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How Often Should You Check or Change Your PPE Equipment?

Corona changed all that – many organisations suddenly found themselves needing a regular supply of...

Print and promotional merchandise as part of your branding strategy

We don’t know exactly what the future holds for the printing industry. The slow and steady approach...

Coronavirus: When to Wear PPE Masks in Schools and Colleges

Infection with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) can occur through a number of channels, including...

Ever Given runs aground in the Suez Canal causing supply chain mayhem

Like so many other trends, the pandemic has accelerated a pre-existing movement towards re-shoring...

Can you use 3D printing to manufacture parts and components?

We revisit this debate to help you decide if 3D printing can be suitable for the manufacture of...

SupplyDevon - Helping organisations in Devon buy better

The regional procurement platform has been developed by Applegate in partnership with Ghyston, one...

Improving Supply Chain Resilience

It is now clear that any deal the UK strikes with the EU at the end of the Brexit transition period...

Fairness in Machine Learning

Computers are no more unbiased than people – they are designed by and operated by humans. With any...

Buying better: tackling climate change through procurement

Tackling climate change, racial and sex discrimination, and the economic impact of COVID-19 all at...