Matt Oliver

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Industry Editor at The Telegraph

Industry Editor @Telegraph. Formerly @DailyMailUK and @theoxfordmail. Send tips and stories to [email protected]

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Royal Mail buyer’s company earning millions from wasted wind power

1 week ago | msn.com | Matt Oliver

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Royal Mail buyer's company earning millions from wasted wind power

1 week ago | telegraph.co.uk | Matt Oliver

SSE also made an estimated £179m from providing replacement gas-fired power generation in the same year, while another £92m was made by EP UK, the energy business owned by Daniel Kretinsky, who is buying Royal Mail for £3.6bn. German power giant Uniper also made £131m, while Vitol Group's VPI and Intergen received £89m and £88m respectively.
'The very best of British engineering' (but built with French steel)

2 weeks ago | telegraph.co.uk | Matt Oliver |Samuel Montgomery

Electric arc furnaces (EAFs), by comparison, produce steel from recycled scrap. This means that producing higher grades can only be done if the scrap is of a certain quality. Still, providing the blast furnaces can be kept going or are eventually replaced by EAFs, there is no technical reason why British firms cannot provide all kinds of steel for defence projects and other uses, argues Jon Harrison, head of regulatory affairs at UK Steel, an industry lobby group.
German car giants shake off their Nazi past to prepare for war

2 weeks ago | telegraph.co.uk | Matt Oliver

Berlin's rearmament drive could see automotive assembly lines retooled to roll out tanksFerdinand Porsche became widely known as the brilliant engineer behind the bestselling Volkswagen Beetle and some of Porsche's first sports cars. But like his creations, the German industrialist had a dark side that is impossible to separate from his technical achievements.
Starmer to rush through watered-down electric car rules in wake of Trump tariffs

2 weeks ago | telegraph.co.uk | Matt Oliver

A total of 69,313 EVs were sold last month, an increase of 43pc compared to a year earlier, according to the Society for Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). However, that only represented a market share of 19.4pc, up from 15.2pc last year, in what is traditionally the biggest month of the year for car sales. Experts have also warned that sales could be hurt in the coming months by the "expensive vehicle" supplement being added to EV car taxes.
Trump has handed Brexit Britain a golden opportunity

3 weeks ago | msn.com | Tim Wallace |Matt Oliver

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Trump has handed Brexit Britain a golden opportunity

3 weeks ago | telegraph.co.uk | Tim Wallace |Matt Oliver

Economists now expect a sharp slowdown both in trade and growth, potentially pushing the UK into recession. The overall blow Trump has dealt to the world economy will also be painful for Britain. But trade is a relative game. Businesses could over time even turn adversity into opportunity as countries like the UK gain a competitive edge over rivals.
Carmakers prepare to slash production in wake of Trump tariffs

3 weeks ago | ca.finance.yahoo.com | Matt Oliver

Carmakers are reviewing whether to slash production as the industry grapples with 25pc tariffs on exports to the US. Moments after the US president’s “liberation day” announcement on Wednesday, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) warned the industry would be “impacted immediately” and was assessing its options. This could include scaling back output across Britain to cope with higher costs or reducing the number of models that are delivered to the US.
Carmakers prepare to slash production in wake of Trump tariffs

3 weeks ago | telegraph.co.uk | Matt Oliver

Aston Martin also makes around 29pc of its sales in the US. Andy Palmer, the former boss of Aston Martin, said: "If I were at these companies, I'd be looking at a number of scenarios for how bad things could get - and potentially cutting production now. "It is much easier to cut production at the start than to build up stocks and then be left unable to sell them.
Britain risks ‘losing out to France on data centres’

3 weeks ago | msn.com | Matt Oliver

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