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Category Archives: News
Dingwall cleans up at William Hill
The bookmaker’s contract manager has cut the company’s cleaning bill by £8 million and boosted recycling by changing company purchasing culture.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Purchasing, Supply chain
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Mining giant’s profits drop following aluminium acquisition
Rio Tinto’s chief executive declines bonus over his part in the deal that saw the value of the acquired company drop an estimated £5.6 billion.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, Ed's choice risk & continuity, International, News, Purchasing, Risk & continuity
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Government to investigate late payment of suppliers
UK business minister announces business representative will run a prompt-payment working group.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Public sector, Purchasing, Supply chain
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Incidents of procurement corruption uncovered at South African university
Minister Nzimande: “We will call on our courts to impose the maximum sentence where cases are proven.”
Posted in 2012, cat-news, International, News, Public sector, Purchasing, Risk & continuity, Southern Africa
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Higher travel costs expected this year
Delegates at the Business Travel Show in London were told Asia’s hotel prices will rise dramatically in 2012, particularly in Hong Kong and Singapore.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, Ed's choice travel, International, News, Purchasing, Travel
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Don’t pay for uneaten breakfasts, travel buyers told
“Make sure you are not paying for limo transfers that aren’t needed and breakfasts that aren’t eaten,” Sarah Makings, KPMG’s European category manager.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, International, News, Purchasing, Travel
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Stobart Group repeats joint procurement of trucks
Together with A. W. Jenkinson, the haulage firm is joint-purchasing 1,000 new trucks from supplier Scania.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Purchasing, SRM
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Academy aims to boost civil service project management
Government announces Major Projects Leadership Academy to aid public sector’s capability to deliver major projects.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Public sector, Purchasing
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Scottish government outlines sustainable procurement goal
Reform will make procurement standardised and more transparent, said Alex Neil MSP.
Posted in 2010, 2012, cat-news, News, Public sector, Purchasing
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Travel buyers celebrate successes at awards show
Industry convenes for the Chelsea Harbour bash.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, International, News, Purchasing, Travel
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