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January and February 2016 Credit Management

THE CICM MAGAZINE FOR CONSUMER AND COMMERCIAL CREDIT PROFESSIONALS

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Cr£ditWho?<br />

CICM Directory of Services<br />

FOR INFORMATION,<br />

OPTIONS AND PRICING<br />

PLEASE EMAIL:<br />

anthony.cave@cabbell.co.uk<br />

COLLECTIONS<br />

COURT ENFORCEMENT SERVICES<br />

Premium Collections Limited<br />

Office 3, Caidan House Business Centre, Canal Road,<br />

Timperley, Altrincham, Cheshire, WA14 1TD<br />

T: 0161 962 4695.<br />

F: 0333 121 3843<br />

E: enquiries@premiumcollections.co.uk<br />

W: www.premiumcollections.co.uk<br />

Premium Collections Limited has the credit management solution<br />

to suit you. Operating on a national <strong>and</strong> international basis we<br />

can tailor a package of products <strong>and</strong> services to meet your<br />

requirements. Staffed by dedicated professionals with over 60<br />

years combined experience of h<strong>and</strong>ling virtually every type of<br />

debt issue, the company was formed in December 2002 <strong>and</strong><br />

is owned by our Managing Director, Paul Daine FCICM. Paul’s<br />

particular areas of expertise are the motor finance, insurance<br />

<strong>and</strong> international debt collection sectors. Services include B2B<br />

collections, B2C collections, international collections, absconder<br />

tracing, asset repossessions, status reporting <strong>and</strong> litigation<br />

support.<br />

INTERNATIONAL COLLECTIONS<br />

Blaser Mills LLP<br />

Head Office: Park House, 31 London Road,<br />

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP11 1BZ<br />

T: 01494 478660/478661<br />

E: Jackie Ray jar@blasermills.co.uk or Gary Braathen<br />

gpb@blasermills.co.uk<br />

W: www.blasermills.co.uk<br />

Established in 1888, leading multi-disciplinary law firm Blaser<br />

Mills specialises in services for businesses <strong>and</strong> individuals.<br />

The Firm has particular expertise in Dispute Resolution <strong>and</strong><br />

Debt Recovery working with experienced credit managers <strong>and</strong><br />

finance directors providing solutions to both contested <strong>and</strong><br />

uncontested claims.<br />

Blaser Mills provides an experienced team including CICM<br />

qualified legal representatives <strong>and</strong> the Firm is cited in the<br />

Legal 500 law directory based on quality of work <strong>and</strong> strong<br />

client feedback.<br />

Offices in Aylesbury, London (Central), London (Harrow), Old<br />

Amersham, Rickmansworth, Staines-on-Thames<br />

Court Enforcement Services<br />

Wayne Whitford Director – Business Development<br />

M: 07834 748 183<br />

T: 01992 663 399<br />

E: info@courtenforcementservices.co.uk<br />

W: www.courtenforcementservices.co.uk<br />

We are a new Court Enforcement company that has over 100 years’<br />

experience, of helping credit professionals to enhance both data <strong>and</strong><br />

collection performance.<br />

Court Enforcement Services provides faster resolution of unpaid<br />

County Court Judgments (CCJs) over £600 with our free transfer<br />

up service to High Court Enforcement. We offer tailored solutions for<br />

Businesses, DCA’s, Debt Purchasers, Solicitors <strong>and</strong> Utilities.<br />

As owners of the company we lead <strong>and</strong> manage all aspects of<br />

the services that are provided on your behalf. Court Enforcement<br />

Services brings a fresh, modern <strong>and</strong> above all personal customerfocussed<br />

approach to High Court <strong>and</strong> Civil Court Enforcement.<br />

CREDIT INFORMATION<br />

M.A.H. INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION<br />

Breitenweg 6, 6370 Stans, Switzerl<strong>and</strong><br />

Ms. Melina Schuler – Business Development Manager<br />

T: ++41 41 618 30 54<br />

F: ++41 41 620 90 26<br />

E: m.schuler@mah-international.com<br />

W: www.mah-international.com<br />

M.A.H. is a global leader in Export Debt Collection & Trade<br />

Dispute Resolution Services. Our head office is located<br />

in Stans, our group law office in Zurich. We specialise in<br />

resolving cross-border cases swiftly <strong>and</strong> amicably (99<br />

percent of our cases are settled out of court).<br />

We have recovered payments from 112 countries on all five<br />

continents for exporters <strong>and</strong> other B2B customers of all sizes<br />

in all industries. We rank as first choice among international<br />

export companies, export credit insurers, <strong>and</strong> governmental<br />

organisations.<br />

Our mission is to ensure that all creditors receive full payment<br />

for products or services sold out of the UK without expensive,<br />

stressful, <strong>and</strong> lengthy litigation.<br />

Contact us to benefit from our personalised, full-package,<br />

No Collection – No Fee services, provided by our qualified<br />

multilingual global negotiators, collection attorneys, <strong>and</strong><br />

affiliate local partner law firms in 65 countries.<br />

COLLECTIONS (LEGAL)<br />

Lovetts Solicitors<br />

Lovetts, Bramley House, The Guildway,<br />

Old Portsmouth Road, Guildford, Surrey GU3 1LR<br />

T: +44(0)1483 457500<br />

E: info@lovetts.co.uk<br />

W: www.lovetts.co.uk<br />

Lovetts has been recovering debts for 30 years! When you<br />

want the right expertise to recover overdue debts why not use a<br />

specialist? Lovetts’ only line of business is the recovery of<br />

business debts <strong>and</strong> any resulting commercial litigation.<br />

We provide:<br />

• Letters Before Action, prompting positive outcomes in more<br />

than 80% of cases • Overseas Pre-litigation collections with<br />

multi-lingual capabilities • 24/7 access to our online debt<br />

management system ‘CaseManager’<br />

Don’t just take our word for it, here’s recent customer feedback:<br />

“...All our service expectations have been exceeded...”<br />

“...The online system is particularly useful <strong>and</strong> is extremely easy<br />

to use... “...Lovetts has a recognisable br<strong>and</strong> that generates<br />

successful results...”<br />

CONSULTANCY<br />

CoCredo Limited<br />

Missenden Abbey, Great Missenden, Bucks, HP16 0BD<br />

T: 01494 790 600<br />

E: helpdesk@cocredo.com<br />

W: www.cocredo.co.uk<br />

CoCredo were proud winners at the CICM British <strong>Credit</strong> Awards for<br />

‘<strong>Credit</strong> Information Provider of the Year 2014.’ We provide live online<br />

company credit reports <strong>and</strong> related business information within<br />

the UK <strong>and</strong> overseas. We have direct feeds from Dun <strong>and</strong><br />

Bradstreet, Companies House <strong>and</strong> other premium providers.<br />

We provide business information on over 228 million companies<br />

across 240 countries. Our information is updated over 500,000<br />

times per day <strong>and</strong> we have some excellent tracking mechanisms<br />

which provide proactive daily monitoring of changes in<br />

the global information on record. We can offer a wealth of<br />

additional services including D.N.A portfolio management,<br />

CoData marketing information, Consumer <strong>and</strong> Director Searches.<br />

We pride ourselves in delivering outst<strong>and</strong>ing customer service<br />

offering you unrivalled support <strong>and</strong> analysis to protect your business.<br />

Freeths Solicitors<br />

Third Floor St James’ Building,<br />

61-95 Oxford Street, M1 6FQ<br />

T: +44(0)845 634 2540<br />

F: +44(0)845 634 2541<br />

E: emma.emery@freeths.co.uk<br />

W: www.freeths.co.uk<br />

Freeths is one of the UK’s leading regional law firms with<br />

10 offices across the UK. We have a specialist team that<br />

advises on book debt collection <strong>and</strong> asset recovery in<br />

insolvency situations <strong>and</strong> everything in between. We believe our<br />

role is not just to collect your debts but also to increase your<br />

recoveries by working smarter. We have a range of flexible<br />

funding options to suit businesses of any size <strong>and</strong> advise on<br />

all matters from debt recovery <strong>and</strong> retention of title to disputes<br />

about the quality of goods <strong>and</strong> services. For undisputed claims<br />

we can offer low fixed rates or ‘no win no fee’ <strong>and</strong> we work fast<br />

taking the first steps in recovering your debt the same day. We<br />

are very proud to be the CICM’s Corporate Legal Partner <strong>and</strong><br />

to be hosting the CICM Helpline providing free <strong>and</strong> quick initial<br />

legal advice to CICM members.<br />

The recognised st<strong>and</strong>ard in credit management<br />

S<strong>and</strong>ers Consulting Associates Ltd<br />

T: +44(0)1525 720226<br />

E: enquiries@chriss<strong>and</strong>ersconsulting.com<br />

W: www.chriss<strong>and</strong>ersconsulting.com<br />

S<strong>and</strong>ers Consulting is an independent niche consulting firm<br />

specialising in leadership <strong>and</strong> performance improvement in all<br />

aspects of the order to cash process. Chris S<strong>and</strong>ers FCICM, the<br />

principal, is well known in the industry with a wealth of experience<br />

in operational credit management, billing, change <strong>and</strong> business<br />

process improvement. A sought after speaker with cross industry<br />

international experience in the business-to-business <strong>and</strong> businessto-consumer<br />

markets, his innovative <strong>and</strong> enthusiastic approach<br />

delivers pragmatic people <strong>and</strong> process lead solutions <strong>and</strong> significant<br />

working capital improvements to clients. S<strong>and</strong>ers Consulting are<br />

proud to manage CICMQ on behalf of <strong>and</strong> under the supervision<br />

of the CICM.<br />

Company Watch<br />

Centurion House, 37 Jewry Street, LONDON. EC3N 2ER<br />

T: +44 (0)20 7043 3300<br />

E: info@companywatch.net<br />

W: www.companywatch.net<br />

What would happen if one of your key customers failed? Do<br />

you rely on company information that is up to 18 months’ old?<br />

Company Watch provides a credit management system that’s<br />

predicted around 90 percent of company failures. Not only<br />

that, our interactive system allows you to input more up-to-date<br />

accounts, <strong>and</strong> to stress-test company financials to generate an<br />

instantly updated analysis of a company’s financial health. With<br />

a portfolio <strong>and</strong> email alert system, <strong>and</strong> a user interface showing<br />

5-year trends along with everything you need to know at a<br />

glance, Company Watch is an invaluable resource in the credit<br />

management process.<br />

www.cicm.com Jan/Feb <strong>2016</strong> 59

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