At WEFTEC 2016, which starts this week, the emphasis is very firmly on forward-thinking approaches and solutions as the Water Environment Federation (WEF) helps to address the current and future needs of modern utilities. WEF’s 89th ...
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The Government has restarted the consultation into a potential revision of the fire safety regulations for upholstered furniture. FIRA is currently analysing the proposals, and will be arranging workshops to discuss this further and to ...
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The five winners of this year' National Bed Federation (NBF) Bed Industry Awards have been announced. Now in their sixth year, the awards recognise the companies considered best in class over the past 12 months. The winners were: Kaymed ...
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The Port of Melbourne. The Victorian Government has successfully leased the Port of Melbourne for more than $9.7 billion. The Lonsdale Consortium, comprising of the Future Fund, QIC, GIP and OMERS signed a lease of the port’s ...
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Zebra Technologies Corporation has announced its Warehouse Vision Study findings, which has found that almost three quarters (74%) of APAC decision makers in the industry will accelerate warehouse technology investments by 2020. The ...
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The Australian Government should confirm it will support a mandatory code covering payment terms for small trucking businesses, the CEO of the Australian Trucking Association Christopher Melham has said. Mr Melham was responding to the ...
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The employment market continues to grow in the transport, logistics and supply chain sector, according to the Labourforce Impex September 2016 Job Index. Specialist transport, logistics and supply chain recruitment company Labourforce ...
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According to Transport Intelligence’s (Ti) new report Global Warehousing and Logistics Networks 2016, economics’ medium- to long-term impact on supply chains can be best understood by focusing on relatively few measures. ...
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File image courtesy of Australian Customs and Border Protection Service. Online commerce continues to grow with an increasing portion of business to business (B2B) companies joining the e-commerce bandwagon, according to the 2016 DHL ...
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Swiss industrial engineering and manufacturing company, Sulzer, has introduced an extension to the SMD axially split pump range to meet requirements in municipal water treatment, supply, and distribution. The company has expanded the ...
''We are thrilled that next year we will not have the same overlap in dates with the Los Angeles previews," said Jay Foreman, chair of TIA's Trade Show Committee. The Toy Industry Association has dated next year’s Fall Toy Preview ...
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With over five million people in the UK staying up to catch a glimpse of this year's sporting activities at the Rio Olympics, Generation Media's Sangita Sivanesan takes a look at how the event has effected kids' TV viewing. “Viva ...
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Over £10,000 was given to Rainbows Hospice in Leicester for new specialist play equipment. The Toy Trust has donated over £200,000 to help assist every single registered children’s hospice in the UK. The charity ...
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Last week's Hong Kong Jewellery & Gem Fair set an improved tone for the diamond market despite challenging conditions in the Far East. Overall, it should be considered a good show as dealer trading picked up after a very slow summer. After ...
Valmet has received a contract to rebuild Metsä Tissue's tissue machines in Raubach, Germany and Pauliström, Sweden. Earlier this year, Metsä Tissue commenced the operations of its TM1 tissue machine in Raubach, following ...
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