City of London – The London Business Journal

LAYTONS ETL MARKS 150 YEARS WITH CHARITABLE PLEDGE AND EXPANSION DRIVE

February 27, 2025 NewsDesk Armstrong Teasdale, Cannings Connolly, celebrations, City of London, Collaboration, donations, ETL GLOBAL, German, international collaboration, Laytons, Laytons ETL, legal market., M&A, Managing Partner CEO, Michael Kashis, pledging, strategic acquisitions

Few firms in the City of London can boast a heritage spanning a century and a half, but Laytons ETL

Food Health

ALMOST A FIFTH (17%) OF LONDONERS BELIEVE DELIVERY DRIVERS ARE TASTING THEIR FOOD

October 31, 2024October 31, 2024 NewsDesk CCS McLays, CEO, City of London, Food, food deliveries, Ian Hall, London, Londoners, Seal2Go, Survey, Takeaway, tamper-evident, tasting, theft

Findings reveal that London leads the country in suspected takeaway tampering ● Majority (84%) agree that food outlets should take

News Transport

COMFORTDELGRO TO ACQUIRE ADDISON LEE, A LEADER IN LONDON’S PREMIUM TAXI AND PRIVATE HIRE SEGMENT

October 24, 2024October 28, 2024 NewsDesk Addison Lee, City of London, CityFleet, CityFleet Networks, ComfortDelGro, ComfortDelGro Chairman, COVID-19, financial advisor, Group CEO, Irish Citylink, Jefferies International, Liam Griffin, Linklaters LLP, London, Mark Greaves, Megabus, Mr Cheng Siak Kian, Mr Mark Greaves, private hire, Scottish Citylink, taxi, UK

ComfortDelGro’s CityFleet Networks to acquire Addison Lee, London’s iconic premium private hire, courier and black taxi provider for £269.1 million

Diversity Events

RELATIVE PRIVILEGE IN UK INDUSTRY IS A TICKING TIME BOMB

February 20, 2024February 20, 2024 NewsDesk ability, Balancing the Scales, beliefs, Belonging Pioneers, Chief Inspiration Officer, City of London, diversity, equality, equity, Event, gender, inclusion, inclusion and belonging (DEIB), inclusivity, Ishreen Bradley, policies, Post Office, power, race, status, The Leadenhall Building, UK industry, wealth

“The Post Office scandal screams of relative privilege and clearly demonstrates how UK industry is sitting on a ticking time

Finance Investment News

BGF RECORDS STELLAR YEAR IN LONDON AND THE SOUTH EAST IN 2022

January 20, 2023January 20, 2023 NewsDesk Alpha Development, Andy Gregory, AruVR, BBC Maestro, BGF, business growth, Business Growth Fund, Calculus Capital, capital, City of London, Claudia Harris, Dylan Kaye, exit, firm, Funding, Furniture Village, Harnham, Holihan Lokey, Invest, Investment, Investor, IRR, Karolina Sokolowska, Lincoln International, London, LoopMe, Makers Academy, management buyback, Marta Lozano, Matthew Connor, Mayfair Equity Partners, Media Zoo, MM, Nicol Fraser, Portfolio, profit, Rachel Pendered, Sonia Powar, South East, TalkTalk Group, UK, UK and Ireland, Virtual1

BGF, one of the largest and most experienced growth capital investors in the UK and Ireland, has announced a strong

News Telecommunications

VORBOSS UNVEILS NEW LONDON-WIDE FIBRE NETWORK FOR AMBITIOUS BUSINESSES

September 8, 2022 NewsDesk Broadband, Chief Digital Officer, City of London, fibre network, GDP, Installation, internet, London, London businesses, Mayor of London, Technology, Theo Blackwell MBE, Tim Creswick, Vorboss, Vorboss Academy

UK’s only dedicated enterprise fibre network is ready to connect London businesses, providing direct access to essential fibre infrastructure Vorboss,

News Transport

LONDON-BASED BUS OPERATOR DRIVES FORWARD ‘GREEN’ GROWTH PLANS WITH £15M FUNDING

September 2, 2021 NewsDesk Bus, City of London, Corporate Asset Finance, funding package, Lombard, London, Paul Cox, SeaLink Travel Group, Tom Bosson, Tower Transit

London-based bus operator, Tower Transit, part of SeaLink Travel Group, has secured an eight-figure funding package from Lombard’s Corporate Asset

News Waste Management

PLANS FOR UK’S FIRST FULLY ELECTRIC REFUSE FLEET AS VEOLIA SIGNS NEW TECH-DRIVEN CITY WASTE CONTRACT

July 12, 2019August 5, 2019 NewsDesk 0 Comments City Corporation, City of London, Environmental Services, Gavin Graveson, Jeremy Simons, Port Health, Refuse Collection Vehicles, tech-driven, Veolia, waste

Waste ManagementThe City of London Corporation has awarded a pioneering new tech-driven waste collection, street cleansing and ancillary services contract to