Mark Duffin named Servicepower Technologies CEO

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland. November 7, 2007 ““ ServicePower Technologies, Plc. (LSE:SVR), a global developer and supplier of service chain optimization software, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mark Duffin to its board as Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Duffin replaces David Brisco, who will r…

Royal Mail Postal Strikes

The Communications Workers Union (CWU) has announced further strike action, in the form of two 48 hour strikes, from lunchtime on Thursday 4th ““ lunchtime on Saturday 6th October, and from the early hours of Monday 8th ““ early hours Wednesday 10th October

ServicePower wins Homeserve contract

ServicePower, the innovative supplier of outsourcing solutions and software to the mobile repair and installations industry, has been awarded a new contract by Homeserve. Homeserve provides home emergency policies and repairs and has over 7m policy members and 4,000 employees across the UK, USA a…

Gas parts data information service to go on line

After a year-long trial of the solution, parts data specialist, Infomill is launching a web-based guide to help engineers track down gas heating appliance spare part numbers. Gas PartsArena TradeCounter, which launches this week, covers “˜virtually every gas heating appliance in the UK’. It will…

UK Road Tax Plans To Increase Service Costs?

Recently in the UK Whitegoods forums there has been mention made of a plan from government to introduce a new way of paying for road taxation. Of course the term “road tax” is misused as it is actually called “Vehicle Excise Duty” or VED, the money can (and is) used for many purposes other than t…

Electrician’s death was a tragic accident

A coroner’s jury has returned a verdict of accidental death in the case of a washing machine repairman from Borehamwood, who was electrocuted at work earlier this year. Peter Roseman, known as John to friends and family, was fixing a washing machine in Sutton Path, Borehamwood, on January 12 this…