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Two Retail Stores Partners with The Local Marine Toys for Tots Campaign This Holiday

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- Two retail stores operated by the Fowler Bros. Cos. here, The Furniture Shoppe and The Patio Shop, are partnering with the local Marine Toys for Tots Campaign this holiday season. Both retailers will help raise funds ...

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Standard Furniture Named Myron Woody as Director of Quality Assurance

BAY MINETTE, Ala. -- Case goods manufacturer Standard Furniture has named Myron Woody as director of quality assurance for both Standard and its IFM import division. He replaces Tommy Turk, who was promoted to plant manager for Standard's ...

Tags: Furniture

Henkel Harris Plans to Close Its Doors Later This Year

WINCHESTER, Va. --- Henkel Harris, a longtime manufacturer specializing in high-end 18th and 19th century case goods, plans to close its doors later this year, according to a report on the Winchester Star.com. The newspaper said Tuesday ...

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Uzbekistan Have Invested One Million Dollar to Establish Nur Company

NUR company , Uzbekistan - South Korea based JV, has announced to manufacture LED lighting products for industry and household application since August, 2013. EG Lightings Company from South Korea cooperated with heating and power plant ...

Tags: LED Lighting

The Delayed Quarterly Reprocessing Data for Packaging in Q3 of 2012 Was Published

The delayed quarterly reprocessing data for packaging in the third quarter of 2012 was published on the Environment Agency’s (EA’s) National Packaging Waste Database website on Tuesday night (23 October). The figures, which were ...

Tags: market view, Glass recycling

Seesmart Looks Forward to Offering More DLC- and LDL-Listed Products in The Near Future

Seesmart Technologies, Inc.’s two LED lighting products have met the rigorous performance and efficiency requirements set by DesignLights Consortium (DLC) and Lighting Design Lab (LDL) and are now listed as qualified solid-state ...

Tags: LED Lighting

Edison Opto Will Take Part in The Largest Lighting Event in Eastern Europe

Since establishment, the Taiwanese leading LED manufacturer - Edison Opto has participated in many international exhibitions actively. In November, Edison Opto will take part in the largest lighting event in Eastern Europe─INTERLIGHT ...

Tags: LED

Seventeen US Plywood Importers, Distributors and Users Formed The AAHP

Seventeen US plywood importers, distributors and users formed the American Alliance for Hardwood Plywood (AAHP) at the start of October. This move came in reaction to a preliminary investigation launched by the US Department of ...

Tags: market view, plywood

Qatar Became The Most Expensive Construction Market in The Gulf

Qatar has become the most expensive construction market in the Gulf in terms of raw materials costs, says a new research report by business intelligence service MEED. In its "Third Quarter Construction Costs & Outlook Report", MEED reports ...

Tags: market view, cement

China-Based Sanan Optoelectronics Upgrads Its Technology Through Recruiting Experts

China-based LED chipmaker Sanan Optoelectronics has been quickly upgrading its technology through recruiting experts from Taiwan-based makers and expanding production capacity. Sanan is close behind first-tier Taiwan-based makers in terms ...

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Nichia Hopes That The Firm Can Obtain a 30-40% Market Share in China in 2013

To build market share in China's LED lighting market, international firms have been expanding capacity. Philips' Lumileds has revealed plans to expand LED component capacity in its Malaysia plant in November. The firm expects daily ...

Sharp Has Issued a Profit Warning,Expressing"Material Doubt"

Japanese electronics firm Sharp has issued a profit warning,expressing"material doubt"that it will be able to stay in business. Expecting to end the financial year in March 2013 with a net loss of Y450bn(3.5bn euros),Sharp's main problems ...

Tags: Japan, Sharp, electronics, Sony, LCD, Hitachi

Windows 8's Global Usage Share Climbed by a Third Last Month

Driven by millions of upgrades,Windows 8's global usage share climbed by a third last month,but the new OS's adoption pace remained lethargic compared to that of its predecessor three years ago. According to data released Thursday by ...

Tags: Windows 8, Windows 7, OS, Net Applications, computer