October 15, 2012
It has not been a happy series of events this year for the Remploy Group.
After Government funding was withdrawn the Group decided to close many of its loss making sites and seek investment from elsewhere (see the link below) however closures were ...
Click here for full articleCategories: Engineering And Manufacturing | Tags: Industrial News, Paralympics, Disability In The Workplace, Disability, Equal Opportunities, Mands, Redundancies, Engineering, Current Affairs, News | Author: Davidshelton
October 11, 2012
Philip Hammond the defence secretary is due to have discussions with his French and German counterparts at a NATO meeting in Brussels later on.
A decision needs to be made as to whether they can have an extension on the stock exchange for the merger...
Click here for full articleCategories: None | Tags: Industrial News, Eads, Usa, Nato, Bae Systems, Defence, News, Government, Current Affairs | Author: RyanMoore
October 2, 2012
New research suggests that turning air into liquid could a solution as to how to store energy. This has been one of the biggest challenges engineering has faced. The Institute of Mechanical Engineers has said that liquid air can be a real competitor ...
Click here for full articleCategories: Engineering And Manufacturing | Tags: Manufacturing, Uk Manufacturing Sector, Industrial News, Technology, Turbines, Energy, Air, Air, Wind Turbines, Imeche, Storing Energy, Power, Engineering, Current Affairs, News | Author: Lisatonge
September 25, 2012
As a provider of business change specialists to the supply chain and logistics sector many of the programmes of work which I have supported over the past few years have centred around building efficiencies into supply chains. Such initiatives have i...
Click here for full articleCategories: None | Tags: Current Affairs, News, Purchasing And Supply Chain, Supply Chain, Supply Management, Toyota, Purchasing, Logistics, Recruitment, Procurement | Author: MatthewHassall
September 10, 2012
A recent article published by the BBC detailed how on-line virtual “Avatars” will now be screening would be employees for businesses. On one hand I’m impressed by the how far technology has advanced and on the other I’m horrified that not only has a...
Click here for full articleCategories: Current Affairs | Tags: Current Affairs, News, Bbc News Report, Technology, Employment, Logistics, Recruitment | Author: Frasergordon
August 31, 2012
It’s that time of year again, the 31st of August, which can only mean one thing, transfer deadline day! For those of you who have zero interest in football, this is a pretty big deal, not only for fans, but for agents, players and managers alike.
Click here for full articleCategories: Engineering And Manufacturing | Tags: Manufacturing, Uk Manufacturing Sector, Sport, Deadlines, Football, Engineering, Current Affairs, News | Author: DanielSmith
August 29, 2012
After the phenomenal highs of the Olympics, the Paralympics are here and about to start. In previous years the Paralympics have been held in empty stadiums without anywhere near as much hype as the Olympic Games and personally I have found this unfai...
Click here for full articleCategories: Current Affairs | Tags: Disability In The Workplace, Disability, Games, Current Affairs, Olympics, Paralympics | Author: Chrisharries
August 29, 2012
In the past 18 months I seem to have done the two of the most stressful things a human can do out of choice – moving house (actually three times) and starting a new job. It wasn’t until moving for the third time that I realised, after having an argum...
Click here for full articleCategories: Purchasing And Supply Chain | Tags: Supply Chain, Advice, Working Conditions, Work Environment, Purchasing And Supply Chain, Current Affairs, News | Author: JoanneWilmott
August 28, 2012
For my blog this week, I thought I’d carry on my space theme, but unfortunately the topic is much sadder than my last blog.
The death of Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon was announced over the weekend, and the world has lost a truly inspira...
Click here for full articleCategories: Engineering And Manufacturing | Tags: Manufacturing, Bbc News Report, Aerospace, University, Aviation, Space, Outerspace, Nasa, Space Agency, Popular Culture, Engineering, Current Affairs, News | Author: Lisatonge
August 23, 2012
As I look about 12, I thought my blog should focus on something which, although is painted to be the single most important assessment ‘since records began’, turned out not to be a milestone in my life. Today is GCSE results day, with over a million t...
Click here for full articleCategories: Current Affairs | Tags: Gcse, Current Affairs, News, Qualifications | Author: AaronMorganBonner
August 20, 2012
As with most of the UK population and indeed the world, I have been glued to the Olympics for the last few weeks. One of the most impressive things I witnessed over the whole thing was undoubtedly the performance of Oscar Pistorius from South Africa...
Click here for full articleCategories: Current Affairs | Tags: Current Affairs, News, Olympics | Author: Frasergordon
August 16, 2012
Today the BBC reported the following statistics
Click here for full articleCategories: Current Affairs | Tags: Government, Uk Economy, Uk Jobs Market, Unemployment, Economy, Job Hunting, Double Dip Recession, Economic Growth, Private Sector, Employment, Current Affairs, Recession | Author: Damiandiggles
August 14, 2012
Although the employment market has taken a slight downturn over the last month, high calibre engineers are still amongst the most in demand.
Click here for full articleCategories: Engineering And Manufacturing | Tags: Manufacturing, Quality Engineer, Fmcg, Uk Manufacturing Sector, Chemicals, Engineering, Recruitment, Current Affairs | Author: RoryStewart
August 10, 2012
I have just read an interesting news article about an inquiry into postcode fuel prices.
It highlights that motorists in certain areas of the UK are claiming that they are being subjected to a 'postcode lottery' on fuel prices at supermarkets and th...
Click here for full articleCategories: None | Tags: Government, Retail, Transportation, Industrial News, Petrol Costs, Petrol, Fuel, Logistics, Current Affairs, News | Author: LizRenshaw
August 7, 2012
Like almost everyone I have spoken to I have been glued to the Olympic coverage ever since the thrilling opening ceremony on 27th July. In amongst all the successes that the GB team are experiencing the debate around legacy and whether the games are ...
Click here for full articleCategories: Purchasing And Supply Chain | Tags: Recession, Supply Chain, Olympics, Buyers, London, Events, Purchasing And Supply Chain, Procurement, Current Affairs | Author: Chrisharries
August 1, 2012
After one of the wettest July’s on record, it seems The London 2012 Olympics has not only brought renewed patriotism and optimism but the British summer has finally arrived too.
Click here for full articleCategories: Current Affairs | Tags: Sport, Britain, Events, Recruitment, Current Affairs, Olympics | Author: DanielSmith
July 31, 2012
The European Cup was to prove a tournament of what could have beens. What if Roy had longer with the squad in the build up? What if we had betrayed our rich heritage for losing penalty shoot outs? What if we could actually keep the ball for more than...
Click here for full articleCategories: Current Affairs | Tags: International Affairs, Olympics, Sport, Events, Current Affairs, News, Purchasing And Supply Chain | Author: RichardNelson
July 30, 2012
Whilst watching the boxing at the Olympics, my mind began to play with the ideas of comparison of the contenders within it to the recruitment industry.
Click here for full articleCategories: Recruitment | Tags: Events, Recruitment, Current Affairs, Olympics | Author: AaronMorganBonner
July 27, 2012
Whilst eating some wholly disappointing soup this lunch time (Beetroot & Horse-radish – I don’t know what I was thinking when I bought that one) I scanned through the latest Census results. The results were quite surprising, so I thought I highlight...
Click here for full articleCategories: None | Tags: Olympics, Logistics, Current Affairs, News | Author: Frasergordon
July 27, 2012
With the UK apparently slipping deeper into recession following a contraction of 0.7% for last quarter there is much doom and gloom about the state of the economy. This adds to the negative news about the impact of the Euro zone crisis and the possib...
Click here for full articleCategories: Current Affairs | Tags: Eurozone, Olympics, Economic Growth, Current Affairs, Recession, Uk Economy | Author: Chrisharries
