Information Technology Award

British Glass has received a £20,000 award from the UK Department of Trade and Industry to promote its use of information technology. The award was made as part of the information society initiative, which is designed to encourage trade associatins to make greater use of electronic communication and commerce. Although it already has a web page, British Glass intends to expand its use of e-mail, electronic media and develop an Internet server. In this way it hopes to create a centre of excellence for on-line glass information and offer companies a cost-effective marketing tool. (whole article)