17th November 2017. Blight of Retentions Holding Back Contractors A recent trade survey has found that nearly a third of engineering services contractors have up to 10% of their turnover locked up in retentions. If you are a contractor in

16th November 2017. Skills Shortage Holds Back Construction Industry Britain’s shortage of surveyors, bricklayers, and other construction workers, is holding back building work throughout the country. According recent data from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, almost two thirds of

16th November 2017. Rogue Directors Rise The numbers of director disqualifications has seen an increase of 600 per cent this year, and the Insolvency Service is looking up ways to remove these rogue individuals altogether. According to new data from

16th November 2017. Productivity Up, Pay Squeeze Tightens Productivity in the UK has finally risen above crisis levels, with workers manufacturing more each hour than before the economic crisis. Output by British workers has risen by 9 per cent  according

15th November 2017. Business Craves Certainty The Brexit negotiations are progressing too slowly for businesses and many are experiencing “unnecessary uncertainty”, says property company, Land Securities. Rob Noel, boss at Land Securities claims all businesses are craving certainty and many