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Matt Glass has been appointed as new board chair of UK’s leading supplier diversity organisation, MSDUK. In the role, Matt will lead MSDUK’s board as they continue to support a thriving network of corporates and ethnic minority businesses (EMBs) to improve supplier diversity for individuals, communities, and businesses across the UK and Europe. Matt leads Continue reading UK’s leading supplier diversity organisation, MSDUK, appoints Matt Glass as the new board chair
Booking is now open for the 2023 Institute of Economic Development Annual Conference and Awards Dinner, as the organisation’s 40th anniversary celebrations get into full swing. The IED Annual Conference, which will be held at the Park Regis Birmingham on 7th November, is themed Grow for Good? Reappraising the UK’s Growth Objectives. Workshops and presentations Continue reading IED Annual Conference and Awards launched as 40th anniversary celebrations get underway
Comment from Ollie Gray, business development director, Charis While Charis welcomes the reduction in the Ofgem price cap this July from £3280 to £2074, households will still be paying generally double what they were paying in 2021. The cumulative effect of the increase in the overall cost of living has meant that many people have Continue reading Ofgem price cap reduction – what does it mean?
Claire Agutter In the volatility of today’s international markets, businesses need to be agile and responsive and supply chain flexibility has emerged as a game-changer. “The ability of a business and its capacity to swiftly adjust supply chain operations in response to unpredictable market demands and supply-side disruptions can be make or break Continue reading Closing the Gap: In a turbulent economic environment, how can a more agile supply chain deliver business growth?
Mark Benson – Rivus With the pressures on public sector finances at an all-time high, we talk to Mark Benson, Emergency Services Fleet Consultant, at award winning fleet solutions provider, Rivus, about ways that critical public service fleets can maximise vehicle availability and fleet efficiencies to deliver significant cost savings, freeing up budget Continue reading Driving critical fleets forward
Workforce management platform and services company Matrix is strengthening its commitment to providing a world-class contingent workforce management system, starting with the launch of Matrix Prism, powered by OutSystems’ low-code development system, which will replace Matrix existing proprietary platform, CR.net. Matrix Prism will provide an intuitive end-to-end workflow management platform that covers the full spectrum Continue reading Matrix ramps up tech investment with Matrix Prism launch in collaboration with OutSystems to boost platform capabilities
Align, the joint venture between Bouygues Travaux Publics, a subsidiary of Bouygues Construction, Sir Robert McAlpine, and VolkerFitzpatrick, a subsidiary of VolkerWessels that is delivering the Central 1 portion of HS2 Phase One, has chosen a next generation procurement delivery solution which can result in up to 70% reduction in carbon emissions previously caused by Continue reading ALIGN JV CHOOSES UNIQUE ONSITE PROCUREMENT SOLUTION TO SUPPORT HS2 CONSTRUCTION
Added Health – Dr Michael Stein (left) and Prof Chris Butler The way we deliver healthcare in the UK has to change, says Dr Michael Stein, CEO of Added Health. He explains how advances in medical research and digital technology might now transform the lives of millions and save the NHS £billions. The Continue reading It’s time to make a pre-emptive strike on poor health
David Trossell, CEO and CTO of Bridgeworks The public sector continues to promote and undergo digital transformation. The drivers for it range from a need to digitalise operations, to increase innovation and agility or encourage and permit easier collaboration across different Government departments and public sector organisations. There is also a need for Continue reading SD-WANs: Are They Enough for Modern Government Enterprises?
The NHS is looking for a new chief information officer, and the Highland Marketing advisory board has been considering what should be on his or her ‘to do’ list. Following the merger of NHSX and NHS Digital with the NHS England transformation directorate, and the departure of some high-profile digital leaders, the NHS is Continue reading What should be top of mind for the new NHS CIO?
An impressive 500,000 energy vouchers dispatched within four weeks and ahead of schedule. A staggering £600m of cash distributed across post offices at speed, meticulous behind-the-scenes planning and postmasters who proved to be local heroes for their communities. The results speak for themselves: With a redemption rate of almost 100%, it’s clear the Northern Ireland
By Kevin Dobson, product manager, Epson UK This month marks three-years since the government first gave the order for people to work from home, wherever possible, at the start of the COVID19 pandemic. Nobody at the time would have predicted that this simple order – enforced to slow the spread of a deadly disease – Continue reading From paper to pixels: Secure scanning in public sector digitalisation
By Graham Martin, Chairman and CEO, EnOcean Alliance There has never been a more pressing need to husband the world’s resources and reduce global energy consumption. Developments in building automation are a promising way forward; in particular, using self-powered devices that harvest energy from the environment and manual operation. The need is pressing. Most of Continue reading Energy: Harvest for the world
The Construction Industry Collective Voice (CICV) has praised the industry for embracing its drive to improve payments and cashflow – and says the positive response to its recent campaign demonstrates that there is a real appetite for change across the sector. The unique collective says the response from the industry to its payment survey, Best Continue reading CICV praises industry for embracing payments and cashflow campaign, but more needs to be done to improve financial landscape
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