Jotun opened in March at Sandefjord, Norway, a decorative paints plant costing NOK 500 million ($87 million), which the company claims is one of the most modern in the world. It replaces two other decorative paints units in the country. ...
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The European coatings sector is being confronted with one of its most difficult challenges in the communication of safety information to its customers and other paint users. This communications problem stems from the ...
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Time for a new deck or backyard patio? Since you are way to busy to DIY, you have done your research online and found a bunch of providers that could do the installation. But before hiring a contractor, you want to be aware of the basics ...
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The turnover of the Swedish chain of DIY stores Byggmax increased by 22.2% to SEK451.4m in the first quarter of 2012 vis à vis the same period last year. This increase in turnover is partially due to the opening of new stores. ...
The DIY-superstore concern Praktiker aims to convert roughly 125 of the 234 German Praktiker DIY superstores to the more up-market sales channel Max Bahr by the end of 2013. The company reports that mainly the larger business locations will ...
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The DIY-store group Praktiker and its major shareholders achieved a compromise at the shareholders' meeting on 4th July 2012. Thus the Praktiker executive board got agreement for its restructuring concept drafted essentially in ...
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IntensaFireStore.com recently introduced IntensaFire 2.0 controller mods for the PS3. This DIY kit is easily installed and has straightforward activation, ensuring an optimized gaming experience. The rapid fire controller mod comes in a ...
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Cloud-based security services provider Zscaler has released an implementation for Internet Explorer of the HTTPS Everywhere browser security extension. HTTPS Everywhere forces the browser to always connect over HTTPS(HTTP Secure)to ...
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Some new iPhone 5 users are griping that they received scuffed or scratched handsets out of the box, while others are reporting the new iPhone is more susceptible to nicks than previous models. Apple sold more than 5 million iPhone 5 ...
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Mattel 01628 500 000 Mattel had two of the top five family games last year, according to NPD December 2011 data, and Uno was the number one card game. This season it has a number of fresh products, including Chameleon Crunch, which ...
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With auto Low-E glass repair being so much more affordable than complete window or windshield replacement, it just makes sense to get your vehicle fixed–while you still can. That’s because the chip or small crack isn’t ...
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STAGE The Christmas Schooner Have yourself a City of Big Shoulders Christmas at the Mercury Theater, the current home of the beloved Chicago musical, “The Christmas Schooner.” Created by John Reeger and Julie Shannon, ...
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Carrefour announces the signing of an agreement with the Chilean group Cencosud for the sale of its operations in Colombia for an enterprise value of € 2.0 billion. This transaction is in line with Carrefour's new strategy of focusing ...
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What to space,ping pong balls and crowd sourcing have in common?Flying actual student missions to the edge of space. RANCHO CORDOVA,CA,July 26,2012/24-7PressRelease/--On September 22 they all come together as part of a mission to the edge ...
Talks between Woolworths and Australia's competition watchdog over the creation of a streamlined acquisition process have collapsed with the retailer arguing it should apply to all industry participants. A statement by the Australian ...
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