Industry News & Insight

Our latest architect sector analysis reveals the current financial health and future opportunities across the industry.

Our latest UK construction sector analysis reveals further challenges across the industry.

Our latest UK manufacturing sector analysis reveals further challenges across the industry.

How is the UK road haulage sector responding to current financial and operational challenges?

How is the UK travel industry responding after the challenges of the pandemic and where do the current risks and opportunities lie?

How is the UK hospitality market responding to the current economic pressures and what is the way forward in 2023?

“These are tough times for Edinburgh business owners. They have battled through the last couple of years and struggled to maintain profit margins as cost inflation rages and the cost-of-living crisis reins in their customers’ spending. Their balance sheets are battered, their finances are stretched and all they can see ahead is uncertainty. Things won’t get better for them without change. Restructuring should never just be about survival, but about carving out a revitalised business with positive prospects for profits and jobs.”

George Dale, Partner at Opus

“These are tough times for entrepreneurs. They have battled through the pandemic, endured supply change disruption, changed their business models to reflect labour shortages and struggled to maintain profit margins as cost inflation rages and the cost-of-living crisis reins in their customers’ spending. Their balance sheets are battered, their finances are stretched and all they can see ahead is uncertainty. Things won’t get better for them without major change. Restructuring should never just be about survival, but about carving out a revitalised business with positive prospects for profits and jobs.”

Ian McCulloch, Partner at Opus

How is the UK construction market responding to the current economic pressures and what is the way forward in 2023?

As we are fast approaching Christmas, how is the UK retail market responding to the current economic pressures and what does the future hold?