Spiral News - Issue 22

Energywatch, the energy industry watchdog, is warning businesses to watch out for misleading offers from suppliers when renewing their energy contracts. 

To read the Energywatch press release on the subject, click here.

Spiral offers independent, no obligation reviews of business electricity and gas supplies.  For more information, contact us.

There's more than one way to finance car purchases...

One of the more difficult decisions facing any individual, sole trader or small business is the purchase of a new car.

Apart from choosing the vehicle, the best method of acquisition in terms of tax allowances. VAT implications, accounting issues and cash flow also needs to be considered. 

Bill Honeyball of Driven Leasing, one of Spiral’s approved suppliers, has put together a detailed article for us on this subject, outlining the options and issues involved.  To read the article, click here.

Driven Leasing can offer a wide range of vehicle contract hire and car finance packages.  If you would like to be put in touch with them to discuss the options available, contact us.

Note: You will need Adobe Reader to view both of the above documents, and this can be downloaded free of charge from the Adobe website at www.adobe.com.

A one stop shop for environmentally friendly deals

Spiral will be showcasing a range of environmentally friendly and recycled products at a major business event at Haydock Park Racecourse this month.

It’s the latest in a series of initiatives, undertaken in conjunction with our partners Envirolink Northwest, aimed at promoting the range of “green” products and services available through Spiral’s approved suppliers.

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Do your business activities impact on the environment?

Most Directors and officers in businesses are aware they can be personally held responsible for violations of legal requirements within their organisation.  Typically, this will cover areas such as health and safety, data protection and general negligence.

To protect themselves, individuals will normally cover their personal liability by taking out Directors and Officers insurance cover, but within the next two years, an additional area of responsibility needs to be covered in any policy of this type.  

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