Hundreds of Jobs at Risk at Bentley in Crewe

B.C.'s construction and real estate sectors lose thousands of jobs

B.C.'s efforts to supercharge housing development may be slamming headfirst into reality as housing starts drop and thousands of jobs are lost in the construction and real estate sectors.

NCP in administration with hundreds of jobs at risk at car park operator with Glasgow sites

Industry heavyweight NCP has gone into administration after demand falls to recover in aftermath of the Covid pandemic

Watford-based firm Wickes to create over 2,000 jobs as profits soar

Watford-based firm Wickes has announced it will create more than 2,000 new jobs as its profits surge.

Hundreds of jobs at risk at Bentley in Crewe

The news comes as financial results for 2025 show a seventh consecutive year of profitability.

Close Brothers banking group to cut 600 jobs amid cost of car finance scandal

Specialist lender’s shares plunge after short seller claims it will have to raise provision for compensation Business live – latest updatesThe banking group Close Brothers is to cut about 600 jobs and roll out the use of AI “at pace” after posting further losses in the face of a mounting compensation bill for the motor finance scandal.The specialist lender said the cuts – nearly a quarter of its 2,600-strong workforce – would be made over the ne…

Major firm to create 100 jobs less than six months after North East launch

Contact centre specialist Clearanswer is creating 100 new jobs in Middlesbrough as part of a major expansion.