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Your free health check:  What are the 6 key issues you should be addressing to manage and reduce risk in procurement? Stephen Ashcroft is offering 3 free Skype sessions, of about 30 minutes to figure out ‘how you are doing’ – this approach has been designed to help us to provide you with advice and support […]

As of 18th June 2012 Procurisk™ became Procurisk®. Prior to that we were not allowed to use the ® symbol after the Trademark “Procurisk”. We could only legitimately use the ™ symbol. That is because under UK law it is an offence under Section 95 of the Trade Marks Act 1994 to use the symbol […]

We don’t have to look to far to see the consequences of supply chain  failure. The media is littered with the impact of such problems. It might be a relief to be able to point the finger of blame at a supplier when things go wrong in the supply chain. But maybe we should  look to […]

      July 4, 2012 at 8:00 AM – 1:00 PM       Mere Golf and Spa Hotel, nr Manchester, England       This event requires registration:  Please contact Steve Ashcroft       or call 01744 20698 Dear Colleague, Brian Farrington Ltd will be hosting  a panel discussion to examine how managing sustainability and risk in procurement impacts Corporate goals, […]

We are aware  of the pressure placed upon organisations in the current climate and the extent that  this  impacts on individuals. Often the budget to commission external advice is cut. This  leaves you  with no internal resource with sufficient level of understanding to be able to discuss matters intelligently. With this in mind we are offering a little help to those who need it. […]

A refresher on Performance Bonds. A requirement of a performance bond is not an uncommon occurrence on large projects and construction projects. Procurement specialists are usually presented with wording for the bond and often the bond is put in place without any discussion on negotiation. Keating Chambers (Barristers) offer this thought. ‘The word “bond” conjures […]

We have been researching project risk management to identify where procurement sits in regard to detailed risk management plans for a project. Unsurprisingly, there is a widely varying emergent position. Our research shows that: Many projects have little expert procurement support due to lack of resource skills and availability. Stakeholder risks are badly managed, specifically […]