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WFD STANDARDS WILL FORCE IMPROVEMENTS TO UK WATER QUALITY
BY ALAN OSBORN
ON the face of it, the UK, with other leading western European Union (EU) countries, leads the pack in terms of drawing up and submitting its River Basin Management (RBM) plans to the European Commission – the key first stage requirement of the EU’s Water Framework Directive (WFD).…
ANDREASEN TO PACK OLAF WITH ACCOUNTANTS IF SHE BECOMES DIRECTOR GENERAL
BY KEITH NUTHALL
MARTA Andreasen, the outspoken former European Commission chief accountant, says she will recruit accountants and auditors to work at European Union (EU) anti-fraud office OLAF, if she becomes its new director general. Speaking to Accountancy Age, she confirmed she would be applying for the vacant position, now open because of the death from cancer of OLAF’s first boss Franz-Hermann Brüner in January.…
GENETIC SCIENTISTS AIM TO IMPROVE CHORIZO AND PARMA HAM
BY KEITH NUTHALL
SCIENTISTS from across Europe will use genetic expertise to improve livestock breeding and meat quality, focusing especially pork, notably chorizo and Parma ham. The EXCELMEAT project is led by Bristol-based the University of the West of England (UWE) and part funded by the European Union (EU).…
UK NISSAN PLANT'S CONSTRUCTION KICK STARTS PROCESS OF EV BATTERY HARMONIZATION
BY DEIRDRE MASON
STANDARDIZATION for electric vehicles and, crucially, the batteries that power them has taken a key step forward with the official topping out ceremony [NOTE: US STYLE MIGHT USE ‘GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY’ – IT’S THE CEREMONY WHERE SOMEONE TURNS THE FIRST SPADEFUL AT THE VERY START OF CONSTRUCTION.]…
FORMAL DRINKS INDUSTRY EDUCATION SYSTEMS GROWING WORLDWIDE
BY ALAN OSBORN, EMMA JACKSON, PAUL COCHRANE and JULIAN RYALL
INTRODUCTION
Professionalisation is a key trend in today’s drinks sector, particularly as export markets are growing fast in emerging markets. With brand loyalty up for grabs, it is critical for alcoholic drinks producers especially to maintain and raise quality.…
PAINTING ROOFS AND ROADS WHITE - GROWING BUSINESS FOR THE US PAINTING AND COATING INDUSTRY
BY ANCA GURZU, MARK ROWE, PAUL COCHRANE AND KARRYN MILLER
THE COPENHAGEN conference on global warming may failed to have delivered a comprehensive global warming deal, but it did at least highlight an international consensus on the need to fight climate change and conserve energy: as a result, the global sales of paints and coatings that reflect heat and hence reduce the need for air conditioning are likely to rise.…
EUROPE'S UTILITY CUSTOMER SERVICE IS AS DIVERSE AS THE CONTINENT ITSELF
BY PHILIPPA JONES, LEE ADENDOORF, E. BLAKE BERRY, SYMON ROSS, MONICA DOBIE and KEITH NUTHALL
CONSUMER issues have been a key focus of European Union (EU) initiatives regarding utilities of late. The European Commission’s Citizens’ Energy Forum has been busy, recently focusing on improving billing practices, promoting good practice and calling for "clearer, more understandable and accurate bills".…
ANDREA PERRONE SAYS BRIONI WILL TAP GROWING EMERGING MARKET SOPHISTICATION
BY ALAN OSBORN
ANDREA Perrone talks of when he was a child, and his father – a lawyer and the CEO of Brioni Retail – used to bring home customers from South America for lunch or dinner at the family’s residence in Abruzzi, Italy.…
VIRTUAL WORLDS POSE MONEY LAUNDERING THREATS
BY KEITH NUTHALL
TIME was when video games were simple pastimes, basic computer fun with classics such as ‘Space Invaders’ and ‘Asteroids’. But that is ‘so 1980s’. In the 21st century, the games of choice are interactive and involve spending money – the name is massively multiplayer online games (MMOG).…
HEALTHCARE FRAUD COSTING PATIENTS AND GOVERNMENTS DEAR
BY KEITH NUTHALL
AS Barack Obama wrestles with the challenge of pushing healthcare reform through the US Congress, he could create political capital by highlighting the need to fight fraud in the sector. Keith Nuthall reports.
IT is something of a sacred cow.…