It’s time to ditch the Excel spreadsheets and develop smart factories. Industry 4.0 (referred to as the Fourth Industrial Revolution) was first introduced in 2011 by the German Government as a strategic initiative to fully computerise the manufacturing industry...
Budget 2021 announced a successor loan scheme to support UK business recovery. Earlier coronavirus (Covid-19) loans, like the Bounce Back loan, closed to applications on 31 March 2021. The new Recovery Loan Scheme (RLS) launched on 6 April 2021 and runs to 31 December...
HMRC is warning organisations about the use of mini umbrella companies in the labour supply chain and the need to carry out due diligence to protect the organisation from financial and reputational damage. Without a careful review of their labour supply chain the end...
Do you know where every item you need to bring your product to market comes from? From raw material to finished goods? Every step of the journey, from A to B, and ultimately to you? Which roads, whose waggons, which warehouse? Supply chain mapping is all about...
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) The CJRS has been extended until 30 April 2021. Claims for furlough days in January 2021 must be made by 15 February 2021. You can no longer submit claims for claim periods ending on or before 31 October 2020. HMRC has updated...
Reaching international markets in 2021 and beyond. The UK has left the EU, and for British exporters, that presents both opportunity and uncertainty. There’s potential for businesses to branch out to new markets outside of the EU, but that comes with a new set of...
