Monthly Archives: December 2012

Motorola strikes deal to leverage Flextronics supply chain capabilities

The facilities are situated in Tianjin, China and Jaguariuna, Brazil. Employees and assets at both locations will transfer from Motorola Mobility, which is owned by Google, to Flextronics after the transaction closes. The agreement also incl…

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US company to float world’s first LNG-powered container ships

TOTE announced it has reached agreement with General Dynamics NASSCO to construct an initial pair of ships to serve Puerto Rico routes, adding that it has options for three more vessels for additional domestic service.

According to TOTE, the vessels …

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Economic fears shake US labour market

The Randstad Employee Confidence Index decreased last month to 51.7, breaking a previous two-month climb in confidence. In the November Index, employees showed increased uncertainty around the availability of new jobs and in the strength of the econom…

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Government gears up for greener energy buying

Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude has promised to take government energy purchasing “to a whole new level” with the ‘Energy for Growth’ range of initiatives.

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News focus: Speculate to accumulate

Should you pin down long-term commodity deals now, hedge or hang on until later? Anna Reynolds asks the experts.

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US fleet vehicle retail sales rate ‘bounces back’

The report shows that November new-vehicle retail sales are projected to come in at 931,900 units, which represent a seasonally adjusted annualized rate (SAAR) of 12.9 million units. November is expected to reflect the highest retail selling rate sinc…

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UK government commits to green energy

With an annual energy bill of £1.5bn, the UK government has a large amount of spending power in the energy market.

“This pilot will take us a step further towards our goal of hedging more of our energy needs against future price fluctuations &n…

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Worldwide smart grid deployments to reach ‘massive’ levels

According to the study, Electric Utility Billing and Customer Information Systems, the full benefits of this investment in next generation electricity grids will only be realised if there is a similar transformation in customer engagement.

“Many util…

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Contractual demand will reveal NHS patient safety failures

NHS organisations will be required to inform patients when mistakes have been made in care under a clause that will be included in contracts commissioned by GPs from April 2013.

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Legal challenge calls interval on theatre revamp

The refurbishment of a 134-year-old Glasgow theatre has been delayed after the tendering process had to be restarted following a successful legal challenge from a firm of architects.

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