Tough times make for tough decisions.   When crisis looms it can make sense to jettison all but the essential activities for survival.   But what does this mean for our values and our purpose?  Recently I attended an event where the Travel Counsellors CEO spoke about the importance of sticking to values.   In...

There can’t be too many days in the typical British person’s lifetime when they wake up to find – as we did last week – that the International Monetary Fund has issued a “See Me!” to the UK government.  But that’s exactly what just happened following new Prime Minister Liz...

As the long hot summer of 2022 came to an end it would have been nice to think the difficulties of the last few years were behind us.    Not a chance. Instead, it’s starting to feel like calm, steady trading conditions are something we’ll recall with nostalgia having had to...

Events of recent times have brought supply chain disruption into everyday conversation.  However, we could be fooled into thinking this is a new or temporary phenomenon. Whilst many of the events that have created disruptions are ‘unprecedented’ (global pandemic, a container ship getting stuck in the Suez canal, a...

Not so long-ago inflation was thought to be a thing of the past – conjuring images of a bygone age pre-dating the birth (or at least school years) of many members of today’s management teams.    However, anybody watching the news, visiting the supermarket or filling their car at...

Background: The Bicycle Association (“the BA”) is the national trade body for the UK cycle industry.  It’s mission is to grow everyday cycling and remove barriers to enable more people to enjoy cycling.  Established in 1890 it counts most of the cycling industry’s most influential and ambitious businesses within...

Rising energy costs are affecting all businesses. Here we discuss various strategies, including 'hedging' and supply splitting, which can help to mitigate the impact. We discuss how to manage costs more effectively when prices are spiralling.

It was ever thus.  As soon as we return from a summer where we’ve all tried to grab a break the business planning season is upon us. After 18 months where we have had to deal with ongoing uncertainty, it would seem – fingers crossed – that we are returning...

JMCL are delighted to be sponsoring the King’s Cup Gravel Festival 2021. The festival will host the inaugural British Gravel Championships and will take place from September 18th to 19th 2021. Winners of the Men’s Gravel Races and Women’s Gravel Races will be crowned British Gravel Champions. The festival...

PRESS RELEASE:  MANCHESTER April 23rd 2021 Logistics & Transport providers required to collaborate on a sustainable solution to address issues raised by the rapid growth in the Cycling market (valued at £2.31 billion in 2020, an increase of 45% vs 2019) The Bicycle Association (BA) is working across the industry...