Mark Sands appointed as Deputy Vice President of the IPA
Mark Sands, Head of Personal Insolvency at RSM Tenon, has been appointed Deputy Vice President of the Insolvency Practitioners Association (IPA),…
Small firms see orders and output continue to fall
SMEs saw domestic and export orders continue to fall in the three months to January, while production also contracted for the third consecutive…
Payment performance gap narrows
The 2012 Late Payment Index from Experian has revealed that UK businesses paid their bills more than a day earlier in 2012, compared to…
Construction: Croydon
Weakness in the construction sector was cited as one of the main reasons for the UK dipping back into recession earlier this year. Insolvencies…
Companies turn the screw on late payers
Payment periods of up to 180 days are putting immense pressure on firms across the UK but perhaps spurred by the shock of some of the UK’s most…
New chairman for NACFB
The National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers has appointed a new chairman for 2013 and 2014. Marcus Grimshaw, of Fiducia Commercial…
UK manufacturers are more confident looking ahead
Manufacturing orders were flat in the three months to January, while output was stable for the second quarter in a row, according to the…
Engineering: Norfolk
In recent times, SFP has seen a number of engineering firms – and more particularly those in the precision engineering and manufacturing sector…
Large businesses lag behind in payment technology
The Payments Council has published the findings of its research exploring the payments that UK businesses make and receive. The findings show that…
Dragon urges suppliers to take more responsibility
James Caan, the serial entrepreneur, is urging smaller businesses to take more responsibility for their own actions in getting paid, and to consider…
