KION GROUP AG, already one of the two largest suppliers of forklift trucks, warehouse equipment and related services with Linde and Baoli, amongst others, will become one of the largest global providers of intelligent intralogistics by ...
Local government delegates attending the 22nd National General Assembly of Local Government in Canberra have called for politicians to support a freight productivity plan by the Australian Local Government Association (ALGA), which they say ...
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Grocery wholesaler, Metcash, has turned its profits around announcing a AUD$216.5 million profit after tax for the 12 months ended 30 April 2016. This is a vast turnaround on its AUD $384.2 million loss it reported for the prior 12 month ...
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Shorr Packaging has launched its new 242,732ft2 headquarters in Aurora, Illinois, US. Shorr's new state-of-the-art building is one of Aurora's newest business developments. At the ceremony, Shorr employee-owners, along with David Shorr, ...
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UK’s packaging materials supplier Kite Packaging has acquired Northamptonshire-based packaging distributor, Phoenix Box. Established in 1993, Phoenix Box is engaged in the JIT and direct line supply of corrugated cases and other ...
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Perrigo has secured approval from the US Food and Drug Administration to launch three milk-based, store brand non-GMO infant formulas. The company has already started shipments to its retail customers. Several branded, non-GMO formula ...
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Snow Phipps Group-owned Teasdale Foods has acquired Louisville, Kentucky-based Mesa Foods for undisclosed sum. Founded in 1984, Mesa is a producer of private label tortillas, flatbreads, taco shells, taco kits and chips. The acquisition ...
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McCain Foods (Canada) announced a major investment in its Florenceville-Bristol French fry plant that will expand capability and create 40 to 50 new jobs. The company is adding a new production line to meet growing demands for hash brown ...
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American Packaging (APC), a flexible packaging converter in North America, is investing $50m in the first phase of a new satellite facility. Scheduled to be completed in 2017, Phase 1 of the gravure satellite project includes: 26.3 acres ...
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Ever more Taiwanese hand tool makers have ventured into the development of digital tools to secure sustainable growth, thanks to the nudging by ITRI.Development of digital tools has been regarded as one of Taiwan's hand tool industry's ...
The global gallium arsenide (GaAs) device market will rise at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.14% over 2016-2020, forecasts a report by TechNavio (issued by the firm Research and Markets). The GaAs device market largely ...
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Interior design brand Moooi has opened new showroom and brand store in London’s Fitzrovia, at 23 Great Titchfield Street. The store occupies the ground floor space of the Moray House building, and celebrates Moooi’s signature ...
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Bentley Motors returns to Goodwood Festival of Speed 2016 with a trio of powerful and luxurious UK debuts. The award-winning Bentayga SUV and new Flying Spur V8 S sedan will demonstrate their performance credentials on the Goodwood hill ...
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Compared with the value for May 2015, the Volkswagen Group grew deliveries to customers by 1.6 percent in May 2016 – throughout the world, a total of 871,500 vehicles were handed over to customers. In the period to May, 4.2 million ...
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At the IEEE Honors Ceremony in New York City on 18 June, Dr David F. Welch - co-founder & president of Infinera Corp of Sunnyvale, CA, USA, a vertically integrated manufacturer of digital optical transport networking systems incorporating ...
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