The British Toy & Hobby Association has welcomed feedback to this year's Toy Industry Awards and says this will help shape the next event. The news comes following the toy industry's call for an Awards shake-up. The BTHA's committee has ...
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The all-new Volkswagen Golf Mk7 has claimed the title of European Car of the Year for 2013. The new seventh-generation Volkswagen Golf took top spot in the European awards, with the 58-member COTY jury awarding it a total of 414 points, ...
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German engineering firm, ElringKlinger has signed a GBP10m deal with the US-based automaker, General Motors (GM), to supply the made-to-order vehicle parts. The firm has installed a new assembly line of worth GBP1.5m at the Redcar plant ...
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How many products are available in the UK and what are the key items in the range? There are currently eight ranges appealing to both boys and girls including trains sets, farm toys, rescue and military and Loving World which is very ...
BanBao has got off to a strong start since launching in the UK at Spring Fair. The building bricks manufacturer says the trade has reacted well to its UK launch due to its diverse product range and value-for-money lines. "Take up for ...
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Despite an extraordinary 47-year run for the Toyota Corolla, you’d be hard pressed to find anybody who would laud the ubiquitous small car as ever being a standout looker in its segment. Well, all that has finally changed in a ...
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UK retailer Primark announces full year 2012 results -Revenue £3,503m (2011, £3,043m) -Adjusted operating profit £356m (2011, £309m) -Adjusted operating profit margin 10.2% (2011, 10.2%) -Return on average ...
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The BBC is currently looking to upgrade its entire Enterprise Resource Planning estate – a major project sure to take several years to complete at a likely multi-million pound cost. Analysis: SAP stares down its licensing critics ...
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US-based Thermo Fisher Scientific has introduced SureTect PCR system that offers test efficiencies for food safety laboratories involved in the testing of common bacterial pathogens. With the new system, the food safety laboratories can ...
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The Palais Omnisports Marseille Grand-Est is the latest and most modern competition venue in a city known for its love of sporting entertainment. Spreading over a site some 20,000 sq.m in extent to the east of the city centre, the complex ...
Prime Minister Gillard … ‘tough but responsible’ Business and industry groups have expressed concern at the federal government proposal to strip $1 billion in tax concessions from Australia’s biggest companies as ...
The Argos-owned Chad Valley is the third biggest toy brand in the UK, with revenues of £430 million in 2010/2011 (the latest official figures published). Sainsbury’s is planning to significantly expand its Grow & Play line. It ...
A report released National Audit Office revealed that the UK IT skills shortage means that Britain could have trouble defending itself from cyber attacks over the next 20 years. The UK was hit by over 40 million cyber attacks in 2011 ...
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Cyber attacks in the UK cost the country up to 27bn each year. A report by the National Audit Office warned that the IT skills shortage in Britain could make it vulnerable against cyber attacks for the next 20 years. The UK suffered ...
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Grant Instruments, a world-renowned supplier of scientific and life sciences products, has launched 12 new innovative life-science products to complement its existing Grant-bio range. The new range of laboratory equipment, designed for ...