State-owned Container Corporation of India Limited and A.P. Moller – Maersk have begun talks on a wider partnership aimed at tightening multimodal logistics links across India, as both groups look to build more integrated cargo networks spanning rail, road, ports and warehousing. The discussions took…
San Antonio’s concrete industry embraces software-driven logistics to address short working windows
San Antonio’s construction boom has exposed a long-standing weakness in ready-mix concrete delivery: the material’s brief working life leaves little room for error. Once mixed, concrete begins the clock immediately, and hot Texas weather can shorten the usable window further. For years, that meant dispatchers…
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Construction sector struggles to shift from adversarial to collaborative supply chains despite recognising trust’s importance
A global survey by NEC Contracts suggests that, despite widespread agreement that trust is essential to project performance, many professionals still see the construction supply chain as fundamentally combative. The study, titled “Trust, Contracts and Outcomes: A Global Study of Construction Supply Chain Relationships”, questioned more than 1,000 people working…
Bazooka Candy Brands has overhauled the way it works with suppliers after tariff-driven cost increases and softer demand for sweets made in China and other parts of Asia forced the company to reassess a long-standing sourcing model. Erika Nava, Bazooka’s vice-president of strategic supply and…
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Pagabo launches £26bn developer-led procurement framework to accelerate UK public sector regeneration
Pagabo has opened bidding for a new developer-led procurement framework worth up to £26bn, widening a route that has become a key tool for public sector regeneration and development work across the UK. The four-year framework will run from 19 October 2026 and is aimed at councils, housing providers and…
Spendflo has unveiled Flo AI, a procurement system it says can run the full purchase process for mid-market firms with minimal human intervention, from intake and approvals through to vendor management, contract review and invoice payment. The company says the platform is built for businesses…
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View AllThe diplomatic choreography around this week’s expected Trump-Xi summit is exposing how much wider the agenda has become than traditional trade friction. Before U.S. President Donald Trump sits down with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing later this week, Washington is dispatching senior officials across East Asia, while Chinese and…
ProcurePro secures over A$15 million to accelerate global expansion of AI-powered construction procurement platform
Brighter Super and QIC Ventures have joined a A$15 million Series B funding round for ProcurePro, lifting the construction procurement software company’s valuation to more than $100 million and giving the business fresh capital to accelerate overseas expansion. The investment adds to backing from existing…

