According to analysis by market insurer Atradius, a no-deal Brexit will cause short-term uncertainty, is likely to push inflation higher and will create trade frictions.
The Insolvency Statistics from October to December 2016 found that the total number of company insolvencies were higher in 2016 than the previous year. The underlying number of company insolvencies was unchanged in 2016 compared with 2015.
The UK inflation rate fell to 2.1% in December, down from 2.3% in November, according to the Office for National Statistics.
Bristol-headquartered company, Helm Construction has ceased trading after experiencing cash difficulties. The firm which operated mainly within the South West appointed administrators, Opus Business Services on 3rd December 2018.
On Friday 30 November the business press ran shock headlines about Kier’s emergency rights issue catching the market off guard. The Channel Partnership Director, Tom Rolfe explains the truth behind Kier’s bombshell in his latest LinkedIn Article.Read the full article here.
The Insolvency Service has released the 2018 Q3 insolvency statistics containing the latest data on company insolvencies from July to September 2018. The main message of the report was that an underlying number of company insolvencies increased both on the previous quarter and when compared to the[...]
To mark the World War One Centenary this November, the coastal town of Portishead worked hard to raise £10,000 for the Royal British Legion by getting 100 local businesses to sponsor 100 Poppies.
Our Director, Tom Rolfe recently wrote an article for the Construction News magazine detailing soaring bad debts. The article also shows that credit insurance claims in the construction sector are at an all-time high. Read more in the latest Construction News article from Tom Rolfe below.
We just wanted to let you know that much valued and long standing Office Manager Hilda will be retiring this September. Her final day on 30th September will mark the end of more than 12 years with The Channel Partnership and 21 years in credit insurance, as she sets off to embrace retirement with[...]
The Creditsafe Quarterly “Watchdog” report makes interesting reading for Q2 2018. Construction is reported to have bounced back in Q2 after the bad weather of Q1 caused delays and a drop in output. In April, May and June this year, the performance of the sector was mixed. Despite the increase in[...]