Where are the World’s Smartest Cities?
Tracker recently investigated whether or not smart cities could be the answer to the UK’s problem when it comes to achieving net-zero. We delved into what defines a smart city, what smart cities have got to do with the UK’s sustainability goals, and what smart cities can successfully offer, analysing the introductions to metropolises such […]
GovSpend – What You Need To Know
This month sees the launch of our all-new Tracker GovSpend Report, the only report in the UK that provides in-depth analysis of public sector spend, trends and insights on the public sector marketplace. The inaugural GovSpend report provides a barometer for private sector businesses that are looking to identify opportunities and understand the nuances of […]
Helping You Find Your Place in The Public Sector Supply Chain
The public sector opportunity is vast for suppliers: an annual spend of some £290bn every year with the range of goods, works and services required varying wildly, from pencils to buildings. This spending must be leveraged to play its part in the UK’s economic recovery. Procurement has a role to play in Government aims such […]
What’s The Point in My Business Going Green?
Business sustainability has an average of 2,400 monthly searches in the UK while the keyword phrase ‘green business’ receives an average monthly search total of 1,900, up 19% year-on-year. In this article, we take a look at the number of benefits to going green for your business. What do the experts say about going green? […]
Development Partner sought for UKs largest brownfield regeneration project
A development partner is being sought by Homes England and Network Rail for one of the largest regeneration projects in the UK. York Central is a 45-hectare mixed-use scheme, which will see the creation of 2,500 homes and more than 800,000sq ft of commercial space adjacent to York Railway Station. Once developed, the site will […]
Why a digital presence is essential to winning more business?
“A thriving business feeds on generating engagement,” wrote Goran Paun in his 2020 Forbes article, Build a Brand: Why A Digital Presence Matters. There are few things more important in business that connecting with consumers and remaining relevant. The question is, how do you do that? Well, in the modern world we live in, mostly, […]
Mental Health and the Onus on Businesses to Do More: Mental Health Awareness Month
Across the UK, as central and devolved governments make decisions regarding the future of mask wearing, testing and so forth, millions of employees have returned to the office on a full-time basis but a large proportion of workers now find themselves working in a hybrid fashion. According to a McKinsey survey, roughly one in three […]
Why Sometimes You Need to Source Locally
The world of procurement is often tricky. It involves choosing one appropriate candidate, ultimately benefiting them, while rejecting and disadvantaging others. That said, it isn’t just the businesses that are picked which will profit from winning the contracts, it’s also their supply chain, their local economy, fellow businesses, families, and so on. The above is […]
