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News Release from: Qimtek
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 26 June 2001
Manufacturing e-business firm nominated
for award
First Index was short-listed for the 2001 Digital Britain Award for the Best E-Business Application within the Manufacturing category.
First Index was short-listed for the 2001 Digital Britain Award for the Best E-Business Application within the Manufacturing category The Digital Britain Awards ceremony was held on the night of 7th June 2001, in London and put the spotlight on British organisations that have received significant business benefits through the adoption and use of new technologies
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 28 Sep 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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At the ceremony, Hans Wigart, founder and chief executive officer of First Index Group, said: "First Index is very pleased to be shortlisted and recognised in this way.
The company's e-business service, called Findfast Online, is based on a number of the latest technologies including core elements from Microsoft.
This has enabled us to offer customers around the globe a comprehensive, industry standard service at an affordable price".
The Findfast software was developed for First Index by ICS Solutions.
Participants in the Digital Britain Awards demonstrate that despite current events like the dot com downturn and global economic turmoil, there are organisations which are flourishing by using cost-effective and practical technology to retain a competitive approach in the marketplace.
First Index addresses the engineering, manufacturing and process industry sectors in the UK, Ireland, Germany, Scandinavia and the USA and provides an invaluable, time-saving Internet-based service where buyers can find suppliers of non-standard or bespoke parts and assemblies.
In turn, suppliers can use the service as a means to find sales opportunities.
This approach is different to many other Internet-based trading exchanges.
Most of these enable buyers and suppliers to find, compare prices and place orders for off-the-shelf components or standard commodities.
First Index claims that the company's service is a profitable enterprise because it is based on subscriptions from suppliers, not a fee that is dependent on transactions.
Those who will be attracted by Findfast are not only buyers (and in many cases designers) and suppliers, but also senior management who are looking for new and more efficient methods of procurement and marketing.
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