The revelation of ‘irregularities’ at Reed in Partnership’s New Deal operation raises questions about the administration of public-private schemes
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BA has launched a £5.3 million campaign to woo business travellers back into premium airline seats. Corporate customers will be offered free airport car parking and vehicle hire in return for cabin upgrades. Premium business travel fell by 18.3 per cent last year.
Electronic data interchange has failed because it is costly, complex and misguided, argues John Luscombe
The government’s goal of a £210 million renewable energy market by 2010 has received a boost with plans for new windfarms in Wales and Scotland. Amec and British Energy have been commissioned to create Europe’s largest windfarm on the Isle of Lewis, off Scotland’s west coast.
i2 aims to develop 50 per cent of its products in India in a bid to cut costs. The work will be split equally between the US and India, where only 17 per cent of products are currently developed. www.i2.com
A disagreement over the number of engines supplied by BMW is forcing Land Rover to cut back production of its best-selling Freelander model by around 12 per cent. Ford, which bought Land Rover last year after BMW broke up and sold its Rover operations, and BMW are in discussions about raising the annual supply from 32,000 units to 50,000 units.