The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has released its 16th annual container stevedoring monitoring report. “Increased competition is delivering improvements in Australian stevedoring, which build on significant gains ...
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Dunelm experienced like-for-like sales growth of +8.9% for the 13 weeks to 27th September 2014, according to the retailer's latest financial report. This was compared to the -5.3% experienced in the same period in 2013. "Trading was ...
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Wesfarmers’ Officeworks has reported a record result for the 12 months to 30 June 2014. The business achieved total sales of $1.57 billion, up 4.7 per cent on the prior year. Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) of $103 million, ...
Carter has added more than 120 fuel systems products, which are manufactured in Indiana. Carter Fuel Systems LLC has introduced more than 120 fuel module assemblies, electrical fuel pump sets, pump-and-hanger assemblies and other products ...
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For second-quarter 2014, NeoPhotonics Corp of San Jose, CA, a vertically integrated designer and manufacturer of both indium phosphide (InP) and silica-on-silicon photonic integrated circuit (PIC)-based modules and subsystems for high-speed ...
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Cascades, a Canada-based firm that produces paper from recycled fibers, will close its Kraft paper manufacturing plant in the East Angus, Québec, effecting around 175 employees. The decision to close the plant, which will be ...
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Cascades, a Canada-based firm that produces paper from recycled fibers, will close its Kraft paper manufacturing plant in the East Angus, Québec, effecting around 175 employees. The decision to close the plant, which will be ...
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The third generation of the Iveco Daily, which will soon make its arrival in markets across Europe, will be presented to the international press in June 2014. This entirely new vehicle is the result of the perfect blend between tradition ...
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Ford Motor Company says that its completely redesigned 2015-model Ford F-150, which debuted at the 2014 North American International Auto Show in Detroit (for sale in late 2014), is the world's first pickup truck on the market to feature a ...
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MeadWestvaco (MWV) has introduced a new lightweight paperboard, EnShield kit 5 for packaging foods. According to the company, the new EnShield offers barrier protection for foods that require resistance to oil and grease. The repulpable ...
MeadWestvaco Corporation, a global leader in packaging and packaging solutions, today announced the launch of EnShield kit 5, a new lightweight paperboard for packaging foods that require resistance to oil and grease. EnShield kit 5 offers ...
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To buy, or not to buy? That is the question for the more than 5 million annual visitors to New York's wineries. Cornell University researchers found that customer service is the most important factor in boosting tasting room sales, but ...
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Acuity Brands, Inc., a market leader in innovative energy-efficient lighting solutions, announced today the introduction of the ECOdrive® family of LED drivers from eldoLED® and its launch to the OEM market. The driver family is ...
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Del Monte Pacific (DMPL), a Singapore-based food and beverage firm, has closed the acquisition of Del Monte Foods' (DMF) Consumer Products business for $1.67bn. The acquired entity will now be renamed as Del Monte Foods (DMFI). The ...
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CBR,part of HeidelbergCement,announced Wednesday to staff representatives that the company plans to close the Harmignies 0.22Mta white cement plant in Belgium,a move which is expected to affect 97 jobs. "This announcement can be ...
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