The closure of Premier Foods' Barry mill in the Vale of Glamorgan – with the loss of 43 jobs last week – and plans to reorganise its milling business into two parts could herald its sale, according to City analyst Investec. ...
Tags: Milling Business, Agriculture, Food
This is a common issue faced by almost all home owners- the issue of guest beds! We all need an extra bed for our guests. At the same time, we also do not have space for a full time guest bed! Then what do we do, keep our guests ...
Tags: Inflatable furniture, Sofa Bed
Yokohama Tire Corp. (YTC) has released version 1.3 of its iPad app for the truck tire industry, the Yokohama Commercial Tire Navigator. It is available on iTunes for free download by clicking here. The Yokohama Commercial Tire Navigator ...
Tags: Truck Tires, Auto Parts, APP, tires
THE Australian dollar is higher after the US Federal Reserve chairman eased concerns about the tapering of the central bank's economic stimulus program. At 1700 AEST on Thursday, the local unit was trading at 92.71 US cents, up from 91.96 ...
Tags: economy, Australian dollar
THE Australian dollar jumped more than 1.5 US cents after Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke declared US stimulus measures would continue. The local currency hit 92.94 US cents shortly before 9am AEST, only four hours after sinking ...
Tags: Australian Dollar, economy
Air-driven gas boosters are machines that are used for the oil-free compression of industrial gases, oxygen, and air. On similar lines, a gas booster system is custom made assembly comprising a single or multiple gas boosters. It also ...
Food continues to outshine clothing at posh retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S), according to the firm's first quarter results, covering the 13 weeks to June 29 2013. Food sales continues to outshine general merchandise at M&S Total UK food ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
In the Eurozone, activity contracted by 0.3% in Q1 2013, falling for the sixth consecutive quarter. However, GDP growth is expected to turn slightly positive in Q2 2013 (+0.1%), with a mild acceleration over the following quarters (+0.2% in ...
Tags: economy, Labor market
China's consumer price index (CPI), the primary measure of inflation, rose to 2.7% year-on-year in June from 2.1% in May, Reuters reported, citing data released by the National Bureau of Statistics today. A 4.9% increase in food prices ...
Tags: China Inflation
Merit Medical, US-based cardiology, radiology and endoscopy disposable devices manufacturer and distributor, has received multiple regulatory approvals from various regulatory bodies. Merit's advanced high-pressure inflation device, ...
Tags: Merit Medical, Medical Devices
Despite margin compression resulting from feedstock price increases over the first quarter, Great American Group, analysts note that the overall textiles industry continues to make progress after bottoming out in 2009. “Many ...
Strong industrial activity in early 2013 softened somewhat recently but the sector should have enough momentum to continue growth, according to the quarterly Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation U.S. Industrial Outlook, a ...
Tags: Processing Machinery, MAPI, US
Investors around the globe are on edge amid more volatility in financial markets as Wall Street attempts to wean itself off stimulus and fears intensify about China's banking system, sending Australian shares sharply lower to the point of ...
Tags: Investors, Wall Street, Financial Markets
The fall of the Indian rupee against the US dollar and other major currencies has brought smiles on the faces of Indian textile and apparel exporters and why not? The Indian currency has tanked and lost nearly 10% in value against the ...
Tags: Textile&Apparel Exporters, Rupee
The Aussie slumped to a fresh 33-month low today as the US central bank signalled plans to rein in its stimulus program before the end of the year and China's economy showed more signs of a slowdown. At 5pm AEST, the Aussie was trading at ...