Industry News & Insight

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The impact of Brexit on the UK manufacturing sector

January 16, 2024

The vitriolic aggression associated for so long with the UK’s decision to leave the European Union has largely dissipated.  There is now a continuing and […]

January 2024 economic and business overview

In this month’s business overview, we take a look back on 2023 and investigate what growth predictions might be made for the coming year An […]

Road Haulage – the HGV driver shortage rolls on

A driver shortage in the trucking industry is nothing new. From the very start, the job has been seen as an unattractive option with its […]

Opus purchases the business and certain assets of professional services firms, SKSI Limited and MLM CPS Limited

Opus Restructuring LLP, the restructuring and insolvency arm of Opus Business Advisory Group, is pleased to announce the purchase of the business and certain assets […]

Is the UK heading for record corporate insolvencies in 2023?

The surge in corporate insolvencies for November 2023 announced by The Insolvency Service has left the UK economy on the cusp of an unwanted and […]

How can the road haulage sector best approach ESG change?

The road haulage industry has a significant environmental impact. The transport sector is responsible for more than a fifth of total global CO² emissions, of […]

Will the Autumn Statement boost inadequate business investment?

December 7, 2023

Last month’s Autumn Statement was heavily focused on boosting the UK’s poor level of business investment, rightly identifying that without much higher investment, the productivity […]

December economic and business overview

In this month’s business overview, we take a closer look at the Autumn Statement and consider its real impact on business investment It’s a well-worn […]

Travel agents & tour operators are getting smaller – or is the sector just changing?

November 22, 2023

Our analysis of the latest published accounts of the travel facilitation sub-sector of the wider travel and tourism industry in the UK formed the main […]

The UK travel industry is buoyant, but how is business for travel agents?

November 16, 2023

Public confidence in travel agents Despite the rise of self-booked holidays, self-assembled via the internet, over a third of UK tourists book their trips through […]