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Prepaid card that proves your customer’s age
A new prepaid card that doubles as proof of age ID has been launched. The UreLife card enables retailers to easily identify young people who may be trying to purchase alcohol or other age-restricted items.
Anglian Water extends its bill payment network
Customers of Anglian Water, one of the country’s leading providers of water and wastewater services, will find it easier to pay their bills after the company extended its payment network with the inclusion of 17,000 Payzone outlets.
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Welcome
Issue 5 | June 2008
Welcome to the latest edition of InTouch, the electronic newsletter from Alliance & Leicester Commercial Bank. In this issue you’ll find important information about industry issues such as the consolidation of audit services in the UK. You’ll also find details of our products that may help your business, from deposit accounts to bill payment and cash handling services. I hope you enjoy this issue.
Market concentration linked to higher audit fees
We are delighted to introduce Jeremy Newman, of accountants and business advisors BDO Stoy Hayward, who gives his expert view on the UK audit market.
Biofuel drives business forward
Multimillion-pound chip shop supplier Henry Colbeck Limited has begun refining biofuel from waste vegetable oil and fats for use in its 30-strong lorry fleet.
Spotlight on corporate manslaughter
Two decades after the Herald of Free Enterprise disaster, a new law has been introduced to make it easier to prosecute both companies and public bodies for health and safety failures.
Holding all the cards
Corporate tenants now have a strong hand in rent negotiations as commercial landlords struggle to fill space in a difficult market.
Businesses risking disaster
Fewer than 20% of the UK’s larger companies have effective contingency plans in place to ensure they can carry on if a serious incident leads to major business disruption.
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