Industry News
DH: The country’s biggest supermarkets, food manufacturers, caterers & food outlets are joining forces to help cut 5bn calories from the nation’s daily diet, the Health Secretary Andrew Lansley announced last week
More than three-quarters of the retail market has joined the fight against obesity and are leading the way in signing up to the Responsibility Deal’s calorie reduction pledge.
Press release & links
DECC: Energy Minister Charles Hendry has given BP consent to drill the deepwater North Uist well, northwest of the
The UK Government took rapid action following the
Press release& links
DECC: Wind turbine manufacturer Gamesa recently gave a vote of confidence to the offshore wind industry by announcing their plans to build a major manufacturing facility in
Gamesa, a global maker of wind turbines based in , has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Forth Ports,
Press release & links ~ WWF comment
GPS: The Government Procurement Service in partnership with the Department for Education has launched a new framework for the provision of Information Management & Learning Services for Schools, Local Authorities and a broad range of educational stakeholders.
The framework offers real transparency on costs, pricing for individual solution components where possible, indicative pricing for support requirements & training needs which will allow organisations to benchmark and be more informed purchasers.