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Issue #028 June 2009
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Welcome Friend,
Threats facing manufacturing must be addressed despite modest improvement.
Commenting on the April manufacturing figures published today by the ONS, David Kern, Chief Economist at the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), said:
"Manufacturing output has recorded a modest increase, which is better than analysts expected. By any longer-term perspective, manufacturing is in deep decline of more than 13% compared with a year earlier. Any talk of recovery at this stage is premature and potential misleading.
"Threats to the manufacturing sector's skills base remain serious, and it is important for the government to take steps that enable viable firms to retain their precious skilled workforce."
Bob Northgate | International Trade |
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Food For Thought: Putting More Ethical Products From Africa On Our Shelves
11/06/09
New African products will appear on supermarket shelves thanks to a new fund formally launched today by Trade and Development Minister, Gareth Thomas.
The FRICH (Food Retail Industry Challenge fund) will support six projects to bring a range of new tea, coffees and fruit juices from across Africa to the UK, with a total investment of around £3 million. Projects are co funded by FRICH and the companies implementing them.
The six companies chosen to receive funding so far are:
* Blue Skies (fruit juice from Ghana)
* Waitrose LEAF (environmentally-sustainable fruit and vegetables)
* The Co-Operative Group (tea from Kenya)
* Sainsbury's (coffees from Rwanda and Democratic...
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Key Concessions To Industry As Government Unveils New Light Dues Rates
11/06/09
The new rates for light dues for the next two years have been announced by the new Shipping Minister Paul Clark today. Light dues are contributions paid by the shipping industry for the provision and maintenance of aids to navigation, such as lighthouses, buoys and beacons, around the UK and Irish coastline.
Following a public consultation, light dues will rise to 39p per net registered ton (nrt) from 1st July this year with a further increase to 43p on 1st April 2010. The maximum number of chargeable voyages each year will also rise from 7 to 9, with the upper tonnage threshold of 35,000 increasing to 40,000 nrt in 2010-11.
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West Midlands Agencies Asleep At The Wheel
11/06/09
The Government has warned eighteen employment agencies supplying drivers to businesses in the West Midlands for failing to comply with the law.
The warnings follow intelligence-led investigations by the Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate, in collaboration with the Gangmasters Licensing Authority. Investigators found that eighteen agencies in the area broke the law a total of 80 times between them.
These offences included:
* failing to confirm the identity of drivers;
* not checking health and safety risks with hirers;
* failing to issue terms and conditions; and
* not providing written agreements on pay.
Inspectors will be conducting further visits in the coming...
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Peter Jones Joining BT Business To Offer Small Businesses A Boost
11/06/09
Peter Jones is joining BT Business to offer small businesses a vital boost at the unique BT Business Experience. Peter will be on hand to offer advice directly to businesses about how they can reflect, take stock and make changes to really impact their success.
The free week-long BT Business Experience is an all-new event taking place in central London and is specifically created to show businesses how the very latest technology and business thinking can help them manage their costs, market their business more effectively and make them more competitive especially in the current environment.
Peter Jones will be available to offer advice on Tuesday 30th June but visitors can also meet directly with...
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