Hair, Beauty & Personal Care

Salon in operation

The National Hair & Beauty Foundation, in 2019, stated that the industry has over 43,000 businesses and generates over £7.5 billion per annum for the UK economy. Also, over 90% of these businesses employ fewer than ten people and over half of people are self-employed, so it’s a sector that welcomes and needs small companies […]

Ecology & Environmental Services

Tall trees

We’re more aware now than we’ve ever been of the impact of our lives on the world around us. Global issues like climate change have stimulated thinking around everything from recycling and local purchasing to transport and corporate and national energy strategies. One of the main activities is providing advice around how land use plans […]

Business & IT Services

Telephone off the hook and a coffee cup

If you’re in the business services or IT services sector, we know how difficult it can be sometimes! From services like insurance, recruitment and cleaning to consultative processes for business growth, information technology and even selling a business, clients need a specific set of skills and expertise and have timescale and budget constraints that have […]

Motor Vehicles, Dealers & Transport

Vintage car steering wheel

Like many industries, the motor vehicle or automotive sector is changing at a rapid pace. In the UK the sale of new petrol and diesel cars will be prohibited from 2030, and while only just over 1% of new vehicles were electric in 2015, by 2020 it had risen to over 10%. These numbers though, […]

Retail & Wholesale

Shopping trolleys

The retail sector traces its roots back many hundreds of years; the oldest shop in the UK is believed to be Boxford Stores in Boxford, Suffolk, which has operated in one form or another since the time of Henry V (about 600 years)! And it’s a huge sector: according to RetailEconomics, the total value of […]

Creative, Marketing & PR

Paint brushes in a jar

Businesses in the marketing and communications, public relations (PR) and broader creative industries, which also includes advertising; product and graphic design; audio, image, video and media work; IT, software, web and other digital and computer services; and publishing, are a key part of the UK economy, estimated to employ around 5% of the working population […]

Property

Building with windows

Property development and investment is a complex business process, including the renovation of existing buildings, the purchase of land, and the lease or sale of developed land and buildings and many other aspects. Developers manage and oversee all of these activities; it is different from construction or building, although developers do often manage those processes […]

Hospitality, Hotels, Travel & Leisure

Beach huts

UKHospitality state that the industry in the UK employs over 3.2 million people (10% of employment) and represents 6% of businesses and 5% of GDP. It is estimated that the UK has 45,000 hotels, 200,000 eating venues and restaurants, over 40,000 pubs and over 900 spas and residential and leisure clubs, so there is a […]

Health, Care & Medical Services

Carer holding elderly person's hand

People will often need and benefit from health and care services at times in their lives, and the healthcare and Health and Social Care systems in the UK as a whole are intended to help keep people safe and well and live more independent, healthier lives for longer. According to the World Bank, the life […]