2012…End of the World?
As we start the year I find myself wondering what the next few months will bring? I wonder how long the Government can relentlessly tell us all that we are in for a difficult time in 2012 without some sort of knock on effect on businesses?
Here at JKSL the last year has been hard work… yet…we have succeeded in having our best year ever. Despite the constantly depressing news about the Euro, the constantly depressing news about growth forecasts, and the devaluing of the pound in our pocket due to inflation…
If I wasn’t bombarded by bad news I would be planning for a bright and positive 2012 – but because of what I read I am planning for very little other than trying to keep what I have. If I can maintain my current workforce and make do with vans that have done high mileage – keep the current web site for another 12 months then perhaps we can avoid the problems that the rest of the UK industry is experiencing?
But…I also find myself wondering…perhaps this is all just bad press and bad Government?
If we are to believe that there is a housing shortage and that thousands of young people are just waiting to get on the property ladder then surely houses need to be built?
If we are to believe that brownfield sites up and down the country are to be released for development and planning restrictions are to be lifted then surely there is space for houses to be built?
If all of this promised development would start - then I would be expanding my workforce and buying those new vans and investing in the future…and maybe this would have a knock on effect on all those other industries that are connected and everything would start to move forward to the benefit of everybody…
As it stands we all will be stuck in the glue of a static economy and nobody will be doing anything…
Mike C
PS I know it’s not that simple.
January 18th, 2012 at 8:29 pm
I tweeted about this very topic today. This week I have been to a huge manufacturing plant in the NE and a printing facility in Notts, both were saying how well they we’re doing and had ambitious plans for expansion.
I fear that some of the constant desire to doom monger and also the draconian outlook that people have towards flexibility and agility in their approach to the current situation is partially culpable.
Point in question, 2 MDs getting up at 5am to drive to Scotland and back in a day to work together to offer sustainable and best practise solutions. How many companies are doing that at the moment?