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Hampshire Chamber Picks Fuelcard People
HAMPSHIRE Chamber of Commerce has appointed THE FUELCARD PEOPLE as its preferred fuel cards supplier. Its 1,600 member companies now have access to discount diesel and petrol not just throughout Hampshire, but across the UK. Andrew Finney, president of Hampshire Chamber, said, ‘We wanted a supplier which offers not just significant fuel cost savings, but genuine personal service.’ Lower fuel costs, eliminated paperwork and reduced administrative workloads are just the start of benefits available to members. Fixed weekly pricing for...
read morePolyflor Offers BIM
POLYFLOR now offers Building Information Modelling (BIM) objects for a selection of its best-selling flooring ranges, available to download free of charge via the Polyflor website and www.nationalbimlibrary.com As part of the first phase of Polyflor’s BIM presence the objects have been developed in all leading software formats including Revit Architecture, Bentley AECOsim, Nametschek Vectorworks, Graphisoft ArchiCAD & IFC. The National BIM Library, developed and managed by NBS for the UK construction industry, is a free online resource...
read moreAltro Flooring In Line For Award
ALTRO has been shortlisted for the next stage in the Institution of Mechanical Engineers’ Manufacturing Excellence (MX) Awards in the innovation in products and processes category. The MX Awards was established in 1982 and is widely recognised in the business world for promoting the best of UK manufacturing. Altro will be visited by MX expert assessors and a judging panel before the winners are announced at a prestigious ceremony in this month. Richard Kahn, ceo of Altro, said: ‘The additional benefit of these awards is that it...
read moreFila Wins Award
FILA has won the excellent company award in the Sales Excellence Awards 2014. Sponsored by training firm, Fortia, the awards recognise outstanding companies that run their own sales organisation according to the latest international standards. Evaluation criteria include organisation structure and processes, development and motivation of personnel, and innovation in sales organisation and management. A balance between traditional family values and an advanced managerial structure has created today’s Fila organisation. The surface care...
read moreBAL Adhesives Recognised
BAL (Building Adhesives Ltd) has been recognised in the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) as part of the Manufacturing Excellence Awards (MX). MX is designed to support and promote UK companies in ensuring productivity and worldwide competitiveness. BAL was shortlisted in the first regional MX Awards for, ‘various business improvements and introducing a programme to improve working relationships.’ BAL entered the MX Awards to assess its performance in comparison with the best manufacturers. The aim was to identify best...
read moreWorker Loses Fingers Slipping On An Icy Floor
A Leeds-based company has been sentenced after a worker suffered serious injuries to his hand when it came into contact with the drive chain of a conveyor at a Newcastle factory. The 26-year-old man, of Longbenton, Newcastle, was clearing up after completing a job on a freezer at Country Style Foods when he slipped on the icy floor. The man (whose name was not disclosed) instinctively put out his right hand to steady himself but as he did so it struck the drive chain of a moving conveyor, taking the tips off two of his fingers down to the...
read moreMany Online Retailers Are ‘Flouting The Law’
OVER 16,000 internet retailers are flouting the law, says UK internet watchdog SafeBuy. It describes internet retailing as a ‘Wild West’. Richard Jones, ceo of SafeBuy says, ‘25% of SMEs surveyed had breached legal requirements for online trading, including displaying a proper geographic address, a contact phone number and an email address, plus having a legally-compliant goods returns policy.’ SafeBuy has a comprehensive Code of Best Practice for UK internet retailing. It assesses websites for compliance. Those which pass can...
read moreManufacturers’ Sales Continuing To Rise
THERE has been strong growth in the sales of construction products, including flooring, in the second quarter of 2014, according to latest state of trade survey from the CPA (Construction Products Association) (Q2 2014). Companies are increasingly optimistic for the future and, for the first time in five years, product manufacturers report increases in levels of capital investment across all areas of their business. Following on from Q1, both heavy side and light side firms find higher cost pressures stemming from wages and salaries....
read moreHot Guide For Visitors To The Flooring Show
THINKING of visiting Harrogate? Make a weekend of it! Good hotels, good eating, right at the entrance to the stunning Yorkshire Dales, one of the UK’s most beautiful national parks, and only 20 miles from the city of York and its many visitor attractions. Getting to Harrogate by road: From London take the M1 then A1(M), exit Wetherby (nine miles from Harrogate) and follow signage; From the North: A1, exit Wetherby or Knaresborough (Knaresborough exit is eight miles from Harrogate); From the East: M621 then A1(M), exit Wetherby; From...
read moreBig Builders Moan As Subbie Rates Rise
BIG builders are expressing concerns over the ability of the supply chain to cope with further growth following reports that pay rates for sub-contractors have increased at the steepest rate for more than 17 years. Respondents to the Markit/CIPS Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index survey for May report ‘shortages of stock and supply-chain bottlenecks’. Richard Threlfall, KPMG UK head of infrastructure, building and construction, claims main contractors are now ‘taking a thrashing’, with the supply chain ‘holding the...
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