£1m will take to the stage at the forthcoming IMHX 2013 exhibition to explain how they can enable companies to expand their businesses. Fiona Strong, who runs Ark-H, in Wilstead, Bedfordshire, will talk about how securing the ...
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The Duke of York visited the Churchill Hospital in Oxford during December to commemorate the opening of a new building that includes an integrated Cancer and Haematology Centre and provides a base for many NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research ...
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Few would-be food engineers are “willing to really roll up their sleeves” and engage with unskilled and semi-skilled operators, the boss of Nestlé in the UK and Ireland said. Few engineering graduates have adequate ...
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LEGO UK has confirmed that Fiona Wright will take up the role of UK and Ireland general manager. Wright (pictured) will now be responsible for the total sales function in the territory, which accounts for some of the LEGO Group's largest ...
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1) Toys R Us bags exclusive Skylanders Giant figures 2) VTech introduces InnoTab 2 Baby 3) Now Golden Bear adds Woolly and Tig 4) LEGO Star Wars prices rocket on eBay 5) Toy retail is under pressure 6) Are the days of a single hot ...
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The Central Bank of Ireland has imposed a monetary penalty of€2.45m against Aviva's two subsidiaries Aviva Insurance Europe and Aviva Life&Pensions Ireland,for violating rules pertaining to stock lending. As per the settlement ...
Technology is taking an ever more central role in the way we work, live and play. The future for the IT community is bright, and IT professionals have a unique opportunity to lead their organisations to a successful economic recovery. But ...
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Buyers and executives from ten chains sign up, including TRU, Tesco, Toymaster and more. ToyNews has brought together some of the biggest names in toy retail to form a new panel of industry experts. We’ve set up our own ...
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Former Toyzone director Mark Goodall has joined Toys R Us UK as buyer for sports and outdoor toys. He was director of factory outlet toy retailer Toyzone from 1995 to 2006. He joined Toys R Us last month. "Having been out to the toy ...
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Fiona Kotur Marin is a New York fashionista, close friend of designer Tory Burch and mother of four boys. In every sense a New Yorker – born, raised and educated in Manhattan – Marin, however, started her thriving handbag ...
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The Scottish government has launched a five-year plan to strengthen its GBP 1bn food and drink export trade with China. The Scottish government plans to boost the country's GBP 1bn exports to China The project aims to boost trade ...
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Mars Inc has rolled out its first Fairtrade certified product, Maltesers, into UK stores. The move, first announced in September, is part of the confectionery giant's commitment to source its entire supply of cocoa from sustainable ...
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Mars Chocolate today (25 September) opened a new GBP6m (US$9.8m) research and development facility in Slough. The company said that the "state of the art" site would be responsible for delivering new products to European markets and ...
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The UK and Ireland division released its 2012 Creating Shared Value Plan under the banner ‘Building a Sustainable Future’. Nestlé highlighted its Easter egg range that incorporated 100% recyclable packaging and claimed ...
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UK-based retailer Sainsbury's has announced packaging change of cardboard tubes in its own-label toilet roll to reduce carbon emissions. The diameter of the inner cardboard tube on every roll has been reduced by 12mm, cutting the number of ...
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