Make it happen in 2015 !
Successful in helping UK and German companies reduce costs Last year saw Darian help many companies save on their purchasing costs. We have already received a large number of enquiries this year and are confident that the outcome will also yield a positive result in 2015. Click here to see our latest newsletter. […]
Save time and money in 2015 !
Make 2015 the year to reduce your costs for your bought-in engineered components Darian has many years of experience in helping British companies improve their profitability by outsourcing Castings, Machining, Pressings and Stampings. In the past we have able to achieve savings of around 25% for clients – a significant sum when applied to several […]
Outsourced manufacturing ‘reduces supply chain uncertainties’
Outsourced manufacturing can be an effective way to tackle supply chain uncertainties, according to an article in the International Journal of Logistics Management. A team from the Dalian University of Technology and East Carolina University looked at the potential to use outsourcing as a means of overcoming uncertainty within the supply chain, and in particular […]
Integrated firms ‘are set for success’ with global sourcing
New research suggests that firms looking to global sourcing as a part of their supply chain may meet with greater success if their own operations are already well integrated. A team at the University of Twente in the Netherlands interviewed 82 purchasers from a multinational automotive manufacturer based in Germany – a truly international study. […]
How UKTI Export Week could change your views on global sourcing
April 7th-11th 2014 is UK Trade & Investment’s Export Week – so what does exporting from the UK to other countries have to do with the global sourcing of components as imports into the UK? The answer lies in a seminar on intellectual property rights which is due to take place in Nottingham on April […]
Make global sourcing work for you
Liz Samandi, Managing Director of Darian looks at how global sourcing can help British industry on the road to recovery. The manufacturing and engineering industries have suffered as much as any during the long years of recession. Whilst output is now up and the future looks brighter than it has for some time, companies cannot afford to […]
Turkey-UK exports up 9% in January 2014
The latest figures from the Turkish Statistical Institute show an 8.6% increase in exports from Turkey in January 2014, with the UK among its main international business partners. In January, Turkey exported some $12.5 billion worth of goods – equivalent to about £7.6 billion at current exchange rates. That’s a seasonally adjusted 4.5% increase on […]
Budget 2014 pledges ‘radical package’ for UK manufacturing
The 2014 Budget speech delivered in Parliament by Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne promised a “radical package” of measures to help those in the UK manufacturing sector. In a Red Book that calls business investment “critical” to long-term economic growth and a speech renewing the need for Britain to appear ‘open for business’, several […]
15% of firms look to reduce supplier costs
More than one in seven UK private businesses are looking to reduce supplier costs over the coming year, according to figures from PricewaterhouseCoopers. In a survey conducted to coincide with the Budget speech earlier this month, PwC found the biggest factor preventing companies from investing in their future is economic uncertainty. This is followed by […]
Turkey ‘a valuable route to emerging markets’
British firms who invest in global outsourcing may be wise to focus on Turkey and its surrounding area as a gateway to lucrative emerging export markets. The Republic of Turkey Prime Ministry Investment Support and Promotion Agency reports that Turkey has “structurally sound and resilient” underlying economic characteristics, built on a decade of growth in […]