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Achilles, the global supply chain management company, expects to save the UK rail industry more than £5.5 million per year through the launch of Link-up Engage – the advanced portal used to register and pre-qualify suppliers. The company has worked in partnership with the Link-up…

Achilles, the global leader and partner of choice for supply chain risk and performance management, has been accredited by Network Rail as an alternative to RISQS as a provider of assurance services to the UK rail industry. Building on a strong 20 year history of…

‘Link-up Engage’ will make it quicker and easier to enter company information, as well as search and find data. In addition, the pre-qualification questionnaires and product codes have been cut-down to reduce time. The new system will also feature an expanded notification and alert system…

Making it easier for people, goods and services to get around is vital for economic growth. We collaborate across the industry to share opportunities and supplier information. In doing so, we provide transparency for innovation while lowering barriers to entry for all market participants, including…

Balfour Beatty Rail is implementing a new supply chain management system to ensure a consistent and standardised approach to supplier qualification and evaluation, and enable companies of all sizes to have a free ‘shop window’ with its procurement team. The firm has implemented a total…

This 2-part article aims to provide utilities and their suppliers with a roadmap to navigate the complexities of the Procurement Act 2023.

The world of transport and logistics is in the midst of a transformation As the sector seeks to support carbon emissions goals by moving to greener technologies major infrastructure investment is required over the coming decades. This includes EV charging, resilience to climate change, intelligent transportation…

Despite the best efforts of governments, regulators and companies, supply chain corruption remains an issue all over the world. The United Nations estimates put the annual global cost of corruption at around 5% of global GDP while the World Bank puts the amount of bribes…

From Autumn this year, Link-up – which is used by 110 buying organisations and 3,800 suppliers – will be known as RISQS – Railway Industry Supplier Qualification Scheme. Fresh from delivering efficiency savings of £5.5 million, the rail industry’s supplier qualification scheme is now re-structuring…

Irish companies prepare to win business linked to new finds – Minister Rabbitte Pat Rabbitte TD, Minister for Communication, Energy and Natural Resources, today (Wednesday 12 June 2013) told over 70 companies and 100 participants how they can be supported in accessing major business opportunities…

We may believe that ethics are completely embedded in companies and in everybody’s minds. However, there is a lot of evidence that this is far from the truth. According to Global Slavery Index data, an estimated 40.3 million men, women and children were victims of…

Compliance means different things to different people, depending on the industry they work in and their job role. For many though, the perception is that it’s a time-consuming task primarily concerned with ticking the right boxes in order to avoid unwanted attention from regulators. Compliance…