Managers warned about contract advice standards_2
17 August 2012
Purchasing managers may not be getting the best contract and trading advice from trade associations, according to a new report.
The Business of Representation, sponsored by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Trade Association Forum, claims there are too many under-resourced and under-representative trade associations in the UK. As a result, contract advice from smaller bodies was often inferior, it said.
The report highlights the many smaller organisations in the UK such...