Founded in 2008, Oracle Solutions Asbestos Limited of Kettering, Northamptonshire, are one of the leading asbestos surveying and asbestos removal companies in the United Kingdom. With several accreditations (including UKAS, HSE, UKATA, and ACAD) they can cover any asbestos-related project, from buildings to land, as well as services such as Anthrax testing, lead in paint, and more.
At Plimsoll, our clients often ask us which industries have the hottest M&A targets and most opportunities. Historically, the answer was simple: those with distressed companies that could be bought cheaply, restructured, and folded into an existing business.
Surely post-industrial regions will fare far worse than their richer, Southern counterparts in the event of a No Deal Brexit right? Plimsoll, the UK’s leading provider of individual market studies, has pulled together analysis from their 1600 different market studies and thinks the reality could be quite different.
There is a growing interest in the adoption of blockchain and cryptocurrency technology by mainstream financial institutions as part of the drive to turn the UK into a post-Brexit tech powerhouse.
While the drive to increase female representation in executive roles has long been a talking point for successive governments and think-tanks alike, Plimsoll has, for the first time ever, identified the tangible, overwhelming benefit female directors bring to company performance.
Sadly, Harland & Wolff have filed for insolvency after their Norwegian parent company Dolphin Drilling (who recently filed for bankruptcy) had failed to find a buyer and the Government announced that the birthplace of the Titanic would not be nationalised.
The academies industry in the UK is a complex and evolving landscape, with a range of financial issues impacting the sector. In the wake of financial scandals, there has been increasing scrutiny of academy finances, with concerns raised about the sustainability of the model and the potential for financial mismanagement and greed.
Only in the aftermath of COVID-19 will the full extent of the effect on the country’s collective mental health and wellness become apparent. The cost to the NHS and the public purse could be billions according to recent research. The impact on quality of life, while insignificant compared to lost loved ones, is likely to be felt at an economic and humanitarian level for some time.
With house prices struggling for growth, interest rate worries possibly dampening demand and the ongoing dearth of property coming onto the market, it’s certainly going to be an “interesting” 12 months for UK Estate Agents.
The total number of breweries in the UK remained relatively stable in the first quarter of 2023, with the overall number down by just four. These figures were provided by the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) UK Brewery Tracker, which monitors new brewery openings and closures both regionally and nationally.