Investigation into deliberate Radioactive Leak
According to officials - several workers are now being questioned by investigators following last weeks leak of a radioactive substance into drinking water at an Indian atomic plant - The government believes this contamination was carried out deliberately. Government-run Nuclear Power Corporation has launched the investigation into how tritium managed to get into a water cooler which lead to 55 workers needing medical care for excessive exposure to radiation, said a report for Reuters. It is thought that the leak may ... More
Nokia Siemens Moves Into Energy
Nokia Siemens Networks, the telecommunications equipment supplier is expanding into the energy sector, reports v3.co.uk. After announcing last year that it was focusing on cash flow and profitability rather than market share the company has just announced that it is now focusing on market share again. Nokia Siemens will launch a new unit aimed at targeting existing charging, mediation, service management and network management solutions at energy suppliers. The unit will begin work in January. Head of operations for Nokia Siemens Networks ... More
CNG Meets Gas Services Demand
CNG Ltd, commercial gas suppliers who also offer a range of innovative low carbon services related to natural gas and biomethane, takes on an additional member of staff as a direct result of the increasing demand for the company’s commercial gas provisioning services. Credit Controller Ben Seddon will join CNG’s existing credit control team to assist with the setting up and subsequent management of new accounts, where he will utilise the experience he has gained from previous telesales management positions ... More
BT Still Manages Foreign Trips Despite Making Loss
After announcing that it was going to double its job cuts it’s emerged that BT has spent million of pounds taking staff on foreign trips as a reward for their performance, reports The Sunday Telegraph. BT announced recently that it was to cut 30,000 jobs and announced that for the first time it had suffered only its second-ever full year loss. However, despite all this, the telecoms giant still found the money to take 150 sales staff and their partners on ... More
Troops Talk more this Christmas
British Service personnel deployed in Afghanistan will receive an extra hour's free talk time to phone family and friends this Christmas - Operational troops currently get 30 minutes of free talk time every week from the Ministry of Defence (MoD) which is then used to call home to speak to loved ones. Furthermore, during this festive period, troops are going to receive an additional 30 minutes of free talk time from communications company Paradigm. Troops also receive unlimited access to ... More
Duke Of Northumberland Says No To Wind Farms
The Duke of Northumberland has come out against wind turbines, reports The Daily Telegraph. He has consistently turned down bids by the wind industry to build turbines on his land even though there are due to be two wind farms built close to his family home in Alnwick. The Duke of Northumberland owns 100,000 acres of land and he has written a letter to the Journal newspaper expressing his views on wind turbines. He says he has always been privately opposed ... More
FOE Say Govt Needs More Ambitious Green Targets
Friends of the Earth say that by 2020 small scale renewable energy could provide 6% of Britain’s electricity needs, reports The Guardian. This would be the equivalent of more than two Sizewell B nuclear power stations or the Drax coal-fired power station. However, this would only be if the government improves the terms of the new deal for producers of renewable energy which is due to be launched in April. Friends of the Earth say that if the government introduced a more ... More
Orange Asus Offer
Mobile network operator and internet service provider, Orange Mobile Broadband, has unveiled a brand new deal incorporating a lightweight notebook with built-in mobile broadband – designed especially for business travellers and remote workers. The Asus 1005HGO notebook is available on an 18 or 24 month contract with a range of monthly download limits from 1GB, 3GB or 5GB – the deal also allows you to buy extra download top-ups from £5 for 1GB for a 30-day period. There are no ... More
Business Secretary welcomes Biofuel Centre
A cutting-edge technology development centre which is planned for Kingston upon Hull – will not only help to grow the UK’s economy but also enhance its reputation as a world-class centre for innovation and research, according to Lord Mandelson, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation & Skills (BiS). BP one of the largest private sector energy corporations in the world has teamed up with sustainable science solutions company DuPont forming Kingston Research – where together they will focus on the commercialisation ... More
Communications company launches Community Support Scheme
Unicom, specialist provider of business to business communication products and services, is launching a Community Support Scheme - offering funding for community organisations around its ten regional offices - Manchester, Nottingham, Crawley, Milton Keynes, Ipswich, Birmingham, Stoke-on-Trent, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Leeds and Sheffield. The scheme is inviting applications from community groups based in the above mentioned regions which support disadvantaged people, promote sport and the arts, support education and development and those helping the environment. Chris Earle, Unicom's Operations Director, is eager to ... More