Supply chain relations within Britain’s offshore oil and gas industry are set for a major shake-up, in the wake of a new Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) initiative.
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Industrial and commercial energy customers should see the prices they pay for electricity distribution fall, thanks to the electricity and gas regulator’s proposals for cutting domestic bills.
Sheffield City Council (SCC) will advertise all of its procurement contracts on the Internet if a pilot project for its construction work is successful, writes Elizabeth Bellamy.
Retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S) is geared up for major savings as its streamlined truck distribution setup kicks off this month.
A partnership between Exel Logistics and Tibbett & Britten, known as Joint Retail Logistics (JRL), has taken over from five suppliers to distribute M&S general merchandise in the UK and Ireland.
A partnership between Exel Logistics and Tibbett & Britten, known as Joint Retail Logistics (JRL), has taken over from five suppliers to distribute M&S general merchandise in the UK and Ireland.
The path to cross-border electronic commerce is being smoothed, with European Union telecoms ministers backing a directive on electronic signatures this month and UK electronic commerce legislation due in June.
The water supply industry is expected to enter an era of intensified competition after a new company won the go-ahead to begin supplying a major water user.
Railtrack’s poor management of maintenance contractors has been blamed for a decline in track quality in a report by the rail regulator.
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Electricity regulator Ofgem is to review the initial financial impact of the New Electricity Trading Arrangements (Neta) on smaller generators.
Planned tax rebates could accelerate the rate of e-commerce adoption among small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), writes Elizabeth Bellamy.