Sofa giant CSL has completed a wholesale rebrand as it revealed it is on target to reach sales of £100m for the first time. By Christmas all 26 of the firm's stores will be operating as Sofaworks as part of the family-owned retailer's ...
Tags: Sofa, Furniture, Furnishing
VTech predicts it will retain the number one spot for the full year VTech has become the number one manufacturer in the UK infant toy market for the first time, according to the latest NPD figures. In a year that has seen the firm pick ...
Tags: Toys, Infant Toy
Avnet Abacus has announced a significant service enhancement for its customers in Europe on components purchased from the TE Connectivity product portfolio. The distributor can offer a reduced minimum order quantity (MOQ) on approximately ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics
Plastic packaging company RPC Group has acquired Maynard & Harris (M&H) for £103.5m. M&H, which employs about 700 people, will now operate as an independent business within RPC's Barmlage division. M&H supplies plastic packaging ...
M&H, manufacturer of rigid plastic packaging to the personal care, healthcare and selected food segments, employs 700 staff. RPC said the deal compliments the company's existing strong presence in European rigid plastic personal care ...
Tags: Packaging, Printing, rigid plastic packaging
Global marketing services firm HH Global has launched a new peelable lidding film solution for ready meals, named Lidd. The new patented film solution, developed by a collaboration of HH Global and Parkside Flexibles (Europe), phases ...
Tags: Ready Meals, Lidding Film Solution
SuperGroup Plc provides a trading update covering the 13-week period to 27 October 2013 and the 26-week period to 27 October 2013. Group Total Group sales for ...
Tags: Supergroup, Apparel
At this year's Vitrum trade show (Milan, 23 to 26 October), two brands with a long tradition showcased the highlights of their product ranges in hall 13. Alfa Romeo took a look back at the history of racing by exhibiting a number of ...
Tags: Construction, Glass
Bannisters’ Farm, a UK-based manufacturer of frozen baked potatoes, has launched two new product ranges, Fully Loaded Jackets and Farmer’s Roasting Potatoes. Aimed at the convenience market, the two new ranges have already ...
Once a year, leading packaging experts from around the globe travel to Luxe Pack Monaco to present their concepts for luxury products and brands. Gerresheimer will be showcasing glass and plastic design concepts for cosmetic products and ...
Tags: Masstige Market, Gerresheimer
The recent commercial history of market research organisation Nielsen is a good example of how expectations and capabilities have changed radically in the world of analytics. Retailers employing Nielsen to provide services such as retail ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
Ledzworld announces today it has entered into an agreement with Maxtek Digicom Ltd to expand its manufacturing capacity for its main product lines by 10 million units per year in order to accommodate its fast growing sales in Europe, North ...
Välinge Innovation is pleased to announce the extension of its cooperation with Jiangsu Shengmao Plastic Products Co. The license agreement with the Chinese company was extended to the use of Välinge's patented technologies for ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
Whitworths, the dried fruit, nut and seed supplier, has received a big cash boost after private equity firm Equistone Partners Europe Fund IV acquired a major stake in the Midlands-based firm. Equistone Partners investment will enable ...
Tags: Fruit, Nut, Agriculture, Food
Made in France but affordable, Flax cones are oriented towards acoustic performance, high-tech and give an original design to the brand’s speaker drivers! After more than five years of research and development, engineers at Focal ...
Tags: Flax Fibers, Focal