The Glass and Glazing Federation has received up to £50,000 in Government funding to support companies in the glass, glazing and fenestration industries through and beyond Brexit.

The Government has been criticised after a probe into its fracking policy found that despite costs racking up, ministers do not know how much shale gas can be extracted.

New legislation will affect farmers for decades to come. We need a UK-specific agricultural policy that champions environmental, animal welfare and food standards, writes Kerry McCarthy MP

Food retailers must find eco-friendly alternatives to plastic packaging if we’re to fight pollution and meet our environmental obligations, writes Anne Main MP

The Chartered Institute of Building's Director for Policy, Eddie Tuttle, considers what the Queen's Speech might mean for the industry. 

A new survey by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) has revealed over half of managers have dealt with staff with long term health problems.

Liquid Gas UK, the trade association for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), is encouraging customers and users of LPG to get ahead for winter, with some top tips to help prepare for the colder months that lie ahead. Recognising that severe weather can disrupt lives in all sorts of ways, knowing how best to prepare and respond can help customers to keep themselves, and those around them, safe during the colder season.

The Government have committed to responding to the National Infrastructure Assessment. Dods Monitoring’s Hugo Fulford explains what we can expect from the strategy.

The Government will face “impossible choices” over which affected businesses and industries to save in the event of a no-deal Brexit, an influential think tank has warned.

Concerns have been raised by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) that the Government does not monitor whether statements made under the Modern Slavery Act comply with the legislation, writes Dods Monitoring's Andy Frain. 

Labour MP Rachel Reeves has slammed "deluded" Thomas Cook bosses after they refused to consider paying back their bonuses.

While the Queen’s Speech was broadly positive for the self-employed, the government still faces hurdles in getting the agenda passed through the House of Commons, writes IPSE. 

The Association for Project Management have responded to the Queen's Speech.

IPSE, the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employment, has welcomed measures announced in the Queen’s speech to support pension saving among the self-employed.

IPSE, the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employment, has said it is vital the now-vacant Small Business Commissioner position is filled to maintain the momentum of the campaign against late payment. 

Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP) welcomed Andrea Jenkyns MP (Morley and Outwood) to a ‘Family Fun Day’ event at Leeds Beckett University Campus on Sunday 13th October to celebrate 30 years since CCEP’s Wakefield site – Europe’s largest soft drinks factory* – first opened. 

Concerned about the rise of knife crime in the UK, Lord Naseby asked the Home Office Minister what action is being taken to ensure that retailers selling kitchen knives adhere to regulations.

The government will struggle to hit net-zero in rural areas unless they do more to work with industry and engage consumers, a group of leading energy experts has said at a fringe event run by Liquid Gas UK.

John Bercow is a “playground bully” who has made the country “un-governable” according to the MPs who want to replace him.

Speaking at an event hosted by the Nuclear Industry Association (NIA) at the annual Conservative Party Conference, Bim Afolami MP has defended nuclear power and the opportunities it presents to the UK.

Towns with creaking infrastructure and a hollowed-out skills base cannot compete for investment on a level playing field. This cannot continue, writes Lisa Nandy MP

IPSE: Lloyds IR35 decision is “bad for contractors and bad for business”. 

At the recent Glass and Glazing Federation’s Members’ Day annual conference, the GGF President, John Agnew delivered a spirited speech that clearly showed Members the Federation’s intentions going forward.

The Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF) annual Members’ Day conference held on 26 September at Hilton Olympia in Kensington, was hailed a great success by GGF senior staff, Members and Board directors.