Scott's Hire makes 100 JCB order 16/04/2026
Scott's Hire has ordered 80 Loadall telehandlers and 20 X Series excavators from Gunn JCB.
Graham wins six housing association lots 16/04/2026
Graham has secured six lots on housing association Sovereign Network Group's new build framework, which will support the delivery of 25,000 new homes.
Vinci buys Novo Technologies 16/04/2026
Vinci Energies has bought wireless infrastructure specialist Novo Technologies.
MukAway partners with MV Kelly 16/04/2026
Digital material management platform MukAway has secured a partnership with groundworks firm MV Kelly, expanding its network as it prepares to launch business-to-business trade in reusable materials.
BS 7671 adds battery guidance 16/04/2026
The BSI and IET have updated the Wiring Regulations, BS 7671, with a new chapter on battery storage.

Finance News

EU to relax merger rules in bid to create ‘European champions’ 16/04/2026
Draft reforms stress benefits of scale and investment in competition regulator’s assessment of proposed deals
Shares at world’s biggest chocolate maker plunge as cocoa prices collapse 16/04/2026
Company warns of effect of falling cocoa prices, industry overcapacity and supply disruptions
Ceasefire with Israel expected ‘soon’, say Lebanese officials 16/04/2026
Deal to halt war between Israel and Hizbollah could boost efforts to reach a US-Iran peace accord
The countries feeling the ‘Chinese squeeze’ 16/04/2026
The sheer scale of the manufacturing superpower threatens to shut out south-east Asian rivals before they can rise
Spain’s Repsol wins back control of Venezuelan oil operations 16/04/2026
Deal with South American nation’s government includes guaranteed payment system and plan to triple production
Gulf states turn to private deals in $10bn wartime borrowing spree 16/04/2026
Abu Dhabi, Qatar and Kuwait avoid public markets for fundraising as Iran conflict delivers economic hit
How the Strait of Hormuz will change Iran’s regime 16/04/2026
A system fixated on building up military deterrents has discovered its most important point of leverage over the world
The pope versus the president: how Leo became Trump’s fearless foe 16/04/2026
As he steps up his criticism of the Iran war, the pontiff’s American background has given him a role in US politics unlike any predecessor
The tax-focused hedge fund craze taking over Wall Street 16/04/2026
New breed of products from firms such as AQR and Quantinno has soared in popularity, raising regulatory concerns