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It is getting awfully close to that most important meal of the entire year, Christmas dinner. The toil of pre-big day planning, the hours of peeling, the complex timings and the seemingly endless preparation are almost upon us.
2021 has been a year filled with seemingly never-ending crises and disruption for the UK meat processing industry.
Further fuelling concerns of a full-blown crisis in the UK Care sector, market analysts Plimsoll have taken a closer look at performance of the leading Care Home operators and Domiciliary Care companies providing home care. The results are alarming:
The energy sector is at the heart of several of the most important issues affecting humanity today. The increase in energy prices and cost of living crisis, combined with the ongoing climate emergency and the global response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has provoked a huge re-evaluation of our use of energy on both a political and individual level.
Timber prices have risen sharply over the past 12 months, with supply shortages already hitting the headlines just as the global economy begins to recover in earnest. The industry is now in the midst of resultant inflationary pressure.
Over the last several weeks, travellers have been gearing up for spring holidays with the reopening of many international borders. At the same time, airports should have been gearing up for the increased activity. Unfortunately, the excitement of boarding a plane for the first time since the pandemic has been dampened for thousands of travellers facing multi-hour queues, some resulting in missed flights and ruined holidays.
Among acquisitions, elections and one of the biggest events in the automotive calendar, here’s what this week’s developments have meant for the markets - and how you can monitor industry changes at home and abroad with the Plimsoll Analysis.
Following the events of the last two years combined with environmental issues, shifting consumer behaviour and constant innovation, now is a pivotal time for the plastic packaging sector. Plimsoll’s analysis of the UK’s leading plastic and flexible packaging companies has found that the industry is well placed to grow in 2022, with 268 companies achieving a financial health rating of “strong” or “good”. While average company values are also up slightly compared to the previous year, overall growth currently sits at around 0.2%.
With so many factors impacting on the fortunes of the UK Agricultural sector, new research from market analysts Plimsoll Publishing Ltd has examined the sales growth and the investment potential of the surrounding industries.