Brickonomics

What revelations are there in the insolvency figures?

If Pestilence is the diseased financial system War is contractual and trade disputes Famine is the lack of orders Then Death must be measured by the insolvency figures. And they do look a bit on the pale side. The base...

Posted by Brian on May 1, 2009 11:11 AM

Rapid rise in company failures underlines threat to construction firms

The latest insolvency figures make bleak reading and confirm the stress on construction businesses in the wake of the credit crunch. If you add up all the construction companies falling into receivership, administration or company voluntary arrangements in England and...

Posted by Brian on February 6, 2009 11:24 AM

Company collapses add to construction industry woes

The financial stress within construction firms caused by the credit crunch is made stark in the latest official insolvency figures. And the problems facing the sector are being increased as property firms collapse in massively swelling numbers. Between July and...

Posted by Brian on November 7, 2008 10:57 AM