Welcome to the Business Credit News UK - Weekly Snapshot Newsletter

Editor John Arnold - E-mail: jarnold@creditman.co.uk
Site: Business Credit Management UK
URL: http://www.creditman.co.uk
Dated: 14 January 2008

This week’s issue of Business Credit News UK is brought to you in association with the Institute of Credit Management (ICM)

ICM - Awards08

icm08 – Momentum is growing!

The first Credit Management Convention, icm07, was a big success.

With icm08 less than two months away, the conference programme is now in place and momentum for all aspects of the event is growing. In the link below, ICM Director General Philip King appears on video to summarise what the event has to offer.

Watch the video now!

For the latest on icm08, which is being held at ExCeL on 6 March 2008 visit www.icm08.co.uk


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Current News
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- Change In Baxi Holdings CEO Has No Immediate Rating Impact
- High profile new partner joins Grant Thornton Corporate Recovery
- Roger Bootle Economic Adviser to Deloitte - Economic Update - Interest rates will fall all the way to 4%
- Mortgage Next chooses Eurodebt
- UK export trade continues to be hit by credit crunch at end of 2007
- New Appointments at Menzies
- Bristol Wessex Billing Services chooses Experian’s Tallyman debt management and collection system to manage customers in arrears
- Aktiv Kapital is considering divesting the AFS business
- Calls are made on the insolvency profession and financial sector to deal with a potentially massive rise in personal insolvencies by 2010
- Experian secures HBOS business contract
- Swedish business information company Bisnode AB acquires news producer Svenska Nyhetsbrev AB
- FPB advises small businesses to protect their cash flow as late payment values soar
- UK mortgage market continues to respond to global credit conditions
- Equifax Is Awarded Office of Government Commerce Contract
- Panicked Debtors Seek Expert Advice Online
- Rossendales Elects Corporate Charity
- Proportion of companies wound up by HMRC continues to rise
- Business confidence lowest since January 2006 Service sector decline signals deepening problems
- Equifax Electoral Roll Loading Reveals Small Rise In Adults Registered To Vote Across The UK
- New information on the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA), launched
- As UK optimism levels plummet, businesses must not talk the country into a recession warns Grant Thornton
- USA - Consumer Bankruptcy filings up nearly 40% in 2007
- Tenon promotes to meet ambitious growth plans
- Narrowing options to consolidate debt as lenders shut doors on more borrowers - insolvency figures set to climb, predicts IVA.com
- Kaulkin Ginsberg Facilitates Sale of Canada-Based Nor-Don Collection Network
- Credit crunch bites on corporates
- Venture Structured Finance deal is "laser sharp" for printer cartridge producer PBT International Ltd

To read the complete story on these and to submit your news items please go to the News Section

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Up Coming Events
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A year in the life of the icm07 Credit Professional of the Year - Jan 23 2008 to Jan 23 2008
A day in the life of a credit insurer - Jan 24 2008 to Jan 24 2008
FCIB's Nice Conference - 17 to 19 February 2008
http://www.fcibglobal.com/events/intl126/intl126_index.shtml

For the full details on these and other events and to add your events to our database please go to our Events Section

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A Selection from Last Week's Insolvency Notices
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Advertised Winding Up Petitions
Ask Maryon Steward Limited
BCI Corporate Interiors Limited
Bluepoint Construction Limited
Cameron Design Partnership Limited
Jenkins Groundwork & Civil Engineering Limited
Procom I.T. Solutions Ltd
The Globe Trading (UK) Limited
The Hastings (UK) Limited
The Natural Retail Company Limited
Vale Of Wigan Limited
Vila Clothes Limited
Webb Ellis Properties Limited
Williams Electrical Contractors Limited
Yacht Trading (UK) Limited

Meetings of Creditors (Section 98)
AB4 Leisure Limited
Able Jacks Limited
Audin Windows Limited Avelo Joinery & Construction Limited
DWR Associates Limited
Eamex Exhibitions Limited
Earthquake Limited
La Taverna Restaurants Limited
Landscape UK Limited
Leeds Press Limited
Nexprint Limited
Nexstep Plumbing and Heating Ltd
Sharlon Construction Limited
Showman Cranes Limited
Yorkshire Oilfield Consultancy Limited
You UK Limited

Administrations
Aldermans Hill Limited
Belmont House UK Limited
Centromed Limited
Colourset Display Limited
Eneco Europe Plc
FL Aluminium Limited
Multiserve Finishing Solutions Limited
Performance Plasticisers and Additives Limited
Regency Mortgage Corporation Ltd
Selcourt Limited
Sier Group Limited
The CPR Group Limited

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To find out more go to our UK & International Debt Recovery Service

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New Links
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IMFS http://www.imfs.co.uk/home.htm
Rossendales http://www.rossendales.com/
Avance Group http://www.avancegroup.co.uk

If your company is in the credit management field then you can add a free link to your website by going to our Links Directory

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International Credit Reports
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Did you know we supply credit reports on companies around the world at low prices?

Reports are available in our International Credit Reports Section

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