26 February 2004
Manchester
Search Page
The Scottish Executive is hoping that the launch this month of its eProcurement Scotl@nd website will persuade the public sector to buy £1 billion of goods and services online.
Legislation to make companies pay bills on time has been branded "a failure" by a new report.
Purchasers continue to struggle with tracking and influencing spend in services "black holes" such as marketing, travel and facilities management, consulting and temporary labour, according to a major new survey.
RMC Group, one of the world's largest suppliers of building materials, has published a report outlining how it meets its health, safety, environmental and social responsibilities.
FreeMarkets is moving its European headquarters to London to better target UK customers as part of its plans to expand throughout the continent.
Purchasers should avoid jargon and speak the language of top management, Office of Government Commerce boss Peter Gershon told this year's CIPS Premier Conference.
Supply managers can deliver much greater cost savings from mobile data than they do at the moment, according to Danny Bagge, product director at mobile system specialist RangeGate.
Britain's manufacturing industry continued its recent recovery in October, with output and new orders strengthening, as the sector enjoyed the fastest growth since December 1999.
British police forces are paying external suppliers of police dogs more than £1,000 an animal because of a national shortage.