Outsourcing is on the rise; according to an article at SME Web, UK businesses have increased their spending on freelancers by 134% this year. This makes UK businesses the second largest employers of freelancers worldwide. Some business ...
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Triple packs help pre-school specialist's sales grow around 15 per cent. Wow Toys has reported a record amount of deliveries to UK retailers during September. The company says"phenomenal"demand for its multipacks also helped it ...
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28th International Apparel Federation (IAF) World Apparel Convention kicks off in style in Oporto, Portugal "The power of brands and the value of fashion is very much alive" ~ Harry van Dalfsen, IAF President The 28th IAF World Apparel ...
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Net profit reaches $3.1m Operating profit climbs to $5.15m Net sales grow 14.9% US frozen-food firm Overhill Farms has recorded what it says is a "substantial" increase in full-year profit and sales, despite a "challenging" economic ...
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According to a new research report from the analyst firm Berg Insight, shipments of wireless M2M modules for security applications in EU27+2 is forecasted to grow from 2.9 million in 2011 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 47.1 ...
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In response to a renaissance in all things 1950s,Varilight have created a new range of retro wiring accessories. The"Lily"range features a curved-edge,raised-profile faceplate in four pastel colours that echo the style of a decade that ...
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US poultry giant Sanderson Farms has reported an annual profit thanks to higher poultry prices and increased production. The return to profitability reflected higher production In the 12 months to the end of of October, earnings ...
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Enterprise IT decision makers are about half as enthusiastic about the new Windows 8 as they were three years ago about the then-just-released Windows 7, an analyst said. Employees, however, have a higher-than-expected interest in the ...
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Paperboard packaging company in the US,Zumbiel Packaging has joined forces with the state of Kentucky and Gateway Community&Technical College to provide a new training program offering interpersonal and technical development training for ...
Taipei,Dec.19,2012(CENS)--Kenda Tires Co.'s chairman Y.M.Yang pointed out that to become a top-20 tire maker globally,the firm will invest NT$3 billion(US$100 million)in 2013 to expand plants in China and Taiwan,as well as merging the seven ...
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Cameleon Software (FR0000074247), market leader in product design, sales configuration, and quotes and proposals software, announced its provisional net income for the first half of 2012, approved by the Board of Directors meeting held ...
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How did you come up with the Slow Toy concept? What inspired you? I’ve got a strong feeling about what I would call the ‘slow toy’. It’s a concept that was introduced to me when I went to France and met a lady ...
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Risk management software company Wynyard Group has opened an office in Dubai to serve its growing customer base in the Middle East, it announced today. Wynyard Group provides advanced software solutions for operational risk management, ...
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A team of IT undergraduates from the University of Warwickhave told Computer Weekly about a smart mobile application they developed as part of a competition between IT students at universities in Europe and India. The team of Computer and ...
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Afferro said that it has brought forward the deferred element of the sale of its 38.5% stake in the Putu iron ore project in Liberia by 6 months. It means it will receive an injection of USD 50 million from Russian steel giant Severstal ...
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