A decision by the European Parliament next week could help save hundreds of jobs at British Steel’s Rotherham plant and stop more than £100 million of extra costs escalating in the automotive component supply chain.
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Councils in the south-east are set to save £5.5 million on their energy bills over the next two years, according to the Central Buying Consortium (CBC).
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IT purchasing managers’ salaries have risen by more than 18 per cent in the past year, according to a regular six-monthly survey by Purcon Consultants.
Beleaguered high-street retailer Marks & Spencer is to cut the lead times for getting goods to the shopfloor after it reported worse than expected pre-Christmas trading figures.
9-10 October 2002
Hotel Inter-Continental, London
Hotel Inter-Continental, London
Firms could lose thousands of pounds a year after British Airways said it was cutting down on short-haul booking fees paid to business travel agents.
High-street retailer Boots is on target to shave £30 million from its annual procurement spend this year, writes Robin Parker.
Hopes for a full economic recovery in the US have been strengthened by the first growth in manufacturing for 18 months, writes Robin Parker.