Pier pressure
Disasters such as the fire that destroyed the Grand Pier at Weston-super-Mare bring the issue of calculating business interruption losses into sharp focus, but the sums are never straightforward. James Stanbury explains
Around the coastline of the UK stand 55 piers, a powerful testament to the achievements of Victorian engineers and entrepreneurs. But over the last few years, these piers have become no stranger to
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