Wesfarmers Limited has announced a net profit after tax (NPAT) of $2,261 million for the full-year ended 30 June 2013, an increase of 6.3 per cent on the previous corresponding period. The group's retail businesses achieved solid growth ...
Mobile telecoms firm Vodafone paid no UK corporation tax for a second year running, despite its revenues exceeding £5bn in Britain. Vodafone, which owns and operates networks in over 30 countries, claimed that its investment in ...
Tags: Computer Products, Mobile telecoms
Schleich has teamed up with Pony Magazine and Horse and Rider publisher DJ Murphy to reach more than half a million children over the summer period. Magazine content will promote its collection of pony and horse figures. The May edition ...
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Energized by a surge of shipments in Asia, the global PV inverter market in 2012 bucked weak worldwide solar industry conditions to expand by 5% and break the US$7 billion level for the first time. Global PV inverter market revenue last ...
Tags: PV, PV inverter market, Lighting
The PC market will shrink for the second year running as tablets gain momentum, reports IDC. Last year the PC market sharnk 3.7%, this year it will shrink 1.6% say the analysts. That's a shrink from 350m units in 2012 to 345m in 2013. ...
The Trash Pack Recycling Campaign has been met with huge response from schools for the second year running. Over 300 schools encompassing 75,000 children have been successful in their bid to take part in the campaign, and will receive ...
The Board of Directors of Arkema met on February 27th 2013 to close the consolidated accounts of Arkema for 2012 and the annual financial statements of the parent company. At the end of the meeting, Thierry Le Hénaff, Chairman and ...
Tags: Board of Directors, Arkema, Sales, 2012
UK - The TPi Awards, was a night of double celebration for LS-Live, which won two titles. The stage, set and studio company based in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, picked up awards for Favourite Rehearsal Facility (sponsored by Showcase) and ...
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For the second year running, Victorian Opera staged a pantomime for children at Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne. Their 2013 production of Sleeping Beauty saw the return of the creative team behind Victorian Opera's first pantomime ...
Tags: Victorian Opera, Her Majesty's Theatre, Martin MAC Vipers, LEDS
HP TippingPoint, the long-time organizer of the annual Pwn2Own hacking contest, has revamped the challenge for the second year running and will offer cash awards exceeding half a million dollars, more than five times the amount paid out ...
Free drinks and networking on Wednesday January 23rd at the Hand & Flower, Olympia. The Alternative Toy Fair Party will return in January, exclusive sponsored by ToyNews, Progressive Preschool and Aardvark Swift Recruitment. The event ...
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MAS Holdings was lauded at the recently concluded National Green Awards for four manufacturing facilities that promoted a 'cleaner and greener Sri Lanka'. Organized by the Central Environmental Authority of Sri Lanka for the second year ...
Tags: MAS Holdings, National Green Awards, Sri Lanka, apparel, textile
After dominating the 2011 Exemplar Awards, users of the Aligned Assets gazetteer management system have received countless accolades at the 2012 Awards. At a ceremony in London to recognise outstanding achievement in the use of local ...
Tags: 2011 Exemplar Awards, Aligned Assets, London, gazetteer data
Exhibitor numbers up for the second year running; Show almost sold-out. The Harrogate Nursery Fair, which takes place between March 24th and 26th, is predicting 2013 to be its biggest show on record after seeing a ‘significant ...
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HP Sauce bottles have been given a makeover with limited edition bottles unveiled to raise awareness for the Movember campaign The annual moustache-growing charity drive supports prostate and testicular cancer initiatives. Bottles of ...