Lunch debate: How will AI and automation affect North West workforces?
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Lunch debate: How will AI and automation affect North West workforces? As a growing number of North West businesses turn to machines to support their workforces, artificial intelligence (AI) and automation are becoming an integral part of our professional lives. Move Commercial assembles a panel of experts to discuss the pitfalls … READ MORE…
Interview: Rob Whitehead, Improbable
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Interview: Rob Whitehead, Improbable Virtual simulation start-up Improbable made headlines globally in May when it raised $500 million (£390m) in a funding round led by Japan’s SoftBank. Move Commercial caught up with Liverpool-born co-founder and chief technology officer, Rob Whitehead to find out more about this remarkable investment which has valued … READ MORE…
Ask the panel: Business rates – what next for the business community?
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Ask the panel: Business rates – what next for the business community? Despite not securing a majority the Conservatives look set to remain in power, propped up by the Democratic Unionist Party. One Tory manifesto pledge was to conduct a structural review of business rates. With many firms having already contributed … READ MORE…
How to maintain business focus over the summer – professional pointers
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How to maintain business focus over the summer – professional pointers With Phil McCabe of the Federation of Small Businesses For business owners as well as staff, summer can bring the temptation to slip into clock-watching, dreaming about holidays and days on the beach instead of focusing on the work in hand, explains … READ MORE…
5 tips to manage in a heatwave at work
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5 tips to manage in a heatwave at work Words by Natasha Young Know the law Contrary to popular belief there isn’t a maximum temperature allowed in workspaces before staff should be sent home. According to the Workplace Regulations Act 1992, temperatures must “provide reasonable comfort”. The Health and Safety Executive’s Approved Code of Practice … READ MORE…
City region has ‘a lot of cards to play whatever happens with Brexit’
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The Liverpool City Region has ‘a lot of strong cards to play’ to help itself in the wake of Brexit as negotiations get underway in Brussels today (19 June).That’s according to Gary Cook, professor of economics at the University of Liverpool, who was speaking at a recent Move Commercial event.Professor Cook believes … READ MORE…
Post-election special: ‘Let’s keep the focus on the Liverpool City Region’
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The Liverpool City Region needs to press on with its devolution agenda in the wake of recent political upheaval according to a group of regional business and property experts.The esteemed panel, which met this morning at a special Move Commercial post-election debate to discuss what lies ahead for the region’s … READ MORE…
Kemp: Importance of face-to-face communication cannot be underestimated
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The importance to face-to-face communication in business cannot be underestimated according Bruntwood’s chief commercial officer.Addressing the issue of digital versus physical infrastructure, Phil Kemp made the case for improved capacity on lines to London through HS2 and faster journey times across the North West.Both the Conservatives and Labour have said … READ MORE…
Sidlow: Link green infrastructure commitments in with building sale
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Anyone buying a commercial property should be bound by covenant to maintain its existing green infrastructure according to Allied London’s James Sidlow.Sidlow was speaking at a Move Commercial debate which explored the importance of green infrastructure and how on board the property industry really is with the concept.One question raised … READ MORE…
‘Digital infrastructure more important than HS2 for North West’
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A greater commitment to digital infrastructure will have more of an impact on North West growth than HS2 according the CEO of a Liverpool-based tech firm.Theresa May last month said she remains “absolutely committed” to the controversial £55 billion high-speed railway project which will link London to the West Midlands … READ MORE…