Finance & Legislation
New Export Guarantee Champions UK Engineering and Design Services
2 Dec 24
UK Export Finance (UKEF), the UK’s export credit agency, has introduced a new guarantee product to help British firms secure international contracts.
How sustainability and innovation can help construction companies in limit financial loss
28 Oct 24
Construction businesses are facing many challenges to their bottom line at once, but utilising creative strategies to innovate can help mitigate losses while also committing to sustainability
Crack down on late payments in major support package for small businesses
8 Oct 24
The government has unveiled new measures to support small businesses and the self-employed by tackling the scourge of late payments.
BESA calls for ‘tough and rapid response’ to ISG chaos
25 Sep 24
BESA has urged the government to act quickly in response to the collapse of main contractor ISG.
BCIS issues five-year construction industry forecast
11 Jul 24
Building costs will increase by 15% over the next five years according to the latest construction forecast data from the Building Cost Information Service (BCIS).
Why Invoice Finance works for construction companies
23 May 24
Construction is a cashflow-critical industry, and that’s the primary reason why Invoice Finance, a way of releasing the value of unpaid invoices, works so well.
Third of construction firms surveyed worry they won’t last the year
8 May 24
More than a third of construction firms are concerned they won’t be able to trade into 2025.
Government awards grant for home retrofits
1 Feb 24
A new project to develop an innovative point-of-sale finance technology solution for residential retrofit decarbonisation has been awarded almost £1.8m in government funding
Construction sees most insolvencies
31 Jan 24
The construction sector is experiencing the highest number of insolvencies of any industry in the UK.
