11/18/2024 10:46:59 AM We Reap What We Sow By Luke Wilson There are always triumphs and setbacks in life and business, but will the post-budget world amount to anything more than the cyclical,...
10/22/2024 2:46:27 PM Working up a storm - the FRP Question Time pre-budget review By Luke Wilson With a select group of business leaders eagerly awaiting the outcome of Ms Reeves Budget, there was an inquisitive air and a lot of...
10/17/2024 10:35:37 AM Stuck between a rock and a hard place: Rising wages and narrowing margins – what’s next for SMEs? By Luke Wilson Last week, The Times published an article citing a study of 90,000 UK SMEs, showing an average wage increase of 8.2% in the year to...
9/12/2024 1:51:52 PM The lighthouse to avoid the rocks... A look ahead By Luke Wilson As ever, ‘back to school’ and the shift into Autumn provides an opportunity to reflect on the state of play in the UK economy. For the...
8/13/2024 4:20:36 PM Building Futures: What’s next for UK infrastructure? By Simon Baggs Olivia Perkins, Morgan Sindall Infrastructure’s Managing Director, sits down with our Restructuring Advisory Director, Simon Baggs, to...
4/29/2024 3:58:55 PM Resilience to recovery: The future of UK construction By Justin Matthews Construction is a vital sector to sustain the UK’s economic growth. As of the fourth quarter of 2023, there were approximately 2.12...
8/8/2023 10:08:55 AM Building for growth, whilst on the precipice of collapse - the Marshalls case. By Luke Wilson Sustained high levels of inflation, increasing interest rates and weak consumer confidence makes for a difficult landscape to navigate...
2/28/2023 3:28:30 PM Construction in the North East: steps for firms to build resilience By Allan Kelly Last year saw the construction industry face significant challenges, insolvency levels were up with over 5,000 company failures and...
1/27/2023 4:36:53 PM UK construction firms are being squeezed by rising costs and fixed price contracts what steps can they take to mitigate the impact? By Justin Matthews In October we looked at inflation and how companies could mitigate its impact. The latest Office for National Statistics (“ONS”) data...
10/3/2022 11:01:53 AM In times of crisis, remember to put your best foot forward... By Luke Wilson Tony Wright Recently Liz Truss revealed support for both individuals and businesses in the middle of the biggest energy crisis in decades. Tony...
8/31/2022 3:40:12 PM Everything comes in waves…but what to do when you're hit by one? By Luke Wilson Tony Wright In business, just like life, everything seems to come in waves… For example, Germany’s economy recently shrunk by the largest rate since...
2/11/2022 10:26:13 AM How severely will inflation impact businesses through 2022 to 2023? By Philip Watkins While last week’s decision by the Bank of England to raise interest rates from 0.25% to 0.50% didn’t come as a surprise, there is still...