At the Coal Face – Half-Year Review 2025: Contracts, Collections & Construction Risk

Join the Chartered Institute of Credit Management (CICM) and Top Service for an essential mid-year pulse check on the UK construction sector’s credit landscape.

In this dynamic 45-minute panel discussion, a powerhouse line-up of credit leaders will share frontline insight into the sector’s key challenges and opportunities.

From tightening commercial pressures to emerging insolvency risks, you'll gain practical strategies and forward-looking perspectives to strengthen your credit management approach for the rest of 2025.

What to Expect:

Contracts: How to navigate drafting disputes, safeguard retention payments, and handle shifting commercial dynamics.

Collections: Lessons learned from recent insolvency cases; plus, practical adjustments that can help collections teams stay ahead.

Risk: Deep dive into due diligence, fraud spotting, and defending against credit abuse amid a tough economic backdrop.

This is your chance to hear directly from top-tier experts, ask your pressing questions live, and leave with actionable intelligence to protect your business.

Meet the Panellists:
Simon Howell FCICM

Simon Howell FCICM

Senior Manager Credit Management, Tarmac

Philip King FCICM

Philip King FCICM

Credit Industry Expert

Jade Owen MCICM

Jade Owen MCICM

Group Credit Manager, EH Smith

Emma Reilly FCICM

Emma Reilly FCICM

CEO, Top Service

Luke Sculthorp  FCICM

Luke Sculthorp FCICM

Head of Strategic Relationships, Chartered Institute of Credit Management

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Jonathan Ward ACICM

Jonathan Ward ACICM

Credit Manager, National Timber Group England