The BIS has launched a public consultation regarding proposed amendments to schedule 5 - the match test and schedule 4 - the cigarette test, which affect both the upholstery and bed industry supply chains. The deadline for the ...
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Before the measure was introduced in December 2012, daily smoking prevalence stood at 15.1% and has now fallen to 12.8%, the 2013 National Drug Strategy Household Survey reveals. Standardised packaging is the only new policy intervention ...
Global Industrial Equipment & Components Imports & Exports From Jan. to Dec. 2013 Global Industrial Equipment & Components Imports From Jan. to Dec. 2013 Vacuum Pump(HS: 8414) Major Imports Market No. Imports ...
This toy-based email/voicemail service allows parents to send messages via an app that their children then receive through a toy. Toymail, a toy-based email/voicemail service, is exclusively available to pre-order in the UK at ...
Costing just a few pence, and coming with a guarantee of a free replacement, many shoppers don’t take up the offer and simply discard the used bag as soon as it shows signs of wear, the UK waste management company has found. ...
Bond star was introduced to the game by her daughter. Oscar-winning actress Dame Judi Dench has written the foreword for The Collins Little Book of Bananagrams. The book has been written by the brand’s creative consultant Deej ...
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Demand for new homes fell slightly in July, the first monthly decline since January 2013, while the supply of new properties coming onto the market increased for the second consecutive month, according to the July RICS Residential Market ...
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UK department store John Lewis has become the official partner for the Slow Toy Awards 2014. To celebrate the latest development, the Slow Toy Team has extended the entry deadline by a further five days, until Friday, August 22nd. The ...
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Footfall in July was 0.6% lower than a year ago, up on the 0.7% fall in June. High streets reported the largest decline, falling 1.7%, consistent with the decline in June, while shopping centres experienced a 0.5% decline in footfall, up on ...
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The shop has been celebrated for its events both in-store and as part of the farm’s attractions. Independent toy store the Cheshire Toy Shop has been named the Good Toy Guide’s Retailer of the Month for August. The shop has ...
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Manufacturer and retailer Multiyork has successfully passed the rigorous audit which now underpins the Manufacturing Guild Mark (MGM) awarded by the industry’s charity and patron, The Furniture Makers’ Company. Its new ...
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The campaign is designed to support children and families make the transition from cot to bed. Worlds Apart has launched its Ready For Bed? campaign, designed to support children and families make the transition from cot to bed. The ...
My Stable giftset comes with a range of different horses, riders, tack, feed and straw bales. Utterly Horses has rolled out a new My Stable giftset aimed at the pre-school market. Priced at £56.95, the giftset is targeted at ages ...
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Walls leaves the firm 'to pursue interests outside of the industry'. Mark Walls has decided to resign from the position of UK managing director at HTI. Walls, who has worked for HTI for a number of years and has overseen significant ...
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The aluminium rolling and recycling company estimated that thirsty cthe host nation purchased canned beverages in staggeringly huge amounts over the four weeks of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, representing a 35 percent increase over the same ...
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