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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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TIMCON welcomes collaborative approach to wood industry challenges

TIMCON welcomes collaborative approach to wood industry challenges

John Dye, President of the Timber Packaging & Pallet Association (TIMCON) has commended the increasing trend for wood-based organisations representing different parts of the industry to work...
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Parcel sector needs Business Development Managers

Parcel sector needs Business Development Managers

Ferag supplies Skyfall pouch sorter solution to Crocs

Ferag supplies Skyfall pouch sorter solution to...

On a Plate! 3T to serve with Kraft Heinz

On a Plate! 3T to serve with Kraft Heinz

Jungheinrich creates sustainable value and generates record earnings for 2021

Jungheinrich creates sustainable value and...

Handling

TIMCON welcomes collaborative approach to wood industry challenges

TIMCON welcomes collaborative approach to wood industry challenges

John Dye, President of the Timber Packaging & Pallet Association (TIMCON) has commended the increasing trend for wood-based organisations representing different parts of the industry to work closer together, with the shared goals of tackling challenges and improving the position of the sector...
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Doosan powers up with fuel-efficient heavy lifting 9-Series 

Doosan powers up with fuel-efficient heavy...

Euro News

  • TIMCON welcomes collaborative approach to wood industry challenges
    TIMCON welcomes collaborative approach to wood industry...

    John Dye, President of the Timber Packaging & Pallet...
  • Kalmar’s repeat order for Straddle Carriers from Terminaux de Normandie to improve efficiency at Port of Le Havre
    Kalmar’s repeat order for Straddle Carriers from...

    Kalmar has received a repeat order from Terminaux de...

Global

  • A successful start to the new year for Deutsche Post DHL Group despite global challenges
    A successful start to the new year for Deutsche Post DHL...

    Group revenue rises to EUR 22.6 billion in the first...
  • Ferag supplies Skyfall pouch sorter solution to Crocs
    Ferag supplies Skyfall pouch sorter solution to Crocs

    Ferag’s advanced pouch sorter system, Skyfall, is helping...

UK News

  • Cranfield expert-led seminar sessions at IMHX 2022 – NEC – 6/8 September
    Cranfield expert-led seminar sessions at IMHX 2022 –...

    World-renowned specialist postgraduate university,...
  • On a Plate! 3T to serve with Kraft Heinz
    On a Plate! 3T to serve with Kraft Heinz

    3T Logistics and Technology Group has been awarded the...

Safety News

  • RSA warning on using plough lamps on Tractors when traveling on public roads
    RSA warning on using plough lamps on Tractors when...

    The Road Safety Authority (RSA) and The Association of Farm...
  • Resonate Testing Secures ISTA Certification for Transport Packaging Testing
    Resonate Testing Secures ISTA Certification for Transport...

    NEWRY based Resonate Testing has become the first company...
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