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Firms take on more staff as new orders rise sharply_2
UK manufacturers responded to growing order books in September by taking on more staff for the first time in four years, according to the latest PMI report.
Travel buyers’ cost cutting speeded Concorde demise_2
Travel buyers seeking greater cost savings helped kill off Concorde, which had its last scheduled flight earlier this month.
Events agencies round on ‘poor’ purchasing practice_2
Poor purchasing practices are hampering relations with agencies in the incentive travel and meetings sector.
Councils face legal threat over equal opportunities_2
The law could soon be used to force councils to ensure suppliers are promoting equal opportunities policies, race equality minister Fiona MacTaggart has warned.
Purchasers' pay packets see early signs of recovery_2
The decline in purchasing salaries is slowing down and stability is returning, according to the latest figures from recruitment firm Purcon.
Services companies kept busy by post-war confidence_2
Activity in the UK services sector grew in November at the fastest rate since June 1997, according to the latest PMI reports.
CedAr's Internet payment tracker aims to ease trade_2
A secure web-based account tracker to make life easier for purchasers and suppliers has been launched by UK e-procurement company CedAr.
Tom Peters' New Strategies for Corporate Excellence_2
21 April 2004 Usher Hall, Edinburgh
Sterling gives users real time view of supply chain_2
Sterling Commerce has launched version 3.0 of its Business Process Management (BPM) and integration platform, Sterling Integrator, into the Europe, Middle East and African (EMEA) market.
Bigger ‘VAT gap’ presents Customs with a tough task_2
HMCE's job of reducing the gap between expected and actual VAT revenues has become harder, though measures announced by the Chancellor may help.
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