Monthly Archives: July 2016

RETENTION OF TITLE – PROCUREMENT ACTIONS (1) Retention of Title (ROT) clauses have appeared in our professional life again. These clauses are often referred to as ‘Romalpa’ clauses. We thought the implications and existence of these clauses were widely known. This is not the case. Our client’s finance and procurement people were oblivious to the […]

Its out and currently charting at no 15 in Amazon Purchasing and Supply section. Procurement and Supply Chain Management 9th Edition was released on 22nd April 2016.  Although the eighth edition is still the best selling book in this chart we expect this to be reversed as the word gets round Whats new? The entire content […]

Construction Manager at Risk – Part 1 What is it? It is an approach to construction management, very much under the radar in the United Kingdom. A definition is “A project specific delivery method for large capital construction projects.” The cm-at-risk provides technical assistance during the design phase and has a cost-capped feature. The cm-at-risk […]

When, Thomas Roughley our latest Work Experience Graduate showed an interest undertaking some background reading as he started his placement, we gave him one of Dr. Farrington’s books to read! We think he was a little surprised with the Chinese Edition, as he was with another version in Russian.  However we are not all bad. […]

Our professional help and support to fellow professionals We exist in business to provide sensitive and continuous support to fellow professionals. Procurement can be a very lonely place, as we are often told. Challenges abound, often requiring solutions that are innovative and long lasting. When you need a quiet discussion, who can you trust to […]

  A cold freeze on the way! Outsource and be damned – A political hot potato Our research is never ending, not only to keep up with procurement developments but to share information with you fellow professionals. We promise not to mention the general election but you will recall that more than one political party […]

  10 points about real life bribery and fraud We have a continuing research project into Bribery & Fraud, specifically when the circumstances involve procurement and other staff with a supplier(s). This research has led us to a report on “Investigation into bribery and fraud at RailCorp (Australian report by ICAC – First Report). Chapter […]