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NIC chair Lord Adonis to take over Crossrail 2
The chair of the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC), Lord Andrew Adonis, is expected to be made chair of Crossrail 2 after being jointly nominated by London mayor Sadiq Khan, chancellor George Osborne and transport secretary Patrick McLoughlin following a meeting. His appointment is now...
Wednesday, 25 May 2016
The Scotsman
- Deals on wheels: Halfords buys two bike businessesHalfords has splashed out £18.4 million to acquire two firms as part of plans to ramp up its online offering in the premium bicycle market.
Birmingham Post
- Halfords buys Tredz and Wheelies for �18m Listed retailer strengthens foothold in the cycle market by acquiring South Wales firm
Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport
- Bike to work and keep healthy messageA new wave of the popular ‘Cycle to Work’ scheme is currently being organised by Reading Buses. The scheme is an initiative which Reading Buses is again running with Evans Cycles which means that employees are able to save up to 42% off the cost of a new bike. “Our first period using the cycle to work scheme was hugely successful,” said Caroline Anscombe, Reading Buses HR Director. “We had 40 people sign up and buy bikes to help them not only travel to work, but also to keep healthier in their spare time too.” The company is encouraging employees to think ab...
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