Author: Business Enquirer

GE Aerospace is strengthening a critical part of its global supply chain with an agreement to acquire Consolidated Precision Products (CPP) for $11.75bn, bringing a major precision castings supplier into the aerospace giant’s business. Announced on 8 September, the deal is designed to expand manufacturing capacity as demand continues to rise across commercial aircraft engines, aftermarket services and defence. CPP produces highly engineered castings and sub-assemblies used across commercial and military aircraft, as well as industrial gas turbines. GE Aerospace has worked with CPP for more than 15 years. The acquisition highlights the growing importance of securing specialist manufacturing capabilities…

Europump’s Dennis Ocal on why the world’s energy transition needs to stop waiting — and start converting The debate around the global energy transition often feels like a war of absolutes. Electrify everything. Hydrogen is the future. Fossil fuels must go. But step into a conversation with Dennis Ocal, CEO of Europump — the Milan-headquartered energy infrastructure company with over three decades in the fueling industry — and a far more pragmatic picture emerges. “The policy narrative in Europe is heavily focused on electrification and hydrogen,” Ocal says, leaning into the kind of bluntness that only comes from 30 years…

NORMA JEAN delivered one of the standout moments of Oceana’s 2026 SeaChange Summer Party, where she was featured as a live auction experience offering a five-night luxury charter in either St. Barths or New England. Hosted at a private estate overlooking the Pacific Ocean in Laguna Beach, the annual fundraiser brought together leading philanthropists, ocean advocates, and supporters committed to protecting the world’s oceans. As bidding opened, enthusiasm for the experience quickly exceeded expectations. In an exceptional display of generosity, the Owner responded to the overwhelming demand by opening two additional five-night charters, transforming a single donated experience into three.…

The partnership connects Air India Maharaja Club and IHG One Rewards, giving members new ways to earn and exchange loyalty rewards Air India, India’s leading global airline, and IHG Hotels & Resorts, one of the world’s leading hospitality companies, today announced a new partnership, enabling Air India’s Maharaja Club members to earn reward points during stays at IHG Hotels & Resorts, while giving IHG One Rewards members the flexibility to exchange their points for Maharaja Points. The partnership brings together IHG’s global portfolio of more than 7,100hotels in over 100 countries with AirIndia’s network across India and five continents to…

In a digital landscape increasingly shaped by algorithms, automation and AI, Ollie Holmes is putting the focus back on something altogether more human. Through OH Social, the content creator draws on more than a decade of experience across social media, photography, videography and influencer marketing to tell stories built around genuine moments, emotion and connection. With Ibiza becoming an increasingly important base for his work, Holmes is capturing the people, places and experiences that give the island its distinctive energy, while collaborating across hospitality, travel, lifestyle and luxury. Speaking to Business Enquirer, he discusses the value of authenticity, why the…

IBM and PepsiCo are demonstrating why successful enterprise AI begins long before the technology itself. Through years of transformation, the two businesses have created a connected global platform built around clean data, harmonised processes and an operating model capable of supporting intelligence at scale. For many organisations, the rapid rise of artificial intelligence has created an urgent question: how quickly can it be deployed? For IBM’s Omar Syed, Lead Client Partner, SAP Leader UK&I at IBM Consulting, the more important question comes first: is the business genuinely ready for it? In conversation with Business Enquirer journalist Anne Marie Hagerty, Syed…

Business Enquirer speaks with Eva Robson, Business Development Director at J Coffey, about the relationships behind the company’s work across the UK and Europe and what sustainable growth looks like at scale. “Our growth has never been driven by chasing volume,” says Eva Robson, Business Development Director at J Coffey. “It’s been driven by building trust and then delivering on that trust.” That principle runs through every stage of the company’s expansion — from its roots as a UK civil engineering contractor to its current position at the centre of Europe’s data centre and energy boom. A Foundation Built on…

beLifestyle speaks with the team behind Zuma Ibiza on the vision, culture and ambition driving the global Japanese dining brand’s presence on the island. Few destinations occupy the space that Ibiza does in the global luxury travel imagination. Long associated with nightlife, the island has spent the past decade quietly building a reputation as one of Europe’s most compelling culinary destinations too. Among the brands leading that shift is Zuma, the contemporary Japanese dining concept that has become a fixture in cities from London to Hong Kong and Dubai. Its Ibiza outpost, perched above the marina with views stretching towards…

As businesses enter the final stretch of 2026, the ability to prepare for what comes next is becoming just as important as responding to what is happening now. This edition of Business Enquirer explores the leaders, organisations and industries positioning themselves for the future, from artificial intelligence and global trade to energy, infrastructure and the evolving world of luxury. Our cover feature examines the relationship between IBM and PepsiCo in Building the Foundations for an AI-First Enterprise. Rather than focusing solely on the rapid deployment of artificial intelligence, the story looks at the work required to make AI genuinely effective…

The Angola Oil & Gas Conference and Exhibition 2026 takes place from 9 to 10 September at the Talatona Convention Center in Luanda, bringing together international energy leaders, investors, government representatives and industry experts. Now in its seventh edition, the event is expected to attract more than 3,000 delegates, 430 companies and 115 ministers and VIP speakers. Held under the official patronage of the Angolan government, the conference provides a platform for discussions around the future of the country’s energy sector and its role in attracting international investment. A key focus this year is Angola’s ambition to secure up to…