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Three-quarters of UK businesses believe that the government should give them more help to exploit e-commerce opportunities, according to a new report. The survey, by Internet service provider Nexus, also found that firms believe that greater tax harmonisation across Europe would help cross-border business.
Thames Water is set to extend its pipes into Kent this summer after winning the contract to supply race track Brands Hatch from rival firm Mid Kent Water. It is Thames Water’s first new contract since the Competition Act was introduced in March and the firm expects to save Brands Hatch 20 per cent of its bill.
The alliance between Ford, General Motors and DaimlerChrysler to put all their procurement online will be good for suppliers, according to Noël Goutard, chairman and chief executive of French automotive supplier Valeo.
Understanding the buying decisions suppliers make is critical for achieving cost reduction, says Brian Hughes
More than three-quarters of consumers would boycott a product if they disagreed with the way it was made, a Management Consultancies Association survey has shown. Business, Government and the New Citizen also revealed that 49 per cent had done so.
The British Chambers of Commerce is calling for law enforcement agencies to be held legally responsible when banks and law firms that have been forced to surrender encryption keys for reading clients’ e-mail have actions taken against them for breach of confidentiality.
Gas and electricity regulator Ofgem has produced guidelines on how it will use its powers to investigate anti-competitive behaviour under the new Competition Act 1998.
The new director-general of the Confederation of British Industry believes that British business will eventually bring the UK’s entry into European Monetary Union (Emu) to a head, but it is not the case right now.