under restrictions as… The post Pumpkin demand set to rise by 15% as Halloween was cancelled last year due to lockdown appeared first on London Business News |…
Peckwater Brands, one of the fastest growing virtual brands companies in the UK, today announces that it has secured £3m in seed funding. The round, led by Fuel Ventures, tees the… The post Peckwater Brands raises £3m in seed funding to expand operations appeared first on London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com.
