Search Page

Constructive advice_4


The Construction Industry Council has produced a second edition of its Construction Project Management Skills guidelines, first issued in 1996. It aims to raise standards and help clients to choose the right project manager, and also assesses where project managers should take responsibility for key issues such as procurement.
Setfair closes down_2
local cat five test_2
should hook up right?
Agreement by e-mail_2
Q: In e-mail communications between buyer and seller, when can contractual acceptance be said to occur?
CIPS qualifications_2
Q: I have just changed from the procurement department to the inventory department, but I have started to prepare for CIPS’s certificate of purchasing and supply. Should I now stop this learning and, if so, what types of courses should I take?
CIPS diploma status_2
Q: Having completed the CIPS graduate diploma last year after years of evening classes, I am unsure about its academic level. Like other recent graduates, I have received a letter offering a conversion to an MSc in procurement that can be undertaken, pa
Boost for MarketSite_2
High street retailer The Boots Company and telecommunications giant BT both signed to e-commerce service BT MarketSite last month.
Award for excellence_2


A new award scheme for purchasing professionals is being launched next week. The Kelly’s Award for Excellence in Purchasing and Supply has been set up by Kelly’s Directories, publisher of industrial directories for buyers and specifiers. It is being organised in association with CIPS and Visa Purchasing.
UK buyers lag behind_2
The UK’s purchasing managers are trailing behind their counterparts in Germany, France and Belgium in their performance, according to the most comprehensive study of European purchasing managers to date.
First SVQ at level 4_2
The first person to be awarded a Scottish Vocational Qualification (SVQ) level 4 in procurement is Ann Smith, procurement and contracts advisor for Scottish Hydro-Electric (now Scottish & Southern Energy).
Top