The UK environment sector is performing well when it comes to supplier payments, as its average PaymentCheck score of 65.8/100 is substantially higher than the UK average of 50/100. However, there's still a wide range of performance within the sector, evidenced by the gap between the top and bottom payers, highlighting inconsistent payment practices. Suppliers struggling with late payments can use this late payment calculator to understand their rights.
There's a lot of variation in payment performance by region. Northern Ireland leads the way with an impressive average PaymentCheck score of 85.5 across 3 companies, vastly outperforming Scotland, which lags behind at 70.9 across 9 companies. The North West and Wales show similar performance, averaging 75.4 and 75.3 respectively, albeit with differing sample sizes of 9 and 4 companies. While a small sample size might skew results, Northern Ireland's performance is particularly noteworthy.
Despite an average PaymentCheck Score of 65.8/100 indicating generally good payment practices, the considerable gulf between the top payer (100/100) and bottom payer (17.03/100) underscores that some environment companies are significantly disadvantaging their suppliers.
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