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Monthly Archives: June 2012
Government encourages social mobility
The UK government has been urged to improve efforts to boost social mobility by facilitating greater access to professional careers.
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Construction confidence falls as growth falters
The sector continued to expand in May, but at its slowest rate for three months, lowering expectations for the year ahead.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, PMI reports, Purchasing, Resources
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Mars on target to meet sustainable cocoa goal
The chocolate maker expects to buy more than 20 per cent of its cocoa from certified sustainable sources in 2012, equivalent to around 90,000 tonnes.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Purchasing, Supply chain, Sustainability
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Scotland to strengthen North Sea oil and gas supply chain
The Scottish Government wants to make the supply chain to the sector worth £30 billion by 2020.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Supply chain
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Aluminium sourcing troubled by Chinese production cuts
China’s top five aluminium producers are expected to cut production by 10% from June because of changes in the supply of bauxite imports from Indonesia.
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Office Depot appoints new supply chain chief
Office Depot, the office product supplier, has promoted Mike McCreesh to the position of supply chain director of the UK and Ireland.
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Shell signs global MRO deal with MRC Global
Shell has signed a Maintenance Repair and Operations (MRO) deal covering its upstream, midstream and downstream project and maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) requirements in North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, the Middle East and Africa. …
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China increases share of global marketing procurement spend
International companies are redirecting marketing spend from recession hit Europe to focus more on the still growing and developing markets of China, industry insiders have noted.
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Procurement profession needs more entry-level positions
More junior roles are necessary to encourage candidates to make purchasing their career of choice, according to CIPS president David Smith.
Posted in 2012, Careers, cat-news, News, Purchasing
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Government procurement card controls ‘not strict enough’
MPs are not satisfied purchasing cards are being used appropriately and want tighter controls, including banning their use to buy certain items such as alcohol.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, Central government, News, Public sector, Purchasing
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