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Conquer Challenges, Thrive in 2024: Navigating the Food & Beverage Industry | Accruent UK

Accruent UK — Tue, 16 Jul 2024 16:45:23 GMT

The European food and beverage industry stands as a pillar of manufacturing employment, with a significant footprint across the 27 EU Member States. However, as the industry ventures towards 2024, it faces a confluence of challenges that could hinder its growth trajectory. These obstacles include subdued economic forecasts, persistent inflation, a labyrinth of regulations, and a dynamic shift in consumer preferences.

Amidst this complex landscape, food and beverage manufacturers are compelled to adopt innovative strategies to safeguard their profit margins and expand their market share. To shed light on the challenges they face and uncover potential solutions, Accruent conducted an in-depth study of Europe’s Food and Beverage Manufacturers.

In this whitepaper, discover:

The key challenges facing food and beverage manufacturers in 2024
How these challenges have evolved and what the future holds
Potential solutions to mitigate the impact of these challenges

Download our whitepaper to gain a deeper understanding of the challenges and potential solutions facing your industry in 2024.

Change to Grow: Overcoming the Expected 2024 Challenges in Chemical Manufacturing | Accruent UK

Accruent UK — Tue, 16 Jul 2024 16:33:29 GMT

Europe’s chemical manufacturing industry is one of the world’s most innovative, as well as being second only to China in size. Yet that position is threatened by a variety of challenges, from increasingly complex regulations, to major disruption caused by geopolitical upheaval.

What are these manufacturers to do? First, they need to understand the nature of these challenges and what is causing them. By doing so, not only will they be better placed to mitigate any negative impact, but they will also be ready to respond to the opportunities that often arise in times of crisis.

In this whitepaper, discover:

The four major challenges facing chemical manufacturers in Europe
How they have come about, evolved and what the future holds
Potential solutions to these obstacles

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Stability far from certain for European Pharmaceuticals: What 2024 holds in store for the sector | Accruent UK

Accruent UK — Tue, 16 Jul 2024 16:22:53 GMT

The pharmaceutical industry's support from governments during the pandemic, particularly when developing vaccines, has gone; in its place are more regulations aimed at improving access to medicines and multiple instances of cost containment both in and outside the European Union.

Coupled with broader macroeconomic trends and evolving threats such as cyber-attacks, it adds up to a bleak outlook for the sector. To help pharmaceutical manufacturers tackle these challenges, we commissioned an in-depth report to understand what the obstacles are and what they mean for the future of the sector. In this paper, discover:

The five major challenges facing pharma manufacturers

How they can be tackled

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Food Retail: Navigating Disruptions and Unveiling Opportunities in 2024 | Accruent UK

Accruent — Tue, 16 Jul 2024 16:15:27 GMT

Explore the ever-evolving landscape of the food retail sector as we dive into the challenges shaping its core in 2024. Amidst a backdrop of escalating supply chain costs, labour and raw material shortages, geopolitical tensions, shifting consumer behaviours, and the persistent cost-of-living crisis, the industry stands at a crossroads.

Thriving in this era of disruption requires a transformative approach. Businesses must adapt to navigate these challenges and satisfy evolving consumer demands. Remarkably, within these challenges lie untapped opportunities for grocery and consumer product companies to not only sustain profitability but also to thrive in meeting the ever-changing needs of consumers.

Discover the essence of our insights in this comprehensive whitepaper, where we explore:

The five pivotal challenges currently confronting food retailers
How these challenges have evolved and what the future landscape holds
Potential solutions to address critical challenges, including cost margins, legacy technology hurdles, and the perennial problem of shoplifting.

Empower your business to conquer the obstacles ahead. Simply complete the form to access and download our insightful whitepaper.

Pharma Regulatory Compliance: Annex 11 & ISO 27001 | Accruent UK

Accruent UK — Fri, 19 Apr 2024 06:00:00 GMT

Turn compliance challenges into strengths: Leverage key pharma regulations and standards to improve your processes and achieve compliance.

The pharmaceutical industry is among the most highly regulated and for good reason. Regulations and standards not only protect patients and consumers but play a pivotal role in establishing and maintaining trust within the industry. While achieving and maintaining compliance undoubtedly places a heavy burden on pharma organisations, it also presents opportunities for them to examine and improve their processes to not only meet the highest compliance standards, but to become more efficient, profitable, and competitive.

Download this FREE whitepaper to learn about:

Key industry compliance regulations and standards
Compliance challenges that UK pharma organisations face
How to overcome these challenges to improve compliance and operational processes
Innovative technologies that can make it easier to become and stay compliant

Optimising Your Company's Space and Facility Management in 2024 and Beyond | Accruent UK

Accruent UK — Thu, 09 Nov 2023 06:00:00 GMT

Do you find your decision-makers, workplace strategists, space planners, and employees increasingly stressed about your space management, your corporate footprint, and making the right workplace decisions? If so, you’re far from alone.

Corporate office workplace strategies have a direct and growing impact on a business’ bottom line – and getting space management right is taking center stage on many business agendas. Particularly in the ever-evolving post-COVID workplace, companies are under constant pressure to reduce costs and increase productivity, while at the same time creating engaging spaces that support new workplace norms like flexible hybrid work.

To meet these pressures and expectations, organisations must be able to effectively manage and optimise the use of their office spaces. Monitoring lease expirations, lowering maintenance costs, minimising downtime, effectively managing space utilisation, understanding headcount – these are all must-haves in this process.

In ‘Optimising Your Company’s Space and Facility Management in 2024 and Beyond,’ you will find out:

Current trends in corporate real estate and facility management
Strategies that will enable you to respond effectively as an organisation
Types of technology and software that can help

The Future of Maintenance Management For Grocery Retail | Accruent UK

Accruent UK — Tue, 07 Nov 2023 06:00:00 GMT

McKinsey estimates that IoT applications can reduce maintenance costs by up to 25%, cut unplanned outages by up to 50%, and extend the lives of machines by years. However, few retailers know how to unlock all these potential benefits.

Whether you have already tried using IoT for your maintenance management and were disappointed with the results, or you have yet to secure the budget for an IoT platform, this Whitepaper will provide you with the necessary knowledge to overcome pitfalls, build a strong business case and set up for success.

Download this free whitepaper to learn:

How IoT is revolutionising the world of grocery retail and refrigeration management
The reasons why many retailers fail to benefit from using an IoT system
How integrating IoT with your existing CMMS can be done for maximum ROI
A case study based on one of the biggest grocery retailers in the UK

Navigating the Regulatory Landscape: Unlocking the Benefits of 21 CFR Part 11 and ISO 27001 Compliance for Food & Beverage Companies | Accruent UK

Accruent UK — Sat, 12 Aug 2023 06:00:00 GMT

Turn compliance challenges into strengths: Leverage key food and beverage regulations and standards to improve your processes and become and stay compliant.

Food and beverage organisations face substantial business challenges largely due to the complexity of their operations, such as being subject to the mercy of global commodity markets and rapidly fluctuating demand. In addition, the industry is among the most heavily regulated, presenting significant compliance challenges and costs.

Yet these challenges also present an opportunity for organisations to examine and improve their processes to not only meet the highest compliance standards, but to become more efficient and better prepared for the future.

Download this free whitepaper to learn about:

Key industry compliance regulations and standards
Compliance challenges that the food and beverage organisations face
How to overcome these challenges to improve compliance and operational processes
Innovative technologies that can make it easier to become and stay compliant

Smart Energy Management in the Workplace | Accruent UK

Accruent UK — Tue, 07 Mar 2023 06:00:00 GMT

Changes in the energy market, including a mix of industry, energy, and sustainability trends, have pushed energy management to top of mind for corporate workplace leaders. Organisations are committing to decarbonisation and the growth of renewables in staggering numbers. Companies around the world are continuing make use of technologies like AI, cloud, and IoT to create smart workplaces. And volatility in the energy market makes the business case for efficiency and increased resilience.

What must your organisation do to unlock greater energy efficiency? This white paper dives into how you can more fully optimise energy consumption in today’s workplace ― resulting in benefits such as right-sized real estate portfolios, improved hiring and retention, and stronger regulatory compliance.

In Smart Energy Management in the Workplace, you’ll deepen your understanding of:

Pressures, such as new ESG regulations and a skilled talent shortage, that are forcing organisations to prioritise energy management efforts
How companies are adopting new strategies to meet their company, employee, and customer expectations around energy management
Key technological features and functionalities that can change the energy management game

Five Strategies for Unlocking Efficiency and Driving Growth in Food and Beverage Manufacturing | Accruent UK

Accruent UK — Tue, 07 Mar 2023 06:00:00 GMT

With the global population expected to hit 10 billion by around 2080, how we can sustainably continue to nourish ourselves without doing greater damage to the planet is the single biggest challenge facing the sector. We’re already seeing extreme weather conditions caused by climate change wreaking havoc with farming patterns across the world.

At the same time, evolving consumer attitudes, changing diets and increased regulations are all combining to exert pressure on a sector we all rely on. No surprise that many are turning to technology to help find the solutions to keep pace with change.

In ‘Five Strategies for Unlocking Efficiency and Driving Growth in Food and Beverage Manufacturing ‘ you will find out:

The evolving size and scope of the F&B market today, with forecasts and predictions for its future
The numerous challenges that are impacting our ability to produce food efficiently and sustainably
Examples of companies that have successfully adopted strategies in F&B manufacturing and the benefits they are finding as a result
Why doing more with data is essential for F&B manufacturers to thrive in a dynamic and demanding market