by w9PRJwhEEq | Dec 12, 2020 | Construction
Two northern engineering powerhouses have formed a partnership to bid for a £500 million contract to build new trains and a depot for the Tyne and Wear Metro. From 2022, the existing metro fleet will be replaced with brand new high technology trains and maintained at...
by w9PRJwhEEq | Dec 12, 2020 | Communications and Marketing
Skanska is a global leader in project development and construction, with its UK operation being one of the country’s top contractors. Established in 1887, the multinational has used genuine innovation for well over a century, which has led to it being involved in some...
by w9PRJwhEEq | Dec 11, 2020 | Magazine
Jon Griffin talks to Red Peel, co-founder of Airband, which bringhs high-speed connections to harder-to-reach areas. Red Peel has a memorable phrase when he considers the extraordinary rise of Worcester-based Airband over the last 18 years. “It’s like bringing water...
by w9PRJwhEEq | Dec 11, 2020 | Magazine
There’s an undeniable certain something about Paul Jones, bagman extraordinaire, by Jon Griffin. The Black Country lad – he admits he is ‘a youthful 38’ – is the brains behind Goodstart Jones, bags and luggage designer catering for all tastes from UK style-lovers to...
by w9PRJwhEEq | Dec 11, 2020 | Legal, Magazine
Thursfields’ new chairman Nick O’Hara is eyeing a place among the country’s elite legal firms. He tells Jon Griffin about his 40-year career Nick O’Hara does not mince his words when he recalls the economic downturn of 2008-09. “It was horrendous. We lost 40 per cent...
