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Collaborative procurement could save schools £400m

The Schools’ Buying Club has reported that £400 million a year could be saved by using a single framework agreement for resources.

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Whirlpool keeps check on steel suppliers’ health

Consumer appliance manufacturer Whirlpool has said that it is monitoring the health of its steel suppliers as pressure mounts on producers of the metal due to weak demand and tighter finance availability.

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Wood Group seals gas turbine MRO deal with Maersk

US-based Wood Group GTS has secured an exclusive maintenance agreement with Maersk to support multiple Siemens gas turbines operating on its Curlew and North Sea Producer Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) units.

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Firms need ‘more time’ over new EU pension directive

EIOPA (The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority) has launched a consultation on quantifying the impact of their proposed new directive for occupational pensions (the IORP Directive).

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Shared services to ‘become the norm’ in Whitehall

UK government’s civil service reform aims to boost the use of shared service centres, with the CBI calling for local authorities to share with neighbours.

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Government’s £70 million internal audit spend is inefficient

The National Audit Office says the quality of audits is variable and results are not tailored to individual organisations.

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Boots and Walgreens merger to create procurement benefits

The deal between the two retailers will create an organisations with unmatched supply chain and procurement expertise.

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Government aims to save millions on nursery milk

Savings achieved through efficient buying could mean more milk for children under proposals to reform the Nursery Milk Scheme.

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A new dawn for yuan-based trade?

The first cross-border yuan transaction to take place under a new programme aimed to make it easier to settle trade in Chinese yuan took place last week in a move which could save western businesses considerable time and money in the dealings with C…

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RIM to cut supplier in cost-reduction effort

Toronto based Celestia Inc., a supplier to Research In Motion (RIM), has announced that it will be winding down its manufacturing services for the mobile phone giant over the next three to six months.

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