London employers and the results, deals and decisions shaping them.https://www.londonbusinessdaily.co.uk/en-gbWed, 11 Nov 2026 07:40:07 GMTeditor@londonbusinessdaily.co.uk (London Business Daily)editor@londonbusinessdaily.co.uk (London Business Daily)Copyright 2026 London Business Daily60https://www.londonbusinessdaily.co.uk/images/londonbusinessdaily-logo.pnghttps://www.londonbusinessdaily.co.uk/https://www.londonbusinessdaily.co.uk/topcoat-construction-limited-t-a-tcl-group-wins-orbit-group-contract/https://www.londonbusinessdaily.co.uk/topcoat-construction-limited-t-a-tcl-group-wins-orbit-group-contract/Orbit Group Limited has awarded the firm a contract worth £6.53m including VAT for "Repairs, Maintenance and Empty Homes".Wed, 11 Nov 2026 07:40:07 GMTLondon Business DailyCompanieshttps://www.londonbusinessdaily.co.uk/futurelearn-wins-university-of-york-contract/https://www.londonbusinessdaily.co.uk/futurelearn-wins-university-of-york-contract/University of York has awarded the firm a contract worth £92m including VAT for "University of York, Transforming Online Education".Tue, 10 Nov 2026 16:30:14 GMTSam AllcockCompanieshttps://www.londonbusinessdaily.co.uk/ernst-and-young-wins-the-water-services-regulation-authority-contract/https://www.londonbusinessdaily.co.uk/ernst-and-young-wins-the-water-services-regulation-authority-contract/The Water Services Regulation Authority has awarded the firm a contract worth £13m excluding VAT for "Independent Monitor, Thames Water: Independent Monitor (IM), Thames Water".Tue, 10 Nov 2026 15:40:13 GMTSam AllcockCompanieshttps://www.londonbusinessdaily.co.uk/sap-uk-wins-sellafield-contract/https://www.londonbusinessdaily.co.uk/sap-uk-wins-sellafield-contract/Sellafield Limited has awarded the firm a contract worth £26.2m excluding VAT for "Core HR Software as a Service (SaaS) Licensing to include Success Plans: Core HR SaaS Licensing to include Recruitment Module".Mon, 09 Nov 2026 07:01:02 GMTSam AllcockCompanieshttps://www.londonbusinessdaily.co.uk/london-firms-public-contracts-october-2026/https://www.londonbusinessdaily.co.uk/london-firms-public-contracts-october-2026/The largest was £93.2m from NHS Essex Integrated Care Board to Vita Health Solutions Ltd. The median award was £113,023, in award notices published in October 2026.Thu, 05 Nov 2026 09:25:12 GMTSam AllcockCompanieshttps://www.londonbusinessdaily.co.uk/evo-digital-technologies-wins-islington-and-shoreditch-housing-association-contr/https://www.londonbusinessdaily.co.uk/evo-digital-technologies-wins-islington-and-shoreditch-housing-association-contr/Islington & Shoreditch Housing Association Limited has awarded the firm a contract worth £20.3m excluding VAT for "Digital Property Maintenance and Repairs Services".Thu, 05 Nov 2026 08:35:11 GMTSam AllcockCompanieshttps://www.londonbusinessdaily.co.uk/biodance-opens-first-uk-counter-at-selfridges-london/https://www.londonbusinessdaily.co.uk/biodance-opens-first-uk-counter-at-selfridges-london/Korean skincare brand Biodance has launched its first standalone UK counter in the Beauty Hall at Selfridges' Oxford Street store in London.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 19:30:23 GMTSam AllcockCompanieshttps://www.londonbusinessdaily.co.uk/john-lewis-launches-20th-christmas-advert-with-kristin-scott-thomas-and-sam-fender/https://www.londonbusinessdaily.co.uk/john-lewis-launches-20th-christmas-advert-with-kristin-scott-thomas-and-sam-fender/The retailer's 2026 advert, Gloria and Pickles, carries the tagline "Don't give up on giving" and was made by Saatchi & Saatchi. It premiered on 3 November, and John Lewis profits from the Sam Fender single go to Action for Children.Tue, 03 Nov 2026 09:35:43 GMTSam AllcockSupplied by John LewisCompanieshttps://www.londonbusinessdaily.co.uk/london-bosses-now-earn-164-times-local-pay-against-14-times-in-1980/https://www.londonbusinessdaily.co.uk/london-bosses-now-earn-164-times-local-pay-against-14-times-in-1980/In 2011 the High Pay Commission showed how far boardroom pay at BP, Barclays, Lloyds and Reed had pulled away since 1980. London Business Daily has rerun the comparison with the companies' 2025 annual reports and the earnings figures ONS published last week: against a typical London full-time worker, the gap is now about 11 times wider than it was in 1980.Wed, 28 Oct 2026 07:18:23 GMTLondon Business DailyCompanieshttps://www.londonbusinessdaily.co.uk/runthrough-launches-road-closed-kensington-10k-for-march-2027/https://www.londonbusinessdaily.co.uk/runthrough-launches-road-closed-kensington-10k-for-march-2027/The events company will close every road on a single-lap course from Holland Park through Notting Hill on Sunday 7 March 2027.Tue, 27 Oct 2026 16:55:31 GMTSam AllcockCompanieshttps://www.londonbusinessdaily.co.uk/waitrose-opens-cricklewood-supermarket-and-confirms-chalk-farm-store/https://www.londonbusinessdaily.co.uk/waitrose-opens-cricklewood-supermarket-and-confirms-chalk-farm-store/The 18,000 sq ft shop on Cricklewood Broadway opened on 22 October 2026 with 69 new Partners, and Waitrose named Chalk Farm as one of four newly acquired sites.Tue, 27 Oct 2026 12:09:42 GMTSam AllcockSupplied by John Lewis PartnershipCompanieshttps://www.londonbusinessdaily.co.uk/london-chamber-urges-employer-national-insurance-reversal-at-28-october-budget/https://www.londonbusinessdaily.co.uk/london-chamber-urges-employer-national-insurance-reversal-at-28-october-budget/The London Chamber of Commerce and Industry says nine in ten London businesses did not try to recruit for a second quarter running, and wants the Chancellor to cut the cost of hiring.Tue, 27 Oct 2026 12:09:39 GMTSam AllcockLCCICompanieshttps://www.londonbusinessdaily.co.uk/london-business-births-fall-5-9-percent-in-first-half-of-2026/https://www.londonbusinessdaily.co.uk/london-business-births-fall-5-9-percent-in-first-half-of-2026/Office for National Statistics figures show 34,745 new businesses in London from January to June 2026, down from 36,910 a year earlier. Brent, Sutton and Barking and Dagenham bucked the trend.Tue, 27 Oct 2026 08:11:00 GMTSam AllcockCompanieshttps://www.londonbusinessdaily.co.uk/barking-and-dagenham-has-londons-highest-share-of-trades-businesses/https://www.londonbusinessdaily.co.uk/barking-and-dagenham-has-londons-highest-share-of-trades-businesses/An analysis of ONS business counts by the field service software firm Field Ascend finds trades make up almost three in ten business sites in Barking and Dagenham and Havering, against about one in sixteen in Kensington and Chelsea.Tue, 27 Oct 2026 07:46:00 GMTSam AllcockCompanies