A closely-watched report on the financial health of UK businesses has warned of a perfect storm by the year's end for 'zombie companies', with the coronavirus crisis already placing more than half a million firms on the brink.
According to the latest Red Flag Alert from insolvency specialists Begbies Traynor, an easing in government support schemes at a time of continuing COVID-19 disruption could lead to a flood of failures.
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It said the current bans on lease forfeiture and winding-up petitions was masking the scale of the problem, with 557,000 companies already in 'significant distress' in the last quarter of the year - the three months to September.
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It marked the biggest leap in quarterly distress since 2017, the report said, with sectors showing the greatest increases of distress including hospitality, food and drugs and construction.
The cash flow crisis comes despite schemes to ease the financial burden such as Bounce Back loans and furlough wage support.
The Job Retention Scheme is to be replaced by an already sweetened Job Support Scheme at the beginning of next month while other aid available includes access to grants for businesses hit by local virus restrictions.
The chancellor was forced to bolster the generosity of his Winter Economic Plan last week amid warnings the resurgence of coronavirus restrictions risked tipping many of the viable jobs he wished to support over the edge.
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Rishi Sunak is due to outline his spending priorities for the year ahead on 25 November.
Begbies Traynor partner, Julie Palmer, suggested that without additional support or extension of protections for financially crippled businesses beyond December, the insolvency rate was set to surge next year.
She wrote: 'Unfortunately for the many zombie companies in existence across the UK, a perfect storm is on the horizon.'
She added: 'With so many businesses limping along there could be a flood of insolvencies when the courts do get back to anywhere near normal capacity and attempt to clear the backlog of pending cases.
'This in itself, combined with the end of the furlough scheme and other government support measures is likely to have a material impact on the UK business failure rate.
'A combination of a grim economic data, and very poor trading conditions, particularly in the most vulnerable sectors, such as hospitality will take its toll and this is expected to feed through to next year's first quarter, particularly when the government ends its high profile corporate life support measures.'
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Rubber sizes for AMH
4 – 2.5″ rubber
2 – 3/16″ ID rubber (small purple posts)
4 – 3/8″ OD rubber (small spike posts)
4 – 3/8″ ID rubber (star posts)
4 – post sleeves 1 1/16″
2 – Standard Flipper rubber
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CODE UPDATES
For the latest and greatest code for your America's Most Haunted, simply follow the link below to Ben Heck's AMH page… he's developed a new 'Auto Loader' program to help simplify the process. All the instructions, files, and documentation has been layed out for you.
www.benheck.com/amh/
ALSO… To finish off your code update, go into the game menu and reset everything to Factory Defaults… then adjust your coil strengths as needed. Zero is low power, 9 is high. Realistically you won't see much coil strength reduction until you get to the lower numbers.
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She wrote: 'Unfortunately for the many zombie companies in existence across the UK, a perfect storm is on the horizon.'
She added: 'With so many businesses limping along there could be a flood of insolvencies when the courts do get back to anywhere near normal capacity and attempt to clear the backlog of pending cases.
'This in itself, combined with the end of the furlough scheme and other government support measures is likely to have a material impact on the UK business failure rate.
'A combination of a grim economic data, and very poor trading conditions, particularly in the most vulnerable sectors, such as hospitality will take its toll and this is expected to feed through to next year's first quarter, particularly when the government ends its high profile corporate life support measures.'
Version 1.1.0.4 (19-JAN-2021)
To learn more about Total Nuclear Annihilation, CLICK HERE to find all documentation and the full back-story on this awesome game!
CLICK HERE FOR TNA CODE UPDATES!
Click orange text for America's Most Haunted PRODUCTION GAME Switch & Lamp Matrix charts
For America's Most Haunted apron cards / instructions, CLICK HERE
For America's Most Haunted wiring / board chart, CLICK HERE
For Spooky Pinball game set up instructions, CLICK HERE
For Servo Replacement Video, CLICK HERE
Rubber sizes for AMH
4 – 2.5″ rubber
2 – 3/16″ ID rubber (small purple posts)
4 – 3/8″ OD rubber (small spike posts)
4 – 3/8″ ID rubber (star posts)
4 – post sleeves 1 1/16″
2 – Standard Flipper rubber
Mylar Placement for AMH
CODE UPDATES
For the latest and greatest code for your America's Most Haunted, simply follow the link below to Ben Heck's AMH page… he's developed a new 'Auto Loader' program to help simplify the process. All the instructions, files, and documentation has been layed out for you.
www.benheck.com/amh/
ALSO… To finish off your code update, go into the game menu and reset everything to Factory Defaults… then adjust your coil strengths as needed. Zero is low power, 9 is high. Realistically you won't see much coil strength reduction until you get to the lower numbers.
For Rob Zombie wiring / board chart, CLICK HERE
For Rob Zombie LAMP / SWITCH charts
For Rob Zombie Game Instruction Apron Cards, CLICK HERE
Rubber sizes for Rob Zombie's Spookshow International
3 – 2 1/2″
1 – 3″
3 – 3/8″ OD
Sony vaiovistadownloads. 3 – 1 1/16″ post sleeves
1 – 1 1/4″
1 – 3/4″
1 – 2″
2 – 3/16″
9 – 3/8″
Mylar Placement for Rob Zombie
Code updates are fairly simple on this game, but please be sure to follow all instructions exactly as described.
Read the instructions shown below. WE CAN'T STRESS THIS ENOUGH…. DO EVERYTHING AS EXPLAINED BELOW IN ORDER, OR YOU WILL HAVE ISSUES!!! Make absolutely sure you use the SD card from your game, and FORMAT IT AS SHOWN. Failure to do so will bomb your EEPROM and force you to send / swap a new one with us.
Download the latest stable code V026 (Media + Firmware), CLICK HERE
*use manual update process (See image below for machine update process)
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Visual update process… CLICK PHOTO FOR LARGER VIEW
*PLEASE READ*
Do NOT drag the update files from the zip file to the SD CARD.
Do NOT open the zip file and click 'extract' to the SD CARD,
Both of these actions can and will cause the game to run in an unexpected manner, or not at all.
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Q – What about parts? Will I be able to fix this game down the road with you being such a small company?
A – Can you get every unique part for every game ever made? Odds are with us, you will! Many of our plastic parts are 3D printed and open source. Need a new one? Download the file and print it for free… don't have 3D printer access? Shoot us and email and we can make one for you now, or 20 years from now. As long as those files exist, the parts are available. We'll always have ramps on hand for spares, and playfields / plastics can be re-made when demand is needed at any time. The bulk of our common pinball parts (flippers , pops, slings, targets, etc) are available at www.pinballlife.com and are very familiar to you if you've ever worked on a game. Our power supplies are readily available as well should one ever fail. We kept all these things as simple as possible just for this reason.
Q – What is your warranty?
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A – We'll cover mechanical, wood, and electronic parts in your game for in home use for 1 year for the original owner of the game. This does not include normal stress wear parts such as rubbers, lighting, or plastics. Warranty starts when the shipping company confirms the game has arrived at your home (or immediately if you pick it up in person). Location use will be 90 days (same as those big pinball companies). We like customers that customize their games, but please understand if you're tapping into the wiring or board somewhere, you're doing so at your own risk and voiding your warranty.
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Q – What if I change my mind after I make my initial payment? Do I get it back?
A – Here's the deal… we aren't a big company with buckets of cash, so when you make your first payment, BE CONFIDENT IN YOUR PURCHASE! All games here are basically custom and made per order… From the first day at Spooky Pinball LLC, when we take your first payment it automatically goes directly into funding your game build. Please don't put money down because our games are 'limited' and you want to hold a spot in line. We pride ourselves in NOT showing games until they are nearly or fully complete so you know what you're getting before you commit. Once your initial payment is made, we consider the game yours, and you should do the same. We have had a few customers 'sell their spot in line' to friends, and we will work with you if something comes up that creates hardships… but again, your initial payment is a commitment to buy, so please treat it as such.
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