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Companies across the industrial spectrum are predicting massive expansion in the use of web-based business-to-business technology, according to a recent survey on e-commerce.
Tough fuel tax laws will see high-mileage drivers of “gas guzzling” vehicles taxed up to thousands of pounds a year, a report has predicted. Previously drivers received tax discounts rising with each business mile travelled.
Salaries for facilities managers are continuing to rise above inflation and are up 13 per cent from last year, according to a survey. The poll of 351 facilities managers by recruitment agency Facilities Recruitment Limited, found that the average salary for a facilities manager is £34,418, senior facilities manager £44,420 and facilities director £64,162.
The government must examine the impact of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (RIP) Act on business confidence and investment within a year of its implementation, according to a damning new report.
Cement group Blue Circle plans to slash £6 million off its £300 million annual fuel bill by burning old tyres to heat cement kilns. The joint venture, with French tyre manufacturer Michelin, follows the rise in fuel costs last year.
Internet service provider Guardian iT group is to build its own power plant near Heathrow airport to avoid electricity supply problems. The firm, which is constructing Europe’s largest website-hosting centre, was told by Scottish and Southern Energy it could not guarantee an electricity supply for the project.
Measures to cut the time small businesses have to wait for faulty telephone lines and equipment to be repaired have been announced by the Telecommunications Industry Association. More than 60 companies have already signed up to the code of practice, which addresses issues such as repair standards.
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