The new director-general of the Confederation of British Industry believes that British business will eventually bring the UK’s entry into European Monetary Union (Emu) to a head, but it is not the case right now.
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The new director-general of the Confederation of British Industry believes that British business will eventually bring the UK’s entry into European Monetary Union (Emu) to a head, but it is not the case right now.
Defence Estates, the procurement agency for the Ministry of Defence, is heading an initiative to overhaul the procurement process for leading construction clients. Monthly forums called benchmarking clubs have been arranged, with the first taking place before Christmas. Clients include NHS Estates, BT and the Highways Agency.
Suppliers seeking outsourced contracts with staff transfer from the Department of Social Security will have to show they have “people-friendly” policies.
TrustUK, the government-backed scheme to increase public confidence in e-commerce, has run into controversy - before its launch.
An online marketplace for the logistics industry has been launched, linking logistics and purchasing professionals with more than 23,000 suppliers.
Cranfield School of Management is launching an MSc in logistics and supply chain management. The programme, which combines online learning with a series of residential courses at Cranfield, is aimed at managers who want to gain a recognised qualification without giving up full-time employment. For more information, visit Cranfield’s website at www.cranfield.ac.uk.
The website for the e-envoy, Alex Allan, has been extended to include statistics charting the progress of e-commerce in the UK.
A Japanese automotive components company is to set up its manufacturing headquarters in Ammanford, south Wales.
This is the seventh year that the UK Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has published the UK R&D Scoreboard (available free from the DTI’s innovation department on 020 7215 1994). Buyers should, at the least, be aware of its existence, especially those involved in purchasing leading-edge technology.
The Bristol home of the MoD’s Defence Procurement Agency will open to the public on 11 September. The £254 million Abbey Wood headquarters has won several landscaping and design awards since the 98-acre site opened in 1996. Sir Robert Walmsley, chief of defence procurement, said that, based on the success of last year’s first-ever open day, the event was likely to be popular.