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News Release from: UK Trades Confederation
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 07 June 2006
UK Trades Confederation reaches Awards
finals
The UK Trades Confederation reaches the finals of the National Business Awards Regional Programme.
One of the UK's leading trade associations, The UK Trades Confederation (UKTC) has reached the finals of The Orange Best Use of Technology in Business Award, National Business Awards Regional Programme for the South East UKTC will join the other three finalists; Transport for London (Oyster Card), Taylor Woodrow Facilities Management and Lewis Day Transport in this category at the Royal Lancaster, July 13th 06 where the winner will be announced
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 9 Jan 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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UKTC has reached the finals by demonstrating its effective use of technology to create new business opportunities for its SME members.
Through investing in its own domain name, UKTC is able to provide its members with free of charge e-commerce websites and email facilities.
Members are now able to communicate with clients electronically and enter the Public Sector marketplace which requires suppliers to be able to trade electronically.
Through providing a simple template website aided by a wizard tool, members with basic computer skills can update their website and utilise the Virtual Secretary section for pre-formatted letter-headed stationery.
Chris Adams, director of UKTC comments: "Our market research proved that the majority of SME trade companies don't have the confidence, resources or budget to invest in obtaining a website".
"UKTC believes it has never been so important for businesses, however small they are, to have web presence to demonstrate their credibility, product or service information and company history".
"We have also carried out a consumer survey which reveals the trend of finding tradesmen or services on the internet rather than in local directories".
Since offering this new facility, UKTC has seen an increase in membership, reduced costs through communicating electronically with its members and improved time efficiency.
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