Posted by guest blogger, David Raistrick UK manufacturing industry leader for Deloitte, based in Leeds

The number of manufacturing companies falling into administration in the first quarter of this year declined by 18 per cent to 86 compared with 105 in the same period last year, according to research by Deloitte, the business advisory firm. 

David Raistrick, UK manufacturing industry leader based at Deloitte in Leeds, comments:

“The…

Posted by guest blogger, Steven Blacker, director in R&D Tax Services at Deloitte in Leeds

Research & Development (R&D) tax credits are one of the biggest funding mechanisms provided by Government to encourage innovation in UK businesses.  However, the definition of what constitutes R&D activity is much wider than is often thought and tax relief is available to many businesses outside the traditional research-based industries such as…

Posted by guest blogger, David Raistrick UK manufacturing industry leader for Deloitte, based in Leeds

Despite another oil crisis looming, a recent survey carried out by Deloitte show that mass adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) is still a distance away.  According to the survey, only 16 per cent of European consumers identify themselves as potential first movers, while 53 per cent say they might be willing to consider…

Posted by guest blogger, David Raistrick, UK manufacturing industry leader for Deloitte, based in Leeds