The firm, founded in 1947, saw its turnover grow to £14.7m, up from £12.9m the year before. Soft toy designer, Keel Toys has seen revenues grow to nearly £15million as the business continues to supply to blue chip ...
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Firm to roll out range of pre-school puzzles and games for new series. Coolabi has inked a deal with Ravensburger as it continues to grow the licensing programme ahead of the debut of the new series of The Clangers. Ravensburger will ...
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Adidas and the University of Miami announced a landmark 12-year partnership making adidas the official athletic footwear, apparel and accessory brand of the Hurricanes through the 2027-28 season. “The University of Miami was the ...
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There will be an estimated 186.017 billion high-brightness LED chips shipped globally in 2015, increasing on year by 32.6%, and the corresponding production value will grow much less by 7.5% to US$13.699 billion due to continued drops in ...
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The US National Academy of Engineering (NAE) is awarding the 2015 Charles Stark Draper Prize for Engineering to Isamu Akasaki, M. George Craford, Russell Dupuis, Nick Holonyak Jr and Shuji Nakamura for “the invention, development, and ...
Tags: LED Lighting, diode applications, Electrical
Posted in Mobile Health by Nancy Crotti on January 7, 2015 A little more than a year ago, a top executive of Qualcomm Life predicted that smartphones would one day be considered medical devices. Qualcomm's 2Net Hub is a ...
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Epiwafer foundry and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff, Wales, UK has received a new purchase order for indium phosphide (InP) materials worth $3.25m from a leading global substrate manufacturer. Produced by IQE’s Wafer Technology ...
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Taiwan-based PV conductive paste maker Giga Solar Materials is expected to see orders from China grow, as a result of the US decision to reduce antitrust tariffs it set in 2012 for China-made PV modules, according to industry observers. ...
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Lundberg Family Farms, a provider of organic rice and rice products, has introduced two new flavors to its all-star lineup of savory whole grain snacks: Sriracha Rice Chips and Smoky Maple Rice Chips. "We've seen a huge increase in demand ...
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Ecommerce, which created a buzz in the Indian retail market last year, is likely to further grow in 2015, given the growing number of Internet users in the country, which is already estimated to have touched 250 million. Although ...
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US-based private equity firm Delos Capital has acquired Illinois-based customized and engineered packaging products manufacturer, FCA Packaging, for an undisclosed amount. The company was acquired from a group of private investors and ...
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Magnolia Brewing has expanded to a second restaurant and large new production brewery in the Dogpatch. The brewery's rapid growth and expansion required $150,000 in growth funding to ensure they met their 2015 goals. Magnolia chose to ...
Adidas announced a new partnership set to pave the way for a new age of fitness technology in schools. During a presentation at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, the global sports brand revealed collaboration with ...
The consumer public has put out the call, and the hog industry is responding in a big way at the start of what's likely to be a year of major growth for the U.S. hog herd. New data show the breeding herd has climbed by 4%, with the number ...
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Global LED backlighting production value will drop about 10% in 2015 as production value for TV and tablet applications continue to fall, according to Taiwan-based LED makers. Smartphone applications will account for more than 30% of ...
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