Private finance initiative (PFI) savings are “small beer”, according to the Institute for Public Policy Research.
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Private finance initiative (PFI) savings are “small beer”, according to the Institute for Public Policy Research.
Television presenter Noel Edmonds is set to launch a business channel aimed at small and medium-sized enterprises. Biz4BizTV.com, to be broadcast by BSKyB, will give businesses the opportunity to rent airtime, with which to communicate with their employees and clients.
Honda has warned it will reduce its number of UK suppliers in an effort to offset the high value of the pound. The company makes the Civic and Accord models at its Swindon factory, where 75 per cent of components come from the UK. Minoru Harada, head of Honda’s European operations, has said that the best option would be to import half the components from continental suppliers.
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British business travel buyers are paying substantially more than their European counterparts for the same trips, a survey has revealed. The UK is the most expensive country in Europe to fly from on European and North American routes, according to American Express’s European Corporate Travel Index.
Almost half of the government’s £50 million fund for helping small businesses to cope with the climate change levy will be spent on research into renewable energy, according to government sources.
Companies that are environmentally proactive are noticing improvements in their competitive position and profitability, according to a new report. Business and the Environment from the Management Consultancies’ Association, examined how the government, businesses and consumers draw up green policies. For more information, visit www.mca.org.uk.
A final report submitted to the government by the Cowboy Builders Working Group calls for a voluntary nationwide register of “‘quality-marked” builders, to be backed up by a mandatory warranty covering all work.