Hosted by three organizations, the Metropolitan New York Coatings Association, the Philadelphia Society for Coatings Technology and the New England Society for Coatings Technology, the first ever Eastern Coatings Show will be presented at ...
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Two years after the Prime Minister announced that the Technology Strategy Board would create a national network of government-funded technology centres, Iain Gray, chief executive of the TSB, will announce today seven centres will open this ...
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The Bau trade fair that was held from 14 to 19 January 2013 on the premises of the new Munich fairgrounds attracted a good 235,000 visitors, according to initial information from the organiser Messe München. As such, the number of ...
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The fair organiser Deutsche Messe assumes that visitor numbers reached roughly 40,000 at the floor-coverings trade fair Domotex which was held from 12 to 15 January in Hannover. More than 60% of those visitors came from abroad, with roughly ...
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The Ikea group increased retail turnover in the 2011/2012 financial year by 9.5% to €27.628bn. Adjusted for currency-exchange effects, this represented growth of 7.1%, while adjusted for selling space and currency-exchange effects, ...
Kuwaiti commerce and industry ministry has allocated KD95m to support construction materials for construction loan beneficiaries, including rebar, cement, bricks and limestone bricks, Kuna has reported. The sum is "enough to cover the ...
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Canfor is investing Can$80m in its sawmill activities in British Columbia this year. Of this sum, approximately Can$40m are to be invested in the Mackenzie location. As the company announced on 18 January, it intends to adapt and modernise ...
Buoyed by the government s efforts to focus on infrastructure investment and the intensifying demand for building materials, particularly concrete and cement, the construction sector in Oman is experiencing an industrial boom. At Omanexpo ...
This study reports on a promising new chloramine-based disinfectant, dichloroisocyanurate (DCC), for biofouling control in polyamide reverse osmosis membrane processes. This could be employed as a cleaning-in-place (CIP) agent or as a ...
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When your country wears more Depends than Pampers, economic disaster is soon to follow. In 2012, adult diapers outsold baby diapers in Japan. The statistic is an unnatural stunner and points to a population chart that has literally been ...
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Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer has declared a projected upturn in the company's fortunes, in its first financial outlook since she took over as CEO in July 2012. "While the road to growth is certain, it will not be immediate," said Mayer, during ...
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LAS VEGAS --- Case goods supplier Legends Furniture said it has doubled the size of its World Market Center showroom in space A-646. "We'd already expanded our original showroom once and we needed to expand again," said Tim Donk, director ...
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LAS VEGAS --- Upholstery resource Norwalk Furniture is showing in a new showroom here that the company says projects a more urban feel for its custom upholstery line. The 3,300 square foot showroom, World Market Center A-225, will be open ...
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NEW YORK --- The American Heart Assn. wants the home furnishings industry to help build awareness of the devastating effects of heart disease on women. Teaming with Concept Marketing Group, a New York-based licensing consulting firm, the ...
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IT applications integrator and reseller 2e2 has entered administration, after weeks of negotiations with investors failed to find a solution for the Berkshire-based firm's £270m debts. Some 319 UK sales and admin staff have already ...
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