Birmingham calling
In the final roundtable before this month's Management Event, PB visited Birmingham to gauge opinion on the pressing issues facing brokers in the city.
The recession
Tjaardstra: How bad has the recession been in the local area?
Wheatley: The bottom line is that it takes a little longer to have a direct impact on our businesses [brokers]. A year ago some clients might have been nervous, but some such as in construction have been decimated. The knock on effects are huge and some small to medium sized businesses have gone out of business.
James: Some very longstanding clients have gone under. We are also seeing more tendering. People are beginning
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