Titan Construction Insurance is concerned that talk of big ideas which would boost the construction sector are all talk and no walk. Two of the biggest infra-structure projects on the cards look, realistically, unlikely to happen for at least ten years, which would be too late to help companies in this particular phase of the … Read More
Slowdown Austerity Measures
Titan Business Insurance calls for a slowdown in UK austerity measures as official figures that the UK economy shrank by 0.2% in the last quarter of 2011; 0.1% worse than many forecasters had predicted. This meant that growth in gross domestic product throughout last year was only 0.9%. Titan is concerned about the ferocity of … Read More
Some Bright News in Construction Sector
Titan Construction Insurance welcomes the news that the country’s second biggest house builder, Taylor Wimpey, has told the market that it expects a large rise in its operating profit for 2011. Titan says that Taylor Wimpey made an operating profit of £88.3 million in 2010 and the company has announced that it now expects a … Read More
Recession Looms
Titan Business Insurance is concerned that one of the UK’s foremost economic forecasters is saying that the country is already in recession. What makes the prediction worse says Titan, is that the Item Club, which is part of Ernst & Young, uses the same modelling techniques as the UK Treasury. So, their forecasting is usually … Read More
Government Needs to Boost Participation Levels
Titan Sports Club Insurance thinks that recent reports that the forthcoming Olympics is having no effect on sports participation is misplaced and argues that the full effect will not be felt until the games are underway and indeed, over. Titan believes that it’s only when the games are actually taking place, when the true inspiration … Read More
SMEs Still Need Cash
Titan Business Insurance is worried that SMEs are still being starved of cash in a system which remains fearful of lending money. What’s more, says Titan Business Insurance, the ‘locked down’ business environment is beginning to damage growth as businesses cannot afford to gear up to cope with the inevitable pent-up demand after so many … Read More
