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DS Smith Is Expanding Its Market Share in Spain After Acqusition of Grupo Lantero
Jun 29, 2015DS Smith is expanding its market share in Spain after agreeing to buy Spanish company Grupo Lantero's corrugated products business. The recyclable corrugated packaging provider said the €190 million purchase, including assumed debt, ...
Tags: DS Smith, corrugated packaging
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Under Armour Has Signed a Multi Year Partnership with Rugby Club
May 11, 2015Performance apparel, footwear and accessories marketer Under Armour has signed a multi year partnership with rugby club, Wasps and has become the club’s official technical wear partner. According to a Wasps press release, it ...
Tags: Performance apparel, footwear
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U.S. Services Sector Fell Short of Expectations for December
Jan 7, 2015A gauge of growth in the dominant U.S. services sector fell short of expectations for December, hitting a six-month low as indexes on employment, orders and business activity all declined. The FTSE 100 index was down 0.4 percent at 1209 ...
Tags: services sector, GDP growth
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IATA Has Reported an Improvement in Airlines' Financial Well-Being
Dec 10, 2014The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has reported an improvement in airlines’ financial well-being. Worldwide airline share prices rose 14% in November, supported by continued decline in the price of crude oil and jet ...
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UK Retail and Property Sectors Ask The Chancellor One Last Time to Reform The System
Dec 1, 2014The UK retail and property sectors are poised to hear whether the Chancellor will use his final chance to make meaningful reforms to the business rates burden in his Autumn Statement, according to the British Council of Shopping Centres ...
Tags: Property Sectors, Retail, Furniture
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Two-Thirds of The World'S Largest Companies Are Reporting Exposure to Water Risks
Nov 7, 2014Two-thirds of the world’s largest companies are reporting exposure to water risks, some of which have potential to limit growth. The news comes amid mounting shareholder concern around the business impacts from water scarcity, ...
Tags: Water Risk, water management data
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CDP Upgrades Coca-Cola HBC to an a Rating
Oct 29, 2014The company has also recently recieved a place in the CDP Global Climate Performance Leadership Index 2014, and has been named the global industry leader amongst beverage companies in the 2014 Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI). This ...
Tags: Coca-Cola Bottler, Packaging
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More Than 100 Businesses Have Come Together Today to Call for Business Rate Reform
Sep 18, 2014More than 100 businesses have come together today to call for political parties to commit to a fundamental reform of the business rates system before the General Election. According to the British Retail Consortium (BRC), the system is no ...
Tags: Businesses, Business Rate Reform, Furnishing
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Proxima Appoints on a Multi-Year Contract to Manage The Costs of All Indirect Categories
Jul 23, 2014Proxima, the global procurement services provider, announces today that it has been appointed on a multi-year contract to manage the costs of all indirect categories at Dairy Crest, the leading British dairy products company. Proxima ...
Tags: Proxima, Dairy Crest, Food
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Ithaca Energy Announces Completion of Flow Test Operations on The Second Development Well
Jan 10, 2014Ithaca Energy Inc. (TSX: IAE, LSE AIM: IAE) ("Ithaca" or the "Company") announces completion of flow test operations on the second development well on the Stella field and provides an update on Greater Stella Area ("GSA") development ...
Tags: Ithaca, flow test operations, Greater Stella Area, Stella field, A2 well
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Avrupa Has Earned in to 51% of The Alvalade Copper Project in Southern Portugal
Dec 13, 2013Avrupa Minerals Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:AVU)(FRANKFURT: 8AM) is pleased to announce that its JV partner, Antofagasta Minerals S.A. ("Antofagasta"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Antofagasta plc, has earned in to 51% of the Alvalade copper project ...
Tags: Avrupa, Mineral, Antofagasta, copper
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It's Vital for The It Department to Get Executives on The Company Board
Nov 29, 2013It's vital for the IT department to get executives on the company board to properly understand security threats if maximum possible security against cyber attacks is going to be achieved. That was the consensus between experts during a ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
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Several of The UK's Banks Have Been Hit by Cyber Attacks in The Last Six Months
Nov 29, 2013The Bank of England has revealed that several of the UK's banks have been hit by cyber attacks in the last six months, which have led to the institutions making financial losses. In its Financial Stability Report, the bank said that the ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
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The UK's Biggest Companies Are Not Considering Cyber Risks in Their Decision
Nov 27, 2013The UK's biggest companies are not considering cyber risks in their decision making, according to a new survey from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. The survey, dubbed the cyber governance health check, was sent by the ...
Tags: UK, FTSE, cyber risks, Government
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Sainsbury's Has Been Named QBE FTSE 100 Business of The Year
Nov 18, 2013Sainsbury’s has been named QBE FTSE 100 Business of the Year at the 2013 National Business Awards in a ceremony and gala dinner hosted by Sky’s Dermot Murnaghan. The event recognises at Britain’s top performing FTSE ...
