The European Union’s rapid alert system for dangerous consumer products (RAPEX) stopped many substandard products from reaching European consumers last year, according to a report released by the European Commission today. As ...
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Specialty bedding producer Dormeo Octaspring is adding a manufacturing operation to its facility here, the company announced. Dormeo said it has invested more than $500,000 to retrofit its 30,000-square-foot facility with new ...
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Members of five trade unions employed at the Port Waratah Coal Services shipment facility for coal exports at Newcastle port in eastern Australia have called a four-hour strike next Wednesday in an escalation of their industrial dispute ...
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Sometimes you just know whom to call in an emergency. Other times you get lucky. When it comes to broken glass, Stockton Auto Glass is ready for your call either way. Owner Clint Harless wouldn't want it any different. Take last Sunday ...
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If you are shopping for a whole new set of furniture for your bedroom, you will probably be a bit bewildered by the array of styles and designs that are available in the market currently. You will find both the furniture you thought you ...
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Bed sizes may differ in length, width and depth, including the depth of the mattress. The structure of a bed is quite uniform these days, comprising a mattress laid on top of a box spring, having a bed frame below it to support the ...
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Auto Glass Week™, the three-day international event featuring auto glass repair and replacement competitions, educational seminars and an exhibition/extravaganza, is proud to announce that Mygrant Glass Co., one of the paramount auto ...
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If there was one common thread among the four shops visited during the first day of the Chicago Dealer Tour, it's that the retail business here is a family affair. Several stores we toured are in their second, third or fourth generation of ...
Bastian Solutions, a global material handling systems integrator, recently announced it will become a partner integrator with Seegrid. “Seegrid’s robotic industrial trucks provide flexible and affordable solutions to ...
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The RAF Museum in north London has carried out an extensive retrofit lighting project, which is seeing it enjoy energy savings of 70 per cent, with a return on investment in just one to two years. Over the last three years, the site has ...
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Like horses to the slaughterhouse PETA drones a trophy prize for US hunters Biggest wine hoax in history reveals trade secrets A substitute for the slaughterhouse; an alternative to the abattoir? Instead of killing cattle with a stunbolt ...
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Traffic was light in bedding showrooms at the High Point Market, but retailers found some products that can help them boost sales this spring, producers reported. There were a few standout new bedding lines introduced here, including ...
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The wait is finally over for Star Trek fans, with the release today of STAR TREK: THE VIDEO GAME from Paramount Pictures and NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. Offering amazing co-op play in the roles of iconic space adventure heroes Kirk ...
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One room in the house in which lighting is of paramount importance is the kitchen. Not only is this an area in which people tend to spend a considerable amount of time while at home, but for carrying out tasks such as food preparation it is ...
A major fire ripped through Smurfit Kappa’s paper mill on Wednesday night (17 April). Some 9,000 tonnes of cardboard bales were well alight [nearly a quarter of its stock supply], covering seven acres of a 22-acre site. West ...
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