• Acorn Rail, a division of recruiter Acorn, has become the first Welsh SME in 2020 to receive a trackside principal contractors licence from Network Rail. Acorn Rail will discharge principal contractor duties during construction work carried out on behalf of Network Rail, and also permits Acorn to tender for all maintenance, labour or contract work issued by the national body.

• Fuller’s, the premium pubs and hotels business, has teamed up with Wagestream to give team members the ability to draw up to 30% of their earned wages in advance. The service will be available to all 5,000 team members in over 200 Fuller’s managed pubs and hotels and those working in the company’s supporting functions.