Furniture News can exclusively reveal that Matt O'Flynn, sales & marketing director of upmarket upholstery manufacturer Meadowmead Ltd, has announced that he is leaving the company on 2nd May. Having worked in the family business for 22 ...
Tags: Furniture, Furnishing
Fleet Feet, Incorporated announced that John Long will convert his Minneapolis-based Marathon Sports Run/Walk store to a Fleet Feet Sports franchise. Long is a veteran running store owner and industry leader. This will allow Long to tap ...
Tags: Sporting Goods, Recreation
Marketing agency reveals new look, tagline and website as it repositions as 'The Family Agency'. Kids Industries has repositioned itself as The Family Agency - revealing a new logo, tagline and web presence. For the past 14 years, the ...
Tags: Kids Industries, child development
From a zipper-like wound closure device that can be peeled off at home to a telemedicine robot, there are plenty of ingenious devices included as finalists in this year's Medical Design Excellence Awards. It is worth noting, however, that ...
Tags: Reshaping Medtech, Health, Medicine
News that the high New Zealand dollar has claimed another textile firm has come as a huge shock to those affected, FIRST Union said. Staff at Christchurch Yarns was told yesterday that their firm has been placed in to receivership. 85 ...
Tags: Textile
A new distinctive shape for the bottle has been created incorporating bold colours, stoppers and seals. In addition there is a new label with bespoke typefaces while Dewar’s also has new presentation boxes. The new packaging comes ...
Private investor Agri-Vie is reportedly seeking to invest in Nigerian food companies, as the African country tries to reduce its dependence on oil and lower imports. Cape Town, South Africa-headquartered firm plans to invest in food ...
Tags: Agri-Vie, Nigerian food companies
Maple Leaf Foods today announced changes to its organizational structure and leadership that will be effective upon completing the sale of its 90% ownership in Canada Bread Company, Inc. to Grupo Bimbo, S.A.V. de C.V., which is expected to ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
Scania is launching its fourth Australia-wide search to find the country’s best truck and best bus driver, with a prize worth $10,000 on offer for the winner of each category. The judges will be seeking drivers who can display a ...
Stylish Tails cocktails are making a huge impact in the drinks world with their premium blends and innovative pack, which combines the design and engineering expertise of RPC Containers Market Rasen and Blackburn. Launched in early 2010, ...
The Government of Pakistan would make a comprehensive plan, including both long and short term strategies, for the revival of the textile industry in the country, Abbas Khan Afridi, Federal Minister for Textile Industry has said. ...
Textile- Apparel Sector Value Chain has over 10 Crore people already associated with it and in the past 3 Quarters alone over 1 lakh jobs- were added in the sector despite the slowdown of manufacturing sector and employment market. ...
Tags: Textile, Apparel, employment market
Trucking is an industry large enough and diverse enough to accommodate the interests and skill sets of virtually everyone. However, because it also happens to be “invisible” , those outside of trucking are left unaware of the ...
Tags: Invisible Industry, Trucking
The Government of Karnataka, a state in southern India, through the Department of Handloom and Textiles, has invested Rs. 13 billion under various schemes during the current financial year, reports The Hindu. Addressing a one-day ...
Tags: Textiles Sector, Textile
Fully autonomous robots could transform the way we live, but so far such machines remain beyond the reach of our most advanced technologies. Existing robots are generally limited to performing simple, well-structured tasks in controlled ...
Tags: Robots, Walk, Fully autonomous robots