The next generation of food entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to combine a high quality degree and on-the-job training under plans for new food degree apprenticeships, Environment Secretary Elizabeth Truss announced. The three ...
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The Institute of Kitchen, Bedroom & Bathroom Installers (iKBBI) has joined The Furniture Makers Company as a corporate member, joining brands including iKBBI installation partners B&Q and John Lewis, as well as sponsor Blum. iKBBI CEO ...
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Bed manufacturer Silentnight welcomed its local MP to the Lancashire site during National Apprenticeship Week (14-18th March), following the ongoing success of its award-winning apprenticeship scheme. Andrew Stephenson, Conservative MP ...
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Bed manufacturer Silentnight, a company that has been investing in apprentices for more than 10 years, believes the new shift in the demands on the public sector could lead to cause for concern. As 2015 drew to a close and the targets for ...
Carpetright is celebrating the success of its first ever graduate apprentices during National Apprenticeship Week. Apprenticeship and work-based training provider, First4Skills, has worked in partnership with Carpetright to deliver the ...
UK retail footfall in February was 1.1% down on a year ago – lower than the 1.2% rise seen in January and the three-month average rate of -0.8% – according to the latest BRC/Springboard Footfall and Vacancies Monitor. ...
Tags: BRC, Retail football, Goverment support
SPTS Technologies Ltd of Newport, Wales, UK (an Orbotech company that manufactures etch, PVD and CVD wafer processing solutions for the MEMS, advanced packaging, LED, high-speed RF on GaAs, and power management device markets) has been ...
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The British Furniture Confederation (BFC) is pleased to recognise Stephen McPartland, who has been MP for Stevenage since 2010, for his outstanding support for the British furniture, furnishing and bed industry since he entered Parliament. ...
The government has said it has approved the first integrated national policy for developing skills and promoting entrepreneurship at a large scale with speed and quality. “The policy aims to align supply with demand, bridging ...
Raytheon Professional Services (RPS), a subsidiary of Raytheon Company has signed a long-term contract with Honda Motor Europe Limited for the outsourcing of all development of their Pan-European dealer training, as well as domestic ...
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Cromax, one of the three premium global refinish brands from Axalta Coatings Systems, has unveiled its 2015 training program for the UK and Ireland, which is designed to cover all aspects of refinishing and all levels of competency. From ...
At the end of 2014, Hastings-based upholstery manufacturer Collins and Hayes will bid farewell to Bruce Cowen, who has worked for 32 loyal years as the company's area sales manager and, more recently, its agent in the South-west of England. ...
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The Silentnight Group has confirmed that it will lead on the development of a new Furniture Making Apprenticeship Standard, as part of the Government’s Phase 3 Trailblazers announced by Skills Minister, Nick Boles. Trailblazers are ...
When the UK government's plans to introduce aversion packaging on cigarettes began its fight with Big Tobacco at the beginning of June, a battle broke out in Australia too. It took two weeks for the Australian government to quash it. By ...
The technical textiles sector in Brazil will benefit from Portuguese technology as associations from both the countries have signed a major partnership agreement for the transfer of technical textile technology from Portugal to Brazil, with ...
Tags: Technical Textiles, clothing sector, Portuguese Technology