Two members of the Furniture Industry Sustainability Programme (FISP) have been selected as winner and runner up of the prestigious Sustainability Award for the furniture industry. Premiere Furniture has been announced as the winner of ...
Tags: Furniture, Furnishing
While there is no governing body that controls or even defines Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), APICS, the Association for Operations Management does offer a certification program in production and inventory management (CPIM) that covers ...
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ASME conformity assessment programs—under which a company or an individual is assessed and certified based on demonstrated ability to meet the requirements of an ASME standard—continue to provide a vital service to enhancement ...
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Beverage can manufacturer Rexam has secured a contract from the iced tea brand MangaJo to supply aluminum cans for lightly carbonated green tea beverages, MangaJo Sparkling Pressé. As part of the deal, Rexam will help MangaJo ...
Tags: Rexam, Mangajo, Aluminum Cans, Beverage can
Marks and Spencer Group plc quarter 4 2013/14 trading statement 13 weeks to 29 March 2014. Highlights: -Group sales +1.9% -UK: total sales +1.5%, like-for-like –0.2% -Food: total sales +2.5%, like-for-like +0.1% -GM: ...
Tags: Marks&Spencer, Clothing
The Furniture Industry Sustainability Programme (FISP), internationally recognised as an environmental benchmark for the furniture industry, has gained seven new members in the last six months, including the first Irish company to achieve ...
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The battle is on to create an LED light source that replicates the dimming characteristics of halogen. Ben Cronin asks if Lucent's Ambience WarmDim comes close It would be an understatement to say there are parts of the?lighting market ...
Alongside changing consumer habits, there have been recent developments in technology meaning there is now opportunity for manufacturers and suppliers to be more creative than ever before. So, what developments should we be looking out ...
Tags: innovation trends, Personalised packaging, Pack differentiation
Collaboration between retailers, brands, their manufacturing partners and suppliers is starting to drive a recovery in the UK’s garment making sector. This was the optimistic and overwhelming conclusion of speakers at the recent ASBCI ...
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Kingspan Insulated Panels has launched Kingspan Energy, a fully-funded solar energy solution provider making low-carbon energy generation effortless for UK businesses. Kingspan Energy will enable more companies to benefit from the lower ...
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Formwork is a composite procedure which is applied to give a specific structure to concrete solution. It refers to a structure in which professionals pour concrete solution in order to get a specific design. Once the solution gets a ...
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Miroglio Textile successfully brought together four important initiatives that underscored their commitment to design and innovation in the print textile arena. The first created a real buzz of excitement because it was the debut of ...
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03 Feb 2014 APPMA and the Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) are taking submissions for the sixth annual scholarship program. Now is the time to do more than dream about what a Diploma in Packaging Technology will do for your career. ...
Tags: APPMA, AIP, Credentials, Packaging Technology
Shoppers struggling to find the right homeware will be helped by the launch of stylishly-curated Unique Home Things. The new online boutique is stocked with an exclusive range of homewares and gifts that are not available on the high ...
Tags: Homeware, Unique Home Thing, furniture, collections
Fiber-based materials manufacturer Ahlstrom has launched a new biodegradable molding material Ahlstrom NatureMold, for food packaging applications. Claimed to combine environmental credentials, product differentiation, and performance all ...