Salesforce.com, the cloud-based customer relationship management service provider, is to open a new European data centre in the UK to support its fast expansion across the continent. The company claims that sales across Europe are ...
Tags: Salesforce, European Growth
Arthur J Gallagher & Co, a US-based insurance brokerage and risk management services firm, has purchased UK–based Property & Commercial Limited from Barbon Insurance Group, in a bid to further strengthen its operation in the country. ...
When you need to light an area to a sufficient standard, many people might think that the more fittings you install, the greater both the light levels and impact will be. However, a project in London has shown this to be far from the case. ...
Tags: Outdoor Lighting, Lighting
With the ongoing discussions about the impact of textile industry on environment and the importance of sustainability, fashion designers are changing their focus from designing garments with aesthetic value to clothing with environmental ...
Tags: Clothing, Urban Air Pollution
DeSL, a world leading provider of PLM solutions to the global fashion industry, showcased their product suite to leading UK brands at a recent event held at the prestigious Saatchi Gallery, London. During the highly attended seminar of ...
Tags: PLM Solution, UK Brands
Dutch fashion fabric producer Vlisco Group is to partner with Cotton Made in Africa (CmiA) and will be the initiative’s first partner to both produce and market its products to local consumers in Africa. Initially this will be a ...
Tags: Vlisco, Cotton Textile
The University of Salford is to conduct theoretical work on third-generation solar cells, which aim to use to semiconductor nanostructures to significantly increase the electricity produced by sunlight – from about 10% efficiency to ...
Tags: Quantum Dots, Solar Cells, Electronics
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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The Australian Securities Exchange has stepped up pressure on would-be competitor LCH Clearnet in the emerging market for interest-rate derivatives clearing, signing up investment groups and state treasuries to help develop a service for ...
The BlackBerry Q10 smartphone, the first traditional-style Blackberry bearing the company's long-awaited new operating system, has sold out on its first weekend. The first batch of the new device, which was released to generally positive ...
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NJO Technology MD Annie Rawlinson with statue of Eric Morecambe by Morecambe Bay The managing director of lighting company NJO Technology has danced her way through the London Marathon playing Bring Me Sunshine on her trumpet to the ...
In the week ended April 26, a mostly stable trend was observed in the London Metal Exchange (LME) billet market, after the falling prices recorded in the previous week. Strong declines had been recorded in the market since mid-March. The ...
Tags: LME Billet Market, Mineral
When it comes to designing - or perhaps redesigning if you are opting for a renovation project - the interior of a room, many people overlook the finer details, which more often than not can be the make-or-break elements which tie together ...
Last night, the lighting designers behind 10 projects in nine different countries, were announced as winners of the 30th Annual IALD International Lighting Design Awards. Described by the IALD as "the most diverse group of projects in ...
Tags: Lighting, lighting designers
Work for Pret A Manger and save yourself £27,000 in university fees was the message from ceo Clive Schlee, as the sandwich chain rolls out a school leaver programme and announces 500 new UK jobs. Pret A Manger has announced 500 new ...
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