Here at Johnson Reed we’re very excited about the upcoming BETT exhibition taking place on the 11th – 14th January 2012 at Olympia, London. The annual BETT is one of the country’s premier venues for showcasing educational technology products,...
Johnson Reed helps give a new lease of life to a derelict Doncaster nightclub Ken Blow has been busy transforming beer cellars into prep areas, converting bars into a takeaway and replacing dance floors with seating as part of a mammoth refurbishment of a former...
The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) on Tuesday 29th November published an updated UK economy forecast. The Chancellor, George Osborne, later that afternoon responded to the forecast inside the House of Commons. Osborne re-iterated that the forecast did not...
Global IT Trade Association CompTIA have released new research showing that SMEs (small and medium size enterprises) are intending to increase spending on Information Technology products and service despite impending financial constraints. According to the report, the...
The National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB) has released the results of its latest annual survey of its members, which show Total Commercial Lending to SMEs via brokers up by 14 percent year on year and totalling £8.6 billion, but, overall lending...
With the banks reluctance to lend, despite what seems any amount of government help, companies in all sectors especially the glass industry are going to have to start taking a lateral look at their funding needs and whilst the latest measures sound great we will have...
With the economic situation still in a state of flux, and the financial markets looking rocky, it’s difficult to see when the current state of affairs will end. This in turn is reflecting on the banking sector making them very nervous, so it’s not surprising that the...
After a tumultuous past few years in the finance markets and the world in general people may be forgiven for thinking that commercial funding isn’t available and for some that’s true. Gone are the days when filing your accounts at the 11th hour, abusing your bank...
With the banks reluctance to lend, despite what seems any amount of government help, companies in all sectors especially in the glass and glazing industry are going to have to start taking a lateral look at their funding needs. Whilst the latest measures sound great...
An article in the Financial Times was released recently which revealed that banks had approved fewer mortgages in September than in August, and also reduced the lending to businesses. The article claims that during the recession lending to small companies and...