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Somerset Council: Doing Business With Us

The following excerpt was originally published on somerset.gov.uk, Somerset Council spends over £300 million each year on procuring and commissioning a wide range of services, goods and works. It is our responsibility to use this money in the best possible way to...

Strategic Defence Review 2025: WEAF Response

Colin Turner, CEO of WEAF, commented: “WEAF welcomes the publication of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review (SDR). The SDR outlines a bold shift towards rapid, innovation-driven transformation of UK defence. It emphasises a wartime pace of innovation, with increased...

West of England to benefit from recent trade deals

Three trade deals agreed by the UK Government in recent weeks will benefit manufacturing that accounts for around 5% of all employment in the West of England.   Reducing India’s tariffs on machinery, reducing the US tariff on cars and removing American tariffs on UK...