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ACT parent company Bira responds to Prime Minister's 'Bobbies on the Beat' plan

11 Apr 2025

Bira has cautiously welcomed the Prime Minister's announcement this week on plans to put 'thousands of Bobbies back on the Beat' with a new neighbourhood policing guarantee.
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ACT parent company Bira warns of 'Atrocious April' as shop price inflation rises

1 Apr 2025

Bira has voiced serious concerns over the latest figures from the BRC-NIQ Shop Price Index for March 2025.
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ACT parent company Bira says Spring Statement fails to address high street crisis

26 Mar 2025

ACT parent company Bira has said the Chancellor's Spring Statement delivered today has failed to address the "perfect storm" of cost pressures facing independent retailers across the UK,... Read more…

ACT parent company Bira outlines key priorities ahead of Spring Budget

25 Mar 2025

ACT parent company Bira has outlined its key priorities ahead of the Chancellor's Spring Budget statement.
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Bristol-based cycling charity Life Cycle now offering Cytech training courses

20 Mar 2025

Cytech, the internationally recognised training and accreditation scheme for bicycle mechanics, have partnered with Bristol-based charity Life Cycle to offer a range of bicycle mechanic... Read more…

High street 'death knell' – indie retailers, including cycle shops, shutting doors ahead of April tax rises

12 Mar 2025

Towns and cities across Britain are already seeing a wave of closures as independent businesses shut their doors ahead of April’s triple tax burden, including those in the cycling retail... Read more…

Research shows UK businesses hiring more as consumer confidence lifts

5 Mar 2025

New research has revealed a recent uptick in UK consumer confidence, leading to increased hiring by businesses, with the retail sector responding positively to signs of economic resilience.
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Independent cycle shop becomes first retailer to stock new local bike brand

28 Feb 2025

Independent cycling retailer and ACT member Velo Fit has become the first to stock a new brand of bikes focused on combining quality and affordability.
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Bira cautiously welcomes new crime and policing bill to tackle retail crime across high street businesses

26 Feb 2025

ACT parent company Bira has cautiously welcomed Labour's Crime and Policing Bill but is calling for urgent action and immediate funding to address the surge in retail crime affecting independent... Read more…

Bira warns of 'troubled times ahead' despite interest rate cut

7 Feb 2025

ACT parent company Bira has warned that retailers across Britain face troubled times ahead despite today's Bank of England interest rate cut to 4.5%, as the Bank halves its growth forecast for... Read more…

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UK Power Network host webinar to help support SMEs and drive towards a Net Zero future

Posted on in Business News, Cycles News

Evlaptoperyone has a role to play in helping the UK to address its carbon emissions and reach Net Zero. It's not just large business fleets that need to make the switch to electric vehicles (EVs) - across the UK there are nearly 6 million SMEs accounting for half the UK's private sector turn over.

Join UK Power Network on 7th July 2021, 14.00-15.00 to hear key findings from the White Van Plan project and how they could collaborate to support SMEs and drive towards a Net Zero future.

Register here.

Please note the information you provide when registering will be shared with UK Power Networks for the purpose of future communications in relation to innovation projects and used in accordance with their Terms and Privacy Policy.

You'll hear from UK Power Network's Head of Connections Service Delivery, Neil Madgwick and Innovation Engineer, Florentine Roy as well as the rest of the team including representatives from Ricardo about the work we're undertaking to support SMEs switch to EVs.

As the electricity distribution network operator for London, South East and east of England, UK Power Networks know collaboration is key to meeting the Net Zero challenge alone, and we want to share our findings with the industry and anyone working to address challenges faced by SMEs.

There will also be a live Q&A, where you can ask the team questions and find out how we can work together to facilitate a Net Zero future for all.

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