The announcement of the UK 2029 e invoicing mandate marks a significant step in the country’s shift toward a more digitised tax and compliance landscape. Following the government’s announcement in the 2025 Budget, the UK has committed to introducing mandatory B2B e invoicing from April 2029. What does this mean?
Chronic late payments rarely start as a headline problem. They emerge from small, compounding gaps: limited visibility of receivables health, disjointed communication, unresolved disputes, and a reliance on manual chasing that scales effort rather than outcomes. Effective cash flow management recognises these as structural issues. It replaces reactive activity with
Artificial intelligence is no longer a distant concept for the electrical industry but rather a defining part of its future. According to the latest EDA Digitalisation Survey, there is widespread agreement that AI in the electrical supply chain will transform the way the sector buys and sells products by the
For electrical manufacturers, copper isn’t just another input cost, it’s a constant variable that can significantly influence margins, pricing, and planning. Over the past few years, fluctuations in copper pricing have become more pronounced. Global demand, supply constraints, and geopolitical factors have all contributed to a level of volatility that
Digitalisation in the electrical sector is moving from “nice to have” to “how business gets done.” The latest EDA findings show manufacturers are already laying the groundwork: over half now offer online customer portals for wholesalers to place orders (53%). Even more striking, the vast majority manage product data through
Many businesses struggle with invoice delivery because processes lack effective invoice automation and instead rely on manual steps, disconnected systems or inconsistent formats. Delays happen easily so finance teams often find themselves discovering problems only when payments are late which leads to chasing customers in an inefficient way that is
