Building upon a rich history in upholstery and decades of innovation in performance fabrics, Polartec, LLC is re-entering the contract upholstery business in partnership with industry leader C.F. Stinson, Inc. of Rochester Hills, Michigan. ...
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A mule of the Ford Ranger-based SUV currently under development by Ford Australia has been spied undergoing testing in Victoria. Snapped by an avid CarAdvice reader from Western Australia on holidays in Melbourne, the left-hand-drive ...
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RedBird LED Lighting was installed at 17,500 feet at Mount Everest High Base Camp. The installation was part of a study conducted by Xtreme Everest 2 that is studying health problems in hospital intensive care units. Xtreme Everest 2 is ...
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Aerogels, developed in the 1930s and first used as insulating materials in industrial and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) applications, now are finding their way into outdoor apparel, footwear and other outdoor gear. ...
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Brown & Brown subsidiary Arrowhead General Insurance has signed definitive agreement to acquire certain assets associated with Everest Security Insurance Company (ESIC), a wholly-owned primary insurance subsidiary of Everest Re Group, ...
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Abbott has presented clinical study data from a Endovascular Valve Edge-to-Edge REpair STudy (EVEREST II ) High Surgical Risk cohort of its MitraClip System for the treatment of mitral regurgitation (MR). The CE-marked catheter-based ...
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China's plan to create a substantial outsourcing industry was hit with another blow last month with the release of a report that laid bare, in ways never seen before, the extent of the security risks of working in the country. Ten years ...
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China has for years been developing an IT outsourcing industry aimed at bringing in business from the U.S. and Europe. It has succeeded, but then again it hasn't thrived and now may face more barriers. China's IT and business process ...
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The mathematician who found the largest known prime number said the discovery last month was like climbing Mount Everest or landing on the moon. Curtis Cooper, a mathematician and professor at the University of Central Missouri, stands ...
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Taiwanese textile producers have bagged US$ 3 million worth of spot orders at the just concluded premier sportswear fair ISPO Munich. The overall order size, including spot orders, is expected to swell to US$ 26 million or NT$ 770 ...
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A preview of the trends at Texworld for next summer More than 625 international weavers and producers will reveal their new collections for Spring/c this February. Texworld alone has registered 85 new exhibitors from South Korea, China, ...
Everest Insurance Company of Canada (EvCan) has appointed David Crozier as its new chief executive officer, effective from 21 January 2013. In his new role, Crozier will be responsible for expanding the company's specialty commercial ...
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The US-based paper and packaging firm said that it completed a license agreement with Smart Planet Technologies to use this new technology to reduce plastic used in coated paperboard products. The company’s coated paperboard ...
Everest Re Group has established a new Bermuda domiciled special purpose reinsurer, Mt. Logan Re, to provide collateralized capacity to the worldwide property catastrophe reinsurance market. With an initial funding of $50m, the company ...
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US commercial property and casualty insurance provider, CNA Financial has appointed Mark Herman as president and chief operating officer of CNA Specialty. Herman is taking over from Peter Wilson, whose retirement will be effective from 31 ...
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