Hitachi Capital Business Finance appoints Mark Richards to boost vendor sales
Hitachi Capital Business Finance has today announced the appointment of vendor sales manager, Mark Richards to boost the vendor finance teams delivery of services to manufacturing, materials handling, transport, construction and agriculture sectors. Marks appointment signifies Hitachi Capitals commitment to the growth and support of the vendor finance market. Mark has over 18 years experience […]
Capital allowances consultation on fixtures in commercial buildings is ending soon
The Inland Revenue consultation on claiming allowances on fixtures in buildings will come to and end on the 31st August 2011. All owners of commercial buildings, including landowners with rural commercial buildings, need to review their allowances now and take appropriate action, say leading accountants Saffery Champness. Mike Harrison, a partner of Saffery Champness Landed […]
Latest Gleadell Fetiliser report
With the Cereals Event now behind us and the larger farmers and buying groups having purchased nitrogen in the near positions, the main topic of conversation was the availability of sulphur products which are generally tight. As old positions on UK and imports unwind we now enter a replacement market going forward, with late entry […]
Burges Salmon partnership expands and agriculture team get their boots dirty at Cereals 2011
The Burges Salmon food, farming and land team returned to grass roots at Cereals 2011 where the industry gathered to debate current issues, including the impact of drought on grain yields and prices, and the future of renewable crops. A 14-strong team from Burges Salmon, led by partners William Neville, Charles Wyld, Alastair Morrison and […]
Results of IPD Property Index released today
The rural property market continues to go from strength according to the latest results from the Carter Jonas/Smiths Gore sponsored IPD Rural Property Investment Index. On the 30th anniversary of the index, it returned 9.0% in the 12 months to December 2010 compared with 8.4% recorded in 2009. The index measures the performance of farmland […]
HMRC to target riding instructors, warns accountants James Cowper
HMRC has this week announced a major new clampdown on private tutors who it believes are avoiding or paying the incorrect amounts of tax.This latest clampdown from HMRC follows similar campaigns targeting doctors, plumbers and restaurants, and will, according to accountants James Cowper, include riding instructors who give private lessons. The campaign, which is looking […]
New FUW team at the helm
Following the election of Bala sheep and beef farmer Emyr Jones as president of the Farmers Union of Wales during the unions annual general meeting last Friday, the rest of the influential finance and organisation committee members were revealed today. Mr Joness deputy will be Glyn Roberts, Dylasau Uchaf, Padog, Betws-Y-Coed, Conwy, who has […]
Emyr Jones elected FUW President
Farmers Union of Wales deputy president Emyr Jones was elected as the unions president during a meeting of its grand council in Aberystwyth today (Friday, June 17). A former vice president of the union, Mr Jones, 63, was brought up on the family farm, Rhiwaedog, Rhosygwaliau, Bala, which extends to 356 acres and carries 60 […]
Former director of NFU Cymru joins rural practice team at law firm
Leading Welsh law firm JCP Solicitors has appointed former NFU Cymru Director Malcolm Thomas as Rural Client Manager in its Rural Practice Team. Mr Thomas, of Llangynog, Carmarthen, joins the South Wales company from his role as Community Transport Association’s Director for Wales. Having previously held positions as Director of Business Services, Membership and Regions […]
