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ISP to build power plant


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.
Fewer faults on the line


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.
Co-operative procurement
Q: I am employed by a large organisation and the procurement activities are decentralised and fragmented. I am aware of the potential for co-operative procurement and need some advice on how to implement an acceptable strategic approach.
Welsh Development Agency


Thames Valley University


Targeting poor standards
Excessively punitive performance contracts are not the best way to ensure that suppliers deliver a quality service, suggests Fred Wastell
Green online first claim
An energy trader claims to have made the first online trade in renewable obligation certificates from a green electricity supplier.
DETR Climate Change Levy


UK low in broadband list


The UK is near the bottom of a list of countries with home access to high-speed Internet connections. The survey by Internet analysts Net Value puts South Korea at the top of the table with 57.3 per cent of Internet users enjoying broadband connections, followed by the US at 11.1 per cent. The UK ties with Spain at 3.1 per cent, ahead of China at 0.4 per cent.
BA to cut IT contractors


British Airways is to cut its roster of IT contractors by 100 over the next three months as part of a wider review of IT expenditure. Some of the work is reported to be taken on by workers in India.
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