Trade credit in the UK construction industry: an empirical analysis of construction contractor financial positioning and performance

Research Paper 118

Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, 2013
Trade credit in the UK construction industry: an empirical analysis of construction contractor financial positioning and performance Download document

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Abstract

Explores the availability of trade credit for UK construction firms and how they rely upon it to support their operations. Looks at: how companies in the construction sector finance their work; how finance structures within the construction sector compare to those of the economy as a whole; how the way construction companies fund themselves differs between main contractors and subcontractors, and by size of firm; and whether the structure of construction industry finance significantly altered since the financial and banking crisis. Makes recommendations on the implications of these findings for companies in the construction sector.

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  • Cost planning and control
  • Legal issues and management
  • Financial management

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The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills resulted from a merger between the Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) and Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS) in June 2009. In 2016 it was replaced by the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy. Content was published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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