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Monthly Archives: February 2013
Car makers switching to aluminium
The amount of aluminium used in cars is growing by some 5% every year, according to Barclay’s analyst Gayle Berry who was speaking to Bloomberg, and is expected to increase further as consumer’s looks for more fuel efficient cars.
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Microsoft backs takeover in hardware supply chain
Microsoft has supported the $24bn buyout, led by Michael Dell, as it seeks to shore up support for Windows and compete against Google’s Android.
According to a report in Reuters, the move marks a departure from the decades-old, software-ce…
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SIG takes wraps off ‘bottles made of cardboard’
Made from a newly-developed “paper” material, the “combidome” packaging aims to combine the best features of a carton pack with the best features of a bottle. In design terms, combidome looks like a bottle, and features the conventional shape, stabili…
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HR focuses on corporate responsibility
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD study, The role of HR in corporate responsibility, points out that corporate responsibility programmes are rising despite, or even because of, the economic climate.
Almost a quarter of manage…
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MPs anger over ‘shambolic’ handling of translation deal
The Justice Committee said the Ministry of Justice did not understand the complexity of the service when they went to market to find a new supplier, and the procurement process used did not provide a working model.
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Travel buyers should help staff avoid travel
A travel manager should also encourage travel avoidance, according to Ikea’s global travel and meetings manager.
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Travel buyers should help staff avoid travel
A travel manager should also encourage travel avoidance, according to Ikea’s global travel and meetings manager.
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Payment-by-results unfair on voluntary organisations
The National Council for Voluntary Organisations said the government’s ‘payment-by-results’ model puts third sector organisations off bidding for work because their financial situation does not allow them to wait to get paid.
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West Africa sees biggest risk increase
Terrorism, a lack of governance and illegal activity such as drug trafficking is deterring companies from doing business in the region.
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Google launches purchasing marketplace
Reported by CPC strategy, the ’Google Shopping for Suppliers’ platform was launched two weeks ago in beta and is currently only open to the electronics and electrical industries in the US.
It has, according to reports, been built to break…
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