Monthly Archives: August 2012

Procurement specialist recognised for Olympics support Stephen Ashcroft of Sustainable Procurement specialists Brian Farrington Ltd has been selected to be included in an exhibition to highlight the Northwest region’s contribution to the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games. Thousands of people from across the Northwest have been directly involved in projects connected with the Games and the […]

We’re going back to basics with this post. We meet non-procurement specialists with “procurement” responsibilities that just need a ‘nudge’… To set up and manage supplier (vendor or contractor) engagements is tough, especially because some suppliers are much better at bidding than they are at delivering the contract. How do you get the core information […]

Beware the one-time purchase of equipment spares Imagine that one year ago, your organisation purchased a major piece of capital equipment with a predicted life of seven years, assuming a 14 hour working day, six days a week, for 48 weeks of the year. The supplier, a Japanese company offered you ‘essential spares’, which were […]