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Supplier cull leads to unhappy environment
The Environment Agency (EA) plans to shave 20 per cent from its annual £130 million construction budget by slashing supplier numbers.

While the EA aims to develop long-term and risk-sharing “partnerships” with its suppliers in flood defence construction - currently comprising 40 consultants and up to 80 contractors - it wants to reduce the number it deals with directly.
BAA’s suppliers to be linked electronically
Suppliers to seven major UK airports will be linked electronically by the middle of next year under plans by the British Airports Authority (BAA).
More business travellers are booking online
More business travellers are booking tickets online to take advantage of better deals, improved choice, and speed and ease of booking, according to Company Barclaycard’s fifth annual travel in business survey.
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League table to rank construction suppliers
A league table rating the performance of suppliers is to follow the launch of new benchmarks for the construction industry, it has emerged.
Awards’ judges reveal shortlisted companies
More than 40 organisations have been shortlisted for the second annual - and expanded - Kelly’s Awards for Excellence in Purchasing and Supply.
Offshore firms ready for supply chain Logic
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.
Lower electricity bills on way for business
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 to advertise contracts on website
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.
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