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Editor John Arnold - E-mail: jarnold@creditman.co.uk This week's issue of the Business Credit News UK is brought to you in association with the Institute of Credit Management (ICM) 
For the latest ICM news, click on Empowering... which carries information on icm08, ICM Online Services and the benefits of belonging to the ICM. If you are working in credit and do not belong, you really should consider doing so now. You can join for as little as £42 by calling 01780 722903 To be empowered, click here now! ================== Current News ================== - Experian Appoints Chief Executive Officer for UK & EMEA - Consort Homes Enters Administration - Image conscious Brits ignore credit crisis and take on more debt to appear wealthier to peers - Fenmarc Prepared Foods Limited in administration - The OFT formally alleges 112 construction companies have engaged in bid rigging activities, and in particular cover pricing - New research shows a sharp rise in the number of businesses failing in the North West - ABFA Annual Conference Dates for 2008 Are Announced - U.K.-Based Contract Driller Abbot Group Ltd. Assigned 'B+' Rating; Outlook Stable - TDX Group and BancTec to Provide Fully Managed IVA Processing Outsource Service to Leading Financial Institutions - Equifax Buys 28 Percent Stake in Russia Credit Services Company - New inflation figures highlight squeeze on company margins - Newcastle College Saves 1,500 Carter & Carter Jobs Following Advice From Begbies Traynor - As phishing scams increase, payments industry reminds consumers - don’t take the bait - Nomis Solutions Expands Global Services Team with New Director of Professional Services - Administrators Appointed to Erinaceous Managed Services Limited (including Shoreham Airport) - Administrators Appointed to Erinaceous Group Plc - Credit crunch continues to bite business says Ernst & Young - Fenmarc Prepared Foods Limited – In Administration (“the Company”) - Sale of further Carter and Carter division by Administrators - Coface opens credit Management & Finance office in Leeds - Begbies Traynor Celebrates Five Years In Plymouth With New Appointments - Britannia Building Society Outlook Revised To Negative On Performance Pressures - Many UK banks ill-equipped to comply with new banking code - Shergroup staff member takes the initiative - Financial Businesses Reacting Bullishly To The Credit Crunch - Equifax Plc Appoints New Finance Director To read the complete story on these and to submit your news items please go to the News Section ================== Up Coming Events ================== Companies Act update - Apr 22 2008 to Apr 22 2008 Credit Management Strategies - Apr 22 2008 to Apr 22 2008 Working with Company Accounts - Apr 22 2008 to Apr 22 2008 Insolvency and Bankruptcy - Apr 22 2008 to Apr 22 2008 Management Development - Apr 22 2008 to Apr 22 2008 An Understalding of the Debt Collecting Industry - Apr 23 2008 to Apr 23 2008 For the full details on these and other events and to add your events to our database please go to our Up Coming Events Section ================== A Selection from Last Week's Insolvency Notices ================== Advertised Winding Up Petitions Anglia Land LimitedAshdon Building Management Limited Brand New Services Limited Buyers Line Direct Limited Colchester Worktop Fabrications Ltd Computech (Wilts) Limited Design Alternative (2000) Limited Durham Waste Services Limited Exp Blackwood Limited Fairway Civil Engineering Ltd Gable Homes Limited Howard Construction Limited Hunter Dolman Properties Ltd JWS Leisure Limited Kestrel Building & Contracting Limited London Prime Properties Limited Nash Building & Developments Limited Overfield Property Services Ltd Perpetuus Limited S W Construction (UK) Limited Tempest Windows Doors & Conservatories Ltd Worldweary Products Limited Yourphone Communications Limited Appointment of Administrators Adasons LtdAdeva Rentals Limited Barrow and Grundy (UK) Limited Boltbond Limited Charles Conran Group Limited Electrical Design & Specification Limited Elite Designs Ltd Health & Beauty Sales Limited Kingswood Construction (UK) Limited Munitech Limited Penta Glass Processing Limited Pro-Fit Holdings Limited Serendipity Enterprises Limited Torque Tools Limited Waynes Shoes Plc Zenosis Limited Notices of Meetings of Creditors (Section 98) Creditors Liquidation Alphastream International LimitedBMC Motorspares Ltd Charterhouse Bar Ltd Dora Webster Limited Doug.Allen Limited Eurotrack Fittings Limited Evolution Shopfitting Limited Hereford Self Drive Hire Limited Hidden Faces Limited Leigh Project Services Limited Nuscape Limited Phoenix Masonry Worcester Limited Securitac Limited Topwood Buildings Limited Worsley Flooring Limited Would you like to have ALL the Insolvency Notices delivered to your desktop every week by email? Email John Arnold for more information. ================== Debt Management Collection & Recovery - 2008. An analysis of the consumer and commercial debt management industry in the UK ================== The widely acclaimed Debt Survey 2004 has now been updated for 2008. There are three versions available - the most detailed of which contains 176 pages.
The report provides detailed information on the 'household debt problem' and forecasts the effect that this will have in the medium term, both on individual bankruptcy levels and corporate insolvency. Key evidence from the report shows:
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