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Small Firms Fuel Economic Growth
More than a third of economic growth in 2013 was created by fast growing small firms, a report by Octopus…
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The Buyer’s Guide to Luxury Vinyl Flooring – Selby carpets
Luxury vinyl flooring is a highly versatile, hard-wearing floor covering, which makes it ideal for fitting in commercial premises. Not…
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EU Regulation Cuts Benefit SMEs
British businesses have saved more than £200 million during the first year of a government campaign to reduce EU regulations,…
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Recofloor announces joint winners of its recycled vinyl flooring product Design Competition
Ideas for an extendable compost bin and a modular roof tile with pre-drilled nail holes share the top £1,000 prize…
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Small Firms Lack Employers Liability Insurance
More than half of small businesses do not have employers’ liability cover, a survey by AXA Business Insurance has found.…
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Tribunal Says Holiday Pay Should Include Overtime
Thousands of businesses are facing additional costs after a tribunal ruled that overtime should be included in holiday pay calculations.…
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Employment Costs For Small Firms Revealed
Small businesses pay an average of £35,500 to hire their first employee, according to research by the Centre for Economic…
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Committee To Examine Prompt Payment Code
Businesses and the public sector will lead a new advisory board designed to strengthen the Prompt Payment Code (PPC), the…
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Wise words at the Flooring Show from Designer Contracts
Designer Contracts, the UK’s largest flooring contractor offered its expert carpet recycling knowledge at a seminar held at this year’s…
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SMEs Warned About Cyber Threats
Small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) should do more to protect themselves against online fraud and IT security risks, a panel…
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Small Firms Want Auto-Enrolment Delay
More than 9 out of 10 employers who have not yet started automatically enrolling employees into a workplace pension would…
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Small Firms Want Auto-Enrolment Delay
More than 9 out of 10 employers who have not yet started automatically enrolling employees into a workplace pension would…
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SME Owners Not Identifying As Entrepreneurs
Small business owners are unlikely to consider themselves entrepreneurs, research by AXA has found. Less than half of individuals questioned…
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Unemployment Rate Falls To 6%
The number of unemployed people fell by 154,000 to 1.97 million between June and August 2014, according to official figures.…
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GoodWeave Founder Wins Nobel Peace Prize
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has awarded the 2014 peace prize to Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai, two individuals who have…
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UK-Portsmouth: Building alteration work
Official EU reference: 343759-2014 Procurer reference: HaPS/419576/AMS300/W/14/T Published on: 10/10/2014 Deadline date:07/11/2014 Location where the contract is to be carried…
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Female representation increases on boards
Female representation on FTSE 100-listed companies has continued to increase, government figures have shown. Women now account for 22.8% of…
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Pergo performs at Sleep
With stunning laminate, wood and vinyl flooring bringing striking style to the hospitality sector, Pergo will be coming to Sleep…
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Training News
Academy for excellence in flooring powers up the Flooring Show
The Academy for Excellence in Flooring powered up the Flooring Show as it revealed its new identity and courses tuned…
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Acoustic Flooring News
Itec and Moduleo get their thing on at Sleep 2014
Visitors to this year’s Sleep exhibition will be able to see how resilient sheet flooring from Itec Contract Floors and…
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UK SBS FM140064 Office Refurbishment & 2 Story Glazed Addition Expression of Interest (EOI)
Reference number:FM140064 Deadline date:17/10/2014 This deadline is for…The final time to express your interest in this tender is October 17th…
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More retailers are on board with Carpet Recycling UK
A record number of visitors to Carpet Recycling UK’s stand at the 2014 Harrogate Flooring Show – up 20% on…
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Winter is coming – remember your SCARF
Stacks of Quality Street and Roses are appearing in supermarkets to remind van users that Christmas is on its way.…
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Majority of firms lack faith in young people
Nearly 9 in 10 businesses think young people leaving school are not prepared for the workplace, a study by the…
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New online venture capital initiative announced
SMEs will be able to get help securing finance from angel and venture capital investors online. Online venture investment company,…
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