UK gets first hydrogen electric truck with landmark Tevva launch

Electric and hydrogen truck pioneer Tevva is to make history today by launching the first hydrogen fuel cell-supported heavy goods vehicle (HGV) to be manufactured, designed and mass produced in the UK. The Tilbury-headquartered scale-up, which has so far raised $140m in funding, will unveil its hydrogen electric vehicle alongside its latest full-battery electric HGV at the Road Transport Expo in Warwickshire. Hydrogen has been used safely in buses and other vehicles in more than twenty countries for many years and has a higher energy density than lithium-ion batteries or…

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New Net Zero Developer Network launched with 8 forward-thinking founder members

A new collaborative network of forward-thinking housing developers has launched this month, seeking to accelerate the delivery of new build net zero homes. The network, convened by the Good Homes Alliance (GHA), aims to share learning and best practice, and create new guidance and case studies to facilitate the adoption of enhanced sustainability, quality, health and performance standards for new housing developments. The ‘Net Zero Developer Network’ builds on the success of the GHA Vanguard Network of local authorities and Pathfinder Network of housing associations. These networks, with over 30…

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Unilever, Boots and The Hygiene Bank join forces to help tackle hygiene poverty

More than one in five people in the UK are living in poverty1. That’s 22% of the population, a total of 14.5 million people2. For people and families living in poverty, basic hygiene items such as soap, toothpaste, and period products can become unattainable.   With a shared mission of tackling hygiene poverty, Unilever and Boots are joining forces with The Hygiene Bank for the second year of their Help Tackle Hygiene Poverty campaign, a collaboration which last year supported more than half a million people access hygiene essentials. You Buy.…

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Virtual deals overtake face-to-face buying, with the role of the ‘salesperson’ fundamentally shifting post-pandemic 

Technology is rapidly changing the traditional industry of business sales, with the majority of purchases now done virtually and buyers seeing less need for more formal, in-person ‘sales meetings’.  This is according to new research from Showpad, a leader in sales enablement technology. The research, which captured insights from those involved in the buying process for UK businesses*, found that nine in ten buyers (87%) say they now prefer to be sold-to virtually, forgoing traditional face-to-face sales meetings.  Even amongst those who are responsible for more than £10m in purchases…

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Human Appeal and FareShare join forces to alleviate hunger in the UK

Humanitarian NGO Human Appeal has partnered with FareShare, the UK’s biggest charity fighting hunger and food waste, to help families struggling with the cost of living crisis in the UK. The food distribution collaboration will cover the UK’s West Midlands and coincides with the Eid Qurbani, one of the most importants celebration in the Muslim calendar. In 2021, Human Appeal supported 512,000 people across the globe, up from 111,000 compared to 2020. This year they are hoping to exceed last year’s numbers through the additional partnership with FareShare, which will…

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