Britain’s landscape is becoming increasingly tainted by the blight of fly-tipping – an escalating issue which puts farmers and private landowners under particular strain and which has the potential to bring about their financial ruin. In June 2017, a House of Commons briefing paper recognised the scale of the criminal activity surrounding the illegal disposal of household, industrial, commercial and Read More…
Author: Tom Wood | Date: 10/07/2018
Author: Tom Wood | Date: 03/07/2018
The ketchup or mayonnaise bottle is rapidly becoming an endangered species; those types of plastic that cannot be recycled are definitely feeling the squeeze. New pledges on the use of plastics have been issued by a variety of organisations, including every British supermarket. All have promised to ban the unnecessary use of single-use plastic packaging by 2025. Additionally, more than Read More…
Author: Tom Wood | Date: 26/06/2018
In 2018, business interruption (BI) topped the Allianz Risk Barometer for the sixth year running, as the key concern for businesses globally. Yet, some reports suggest that many businesses either have insufficient BI cover – or none at all. It’s estimated that 40% of UK SME businesses lack adequate business interruption cover and that only 17% of risk managers are Read More…
Author: Tom Wood | Date: 20/06/2018
Since mid-January, the news headlines have been dominated by the collapse of the UK’s second-biggest construction firm, Carillion. It is said that 30,000 supply chain businesses are directly, or indirectly, affected by its insolvency and inability to pay suppliers. Firms within the supply chain started to tumble like dominoes, as soon as Carillion’s position became clear. Many will struggle to Read More…