CBI reports falling confidence among manufacturing SMEs
Last week, official figures showed Britain's manufacturing industry had recorded its worst fall in output in more than 10 years, heightening fears over the health of the UK economy.
Last week, official figures showed Britain's manufacturing industry had recorded its worst fall in output in more than 10 years, heightening fears over the health of the UK economy.
There were 4,323 company insolvencies in England and Wales in the fourth quarter of 2002 on a seasonally adjusted basis. This was an increase of 11.1 per cent on the previous quarter and an increase of 14.9 per cent on the same period a year ago.
Disputes over late business payments are popularly depicted as a David and Goliath struggle between a small supplier and a stronger, infinitely wealthier procurer, whose parsimonious behaviour threatens the very existence of the former.
The purchase of First National's consumer credit operation fits with the global strategy of one of the world's largest conglomerates.
Bankers and lawyers are advising investors to pull out of the retail, automotive, insurance, household and textiles and telecom sectors in the next three months, according to Grant Thornton's quarterly Recovery and Reorganisation Barometer of key
Business services group Numerica Group plc today announced that, following an audit by the International Standards Organisation(ISO), its ISO 9001 accredited London, Bristol, Croydon, Manchester and Worthing offices have been awarded the new ISO 9
Manufacturing economy contracts more sharply in January as new business falls and capacity is cut.
The UK recorded a dramatic fall in business failures in January following the introduction of the new Voluntary Arrangement moratorium procedures which came into force on 1 January 2003, according to the latest insolvency figures released by Exper
Euro Sales Finance, the invoice discounting and factoring services arm of RBS, has appointed Steve Merchant, ex-regional director of GE Capital Commercial Finance, as director for the Midlands, South West and Wales.
Bolton and Manchester are the UK's biggest business graveyards with more than twice the national average of companies going bust, new figures from the Association of Business Recovery Professionals (R3) show.