Former TescoCEO Terry Leahy will take up the post of chairman at B&M Retail after private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice acquired a majority stake in UK discount retailer. B&M, owned by the Arora family, will continue to be managed ...
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Crown Paints has achieved a top industry accolade for introducing a carbon revolution across the business,which is transforming its environmental performance-and sets a blueprint for a more sustainable manufacturing process in the UK. The ...
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An inquiry is underway after the website of Conservative MP David Morris was hacked at the weekend. David Morris,MP for Morecambe&Lunesdale,said an organisation claiming to represent"Freedom for the Mujahideen"had taken over his website ...
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You can now access a new and comprehensive'cotton trade'history timeline via the International Cotton Association's(ICA)website.A valuable resource for academics and anybody interested in the cotton trade,the site contains the history of ...
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Corrugated group in the UK, TRM has announced the installation of a new £2.5m casemaker at its Burscough, Lancashire facility to enhance its retail-ready packaging capacity. The installation of the new Martin 618 casemaker, part the ...
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UK-based convenience food company Symington's has acquired family-owned baking business Victoria Foods for an undisclosed amount. This acquisition will strengthen Symington's position in the home baking category and also complement its ...
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Keeping in mind the diverse demands that women are going to place on its counter, Boudoir Lingerie presents an absolutely new collection of branded lingerie, with new designs, colors and in varieties of sizes to suit everybody’s need. ...
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Lancashire-based LED manufacturer ACDC has been named an Export Champion by UK Trade and Investment(UKTI)during Export Week. ACDC is one of five companies in Lancashire to have been chosen for its level of performance in the export ...
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The government has been given the green light by the European Union to roll out GBP530m in broadband funding, intended to bring superfast broadband to 90% of homes, and a minimum speed of 2Mbps elsewhere. The investment had been pending ...
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Tangerine Confectionery has announced the closure of its factory in Poole,Dorset,with the loss of up to 75 jobs. A spokesman for Tangerine Confectionery told FoodManufacture.co.uk:"It's about maximising efficiency across our production ...
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Global warming is causing serious threat to all inhabitants across the world thus everybody on this planet must be aware about the rising pollution.Major parts of the pollution emerge from ill treatment of the scrap ...
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AWARD-winning LED lighting specialist,MHA Lighting welcomes two new starters to strengthen its sales and communication teams. Jim Williams joins MHA as regional business manager(Northern),bringing with him a very successful track record ...
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Former CTO of BT,Peter Cochrane,has responded to the government and BT who had hit back at his claims that UK's broadband plans were"visionless",by sarcastically encouraging the government to show off its plans to fast-growing economies ...
All Hallows Catholic School in Lancashire has won Cisco's STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) Challenge 10. The "A-team" were crowned the winners at Cisco House in Stratford recently, for planning an innovative local sporting ...
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The new ACDC studio in London is open for business Lancashire-based lighting company ACDC has opened a new studio in London which will offer easier access to clients in the south of England,as well as providing a base for the company's ...
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