Monthly Archives: January 2013

Firms urged to spend 60% of marketing spend online

A survey commissioned by Edit Optimisation advises that most businesses and organisations should spend the majority of their marketing budgets on web-based streams in 2013.

“The importance of online marketing cannot be overestimated. In many ways it …

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UK halves employee redundancy consultation period

The announcement responds to a consultation launched in June and to calls for improvements to the way collective redundancies rules operate and for the processes involved to be made easier to understand. It also forms part of the Government’s co…

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Government predicts £600 million savings from shared services

Central departments will be expected to move back-office work, including procurement, to privately run shared service centres by the end of 2014.

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Avis zips up deal for car sharing company

The car rental group expects to make annual savings of $50-$70 million (£31-£43 million) through its acquisition of Zipcar, by consolidating spend and more efficient use of stock.

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UK construction sector paints ‘a depressing picture’

Activity in the building industry suffered the fastest rate of contraction since June last month, according to the Purchasing Managers’ Index.

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Progress on procurement, but ‘major weaknesses’ remain in Tanzania

Public authorities are increasingly adhering to procurement legislation in the African country, but there are still serious problems of non-compliance.

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US manufacturing rates on the rebound

According to a median forecast of 68 economists surveyed by Bloomberg with regard to the expected results of The Institute for Supply Management’s closely watched factory index, economists expect the index to rise from 49.5, the score recor…

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Automotives signal Asia production shift in 2013

Vehicle industry forecasts show that 82.4 million cars and light vehicles are expected to be produced in 2013, up from 80.6 million in 2012, pushing an expected 5% rise in production in the US.

Europe, meanwhile, is anticipating a 3.2% fall in output…

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US Navy floats $41m submarine MRO contract

General Dynamics wholly-owned subsidiary Electric Boat has been awarded a the US Navy contract to perform non-nuclear submarine modernisation and maintenance work.

Under the terms of the contract, Electric Boat will continue operating the New England…

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Smart building managed services ‘critical’ for FM strategies

Realising the full potential of these management systems, however, requires a level of sophistication that many current building operations and maintenance staff lack, the Pike Research study, Smart Building Managed Services, notes. It adds that the g…

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