US-based producer of folding cartons Graphic Packaging International is set to close its plant in Gillingham, UK leading to the loss of 170 jobs. The plant, which manufactures food cartons, was earlier owned by Contego and was part of a ...
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Leeds-based Marpak is to increase production by 25 tonnes a week and said that demand has steadily increased following a series of successful product trials in northern Europe. According to Marpak, its 'Growth through Innovation' ...
95 rare gold figures found in UK, placing country first in European winning stakes. The UK is the 'luckiest country in Europe' according to LEGO, with it coming out on top in the table of countries with the most LEGO Minifigures' Mr Gold ...
Independent consultancy group Jelf has agreed to acquire The Insurance Partnership Services, which is a regional independent insurance broker based in Yorkshire. The acquisition will boost Jelf's presence in the North and expands the ...
Nutmeg -The first own-brand clothing range for Morrisons supermarkets has arrived in store. The debut collection features vibrant children’s clothing for ages 0-12 and a range of adult essentials. The new family clothing brand has ...
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Engineers on Element 14's on-line community are being invited to jointly-develop a reliable way to alert a carer if a vulnerable person is not safely in bed at night or fails to get up in the morning. Project Nocturne, as it is called, is ...
Keith R. Beck, David Hinks, Nathan H. Weisner, and Anne Crawford are being honored by AATCC as the recipients of the J. William Weaver Paper of the Year Award for "Liquid Chromatographic and Mass Spectrometric Analysis of Dyes for Forensic ...
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Premium lingerie brand for ladies with a fuller bust, Curvy Kate has rewarded end-to-end international logistics service provider Torque for its support with a new contract. The Harrow-based client, a specialist in designing and producing ...
Leeds council could potentially save over 1m Leeds City Council is consulting residents on proposals to turn off street lights at certain times of the night to save 1.3 million over 10 years. The local authority has more than 92,000 ...
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Leeds City Council is consulting residents on proposals to turn off street lights at certain times of the night to save £1.3 million over 10 years. The local authority has more than 92,000 street lights, consuming £4 million ...
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Leeds City Council is asking residents to take part in a consultation concerning their feelings about switching off certain streetlights in a bid to save money. This move is very typical of city and county councils across the country, ...
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UK - The opening day of PLASA Focus: Leeds 2013 will finish with a keynote address from Harald Haas, Professor of Mobile Communications at the University of Edinburgh and Fellow of the World Technology Network. Professor Harold Haas is ...
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Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer shouldn't judge staff performance on how many hours workers log on the VPN from home, but on the results they bring to the company. That's according to David Plumb, general manager, enterprise, at Telefonica O2 UK. ...
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British food company Symington's is set to transfer its noodle production from China to Yorkshire, UK, in order to respond more quickly to retailers' demands. As part of the plan to shift the production, the company has cancelled ...
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A £1.75m grant to fund textiles research at the University of Leeds will help to create new healthcare products which will benefit millions of people. The grant from the Clothworkers' Foundation has funded new research ...