Small businesses are increasingly likely to take legal action against firms that delay paying their bills, new research suggests.
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Activity in the UK construction industry grew strongly again in January, according to the latest PMI figures.
Q: Steel prices, and hence my costs, are shooting up. It might sound unlikely, but recently steel has been akin to a state-of-the-art, ultra-specialist silicon chip at the height of the high-tech boom. Can you offer any tips on what our strategy should be
25 March 2004, Burton-on-Trent;
20 April 2004, London;
The leak of Labour's major government efficiency review has sparked fears among purchasers of a more centralised and dictatorial procurement regime.
29 April 2004
London Marriott, Regents Park
24 May 2004
Royal Institute of British Architects, London
Purchasers should brace themselves for more hefty electricity price hikes in the October round of contract negotiations.
Savings on goods and services from 12 major pilot e-procurement projects in local government launched a year ago have been lower than expected.