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Category Archives: News
Hitachi deal to deliver nuclear investment programme
The Japanese technology giant’s acquisition of Horizon Nuclear Power means it will begin building nuclear power plants in the UK and boost the nation’s construction supply chain.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Purchasing, Sustainability
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BT profits rescued by heavy cost cutting
Revenue is down but profits are up at the telecoms company thanks to a cost-cutting transformation programme.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Purchasing
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‘Don’t make SMEs swap one debilitating barrier to growth for another’
Robert Downes calls on banks to resume lending and resume relationship banking with business customers.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, Home page top story, News, Supply chain
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‘Don’t make SMEs swap one debilitating barrier to growth for another’
Robert Downes calls on banks to resume lending and resume relationship banking with business customers.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, Home page top story, News, Supply chain
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PM’s supply chain finance plan ”unlikely to deliver”
“It smacks a little of crowd funding which is fashionable and sexy but very small, relative to the SMEs’ needs,” says CIPS economist John Glen.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Purchasing, Supply chain
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PM’s supply chain finance plan ”unlikely to deliver”
“It smacks a little of crowd funding which is fashionable and sexy but very small, relative to the SMEs’ needs,” says CIPS economist John Glen.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, Home page top story, News, Purchasing, Supply chain
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Network Rail rolling out finance offering to vendors
Following a two-year pilot, the rail infrastructure organisation is phasing the roll-out of access to finance for all its suppliers.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Purchasing, Supply chain
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Network Rail rolling out finance offering to vendors
Following a two-year pilot, the rail infrastructure organisation is phasing the roll-out of access to finance for all its suppliers.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, Home page top story, News, Purchasing, Supply chain
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Job cuts in UK construction sector
October’s construction output rose fractionally compared with September’s performance but a rise in job cuts saw employment reduce at the fastest rate since August 2011, while new work dropped for the fifth successive month.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, PMI reports, Purchasing, Resources
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Suppliers in ‘weak position’ as administration looms for Comet
Analyst warns vendors might have problems recovering money owing as they are low on the list of secured creditors.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Purchasing, SRM, Supply chain
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