The importance of a website for your business

If you have a business without a website, then your business may well be invisible. Sounds a bit dramatic? Unfortunately, it’s true. In this digital era, anyone looking for information or products do it online. You must have a website for your clients because it will contain important information about how the product or service … [Read more…]

An introduction to NDT

Nondestructive Testing, or NDT for short, is the process of testing, evaluating or inspecting materials, assemblies or components for a range of imperfections. These could include areas of discontinuity or unlikely characteristics that could compromise the safe and effective functioning of both the component and the product into which it will go. The key point … [Read more…]

Is it bad for business to be a tortoise?

We all grew up listening to the story of the tortoise and the hare, that teaches the valuable lesson that slow and steady will often win the race. But if this is taken too literally in the world of IT, you will quickly fall behind the competition and end up costing your business more in … [Read more…]

Our Industrial Legacy and it’s Hidden Dangers

Developers and others are being encouraged to build on “brown field” sites. This seems an admirable objective, since it reuses land that was previously used, often for industrial premises or buildings that are no longer required. Image Credit But problems can arise from the previous activities carried on at a site, particularly given that in … [Read more…]

Winter Warehouse Slips and Falls can be Minimised

During the winter months, slips and falls are one of the most common workplace injuries, with warehouses particularly susceptible to this kind of accident. With lots of people, machinery and goods coming in and out, ice can build up upon the warehouse floor and is likely to be the biggest cause of slips and falls … [Read more…]

A truly global industry

Transportation and logistics – it’s all about moving goods. Goods can be humans and animals or parcels and services. Without logistics and transportation, we would not go on vacation, we would not get our post and we would not get to work in the morning! OK maybe we could live without the latter – but … [Read more…]

IT security failures could result in huge fines for organisations

With even organisations as vast as the NHS falling victim to cyberattacks in 2017, cybersecurity should be high on the list of priorities for anyone involved in the IT end of business. With increased digitisation across all industries, coupled with new government directives promising potentially devastating fines for organisations failing to secure their data, the … [Read more…]

 More efficiency with your food manufacturing business

Making your food manufacturing business more efficient delivers more than just one benefit to your business. In addition to reducing costs and increasing profits, it means that you are getting a better product out there and hopefully improving your carbon footprint at the same time. Read on for some top tips on making your food … [Read more…]

5 tips for a high-impact POS display

To create engaging customer experiences at the point of sale, you need to use the right message, present it on the right medium and capture and analyse the right data to optimise what you’re doing. Here are five tips to help you create powerful POS displays. Image Credit Personalise Know who your customer is, and … [Read more…]

34 Per Cent of Small-Business Owners Fail to Save for Retirement

We often hear of the Millennial generation failing to save adequately for their retirement, but the problem is not just confined to this group. A new survey has found that a large number of small-business owners also don’t have sufficient savings in place for when they stop working. Image Credit The research was conducted by … [Read more…]