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Interface Recently Received Two Sustainability Honors

Apr 15, 2014

Interface, which publicly issued a Mission Zero promise 20 years ago to eliminate any negative effect the manufacturing of its carpet tiles has on the environment by 2020, recently received two sustainability honors. The Architizer A+ ...

Tags: Construction, Rugs

A Slight Overall Growth in The Domestic Commercial Vehicle Market

Apr 15, 2014

Data from Automobile Association data showed a slight overall growth in the domestic commercial vehicle market. In January 2014, the monthly production of 70 companies in the auto market was 2,051,665, an increase of 4.44%, and the ...

Tags: Truck, Transportation, Auto Parts, Heavy Truck

Researchers From Arkema Have Earned The Prestigious American Coatings AWARD

Apr 15, 2014

Kyle Price, a PhD Candidate with the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at the University of Minnesota, and researchers from Arkema Coating Resins , a business unit of Arkema, have earned the prestigious American ...

Tags: Construction, Decoration, Coating

Highway in The Netherlands Is Being Lit by Photoluminescent Paint

Apr 15, 2014

A 500 metre stretch of highway in the Netherlands is being lit by photoluminescent paint as an alternative to street lights. The new technology is the brainchild of Dutch engineering firm Heijmans and interactive artist Daan Roosegaarde, ...

Tags: Lights, Lighting, photoluminescent paint, coating, paint

The EU-Financed Project 'Promise' Aims to Address Some of Food Safety Concerns and Issues

Apr 15, 2014

The issue of food safety has rocketed up the political agenda in recent years but despite huge improvements, some concerns and problems still persist. Fears about our food are moving away from issues about ensuring an adequate supply and ...

Tags: Food Safety, Agriculture, Food

The Student Industrial Tour 2014 of The Furniture Company Took Place in Early April

Apr 15, 2014

The Student Industrial Tour 2014 of the Furniture Company took place in early April, giving 34 Foundation, BA and MA students, of varying ages and drawn from many different colleges and universities, the chance to visit a number of our ...

Tags: Furniture, Student Industrial, Student Furniture

Adidas Has Extended Its Endorsement Deal with Damian Lillard

Apr 15, 2014

Adidas has extended its endorsement deal with star Portland Trail Blazers guard, Damian Lillard. "Adidas has been great to me over my first two seasons," Lillard said in a statement. "I've had the opportunity to wear a lot of great ...

Tags: Adidas, Apparel

Japan-Based PV Vendors Release OEM Orders to Taiwan-Based Module Makers

Apr 15, 2014

Japan-based PV vendors, including Sharp, Kyocera, Panasonic and Toshiba, are likely to return to the international market in 2016 and release OEM orders to Taiwan-based module makers, according to industry sources in Taiwan. Japan-based ...

Tags: PV, solar, PV Module, taiwan

New Brand Features Collectable Little Live Pet Birds That Tweet and Talk Back to Children

Apr 15, 2014

New brand features collectable Little Live Pet birds that tweet and talk back to children. Moose Toys' new collectable brand Little Live Pets will launch in the UK in July 2014, courtesy of Character Options. Little Live Pets is the new ...

Tags: Toys, birds toy

Team of Building Enthusiasts Take to Kickstarter to Fund Range of Plush Iconic US Building

Apr 15, 2014

Team of building enthusiasts take to Kickstarter to fund range of plush iconic US buildings. Everyone likes a good iron girder. But have you ever eyed up a building that you just want to hug? Neither have we. But we have discovered a ...

Tags: plush toy, Toy

The Figures Will Be Available Exclusively From MarvelStore.com and DisneyStore.com

Apr 15, 2014

The figures will be available exclusively from MarvelStore.com and DisneyStore.com Marvel Select and the Disney Store are launching a series of exclusive Captain America: The Winter Soldier action figures. An alternative to the high end ...

Tags: toys

BASF Has Invested EUR2.5 Million in Its Demarchi Coatings Site

Apr 15, 2014

BASF has invested €2.5 million in its Demarchi coatings site, located in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, to expand its capacity to service Brazil's automotive industry with waterborne automotive coatings. The goal is to meet ...

Tags: Chemicals, Construction, Coating

Mazda Motor Has Commenced The Production of The All-New Mazda3 Axela

Apr 15, 2014

Japanese carmaker Mazda Motor has commenced the production of the all-new Mazda3 Axela at its vehicle production and sales company, Changan Mazda Automobile, in Nanjing, China. In addition, the company has commenced the production of the ...

Tags: Vehicles, Auto, Mazda, car

TBC Wholesale Is Expanding Its Hifly Consumer Tire Program

Apr 15, 2014

TBC Wholesale is expanding its Hifly consumer tire program with the addition of 14 sizes to the AT601 All-Terrain line and size LT215/85R16 to the HT601 Highway All-Season line. Twelve metric sizes in rim diameters ranging from 15 inches ...

Tags: tire, tyre, Auto Parts

AkzoNobel Has Been Granted a Patent for a Chip-Resistant Powder Topcoat

Apr 15, 2014

Akzo Nobel Coatings International has been granted a patent for a chip-resistant powder topcoat on a steel substrate having a corrosion resistant powder coating basecoat thereon. The topcoat is comprised of the cured or fused product of a ...

Tags: Construction, Decoration, Coatings