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The Fortescue Hive: the heart of Fortescue’s integrated supply chain

The purpose-built facility includes Fortescue’s planning, operations and mine control teams, together with port, rail, shipping and marketing teams. The newly refurbished space allows 330 team members across Fortescue’s complete supply chain to work together, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to deliver improved safety, reliability, efficiency and commercial outcomes.

Transnet Pipelines

Regular readers of Business Excellence may recall our profile on Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) in South Africa back in 2013. TPT was, and remains, a central player in South Africa’s growing export-led economy. Indeed, since the time of the article, South Africa’s exports have almost doubled in volume, underlining the importance of TPT and its ilk to the ongoing success of the country.

Jaguar Land Rover's flagship Solihull plant began a two week shutdown today

JLR is one of many UK car manufacturers heading into troubled waters.

"This shutdown is a short term measure, but the company has already laid off 1,000 jobs across the Midlands this year and more cuts will follow if things don't get better with Brexit and China.

"That will be the biggest worry hanging over the workers and unions during the next fortnight.

Anaconda Mining: Safety. Integrity. Reliability.

In an industry as rigorously competitive as the gold production, Anaconda Mining Inc is a company of exploration that fundamentally strives for stability. The junior gold production company focuses its mergers and acquisitions target searches primarily on Canada and the United States, with a particular focus on Atlantic Canada.

Anglo American leads South Africa in CSR

Pressure mounts on Zambia to reduce royalty increase

Zambia's government is facing increasing pressure to reduce the royalty increase introduced this year.

Ebola and its economic effects

With the Ebola crisis showing no signs of slowing down in Sierra Leone a conference in London will look at the consequences for companies operating in Africa

Wheel washing without wasting water in Wales

Tata Steel takes advantage of FRUTIGER's system to recycle water at Port Talbot

Wheel washing without wasting water in Wales

Tata Steel takes advantage of FRUTIGER's system to recycle water at Port Talbot

CSR is win-win says KPMG report

Strategic investments in communities should create value for both the beneficiary and the investor, according to a new report from tax and audit specialist KPMG