Convenience food group Greencore saw its share price climb nearly 4% this morning (27 November) after booking an increase in full-year profits Net profit soared 79.8% to GBP35.6m (US$57m) on the back of its acquisition of Marks and ...
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The new-generation Mitsubishi Lancer has been delayed until 2014,around two years behind schedule. Although the usual five-year Japanese model lifecycle has been used for the past three generations of Mitsubishi Lancer–the 1992 ...
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The Metropolitan Police Service's IT director talks to Computer Weekly about the Olympian challenges facing IT transformation at the Met now the London 2012 Games are over. Steve Whatson(pictured),director of ICT for the Olympics and ...
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Clariant has been developing color and additive products for plastics like polylactic acid (PLA) made from corn, sugar, starch and other natural raw materials, in order to help customers meet their sustainability goals. Clariant supplies ...
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US-based automaker Chrysler is planning to invest $198m in its Mack Avenue I Engine Plant in Detroit to produce its 3.6-litre Pentastar V-6 engine. The new 3.6-litre Pentastar V6 engine will replace the 3.7-litre V6 engine manufactured at ...
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The private sector's failure to adapt to the demands of social media poses a threat to the bottom line and creates a risk of reputational damage, according to data released by KPMG. A survey of more than 1,000 business executives revealed ...
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The Kia Optima Turbo has been made available to right hand drive markets for the first time and Kia Australia is considering the performance sedan to spearhead its range for 2013. The Kia Optima Turbo, which is powered by a 2.0-litre ...
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Marks & Spencer hit the news recently when it declared itself completely carbon neutral. Ben Cronin asks M&S head of energy management Mervyn Bowden what role low-energy lighting played in achieving its goal How much have you had to ...
Solid State Capital Services Launches Solid State Capital Services, LLC (SSCS) launched in September, introduced by its founding board members, Dennis Pearson and Terrence Walsh. SSCS is an independent, LED lighting industry–focused ...
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Mersey Care NHS Trust has signed a £3m deal for cloud services, in a move intended to deliver around £1.5m in savings. Under the five-year contract, Mersey Care NHS Trusts' operational data and ICT infrastructure will move to ...
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UK security services have begun bridging the gap that has stopped open source software getting security clearance for use in government systems. The initiative has come too late to stop the first big contract wins delivered under the ...
After a lengthy and often heated consultation, the government has finally released its new open standards principles intended to level the supplier playing field and avoid product lock-in. But is the document a blueprint for a radically ...
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The government is to test the feasibility of moving to a single enterprise resource planning(ERP)platform across Whitehall. In a GBP100,000,four-month tender as part of the Next Generation Shared Services programme,the government said it ...
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Among cities and municipalities in the United States that have implemented Light-Emitting Diode (LED) streetlight projects, 95% were satisfied with the overall performance of the streetlights. The more efficient LED streetlights were found ...
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The United States isn’t the only place debating “reshoring” of manufacturing from China these days -- Taiwan’s large plastics industry is also taking a hard look at whether rising costs in mainland China will bring ...
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