The second-biggest construction firm in the UK, Carillion is under investigation by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The FCA is currently looking into the ‘timeliness and content’ following the contractors official announcements from December 2016 to July 2017. During this period, the[...]
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has recently cut its previous UK economic growth forecast from 1.7% to 1.6%. Christine Lagarde, IMF chief commented that the uncertainty of the Brexit deal was causing the decrease with many UK firms delaying investment plans.It’s thought that the rising[...]
This November, we were absolutely delighted to join the Gordano Partners scheme as a business partner. The scheme, which was developed for the students at Gordano School in Portishead, Bristol is designed to help strengthen ties with local businesses and bring professionals into the school to[...]
Administrators managed to save 78 jobs at a family run manufacturing firm in the Black Country, just 24 days before Christmas. Administrators from the Restructuring Services division of Mazars, saved the employees at the H. & E. Knowles company which has been run by five generations of a local[...]
The Office for National Statistics recently released the profitability of UK companies statistics for April to June 2017. The profitability is measured as net rate of return and is calculated as the economic gain, shown as a percentage of the capital used in production.Released in November, the[...]
A new report released by the Association of British Insurers (ABI) has revealed that £574,000 was paid out by trade credit insurers’ everyday throughout 2016. The report, which has published some key facts about the UK insurance sector, found that it contributes £35bn to the UK economy and that the[...]
Monarch Airlines was the biggest ever UK airline to cease trading, after they entered administration this October. The airline appointed KPMG as administrators and a creditor report has today revealed that the business owed over £450m to unsecured creditors. The new documents revealed that the[...]
The Autumn Budget released yesterday was a mixed bag of business and personal changes, purportedly set to ease pressure in the economy and of course help smooth the Brexit transition. The key statistic of interest to businesses however are the growth forecasts, which were revised down from 2% to[...]
We are delighted to announce that The Channel Partnership is now a proud supplier to the Recruitment Growth Network members.The Recruitment Growth Network is a membership organisation that pulls together some of the best suppliers in the recruitment industry to help provide businesses with the best[...]
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) hasalways been vocal with regards to Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) and has lobbied against proposed increases too in the past. The ABI have now gone one step further by launching a campaign that argues the unfairness of the tax with a new video. The[...]
