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With last
month’s
budget, seeing
the Chancellor,
Mr Osbourne
promising to drive
down corporation tax
– allowing UK businesses to strive
to be competitive, this can only be
positive move, yes? However, his
pledge to ‘more than double’ the
amount of business rate relief for
small businesses appears to focus
more initially on retail rather than
manufacturing or tradespeople.
»»I’M SURE THE BUDGET
generated many positives
and negatives for everyone
and should you have an
opinion or would like to
voice your comments in
our May/June edition of
Locksmith Journal, then
please get in touch.
Included in this issue
is our ‘Auto Locksmith
Supplement’. The
supplement covers a
wide range of expert
Auto Locksmith product
suppliers talking about
the most recent initiatives,
training and products for
the market.
We also see how
the industry’s newest
exhibition Lockex, set to
take place at the Ricoh
Arena, Coventry on 16th to
18th September is shaping
up.
‘businesses
refocusing their
attentions more
towards fire and
flood damage’
The show, in its first year,
is already showing signs of
being a huge success, with
early registration numbers at
a high; a growing schedule
of training workshops
and seeing some of the
industry’s top company
named brands looking to
exhibit.
Early registration is being
recommended to ensure
you receive all the latest
updates on the shows
progress.
And lastly, I’ll draw your
attention to a feature,
which has been particularly
topical over recent month’s,
Jeremy Cassady, managing
director of Securikey, talks
to Locksmith Journal about
businesses refocusing their
attentions more towards
fire and flood damage,
and how Locksmiths could
potentially be giving advice
on the dangers and what
products homeowners and
businesses can install to
assist them to overcome the
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