All businesses require a range of services in order to function effectively.
There are a large number of such services available to British companies. Many are small industries and very poorly documented. This report reviews 12 of the largest, each with turnovers running into billions of pounds sterling. The prime influence upon the fortunes of corporate services and their future prospects is the economic climate. A mixture of outside agencies combined with internal staff is usually the pattern for services such as trademarks and patents, catering, cleaning and sanitation, business travel, security and temporary staffing.