Q&A: Simon Hyams, Galliford Try

Name

Simon Hyams

Age

36

Company

Galliford Try

Job

Renewables director

Career

Joined the civil engineering business of Galliford Try in 1989, rising to senior engineer. Transferred to Galliford Try Communications as ..

Q&A: Johanna Dow, Business Stream

Name

Johanna Dow

Age

34

Company

Business stream

Job

Finance director

Career

I trained as an accountant working in private practice, and then I made the move into industry. I worked first with Scottish and Southern E..

Number of apprentices doubles

The number of people completing an apprenticeship has doubled over the past four years, despite claims that careers advisers are unaware of apprenticeships.

There were 112,600 apprenticeships completed in 2007/08, compared with 49,300 in 2003/04. There was also a record number of new appren..

GMB to ballot staff at Thames Water over strike

GMB will ballot for strike action from 23 March at Thames Water, amid claims that chief executive David Owens suggested a union organiser should leave the firm.

The strike ballot relates to union claims that workers employed at the company's call centre in Swindon were told their jobs would..

Q&A: Claire Heywood, Denny Executive Resourcing

Name

Claire Heywood

Age

39

Company

Denny Executive Resourcing

Job

Divisional utilities director

Career

Claire's career within the recruitment industry began with a generalist firm before she moved on to her current ..

Swimmers empowered by sewer spill data as bathing season starts

Water company data has allowed coastal water quality alerts to take off, as the 2012 bathing season officially begins this week...

SSE post slight profit rise as networks and generation outperform supply segment

SSE emphasised the benefits of a mix of market and regulated businesses as it announced a rise in pre-tax profits in its network and wholesale businesses and a reduction for its retail business - new reporting segments for the business as a whole...

SSE to buy Phoenix supply business for £19.1 million

Northern Ireland gas company Phoenix Energy Holdings is to sell its gas supply businesses to SSE to focus on distribution. ..