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PM Modi meets leading CEOs in France; discusses investment and India expansion plans

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met top business leaders in Paris. Discussions focused on investment and expansion in India. Companies from sustainable construction, mobility, and AI sectors shared their plans. Saint-Gobain, Alstom, and Mistral AI expressed strong interest in further collaboration and investment. These meetings highlight India's growing economic opportunities and…

The Economic Times

Tech leaders are moving beyond AI hype: Here's what's actually working

Senior technology leaders from Mars, Orange, Reckitt, and Saint-Gobain discuss how to turn AI ambition into enterprise transformation.

Fortune

Grenfell firms still receiving multimillion-pound public contracts, analysis finds

Survivors urge government to stop using suppliers cited in public inquiry into fire in which 72 people died

The Guardian - UK

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Companies ‘dishonestly’ supplied insulation to Grenfell Tower, High Court hears

Celotex and Saint-Gobain Construction Products UK are alleged to have been involved in an unlawful conspiracy.

Evening Standard

Saint-Gobain CEO argues green construction materials are cheaper in the long run

"You have to think of the full life cycle of the building."

Fortune

Companies involved in Grenfell to be barred from public contracts, says Starmer

Prime minister condemns ‘horrific failings’ and promises to speed up process of removing unsafe cladding

The Guardian - UK

Firms criticised by Grenfell inquiry face calls to be banned from public contracts

Exclusive: About £250m in UK deals made in past five years with companies involved in tower’s ill-fated refit

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Are these the most corporate Olympics ever?

It’s rather exceptional that a G7 Olympic host gets the support of so many of its largest companies.

Fortune

CSR Australia Accepts .8B Takeover Offer From Saint-Gobain

CSR accepts .8 billion takeover offer from Saint-Gobain, reshaping Australia's construction industry.

Top News

‘They made a huge profit knowing they’d kill people’: US firms use tactics to avoid paying asbestos victims

Advocates say corporate strategy known as ‘Texas two-step’ is being used as ‘menu choice’ to avoid paying compensation

The Guardian - US

Gove puts pressure on shareholders over post-Grenfell remediation package

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has warned the shareholders of cladding companies over the provision of remediation work.

The Independent UK

Cladding firm bosses were warned about fire risk 7 YEARS before Grenfell Tower tragedy

Documents written for Saint-Gobain pre-2010 advised the plastic foam 'generates a large volume of dense, acrid smoke' when exposed to fire, which may 'bring on... incapacitation and death'

Daily Mirror

Call to sanction cladding suppliers that made £7.5bn profit since Grenfell disaster

Manufacturers of insulation installed on the tower have yet to agree a voluntary funding scheme to fix dangerous buildings

The Guardian - UK

The new-build ‘homes’ where energy scientists play God with the weather

Researchers hope £16m temperature-controlled chamber can stress test green tech to help make houses energy efficient

The Guardian - UK

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Birmingham Post

Jewson builders merchants being sold in £740m deal

Despite tough economy, new owner says UK renovation and maintenance market remains attractive

Birmingham Post

Jewson offloaded by French owners in £740m deal

Renowned builders' merchants has been sold to Danish group alongside other UK-based brands which sees transfer of 600 branches and distribution centres

Birmingham Post

North East deals of the week: key acquisitions, investments and contract wins

Companies announcing deals this week include Legal & General, Formula Plastics, Premier Tech, Sage and Hydrock

Birmingham Post

Clayton Glass acquires two factories from French materials giant Saint-Gobain

The County Durham-based manufacturer of insulating glass units said the deal would enable it to ramp up production

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