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Firms are being urged to incorporate one new social enterprise into their supply chain to mark the UK’s first “Social Saturday”. The day, organised by Social Enterprise UK (SEUK) and backed by the UK government, aims to boost the number of people buying from the third sector, comprising more than70,000 organisations. SEUK said half of...
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Enhancing procurement processes in the construction and facilities management sectors could save the Welsh economy millions of pounds, according to the country’s Finance Minister. Jane Hutt said the public sector could reduce its spending by £5.7 million by adopting a new approach to procurement. She was speaking at the launch of the National Procurement Service’s...
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The Health and Safety Executive’s Small Business Advisor Barbara Hockey will take part in a live Twitter-chat on Thursday 5 June to answer questions on the health and safety of small businesses. Barbara will be supported by HSE inspectors to answer any questions or concerns that small businesses may have and hopefully dispel some of...
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The Health and Safety Executive has today opened a 10 week consultation on proposals to replace the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007 (CDM 2007). Key changes being proposed include: replacement of the CDM co-ordinator role with a principal designer role within the project team; removal of the domestic client exemption and transfer of these...
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Audits of 19,328 businesses in China found health, safety and hygiene issues dominated the latest Sedex Responsible Sourcing Insights Briefing. The survey added: “Political liberalisation is failing to occur on a notable scale, enforcement of labour standards is weak, and there is a lack of control over sub-contractor networks.”
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182,000 construction jobs are set to be created in the next five years according to new research released today by CITB. Fuelled by demand for 245,000 new homes across the UK each year, CITB’s Construction Skills Network (CSN) forecast shows that housing will account for over a third (37%) of the UK’s total annual construction...
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Three key global players working on multi-million pound investments in UK rail infrastructure and rolling stock projects meet Welsh businesses in Cardiff next week to highlight potential supply chain opportunities. Bombardier Transportation UK Ltd, Hitachi Rail Europe and Alstrom Transport are hosting the rail industry supply chain event in conjunction with the Welsh Government. Procurement...
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Action to increase disabled people’s independence, reduce hate crime and improve diversity on public sector boards are just some of the achievements outlined in the Welsh Government’s Equality Annual Report 2012/13 published today. The report highlights action taken to promote equal opportunities and tackle barriers to social justice. It looks at such things as improving...
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Some 75 per cent of organisations experienced supply chain disruption in the past year, according to a study. The research, conducted by the Business Continuity Institute (BCI) and supported by CIPS and Zurich, revealed service failure by outsourcers are one of the top causes of supply chain disruption. The Supply Chain Resilience 2013 survey of...
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Poor standards and dangerous practices were found at nearly half of the building sites visited during a month long safety drive. During a nationwide campaign, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) visited 2,607 sites where refurbishment or repair work was taking place. Inspectors found basic safety standards were not being met on 1,105 sites. On...
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