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Bank of England Agents summary of business conditions April 2011 (highlights)
28 April 2011
This publication is a summary of monthly reports compiled by the Bank of England’s Agents following discussions with contacts in the period between late February and late March 2011. It provides information on the state of business conditions from companies across all sectors of the economy.
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CBI survey: Cost inflation hits UK food and drink
28 April 2011
Most food and drink manufacturers were working below capacity in the last quarter, according to a new survey from the Confederation of British Industry (CBI).
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COOL discussions expose MEPs’ ignorance about food industry
28 April 2011
Country of Origin Labelling (COOL) discussions exposed ignorance among Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) about the food manufacturing and supply chain, said Nick Stuart, Biscuit, Cake, Chocolate and Confectionery Association (BCCCA) chairman.
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Lorry driver killed by falling steel gates
27 April 2011
A lorry driver was killed when he was hit by steel gates falling off his vehicle as it was unloaded by a forklift truck. Andrew Brown was hit by two gates, weighing 153kgs or about 24 stone, at Simpsons Garden Centre in Inverness.
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Warehousing aids strong performance at Grocontinental
27 April 2011
Food distribution specialist Grocontinental believes better warehouse utilisation has contributed to a rise in profit and turnover.
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LRN/CILT Agribusiness supply chain and transport workshop
27 April 2011
An enjoyable and highly informative workshop was held on 12 April, 2011 at Newcastle University. The workshop attracted 26 participants from a diverse range of backgrounds to hear enlightening contributions on different aspects of the agribusiness supply chain by six speakers.
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Keep up to date with changes to business support
27 April 2011
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) is developing a major programme to transform the way it provides information, advice and guidance to businesses.
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Seafast Celsius partners with Solstor UK
27 April 2011
Tapping into the Easyfresh network to ship from any origin to the UK
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NOTICE OF CHANGES TO ADDITIONAL PARKING CHARGES
21 April 2011
Transport for London hereby gives notice that the Mayor of London and the Secretary of State for Transport have approved the following changes to additional parking charges.
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The Environmental Investigation Agency’s Chilling Fact's Survey
21 April 2011
The survey focuses on the UK supermarket refrigeration and cooling systems, the report’s authors provide their own rankings on the companies based on their assessment primarily of the retailers’ adoption of natural refrigeration, along with other categories such as emissions, leakage, use of natural refrigerants and training and technical.
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Hauliers hit by staged accidents
21 April 2011
Haulage operators are being warned not to fall victim to criminal gangs who set up staged collisions with HGVs in order to make fraudulent insurance claims.
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LCP Consulting Ltd - Carbon Reporting white paper
21 April 2011
Professor Alan Braithwaite , chairman of LCP Consulting Ltd and keynote speaker at the FSDF Spring Conference in 2010 has recently published a “white paper” which focuses on the issues and problems which surround the accurate reporting of transport emissions and the achievement of targets set under the 2020 and 2050 carbon reduction commitment.
