LAURIER-STATION, Quebec -- Case goods manufacturer AP Inds. has finished an eight-month process of certifying its adult and youth product lines to the GreenGuard Indoor Air Quality standard. While other furniture companies have had their ...
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The autumn edition of the 2012 Interstoff Asia Essential concluded on a high note on 5th October at the Hong Kong Convention&Exhibition Centre,welcoming 178 exhibitors and 6,527 visitors worldwide.The three-day fair featured the latest ...
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From 1st April 2008, the testing for Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) became mandatory in GS certification according to the document ZEK 01-08, which was decided by the board for technical work equipment and consumer products ...
Companies to develop solutions integrating LED lighting in office furniture Philips and Haworth announced a cooperation to create workplaces designed to enhance employees' well-being in the office. As part of the cooperation, Philips, the ...
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SKF had a ground-breaking ceremony to formally begin the construction of a new SKF Campus on 18 October 2012 at Jiading, Shanghai. The new Campus will include a new automotive factory for production of wheel hub bearing for passenger cars ...
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IDG News Service-Hewlett-Packard and Dell have published compatibility lists of printers and multifunction devices for the upcoming Windows 8 and RT tablet OSes,with a large number of models listed as bring incompatible with Windows RT. ...
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Luxonic Lighting, one of the leading UK lighting manufacturers, has underlined its sustainability credentials by becoming a Carbon Trust accredited supplier as well as achieving IS0 14001. Luxonic Lighting had to demonstrate to the Carbon ...
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Amidst much media buzz about efficient new lighting technologies and a general uproar about government light bulb "bans" worldwide, the most fundamental rule for saving energy on lighting seems to be fading: Make only as much of the right ...
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The Initial Public Offering (IPO) of Envoy Textiles Limited (ETL), one of the largest denim fabric manufacturing units in Bangladesh, has opened for subscription. Established in 2005 as a cent percent export-oriented unit, ETL began ...
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Seagate today released the next generation of three of its enterprise hard disk drive(HDD)lines.The new drives have capacities ranging from 1TB to 4TB. The various offerings are aimed at multiple markets,including near-line ...
Sutlej Textiles & Industries Ltd., the flagship Textile Company belonging to the illustrious "K.K. Birla Group" has been awarded the prestigious "Niryat Shree" Gold Trophy by Hon'ble President of India, Shri Pranab Kumar Mukherjee on 5th ...
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Buckeye Technologies Inc. announced the release of its 2012 Sustainability Report. This report (which summarizes calendar year 2011 results) highlights Buckeye's continuing efforts to reduce fossil fuel usage, water usage, solid waste ...
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Webinar on Understanding US Product Safety Apparel Requirements and Risk-Based Targeting at the Border is going to take place on October 17. The webinar will be hosted by the Canadian Apparel Federation and sponsored by Export Development ...
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The American Architectural Manufacturers Association(AAMA)announced new staff appointments during the AAMA Fall Conference,held this week in Albuquerque,N.M.These include Ken Brenden,technical director;Dean Lewis,educational and technical ...
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IDG News Service - An investigation of ultrathin laptops, including Apple's latest Macbook Air, has found they do conform to the EPEAT (Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool) environmental standard. The investigation, which ...