The growth rate of Britain's manufacturing sector increased in November, the fifth successive monthly rise, signalling a strong beginning to the new year.
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A consortium of local authorities in Essex has joined forces in a bid to improve the county's public-sector purchasing.
12 February 2004
SMMT, London
Purchasers buying Indonesian timber under a new initiative to put barcodes on trees to certify them as legally harvested should be aware that the wood may still not be ethically produced.
Purchasers have been urged to protect the reputation of their businesses after the number of corporate fraud cases doubled last year.
Safeway's supply director is to leave when Morrisons takes over the supermarket chain.
Purchasers have been warned that it can take up to three years to get to grips with their organisation's budget for business meetings.
Ariba has unveiled three new additions to its spend management suite of applications.
The Bank of England today announced that interest rates will remain unchanged at 4 per cent, but experts predict that the decision merely delays an inevitable increase.
3-4 June 2004
Hamburg, Germany