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Financial Analysis Provides Insight into UK Scrap Metal Industry

As Covid-19 restrictions continue to ease, now is a good time for firms in the scrap metal industry to begin to assess the financial impact of the past year, as well as to look ahead to what the next few months may have in store. Financial intelligence providers Plimsoll have produced research on the UK’s leading scrap metal merchants; their latest findings can shed light on the financial health of both the industry as a whole and the firms operating within it.

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Five major companies that are bridging a gap between fundamental value and share price

It’s almost 25 years since Alan Greenspan coined the phrase “irrational exuberance” to warn of the potentially overvalued nature of some stocks in the mid-90’s, right before the dot-com bubble burst. As today’s world economy grapples with trading conditions incorporating a global pandemic, an ever-shifting geopolitical landscape and the growing perils of climate instability, is there irrational exuberance in share prices or is it really different this time?

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R.E. Thompson & Co. (Vacuum) Limited’s customer-driven growth strategy

Founded in 1948, R E Thompson & Co. (Vacuum) Ltd is a precision engineering business that offers complete manufacturing solutions to customers, including full design services, 5-axis CNC machining, gear manufacturing, component assembly, quality and finishing. With over 70 years’ experience providing complex machined components, they have an extensive range of capabilities to cater to customers in a wide variety of industries including aerospace, defence, electronics & semiconductor, automotive, medical and more.

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As the UK enters recession territory, could national pride save the most vulnerable industries?

As Boris Johnson is now Prime Minister, it looks ever more likely that the UK will leave the European Union on October 31st. Some say that as the UK is already technically in a recession that this could do further damage to the UK economy. Others, including the new Prime Minister, Boris Johnson believe that if Britain remains positive and proud, that we can achieve anything in the face of adversity.

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