Creating a social media friendly site means making sure that your website integrates with the various social media platforms effectively. If you’re a business owner with a website, you are probably already familiar with how to incorporate search engine optimization best practices to ensure your site is found on Google and other search engines. However,…
Meta, NIBAF collaborate to up-skill women entrepreneurs
KARACHI, PAKISTAN: Meta is collaborating with the National Institute of Banking and Finance (NIBAF), a subsidiary of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to train and up-skill Pakistani women entrepreneurs in order to foster sustainability and resilience of women-led businesses in the country.The program is being implemented under the ‘Business Resilience through Financial Education (BRFE)’ component…
Car prices increase by an average 9.4% in March
KARACHI: In a fresh round of car prices increase, the automobile assemblers in Pakistan, across the board have hiked the prices by an average 9.4% in March 2022 to pass-on the cost pressures emanating from the continuous PKR devaluation against USD. To note, this is the third time prices have increased post annual budget. The…
Triple Point Energy invests in portfolio of Battery Energy Storage System assets
LONDON, UK: The Board of Directors of Triple Point Energy Efficiency Infrastructure Company announced that the Group, via TEEC Holdings Ltd, has signed contracts to provide a debt facility to a subsidiary of Virmati Energy Ltd, for the purposes of building a portfolio of four geographically diverse Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) assets in the…
GTC expands its platform for the energy transition
LONDON, UK: Getech Group, the net zero technology provider and data-led energy asset developer, has expanded its Maptium platform offering with further content and analysis for the energy transition. Maptium provides a secure web-based gateway to Getech’s world-class data and analytics content. It allows users to visualise and analyse energy and mineral resources information, maximising the value…
KAEFER UK & Ireland select Zalaris to deliver cloud-based HR & Payroll
OSLO, NORWAY: Zalaris have signed a five-year agreement with KAEFER UK & Ireland to implement SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central, Recruiting and Onboarding which will be fully integrated to Zalaris’ PeopleHub for cloud-based payroll, payroll control centre, time & absence and further enhanced with Zalaris’ mobile solutions for KAEFER’s c.3 000 employees in the United Kingdom…
Sikri Holding acquires Sweden based Metria AB for SEK 724.3 million
OSLO, NORWAY: Sikri Holding AS, a leading provider of software and services towards the public and private sectors, has entered into a binding agreement with the Kingdom of Sweden regarding the acquisition of 100% of the shares in Metria AB. Metria provides IT solutions and services in GIS, geodata, business and real estate information and…
Telecom Plus offloads two non-core businesses
LONDON, UK: Telecom Plus Plc has agreed the disposals of two non-core businesses comprising its wholly owned meter operator, UW Home Services Ltd (UWHS), and its 75% owned boiler installation business, comprising Glow Green Ltd and Cofield Ltd. Neither disposal is expected to have a significant impact on Group profits in FY22 or on an…
Peabody Capital and Catalyst Housing merger
LONDON, UK: Peabody Capital and Catalyst Housing Limited announced that their merger process is complete. Catalyst Housing Limited and its subsidiaries have joined together with the Peabody Group, creating an organisation with 104,000 homes and around 220,000 customers in London and the home counties. They join initially as a subsidiary with the intention to move…
TP Group sells Northstar Autonomous Navigation Software
LONDON, UK: TP Group (AIM: TPG), announced that, following the strategic review of the Group’s consulting and software capabilities in relation to its wider strategy as announced on 1 November 2021, the Board has agreed to sell its Northstar autonomous navigation software to QinetiQ Limited a subsidiary of QinetiQ Group PLC for a cash consideration…
SAE secures funding from Scottish Enterprise to get tidal turbines back in the water
LONDON, UK: Simec Atlantis Energy Limited (SAE) announced that MeyGen has secured a non-convertible loan of £2.5m from Scottish Enterprise, which will enable the redeployment of the remaining two turbines at the MeyGen site within the next 12 months. This follows the successful deployment in March 2022 of the AR1500, 1.5MW tidal turbine. The first…
Major milestone achieved for AQRU.io platform
LONDON, UK: AQRU plc (AQSE: AQRU), an incubator specialising in decentralised finance (“DeFi”), announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Accru Finance Ltd. has signed up over 10,000 customer accounts and reached £16.5 million in assets under management on its proprietary cryptocurrency yield-generating platform, AQRU.io, a significant milestone in the Company’s growth. The milestone was achieved…