Hey VBA that's odd 1/4 of the engineers at Strategic are ex Virgin, a couple of ex Jet*, ex sunnies, JHAS and some good ex RAAFies and I believe none of the LAMEs that have started with Strategic in the last 6 months have left. Don't let the truth get in the way of a good rumour.
Most companies I've worked with wait to the last minute to pay their bills, just because of the rumours, suppliers are giving Strategic less latitude. QF Group standard terms are end of the month +45 days, cobam 90 days from invoice, not sure about Virgin, I guess it depends on you reputation how far suppliers let you go.