One of the first UK installations of the new Hydro Filterra bioretention and bio filtration system has brought attractive landscaping and stringent stormwater quality control to a sensitive location in Barry, South Wales. Vale of ...
Tempur-Pedic International and Ashley Furniture HomeStores owners are donating more than 500 Tempur-Pedic mattresses to families in New York and New Jersey affected by Hurricane Sandy. The American Red Cross and other charitable ...
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The federal government’s opening of the tender process for the Moorebank Intermodal Terminal (as reported on Transport and Logistics News) has drawn praise from the rail industry, but also attracted criticism for its questionable ...
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To get an idea of how American coastal waters might look just before they succumb to all the degradations they have suffered these past five centuries, it would be worth taking a July trip to Mobile Bay, an Alabama inlet that feeds into the ...
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Qixi Festival, also known as the Qiqiao Festival, is a Chinese festival that celebrates the annual meeting of the cowherd and weaver girl in Chinese mythology. It falls on the seventh day of the 7th lunar month. It is sometimes called the ...
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Multinational insurance holding company AmTrust Financial Services has purchased Mutual Insurers Holding Company (MIHC) and its subsidiary, First Nonprofit Insurance Company (FNIC). Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, FNIC offers low ...
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Australia’s Nubian Water Systems has entered into a strategic partnership with global water treatment solutions provider Nirosoft. The partnership is part of Nubian’s strategy to build a facility-centric, end-to-end water ...
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Supercomputer manufacturer Cray has expanded its portfolio of systems for the technical enterprise market. The company’s newest machine, the Cray XC30-AC, starting at $500,000, was built for mid-sized organisations that need some ...
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On April 18, Barry Leonard was recognized as the 2013 NC State University College of Textiles Leader of the Year. The award recognizes a textile industry executive who has shown outstanding leadership qualities that have moved the textile ...
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Multinational insurance holding company AmTrust Financial Services has completed the acquisition of Sequoia Insurance and its subsidiaries, Sequoia Indemnity and Personal Express Insurance (Sequoia), for a consideration of nearly $60m. ...
A new study from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) puts some hard numbers to the benefits realized when U.S. cities streamline their solar PV permitting processes. Germany´s residential solar adoption is attributed to ...
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Multinational insurance holding company AmTrust Financial Services has inked an agreement with the UK-based CPP Group to acquire CPPNA for approximately $40m. Headquartered in Saint Louis Park, Minnesota, CPPNA provides administrative ...
The Design Viewpoint series here this week, hosted by the High Point Market Authority in association with the American Society of Interior Designers and sponsored by Lutron, is free for interior designers and retailers attending market. ...
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Clondalkin Group, a Netherlands-based pharma and healthcare packaging specialist, has invested in the latest generation of booklet-label manufacturing and finishing equipment at its Glasnevin site. The site, which is part of the Group's ...
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Packaging products producer Clondalkin Group has invested in booklet-label manufacturing and finishing equipment at its Glasnevin site in Ireland, in a bid to drive the development of clinical trial packaging standards. According to the ...