A group of 314 guests at Butlin’s Minehead Resort in Somerset have set a new Guinness World Record for the most people playing Connect4 at the same time. Butlin’s Redcoats joined forces with guests to set the record which also ...
Tags: Guinness World Record, The Most People Playing Connect4
Producer and supplier of paper and packaging products Sappi North America has launched LusterCote, a superior C1S paper for labels and other related end use applications to cater to global consumer demand. Sappi will produce LusterCote at ...
Tags: paper products, packaging products
KapStone Container, a subsidiary of KapStone Paper and Packaging, is planning to boost its business, with an investment of $4.5m. The company is also adding 30 new jobs, with the entire project to include upgrades to the facility and ...
Tags: paper packaging containers, customer demand, Agriculture
Pasty maker Warrens Bakery has secured funding from Santander UK to rebrand and expand its retail activities in the West Country and beyond. The £1.6m funding from Santander's Breakthrough Programme will be used in the refurbishment ...
Tags: cakes, scones, sweet bakery products, Agriculture
Del Taco, a leader in the Mexican quick service restaurant category, announced that it will enter into the Northeast region with the signing of two development agreements in New Jersey, slated to begin opening in 2016. Currently with 550 ...
Tags: restaurant industry, Agriculture
Drinks and pubs business Liberation Group has acquired Butcombe Brewery in the UK for an undisclosed amount. The combined company will now have 94 pubs, bars and eateries, two breweries with the capacity to brew over 30,000 barrels of ...
Tags: beer, cider, Agriculture
More than ever before, automation and assembly go hand in hand (or gripper to gripper)—even at small-scale, low-volume production levels. The quest for higher efficiencies and cost savings is driving manufacturers to add consistency ...
Tags: Automation, modular automation
Armstrong will now manufacture its scraped engineered hardwood flooring at its Somerset, Ky. facility. Armstrong World Industries announced it will transfer the manufacture of scraped engineered hardwood flooring from its plant in ...
Tags: Armstrong, Hardwood Production, Construction
Construction of VADO's stunning state of the art 'Hydrologics Studio' training and visitor centre has been completed. The centre will be unveiled to visitors over the coming months. Located at VADO's headquarters in Somerset, the ...
Tags: Furniture, Furnishing
UK-based packaging firm DS Smith is set to invest in new machinery at its facility in Louth, East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. Around 14 jobs are expected to be affected with the new investment, according to the company. ...
The National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) reported its Wood Flooring Expo grew for the third year in a row. The 2014 Expo, which took place April 16 to 18 at the new Music City Center in Nashville, Tenn., grew by 30%, with attendance ...
Tags: Wood Flooring, Flooring, Construction
One of the UK's leading independent solar PV companies has installed a revolutionary new energy management system that could help the renewable sector grow its share of the energy market. Solar South West Limited, based in Somerset, will ...
Tags: Solar, Energy, renewable resources
Holland will be covering toys, gifts and home accessories categories. Giftworks has appointed Mark Holland as its new national accounts manager. Holland (pictured) - who was previously at Carte Blanche - will be responsible for the ...
Tags: Giftworks, Mark Holland, Toy Compony
Somerset by Alice Temperley for John Lewis brings a feminine and eclectic 1970s feel to spring summer 2014. The collection draws inspiration from Ossie Clark and seventies fashion icons such as Anita Pallenberg and Marianne Faithfull, and ...
Tags: John Lewis, drape blouses, maxi skirts
Lightsource Renewable Energy Ltd has outlined plans to put panels on just over 44 acres of land off Somerton Door Drove. The company submitted a request to South Somerset District Council relating to the proposed solar farm. It wanted to ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, Solar