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Reforms cut legal costs_3
Legal reforms unveiled last month could see civil cases brought by suppliers and contractors processed more quickly and at lower costs.

Brought in on April 26, the Woolf report will particularly affect SMEs and will increase the power of judges to set timescales, control costs and direct parties towards mediation, arbitration and other forms of alternative dispute resolution.
Limited take-up of Euro_3


Just 1 per cent of transactions by British companies used the European single currency in its first month, according to a survey by KPMG Consulting. “The adoption of the euro was clearly not going to happen overnight,” said Michael Littlechild, the KPMG partner responsible for euro issues.
Drive for green savings_3
British industry could save £450 million a year, and help the environment, by using “simple and straightforward green fleet management”, John Reid, minister for transport, told companies last week.
Velo wins fleet contract_3


The Bradford & Bingley building society has outsourced its fleet management scheme and is hoping to secure more than £1.5 million cost and efficiency savings. The scheme, run by fleet management services company Velo, will handle more than 2,000 vehicles.
Manufacturing the Future_3


Steve Brown Financial Times Prentice Hall £24.99 An entire chapter is devoted to inventory and buyer-supplier relationships in Brown’s book, which argues that many companies fail to become “lean”, “agile” and “world class” (aspirations familiar to purchasers) because they forget the role that manufacturing plays in business strategy.
P&O travel site rejigged_3


P&O Business Travel has relaunched its website, www.potravel.co.uk. Users can download and print visa application forms and e-ticket receipts, and access timetables.
A hard rain’s gonna fall_3


Britain can look forward to massive disruption in water supplies if the government does not take measures to counter the effects of climate change, according to the water industry trade body Water UK.
Hub reports fast take-up_3


Requisite Supplier Hub, the collaborative trading platform launched by Requisite Technology in July, has reported rapid adoption. More than 300 suppliers and 55 buying organisations in 11 vertical markets have registered, it says. www.requisite.com
Environmental purchasing_3
Q: I’m considering introducing an environmental policy. Can a business case be made for “green” procurement?
Achilles heal for Capita_3


Capita is in talks with IT specialist Achilles over ways to improve Constructionline, the industry contractor and client vetting service that it jointly owns with the Department of Trade and Industry.
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