Business

Francis Clark has been voted ‘Top 50 Corporate Finance Team of the Year’ at the 2014 British Accountancy Awards. This award seeks to recognise the corporate finance advice that has delivered the greatest measurable benefit to clients.

The entry into the British Accountancy Awards demonstrated the team’s innovative approach, including the creation of a private company valuation database (PERDa) that is now used by HMRC, and its track record of deals, such as the high profile Axminster Carpets management-buy-out. The development of an experienced and specialist renewables team was...

The last six years have been quite upsetting in terms of business, economy and finance, The Great Recession having been so destructive that the much awaited economic recovery set to succeed it has only recently begun to make itself known (and in a slight fashion, at that). The impact of the economy on business and industry has been severe at best, resulting in all manner of baleful shocks, the brunt of which has been felt most by the everyman.

With this in mind then, how exactly does the economy as a whole affect everyday industries in the UK?

Economies and businesses are...

The chairman of the NFU's dairy board has expressed disappointment following the latest round of milk price cuts.

Dairy Crest and First Milk have today announced further price drops from January 2015.

NFU dairy board chairman Rob Harrison said: “Although the fundamentals of the global supply and demand situation haven't changed this latest price slash is another kick in the teeth and comes at the expense of the average dairy farmer who is now making a significant loss for every litre of milk they produce. There are many farmers that have invested heavily over past years and...

A new airlines’ codeshare agreement will soon see passengers checking-in at Exeter for their Hong Kong destination.

Flybe, with its headquarters at Exeter Airport, has secured an agreement with the Hong Kong-based airline Cathay Pacific allowing travellers to fly on the new four times a week direct service to Hong Kong via a seamless connection at Manchester Airport.

Exeter Airport’s managing director Matt Roach said: “Having this easy route to one the world’s most important destinations is a real plus for the South West peninsula and we cannot underestimate its importance...