Spencer Coatings has become the U.K.'s largest independent coatings manufacturer after it acquired Stokes Paints in a deal worth £5million. Employing more than 100 people, the enlarged Spencer Coatings will have a turnover of more ...
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Intematix introduces its XR Series of red nitride phosphors for use in extending the color spectrum of LEDs.XR brings Intematix's total number of long wavelength phosphor offerings to six. Long wavelength phosphors play a central role in ...
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Baker Hughes Incorporated announced that Archana (Archie) Deskus, an executive with experience leading information technology functions within the aerospace, industrials and consumer products industries, will join the global oilfield ...
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LED Engin,Inc.,a California-based solid-state lighting company specializing in high lumen density LED lighting components and optics,announced the successful completion of its Series E financing.As part of the Series E initial funding ...
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An award-winning storm water solution designed by Xylem Inc. has prevented seven major potential floods in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur since 2007, according to KoonSing Low, Director of SMART with the Malaysian government. Xylem ...
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The Empire Life Insurance Company (Empire Life) has launched its next generation guaranteed withdrawal benefit (GWB) solution for customers. Dubbed Class Plus 2, the newly launched solution is specifically designed to address the changing ...
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PhotonStar LED Group plc,continues to work with CSR plc(CSR)in the development of its Bluetooth Smart home lighting products. The firms worked closely to create a joint LED lighting demonstration on the CSR booth at CES International 2013 ...
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Arch Capital Group (ACGL) has successfully completed Canadian insurance and reinsurance operations domestication under a new legal entity named Arch Insurance Canada Ltd. (Arch Canada). Since 2005, Arch Canada has been operating as ...
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NFC—near-field communication—is an easy way to pair devices and share information between them. This year, Sony has built NFC into some of its new TVs. Sony's version works differently than that of other TVs, though: Instead ...
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In our most recent lab reviews of smart phones, we finally got our hands on some of the newest Windows 8 devices. While we were all excited to put the new operating system through its paces in our labs, we noticed something before we even ...
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Hub International Limited (Hub), a US-based insurance brokerage company, has completed acquisition of the assets of Benefit Concepts for an undisclosed amount. Benefit Concepts, a Louisiana-based employee benefits brokerage firm, will now ...
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January 10, 2013 - Hydro One says it is the first North American utility to launch an “innovative, online, asset analytics tool”, giving it the ability to make “more effective and prudent investment decisions”. ...
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Wisconsin-based Mt. Morris Mutual Insurance Company (Mt. Morris) has selected the Risk Control Technologies’ RC Inspection loss control software solution to support its loss control operations. Designed to help manage internal team ...
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American General Life Companies (American General) has introduced Future Income Achiever Annuity to provide a guaranteed income stream for the clients' lifespan. In addition to offering three death benefit options, the delayed-income ...
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Rocky Mountain Bicycles is working with a new creative agency to develop a new website and hone its brand positioning. The bike company said it chose Origin Design+Communications in part because the agency shared its connections to ...
Tags: brand positioning, website, bicycle, Rocky Mountain