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E-COMMERCE AWARDS LAUNCHED
"Now in its sixth consecutive year, www.ecommerce-awards.co.uk has a prize fund of over £200,000 to reward business excellence in UK enterprises."
"Stephen Timms, Minister of State for Energy, E-Commerce and Postal Services, has launched the sixth annual DTI/ InterForum E-Commerce Awards, sponsored by the Royal Bank of Scotland Group. Since their inception in 1999, the DTI/InterForum E-Commerce Awards have been recognising and rewarding innovation in the application of information and communica
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STOCK IN HAND
"PEGDs portable gauges are beginning to offer a high-quality alternative to fixed electronic metering systems, as well as offering all their regular advantages."
"Portable gauging is not usually associated with advanced technology or with reducing volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions; these are usually the province of automatic systems. But an evolving class of portable electronic gauging devices (PEGDs) has been combining the freedom of manual, portable gauging with the technological sophistication
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"THE WORLD'S LARGEST SHOW DEDICATED TO SECURITY <BR>SEPTEMBER 27-29, 2004"
"More than 17,000 security and business professionals will convene in Dallas, Texas, September 27 - 30, 2004, for the world's largest event dedicated to security - the ASIS International 50th Annual Seminar and Exhibits. "
"With some 500,000 square feet of exhibit space and a comprehensive educational programme, this show offers those responsible for security and safety an opportunity to network and gain the latest security information.<BR> More than 800 vendors will showcase the cutting-edge techn
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ESTABLISHED MARKETING STRATEGIES PROVIDE THE ANSWER TO PROBLEMS OF BUSINESS CHANGE
The impact of changes in the business and economic climate make headline news as if this is some new phenomenon.
"Despite the whole new industry of Change Management, new environments for business operation have always emerged. It is the recognition of specific changes, particularly that related to technology shifts, which determines successful companies: The failure of many long established businesses can be clearly linked to failures of this type. The current obsession with modernism and the disregard for histo
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PUBLICITY FOR INDUSTRY
Raising awareness of sometimes complex engineering and manufacturing processes is part of the specialist service provided by Impact Press & PR.
"Impact is a public relations company with particular expertise in working for both manufacturers and component suppliers within the automotive sector. <BR> The agency also has wide experience of working with academia and on Government-funded schemes and employs a large number of PR staff with backgrounds in both print and broadcast journalism. This gives Impact
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GROWING YOUR BUSINESS THROUGH ACQUISITION
"Every owner manager reaches a stage where their business has grown as much as possible organically, and they begin to wonder what to do next. This is when it may be time to consider moving the business forward through acquisition. "
"Buying a business can be the springboard for a company to move it onto another level, or it can be a hugely expensive mistake which can end up seriously jeapardising your existing business.<BR> There are a number of motives for making an acquisition and these usuall
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PARMALAT SCANDAL SPARKS DEMAND FOR AUDIT COMMITTEE EXPERTS
"The collapse of Italian food giant Parmalat has sparked a demand for financial experts to sit on tough new internal audit committees designed to stop similar accounting scandals happening in the UK, according to interim management specialists Executives Online."
"A new corporate governance code gives internal audit committees more power to oversee the accuracy of financial reporting within listed companies, as well as responsibility for monitoring external auditors. The Combined Code, published by the F
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MINISTER FORECASTS KEY ROLE FOR MAS IN GOVERNMENT SUPPORT FOR MANUFACTURING
"The huge success of the Manufacturing Advisory Service has ensured that it will play a key role in future Government support for small and medium sized businesses according to Jacqui Smith MP, Minister for industry and the Regions."
"At the inaugural national dinner of the DTI's Manufacturing Advisory Service held at the RAF Cosford Museum, the Minister paid tribute to the pioneering work of the MAS teams around the country and the ways in which MAS is adding real value to a huge range of diverse busine
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NEW AWARD LAUNCHED AS SCHOOLCHILDREN REJECT THE ENTERPRISE ECONOMY IN FAVOUR OF PUBLIC SECTOR CAREERS
"Britain's schoolchildren are rejecting the enterprise economy in favour of public sector work and glamorous 'fantasy' jobs, according to research published recently by the Manufacturing Foundation."
"The survey, published to coincide with the launch by the Manufacturing Foundation of a new Business and Education Partnership award, shows that children of all ages are rejecting entrepreneurial ambitions and jobs in key wealth generating sectors such as banking and manufacturing.<BR> Instead, more th
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CBI SEES MANUFACTURING REVIVAL SPREAD ACROSS UK
"But firms still predict 29,000 first quarter job losses"
"Manufacturers across most regions of the UK reported an increase in new orders over the past three months and for the first time in over three years all regions expect output to rise over the coming months. <BR> The latest Regional Trends Survey, published by the CBI and Experian Business Strategies, also shows job losses easing over the coming three months but some 29,000 manufacturing jobs are still expected to go in that time.<BR>
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Supposedly the construction
materials of the future, composites are increasingly seen in
applications where optimum efficiency is paramount including
aircraft construction and renewable energy. As two research
examples show in this video, composites really are the future
for efficiency.
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