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Category Archive: The Graham Archer Column

The Price is Right…or is it?

The Price is Right…or is it?

Jan 09, 2012 hnuser The Graham Archer Column Comments Off on The Price is Right…or is it?

Graham Archer has a wish for 2012… “Let’s not put a For Sale sign on everything we own!” To illustrate a point I wish to make, I bring you a photograph of a bus operated by Lothian Buses in...
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Vision of a New Era…or a Bargain Sell-off?

Vision of a New Era…or a Bargain Sell-off?

Nov 01, 2011 hnuser The Graham Archer Column Comments Off on Vision of a New Era…or a Bargain Sell-off?

Vision of a New Era…or a Bargain Sell-off? Make a careful note, says Graham Archer…and prepare yourself for that day, sometime in the dim and distant future, when your children’s children will...
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Money Costs Money!

Money Costs Money!

Aug 30, 2011 hnuser The Graham Archer Column Comments Off on Money Costs Money!

“It costs money to service people like you who insist on using cash,” the banker thundered. “The last thing a bank wants to see is money.” So, wonders Graham Archer…how long before cash...
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Selling our Souls…and the Family Silver?

Selling our Souls…and the Family Silver?

Jul 04, 2011 hnuser The Graham Archer Column Comments Off on Selling our Souls…and the Family Silver?

____________________________ Are we rolling over too willingly for the EU? Graham Archer thinks so. “But then, why not go the whole hog,” he writes. “Why don’t we put a price on our...
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The Big Turn-off…

The Big Turn-off…

May 01, 2011 hnuser The Graham Archer Column Comments Off on The Big Turn-off…

Currently charged up about Electric Ireland’s ‘price cuts’, Graham Archer asks: what kind of fools do people think we’ve become when we’re offered a deal that goes…no direct debit equals...
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A Banquet for the Barristers…

A Banquet for the Barristers…

Mar 05, 2011 hnuser The Graham Archer Column Comments Off on A Banquet for the Barristers…

When tackling a legal expert on the causes of the banking crises Graham Archer receives meagre satisfaction – but nevertheless comes up with a killer question that goes to the nub of the problem.
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HARD NECKS…AND TRUE GRIT

HARD NECKS…AND TRUE GRIT

Jan 07, 2011 hnuser The Graham Archer Column Comments Off on HARD NECKS…AND TRUE GRIT

I remember telling a friend, a Government Minister now deceased, that I was, to quote myself exactly, “pissed off” with politicians. He replied, “I know exactly how you feel...I’m pissed off...
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THE GREEN GREEN GRASS OF HOME ENERGY

THE GREEN GREEN GRASS OF HOME ENERGY

Nov 01, 2010 hnuser The Graham Archer Column Comments Off on THE GREEN GREEN GRASS OF HOME ENERGY

Competition is good. But Graham Archer believes that, driven by the naked greed that has consumed Irish society, both ESB and Bord Gais have been seduced by the thought that the grass is greener on...
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In a time of global crisis, how to reduce costs in the supply chain – Yale

In a time of global crisis, how to reduce costs in the supply chain...

No matter where we turn, costs are going up. From supermarkets to fuel stations, to our personal and business energy bills, no one has been unaffected from this steady, and sometimes devastating,...
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New Era of Coffee Harvesting: IED students’ projects  at the Nuvola Lavazza in Turin

New Era of Coffee Harvesting: IED students’...

Dynamic New Jungheinrich Partnership Helps Kammac Achieve Industry-Leading Agility 

Dynamic New Jungheinrich Partnership Helps Kammac...

 Tesla moves into Garbe Industrial Real Estate property in Holzgerlingen 

 Tesla moves into Garbe Industrial Real Estate...

Formula E and DHL renew partnership kicking off the new Gen3 era

Formula E and DHL renew partnership kicking off...

Handling

Bobcat Compact Loader Creators Inducted into American National Inventors Hall of Fame

Bobcat Compact Loader Creators Inducted into American National...

– Cyril and Louis Keller’s invention and contributions to the compact equipment industry are recognized at national level - Cyril and Louis Keller, the brothers who invented the world’s first compact loader (later named the Bobcat skid-steer loader), have been selected as 2023...
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Komatsu’s new SubMonitor system now available as an option on wheel loader models 

Komatsu’s new SubMonitor system now...

Euro News

  • cargo-partner: Opens iLogistics Center at Ljubljana Airport
    cargo-partner: Opens iLogistics Center at Ljubljana Airport

    On Thursday, December 15, cargo-partner hosted a customer...
  • Hiab receives a large order from Euromix in Germany
    Hiab receives a large order from Euromix in Germany

    Hiab, part of Cargotec, has received a large order of...

Global

  • In a time of global crisis, how to reduce costs in the supply chain – Yale
    In a time of global crisis, how to reduce costs in the...

    No matter where we turn, costs are going up. From...
  • DHL Supply Chain Partners with U.K.-Based Fashion Retailer boohoo to expand in the U.S.A.
    DHL Supply Chain Partners with U.K.-Based Fashion Retailer...

    DHL Supply Chain, the global leader in contract logistics...

UK News

  • Rushlift wins massive £45m extension to Saint-Gobain UK & Ireland contract
    Rushlift wins massive £45m extension to Saint-Gobain UK...

    Rushlift, the national full-service provider of materials...
  • DHL Parcel UK takes delivery of 6 electric trucks and begins roll-out of 30 LNG tractor units
    DHL Parcel UK takes delivery of 6 electric trucks and...

    LNG trucks powered with Bio-LNG can reduce CO2 emissions by...

Safety News

  • Guidance aims to reduce entrapments and crushing incidents
    Guidance aims to reduce entrapments and crushing incidents

    Revised safety guidance has been published explaining how...
  • Well Wear! Tough Grit launched announces new Workwear & Hi-Vis range
    Well Wear! Tough Grit launched announces new Workwear...

    The makers of Scruffs Workwear has announced the addition...
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