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Over the last few years Applegate has invested heavily in new technology, we are now launching further new services. Read this blog post to find out more.

Colin Farrow discusses the new Applegate PRO Enterprise eProcurement system and how it can make sourcing for your business needs that little bit easier.

Applegate travels to Liverpool to exhibit at the Smart Factory Expo brought to you by the Manufacturer, expanding their connections and promoting Applegate PRO.

Applegate CEO, Stuart Brocklehurst, writes on his recent visit to Somerset County Cricket Ground for the annual South West Local Enterprise Partnership Conference.

The new Marketplace Intelligence Report can give you feedback on how you are comparing to similar suppliers in your industry.

Jack Richards talks to London Schools about the Workplace Degree Programmes as an alternative to going to University.

Applegate is offering to match savings made by Workplace Degree employees up to £10,000 after tax to provide a deposit to buy a home locally in Devon.

Colin discusses the free-to-use eProcurement system, Applegate PRO, enabling buyers to find suppliers and source the products and services they require quickly and efficiently.

Claire explains her reasoning for choosing the Applegate Workplace Degree Programme and how Finance has set her up for a bright future.

Jon discusses his change in departments and the responsibilities he has undertaken from first to second year of the Applegate Workplace Degree Programme.

Joanna discuses how her success and experience in the first year of the Workplace Degree Programme, helps her to get off to a great 2nd year start.

James Parker discusses how his desire to work in ICT, led him to choosing the Applegate Marketplace Degree Programme in Business & Management and how this can enhance his further knowledge and skill set.

Jack Richards discusses his transition in moving from London to North Devon to start the Applegate Workplace Degree Programme in Business & Management and his future career aspirations.

Phoebe Ward discusses her reasons for choosing the Applegate Workplace Degree Programme in Business & Management, her previous education and her future aspirations.

Stuart Brocklehurst, Applegate Marketplace CEO, discusses how Procurement could be a driving force behind technological innovation through 2017.

During a period of rapid advancement where new technologies are replacing tried and tested manufacturing processes, preserving our industrial heritage has never been more important. Grace's Guide has spent the past 10 years collecting fascinating extracts from The Engineer, The Engineering Times, Mechanics Magazines and The Autocar to name a few, preserving them digitally for many years to come.

The issue is not unique to procurement: every function – HR, Communications, Marketing, IT – has a narrative that states it should have a seat on the executive committee, and that the organisation clearly cannot value what they do unless the function head reports to the chief executive. The CEO, however, is unlikely to be impressed by such arguments: she or he will assemble their leadership team as much based on the characteristics of individuals as on their job titles.

Plymouth City Council has been landed with a bill for £32,000 because of the new £1 coin.

The authority, along with others up and down the country, has had to change its parking meters in readiness for the arrival of the new 12-sided coin in March 2017.

At a time when 7 in 10 SMEs are struggling to cope with the impact of rising costs - and maverick spend is cited as the number one issue for 71% of businesses looking to control budgets. New research suggests the UK’s SME community can save millions from their cost base by shopping around on the everyday items they need to run a business.

Since the result of the EU referendum, the eProcurement system, Applegate PRO, has experienced a 20% increase in overseas tender requests.

The weakening of the pound is believed to be a contributing factor to this growth, making British products and services cheaper overseas and, as a result, providing British manufacturing with an opportunity to compete in foreign markets.

If you were to ask the average person on the street how their taxpayers’ money is spent – what do you think their response would be?

Every year the country braces for the chancellor of the exchequer’s announcements during the budget. Media coverage from national press is up-to-the minute, informing the public of the allocations to government departments where £172.8 billion of taxpayers’ money will be spent by local government authorities alone.