Supply Chain Failure After Carillion Collapse 5th February 2018. The collapse of Carillion is likely to trigger a rise in the number of construction companies going bust as subcontractors in its supply chain miss out on payment, a leading accountancy

Short Supply of Brickies Threatening Housebuilding Target 2nd February 2018.  Back in the Autumn budget last year, the Government pledged to build 300,000 homes per year, but this is looking increasingly unattainable. The recent skills shortage in the sector, as

Manufacturing Slow in 2018 2nd February 2018. Rising costs of raw materials and commodities are keeping manufacturing at a slow pace. Since the 30-year-high in new orders back in November, manufacturing has been slowing and is now at its slowest

Interserve Shares Sliding Towards Another Crisis? 2nd February 2018. Outsourcing firms, which make money by running services for central and local government, have long been suspected of ailing health. Before now however, the government refused to take heed. Then the

Self-employment reaches a record high in the UK 23,000 new self-employed workers registered in the UK during the second quarter of 2017, taking the total number to 4,814,465 – equivalent to 1 in 7 workers, close to one million more