Cheaper Roaming
Monday, July 4th, 2011
As of the 1st July 2011, all consumers that opt for the EU regulated Eurotariff will pay no more than 35 cents (32p) per minute for all mobile calls made within the EU and 11 cents (10p) per minute...
Increasing Mobile Costs
Thursday, June 30th, 2011
As predicted in April 2010, the OFCOM enforced reduction in Mobile Termination Rates (MTR) has resulted in the Mobile Networks increasing charges elsewhere to protect their profit margins. The MTR is the amount that the Mobile Network can charge for...
The Good, the Bad, and….
Thursday, April 28th, 2011
According to new figures from the Telecoms regulator, OFCOM, TalkTalk is the most complained about comms company. OFCOM receives around 450 complaints every day from consumers, mostly relating to billing problems, customer service and mis-selling. The best supplier...
National Pharmacy Association
Thursday, March 10th, 2011
The National Pharmacy Association (NPA) is the representative body for the community pharmacy trade in the UK and, in addition to supplying a range of ancillary pharmacy support products at competitive prices, it seeks to support its members by...
Monday, February 7th, 2011
For many industry sectors and organisations, the recession has highlighted the need for cost savings achieved through proactive sourcing and contract negotiations. However, this does not necessarily address the problem of sustainable effective procurement processes and ‘best in class’...
Thursday, January 13th, 2011
Winter struck the UK with a vengeance in late November and through December, with the inevitable increase in demand for commonly used heating oils (Kerosene and Gasoil). This had an almost immediate and rather shocking affect on prices, with...
ATOC
Saturday, December 11th, 2010
Profits on the line for ATOC When Expense Reduction Analysts’ consultant Kelly Mordecai met with Chris Wade, Director of Finance and Simon Taylor, Management Services & Facilities Manager of ATOC, the benefits of an Expense Reduction Analysts’ profit improvement programme...
Friday, October 22nd, 2010
If not… You will find it challenging in the extreme to optimise your overhead costs In many businesses and organisations strategic costs are controlled by procurement professionals in a purchasing or buying department. But who buys the non-strategic services and...
Monday, October 18th, 2010
Procurement professionals and leading publications all talk about supplier relationship management (SRM), but why? What does this mean? You only have to look at the benefits gained by Premier Foods working with British Sugar (winners of the the best...
Infoteam
Tuesday, September 21st, 2010
Expense Reduction Analysts fix great profits for Infoteam With 400 per cent growth during the last three years, Cornwall-based Infoteam is a rare breed of business that continues to go from strength to strength even during these tough economic...