Construction: Saltash
The reduction by the UK Government’s austerity measures is seeing more than £90 billion of spending cuts from 2010 to 2014. It has resulted in a…
Case Studies
Metalwork: Hemel Hempstead
The explosion at the Buncefield fuel depot in Hemel Hempstead created headlines around the world. The destruction to the site was total, and many…
Waste disposal: Aylesham
Where there’s muck, so the saying has it, there’s usually brass. And so it was for more than 40 years for the Aylesham-based waste disposal…
Manufacturing: Norwich
Despite recent press reports that car manufacturing is one of the bright spots on an otherwise gloomy economic picture, not every part of the supply…
Print: Basingstoke
The UK printing industry now comprises fewer than 10,000 operating businesses – some would even put that figure as low as 5,000. This is a big…
Construction: Cricklewood
In the last year, the SFP Group has been appointed Administrator to more than 10 company failures from the world of construction – either directly…
Plastics manufacturing: Plymouth
According to ‘The UK Plastics Industry: A Strategic Manufacturing Sector’ – a discussion document put together by the British Plastics…
Logistics: Croydon
The UK transport and logistics industry employs around 2.3 million people. It is worth almost £75 billion to the economy, but its fortunes are…
Cargo Handling: Heathrow
The fortunes of many companies operating within the freight forwarding and haulage sector have been less than stable over the past year or so. A…
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…
