Company distress by sector

Different industries fail for different reasons, and understanding the specific pressures in your sector helps you spot trouble early and choose the right route. Construction is squeezed by fixed-price contracts and retentions, hospitality by rent and energy, recruitment by the gap between paying workers weekly and being paid by clients monthly, and so on. The formal options, Time to Pay, a CVA, administration or liquidation, are the same across sectors, but how and when to use them is shaped by the way your industry handles cash, contracts and assets. These pages cover the distress drivers and rescue options for the sectors where directors most often ask us for help.

Construction Why construction firms fail more than any other sector, and the rescue and closure options for a struggling construction company. Hospitality Rent, energy, staff costs and seasonality squeeze pubs, restaurants and hotels. Rescue and closure options for hospitality directors. Retail Online competition, rent, stock and thin margins pressure retailers. Rescue and closure options for retail company directors. Recruitment The pay-now invoice-later working-capital gap sinks recruitment firms. Rescue and closure options for agency directors. Transport and logistics Fuel costs, vehicle finance and thin margins pressure hauliers. Rescue and closure options for transport company directors. Manufacturing Energy costs, input prices and heavy assets pressure manufacturers. Rescue and closure options for manufacturing directors. Care homes Staffing costs and fee pressures squeeze care providers, with extra duties to residents. Rescue and closure options. Professional services Work in progress, staff costs and client concentration pressure agencies and consultancies. Rescue and closure options.

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