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Supplier Consolidation Done Right: Resilience, Not Just a Cost Cut
Supplier consolidation is a resilience strategy, not just a cost cut. How manufacturers rationalise the MRO base on performance without losing capability.
Sovereign Supply Chains: How Defence Procurement Is Rebalancing Toward Resilience
Sovereign supply chains are now a board priority in A&D. How procurement leaders evidence origin, near-shore critical categories and reduce supply risk.
Unite achieves ISO certifications for quality and information security
Unite, the European procurement platform for the private and public sectors, has achieved certification to ISO 9001:2015 for its quality management...
The SME Spend Gap in UK Public Procurement
UK government targets £1 in £3 with SMEs. The gap is a measurement problem. How public bodies direct and evidence SME spend under the Procurement Act 2023.
MRO and Working Capital: The Balance-Sheet Cost Hiding in Indirect Spend
MRO working capital ties up more cash than most CFOs realise. How indirect procurement drives inventory, payables and production risk — and how leaders reclaim it.
Audit-Ready Public Procurement: Building the Evidence Before the Auditor Asks
Audit-ready public procurement now means building the evidence as you buy, not after. How UK public bodies defend every purchase under the Procurement Act 2023.
Public Sector Procurement: How UK Leaders Are Proving Value for Money in 2026
In public procurement, value for money is no longer the lowest price. It is the price you can defend.
Aerospace Defence Indirect Procurement: Riding the 2026 Surge
How aerospace defence indirect procurement leaders are responding to the 2026 demand surge—managing supply chain fragility, MRO availability, AI and near-shoring.
MRO Strategy for Asset-Intensive Manufacturers: Balancing Uptime, Cost and Risk
An MRO strategy for manufacturing must balance uptime, cost and risk. See how leaders use supplier consolidation, digitisation and TCO to drive efficiency in 2026.
Indirect spend in aerospace and defence is growing 43% year-on-year.
Here is what the data says about where control is breaking down and where it is not.
Unite delivers a successful 2025
Unite enjoyed a successful 2025 financial year. Despite a challenging geopolitical and economic environment, the company delivered steady growth...
What is maverick buying and what are the risks?
Find out what maverick buying is all about, why it happens, and how it could impact your business.