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22% of UK electricians now offer payment plans to help with the cost of living

|Date: 2 March, 2023

22% of UK electricians now offer payment plans to help with the cost of living

22% of UK electricians now allow customers to pay for work in instalments, as a way of helping homeowners ...

22% of UK electricians now allow customers to pay for work in instalments, as a way of helping homeowners afford renovations throughout the cost-of-living crisis. New research by IronmongeryDirect, th ...

2 March, 2023
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Construction wages increasing at less than half the inflation rate

|Date: 22 November, 2022

Construction wages increasing at less than half the inflation rate

Dominick Sandford, Managing Director at IronmongeryDirect and ElectricalDirect, said: “The construction i ...

Dominick Sandford, Managing Director at IronmongeryDirect and ElectricalDirect, said: “The construction industry has been hit hard in the last few years, and its latest challenge comes in the form of ...

22 November, 2022
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Top tips to recession-proof your business | Fergus

|Date: 25 August, 2022

Top tips to recession-proof your business | Fergus

High inflation, low growth and spiralling energy costs: we are facing a cost of living crisis like never ...

High inflation, low growth and spiralling energy costs: we are facing a cost of living crisis like never before and the Bank of England has now stated the UK will slip into recession later this year a ...

25 August, 2022
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Thorn Lighting hosts Chancellor of the Exchequer at their manufacturing facility

|Date: 19 July, 2022

Thorn Lighting hosts Chancellor of the Exchequer at their manufacturing facility

As part of HM Treasury’s ‘Treasury Connect’ sessions, the Chancellor met with employees to discuss the co ...

As part of HM Treasury’s ‘Treasury Connect’ sessions, the Chancellor met with employees to discuss the cost of living and the support package announced by the government at the end of May to combat ri ...

19 July, 2022
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