18 March 2024
The UK government is set to invest £1.5 million to invigorate the nation's science and technology sector.
The initiative seeks to ignite investment in UK-based startups specialising in science and technology, particularly those at the Series A-C level and beyond. Last year's global investment downturn saw UK scale-ups struck hard.
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Mayflex has enhanced its Central Distribution Centre (CDC) at the Birmingham HQ with the addition of Autostore from Swisslog.
“As a distributor, we pride ourselves on delivering a consistently great service to ensure that our customers get the products they want, in excellent condition, at the right time. We’ve been doing this successfully for over 100 years,” said Sam Baldwin, Mayflex operations & services director.
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06 March 2024
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According to the Housing Ombudsman’s Annual Complaints Review 2022–2023, the social housing sector has seen more than a four-fold increase in serious failures or delays by landlords over the last 12 months. The Ombudsman branded this a “sobering overview” of the situation across England after receiving over 5,000 complaints that were escalated for formal investigation; a 27% increase on the previous year and a record high.
Find out more04 March 2024
ICS.AI and Derby City Council have announced an expansion of their partnership through a £7 million AI project aimed at transforming public service delivery. This four-year initiative marks a significant advancement in applying generative AI technologies to enhance customer service operations across the council’s various departments.
The deal will see an expansion of AI capabilities into critical areas such as Adult Social Care, Customer Services, and Debt Recovery, which were selected through comprehensive workshops that identified 54 distinct use cases for AI integration. Following this phase, Derby City Council plans to roll out further phases of AI adoption across other service areas.
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