Manufacturing downturn deepens. 1st July 2019. The UK manufacturing PMI has fallen to its lowest level since February 2013 as the manufacturing downturn deepens. The June IHS Markit/CIPS UK manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) showed a reading of 48, down

Bank of England cuts growth predictions after “weak” six months 28/06/2019 The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of England  has warned of a weakening outlook for the UK economy, as ongoing political uncertainty threatens to impact trade for

Late-payers to be frozen out of public sector contracts 25th June 2019. Updated 27/06/19. Late-paying businesses look set to be frozen out of public sector contracts from the autumn. Last week we wrote about how the government has announced a

UK retail endures biggest storm in a decade. 26th June 2019. On 19th June we wrote a blog looking at all the woes hitting the retail sector today more news has come out to highlight how UK retail is suffering

Survey shows late payment problems worsening for SMEs 25th June 2019. Existence is getting tougher for the UKs SMEs. Research has revealed late payment problems have worsened for 27% of the UKs SMEs in the last 12 months, according to