The UK manufacturing recovery gathered momentum in May as demand from home and abroad pushed total order books up to a six-year high, according to the CBI's Monthly Industrial Trends (MIT) survey published yesterday.
The Royal Bank of Scotland Commercial Services (Holdings) Limited (RBS Commercial Services) announced a record performance for the year ending 31 December 2003, with profit before tax reaching Ј59.9m, an increase of 19% compared to the previous ye
Euro Sales Finance plc announced a return to profitability with record pre-tax profits of Ј6.0m for the year to 31 December 2003.
A seven-strong team of directors have paid an undisclosed sum for the UK and European operations of Manchester language-training firm, Vektor, creating new firm, VL Systems.
Carl Cushnie, once Britain's most successful black businessman, was yesterday convicted for his part in one of the country's biggest recent accounting frauds.
Despite DTI figures which show that UK insolvencies due to late or non-payment are increasing, the majority of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) still do not outsource their collections and/or credit control function, a recent survey by C
Bibby Factors Northwest, a specialist provider of business cash flow solutions, has announced the appointment of Paul Mountain as regional manager and Ray Lowrey as head of operations.
Following confirmation of his appointment by the CBI's annual general meeting held in London yesterday, John Sunderland, executive chairman of Cadbury Schweppes plc, took over as president. The role is unpaid.
More than six in ten UK businesses have stuck with the same bank over the last five years, according to a poll by the Institute of Directors (IoD).
Peter Webb, the head of Unicorn Asset Management, has built up substantial stakes in a series of the UK's smaller players. Last Friday he sold his 29 per cent stake in Dynamic Commercial Finance to one of the company's rivals.
