Changes to the R&D tax relief scheme for small and medium enterprises can allow companies to triple their tax benefits and provides access to cash, say tax consultants at Ernst & Young.
The UK volume car industry has had a punishing 12 months, and arguably only the intervention of the car scrappage incentive scheme saved it from a deep crisis. But Nissan Manufacturing UK has had, in the circumstances, a very good year. Trevor Mann, senior vice president manufacturing, Nissan Europe tells TM about their reasons to be cheerful.
The Government’s redrafted manufacturing strategy was launched one year ago to some acclaim — a more sectoral approach that wasn’t embarrassed to pick sectors on merit. One year on, has it passed the test? Mark Young and Will Stirling report.
Richard Renshaw and Alan Braithwaite – both of LCP Consulting and Cranfield University – have developed a five maxim supplier management ‘compass’ to ensure supply chains remain efficient during the downturn while primed for the upturn.
Kronos announced that Hozelock, the market-leading garden watering, spraying, and aquatics manufacturer, has selected Kronos to improve operational performance.
IFS, the global enterprise applications company, announced that it has signed an agreement with Qurius International Holding B.V. to purchase 100% of the shares of MultiPlus Solutions AS.
