09/03/2012
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Universities Awarded More Than £750,000
Thirteen of the UK's most innovative Universities were awarded more than £750,000 to support outstanding projects that are helping to develop new ideas from the drawing board into the market place. Baroness Wilcox, Intellectual Property Minister, made awards to projects, including the 1000mph Bloodhound world land speed record team, that are helping to turn the UK's 'intellectual property' into economic prosperity.
Winning projects come from areas such as healthcare and computer games design to intellectual property valuation and social enterprise, with one notable winner being the University of the West of England’s (UWE) “Bloodhound@University” project which received £80,000 in funding from the Intellectual Property Office. "Bloodhound@University" is part of the prestigious Bloodhound SSC world land speed record project which will create novel technologies and processes to achieve its goal of 1,000mph. UWE have designed the 'Bloodhound Open Access User Community Model' where intellectual property generated from the innovative design/engineering will, via Higher Education Institutions and open-source methods, be made available to UK manufacturing, mainly to small and medium enterprises.
Work Starts On New Scottish Water Centre
Work is underway on the construction of Scottish Water's new National Operations Centre and replacement Glasgow office accommodation.
Richard Ackroyd, Scottish Water's chief executive, formally marked the start of construction at the site of the state-of-the-art facility adjacent to the Buchanan Gate Business Park in Stepps, near Glasgow.
BAM Construction is building the facility - which will be designed to meet current and future business needs - and is expected to complete the project in the summer of 2013.
RFM Group Acquires Greenwoods
RFM Group has strengthened its offering with the acquisition of Yorkshire-based Greenwood Estates & Property Maintenance Ltd.
With a current turnover of £500k a year, Greenwoods provides facilities and maintenance services to the Yorkshire commercial property sector and will add some of region's largest property agents including; Dacres Commercial, Savills, CBRE and Carter Towler, to RFM Group's growing client base.
Greenwoods will retain its name and sit under the newly rebranded RFM Group umbrella, alongside its interiors and facilities offerings. This move is part of an aggressive growth strategy by RFM Group, which aims to treble Greenwoods turnover in the next two years.
(CD/GK)
Thirteen of the UK's most innovative Universities were awarded more than £750,000 to support outstanding projects that are helping to develop new ideas from the drawing board into the market place. Baroness Wilcox, Intellectual Property Minister, made awards to projects, including the 1000mph Bloodhound world land speed record team, that are helping to turn the UK's 'intellectual property' into economic prosperity.
Winning projects come from areas such as healthcare and computer games design to intellectual property valuation and social enterprise, with one notable winner being the University of the West of England’s (UWE) “Bloodhound@University” project which received £80,000 in funding from the Intellectual Property Office. "Bloodhound@University" is part of the prestigious Bloodhound SSC world land speed record project which will create novel technologies and processes to achieve its goal of 1,000mph. UWE have designed the 'Bloodhound Open Access User Community Model' where intellectual property generated from the innovative design/engineering will, via Higher Education Institutions and open-source methods, be made available to UK manufacturing, mainly to small and medium enterprises.
Work Starts On New Scottish Water Centre
Work is underway on the construction of Scottish Water's new National Operations Centre and replacement Glasgow office accommodation.
Richard Ackroyd, Scottish Water's chief executive, formally marked the start of construction at the site of the state-of-the-art facility adjacent to the Buchanan Gate Business Park in Stepps, near Glasgow.
BAM Construction is building the facility - which will be designed to meet current and future business needs - and is expected to complete the project in the summer of 2013.
RFM Group Acquires Greenwoods
RFM Group has strengthened its offering with the acquisition of Yorkshire-based Greenwood Estates & Property Maintenance Ltd.
With a current turnover of £500k a year, Greenwoods provides facilities and maintenance services to the Yorkshire commercial property sector and will add some of region's largest property agents including; Dacres Commercial, Savills, CBRE and Carter Towler, to RFM Group's growing client base.
Greenwoods will retain its name and sit under the newly rebranded RFM Group umbrella, alongside its interiors and facilities offerings. This move is part of an aggressive growth strategy by RFM Group, which aims to treble Greenwoods turnover in the next two years.
(CD/GK)
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10 December 2014
Bankrupt Property Tycoon Dies In Fall From Penthouse
A bankrupt property tycoon has died after falling from a fourth floor penthouse onto railings in London. Scot Young, 52, fell from his property in Marylebone on Monday. Mr Young was involved in a high-profile divorce battle with his wife Michelle, who got a £20m settlement last year.
Bankrupt Property Tycoon Dies In Fall From Penthouse
A bankrupt property tycoon has died after falling from a fourth floor penthouse onto railings in London. Scot Young, 52, fell from his property in Marylebone on Monday. Mr Young was involved in a high-profile divorce battle with his wife Michelle, who got a £20m settlement last year.
18 October 2013
Private Rents Reach Record High
A property survey has found that the average cost of private rentals in England and Wales have risen by 2.1%, reaching a record high. According to the LSL Property Services produced report, average rents across England and Wales now stands at £757 per month. In September there was a 2.1% increase on the same month a year previous and a 1.
Private Rents Reach Record High
A property survey has found that the average cost of private rentals in England and Wales have risen by 2.1%, reaching a record high. According to the LSL Property Services produced report, average rents across England and Wales now stands at £757 per month. In September there was a 2.1% increase on the same month a year previous and a 1.
28 November 2011
2011 House Prices Down 3%
Britain's house prices have tumbled by another 3% this year according to official figures published on Monday morning. The October data from Land Registry's flagship House Price Index showed an annual price decrease of 3.2%, which takes the average property value in England and Wales to £159,999.
2011 House Prices Down 3%
Britain's house prices have tumbled by another 3% this year according to official figures published on Monday morning. The October data from Land Registry's flagship House Price Index showed an annual price decrease of 3.2%, which takes the average property value in England and Wales to £159,999.
31 October 2011
House Prices Take September Dip
Data from Land Registry's House Price Index has revealed an annual price decrease of 2.6%. The average property value in England and Wales is now £162,109, representing a monthly change from August to September of 0.3% down. This continues the negative monthly price change seen in August of -0.1%.
House Prices Take September Dip
Data from Land Registry's House Price Index has revealed an annual price decrease of 2.6%. The average property value in England and Wales is now £162,109, representing a monthly change from August to September of 0.3% down. This continues the negative monthly price change seen in August of -0.1%.
04 May 2011
House Prices Continue To Fall
The North East of England has experienced the greatest annual price fall in house value as the March data from Land Registry's House Price Index revealed an annual price decrease of 2.3% which takes the average property value in England and Wales to £160,996. The monthly change from February to March is a decrease of 1.1%.
House Prices Continue To Fall
The North East of England has experienced the greatest annual price fall in house value as the March data from Land Registry's House Price Index revealed an annual price decrease of 2.3% which takes the average property value in England and Wales to £160,996. The monthly change from February to March is a decrease of 1.1%.
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