August’s seasonally-adjusted CIPS/Reuters Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) – a composite indicator designed to provide an overall view of conditions in the manufacturing economy – posted its highest level since May 2002, coming in at 51.9 in Augus
Cattles Invoice Finance has appointed Paul Brady as regional manager working out of the company№s Manchester office and covering North Manchester and Lancashire.
Castleford-based chemicals company Hickson & Welch has been acquired from its US parent Arch Chemicals Inc in a Ј21m deal financed by leading business finance specialist NMB-Heller and Dunedin Capital Partners.
British consumers are increasingly gloomy about the state of the UK economy, despite the end of the Iraq war and the recent hot weather enjoyed across the country, according to the latest figures.
Specialist UK carburettor distributor of the Weber and Solex brands, Webcon has completed a management buy out (MBO) from its parent company, Standard Motor Products Europe Ltd, in a deal financed by leading business finance provider NMB-Heller an
Members in Practice of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) have voted HSBC Bank the ‘Best Small Business Bank’.
Research conducted by the Better Payment Practice Group (BPPG) reveals that 85% of UK companies believe that late payment is unethical.
Zurich North America and Zurich London announced that George Bolton has joined the London office as their first trade credit insurance underwriter in that location. He has transferred from Zurich's Washington, D.C.
Sean Mahon, Chief Executive, reported that the group has achieved excellent results in the first half of 2003, reflecting the benefits of continuing volume growth and improving returns.
