The packaging firm worked with the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) and North Lanarkshire Council to facilitate Viridor's £25m investment for the project. The 'next generation' facility will use recycling technology ...
Tags: Glass Recycling, recycling technology, reduce energy costs
Case Construction Equipment has appointed a new UK dealer,CBL, a company based in the south of England, that will provide sales, parts and service from its sites in Bristol, Newbury and Maidstone. This latest addition follows the recent ...
Tags: Construction Equipment, CBL, Construction
Universal Truckload Services Inc. said its net income rose in both the fourth quarter of 2013 and the full year. Profit in the fourth quarter grew to $11.3 million, or 38 cents a share, from $2.5 million, or 8 cents, a year earlier, ...
The strongest scientific evidence for D-Wave's claim to have built commercial quantum computers just got weaker. A new paper finds that classical computing can explain the performance patterns of D-Wave's machines just as well as quantum ...
Tags: D-Wave, IEEE Spectrum's, quantum computer, ETH Zurich
The spread of obesity and type-2 diabetes could become epidemic in low-income countries, as more individuals are able to own higher priced items such as TVs, computers and cars. The findings of an international study, led by Simon Fraser ...
Tags: Obesity, Diabetes, low-income nation, high-income country
Meanwhile, PBS NewsHour looks at why enrollment lags among Latinos, the ethnic group with the highest uninsured rate, despite tens of millions being spent on outreach in states like California. The Washington Post: Maryland Lawmakers To ...
Tags: Call Center Operator, Health Care Enrollment, Plans Lag, Health Exchange
U.S. officials are planning to announce Monday whether automakers should be required to equip new cars and light trucks with technology that enables vehicles to communicate with each other to prevent collisions. Such vehicle-to-vehicle ...
Tags: Car-to-Car Communication, Wi-Fi, GPS function, Qualcomm
Clerkenwell Design Week is in its fifth edition this year, and the event looks set to yet again encompass the true spirit of the design community in one of the world’s most vibrant, creative hubs. Housed in Clerkenwell’s most ...
Tags: Clerkenwell Design Week, Farmiloe Building, Housed in Clerkenwell
US-based United Natural Foods (UNFI) is set to establish a new distribution center in Prescott, Wisconsin, with an investment of $37.8m. Located in Eagle Ridge Business Park, the 300,000ft2 center will be the company's second distribution ...
Tags: United Natural Foods, Agriculture
Clerkenwell Design Week (20-22 May 2014) is in its 5th edition this year and the event looks set to yet again, encompass the true spirit of the design community in one of the world's most vibrant, creative hubs. Housed in Clerkenwell's most ...
Tags: Furniture, Furnishing
Following a highly successful launch in Chicago in mid-January, the remaining five 2014 installation training courses, sponsored by The World Floor Covering Association (WFCA) and taught by the International Certified Floorcovering ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
Today's headlines include progress reports on health exchanges in Washington state and New York as well as poll results on Virginia's Medicaid Expansion. Kaiser Health News: Insuring Your Health: Advocates Worry That Drug Company ...
Tags: Health&Medicine
A year ago APP declared a permanent end to natural forest?clearance across its entire supply chain through the introduction of its FCP. Covering over 2.6 million hectares of forest concessions, it says the commitment is the largest plan ...
Tags: forest concessions, HCV, HCS, FCP
The Coatings Research Group, Inc., (CGRI) the international association of 32 paint manufacturers located across 12 countries, has announced that Richard Scott will succeed Dr. Jackie Savoca as the organization’s sixth executive ...
Tags: Coatings
Huntsman Corporation and Rockwood Holdings, Inc. have completed an important milestone in Huntsman's pending acquisition of Rockwood's Performance Additives and titanium dioxide (TiO2) businesses. The waiting period under the ...
Tags: titanium dioxide