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Monthly Archives: December 2012
Manufacturers urge government for SME support
Attempts to boost UK SMEs have been communicated poorly and are too slow, according to an industry report.
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H&M called on to cut links to Uzbek cotton
According to reports on The Guardian, Uzbekistan forces children as young as nine to pick cotton in conditions which have been described by charity group, Anti-Slavery International, as ’appalling’.
Several high street retailers, includin…
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O2 under fire for 180-day payment terms
Service suppliers whose contracts are coming up for renegotiation are seeing payment terms extending to 180 days as standard, up from 60 or 90 days previously.
Robert Downes, policy advisor at the Forum of Private Business (FPB), criticised the move:…
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DHL expands sea-air multi-modal offering to Africa
Dubbed DHL SEAIR, the combined sea and air freight offering has been expanded to Abidjan (Ivory Coast), Brazzaville (Republic of the Congo), Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo), Dakar (Senegal), Luanda (Angola), Douala (Cameroon), Malabo (Equa…
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Migration of data-rich applications to push up cloud IT spend
Cloud-based services revenues in two years are expected to comprise nearly twice its current share of provider revenue, according to the 2012 Cloud Providers Global Survey from KPMG International.
The study notes that business users’ migration …
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Rotherham Trust looks for low-carbon innovation
Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust claims it is shaking up the supply chain, asking suppliers to compete to provide low-carbon catering for its hospital.
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Businesses should make procurement ‘SME friendly’
Small firms are often put off bidding for contracts with large companies because tendering is too complex, according to the Institute for Sustainability.
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Rotherham Trust looks for low-carbon innovation
The NHS trust wants to find suppliers capable of helping it provide a more sustainable catering service for a new contract.
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Businesses should make procurement ‘SME friendly’
Small firms are often put off bidding for contracts with large companies because tendering is too complex, according to the Institute for Sustainability.
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Chocolate maker secures supplies with cocoa processor purchase
Barry Callebaut will become the world’s biggest cocoa processor and ensure security of supply for its manufacturing operation with acquisition of a division of Petra Foods.
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