Supply chain solutions group Exel is to provide logistics for IT spares inventory and supply chain management group Logicom. Under the terms of the three-year contract, Exel will help Logicom secure 22 new UK stockholding locations.
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Supply chain solutions group Exel is to provide logistics for IT spares inventory and supply chain management group Logicom. Under the terms of the three-year contract, Exel will help Logicom secure 22 new UK stockholding locations.
Companies failing to meet targets in the government’s proposed gas emissions trading scheme are to be severely penalised, the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions has warned. Under the scheme, which is set for launch next April, firms that default could be named publicly, face penalties, lose out on financial incentives and face potential suspension or expulsion.
Martyn Sloman
Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development, £25
Rating: 4/5
Derbyshire County Council has called on contractors to deliver an ambitious programme of road improvements valued at up to £170 million. The council has asked five firms to compete for a five-year partnering deal where the winner will deliver new road schemes and highways maintenance.
The Welsh Development Agency has published a new Welsh Opto-Electronics Directory. The directory lists manufacturers, suppliers, end-users and researchers in the sector throughout Wales. According to the WDA, opto-electronics, which includes lasers and lap-top computer displays, is a key growth sector for the Welsh economy. Details: WDA, 01222 828752
Andrew Berger and John Gattorna
Gower, £45
Rating: 4/5
Companies must realise that purchasers need wider skills to make e-procurement work, says Peter Duschinsky
An online auction for the European print industry has been launched, following a successful seven-week trial. 58k.com (www-europe.58k.com) claims to be the industry’s first Internet auction site and is planning launches in France and Germany later this year.