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South East & London News

SE business owners "lag behind on location"
Tuesday, 15 May 2012

Almost one in three business owners in the South East are unhappy with the location of their company, according to a national poll.

1 in 4 London business owners "unhappy with location"

Tuesday, 15 May 2012

Despite London's much-trumpeted position as the engine room of the British economy, more than a quarter of company owners think their location in the capital is not "effective" for doing business.

Londoners "take fewest sick days"
Tuesday, 15 May 2012

London's image as a 24/7 dynamo of commerce has received a boost from official figures showing the capital had the lowest percentage of hours lost to sickness of anywhere in the UK last year.

Crawley firm first to benefit from new Envestors service

Tuesday, 1 May 2012

Crawley-based firm Avtura is one of the first companies to benefit from the launch of a service for early stage businesses by private investor network Envestors.

Firm fined after worker suffers serious burns
Monday, 30 April 2012

Waste management firm Veolia Environmental Services has been fined £5,000 after an agency worker suffered serious burns at its incineration depot in Deptford.

Construction firm fined £20k for putting workers' lives at risk
Friday, 27 April 2012

A construction firm has been £20,000 for repeatedly ignoring unsafe working practices at a site in Upper Norwood, Croydon.

Recycling firm fined after workers suffer lead poisoning

Tuesday, 24 April 2012

A recycling company has been fined £49,500 for failing to protect employees working with lead.

26 businesses honoured by Queen
Monday, 23 April 2012

Twenty six businesses in London have been honoured by the Queen for their achievements in international trade.

Hertfordshire building firm fined after woman hit by falling machinery
Thursday, 19 April 2012

A Hertfordshire building firm has been prosecuted for health and safety failings which led to a woman being hit with machinery as she waited for a bus.

Bedford dry cleaners fined for “putting lives at risk”
Thursday, 19 April 2012

A dry cleaners in Bedford has been prosecuted after it put workers’ lives at risk.

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