A PicKnit hosted by the Campaign for Wool will be held at Low Sizergh Barn, Kendal on Sunday (13th October) as part of the Kendal Wool Gathering and to celebrate Wool Week (14th – 20th October) PicKnit is the Campaign for ...
MA Assist, a UK-based provider of claims handling services for property insurers, is set to launch its new home insurance claims service, called Resilution on 2 September 2013. The new customer-centric service links an insurer's home ...
Tags: Home Insurance, property insurers
Despite rumours swirling in Silicon Valley that the BYOD phenomenon is losing its buzz, CIOs who think they can abandon the practice risk upsetting an important and growing constituency of their workforce: millennials, also known as ...
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If one were to conduct a SWOT analysis of the packaging industry, the power of effective branding and on-pack promotions to engage consumers would be listed as a key strength. With the biggest brands in the world investing huge sums in ...
Tags: Packaging Industry, Printing
HOUSTON, June 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Rowan Companies plc ("Rowan" or the "Company") (NYSE: RDC) reported in a press release issued earlier today that it entered into a three-year contract with Anadarko Petroleum Corporation for the Rowan ...
Tags: Rowan, Day Rate, Ultra-Deepwater Drillship
Global wine company Accolade Wines has announced a label makeover for its XYZin brand. The label composition shows the brand name in bold red letters. According to the company, the XYZin label makes its debut with the 2011 vintage, and is ...
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Building upon a rich history in upholstery and decades of innovation in performance fabrics, Polartec, LLC is re-entering the contract upholstery business in partnership with industry leader C.F. Stinson, Inc. of Rochester Hills, Michigan. ...
Tags: Textile, Polartec, Upholstery Line
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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Steve Ballmer, CEO, Microsoft Cisco has apparently declared war on Microsoft’s unified communications platform, having chosen the eve of the first Lync conference to describe it as incomplete when compared to Cisco’s ...
Kerry Foods is launching a new Scottish range of regional specialities aimed at convenience retailers, through its Direct to Store business. The line, available in Scottish stores, includes eight meat and 11 yoghurt products, produced by ...
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MobileIron, a company that specialises in security and management for mobile apps, has introduced a suite of products for enterprise smartphones and tablets. To tackle apps provisioning, the company has developed the MobileIron ...
Tags: MobileIron, mobile apps, smartphones, tablets, Microsoft ActiveSync
Gildan Activewear Inc., the Montreal-based basic apparel manufacturer, is planning to set up a textile plant in North Carolina’s Rowan County. The company plans to revamp a shuttered 400,000-square-foot facility, owned by ...
Tags: Salisbury, textile facility, CanAm Yarns LLC, vinyl material
Good night, good night All that remains is for Paul McCartney to sing us off to our slumbers. It's been a terrific night, a glorious ceremony, a rousing history lesson and far and away the best film that Danny Boyle never made. Thanks ...
Tags: Olympics, opening ceremony, democratic spirit, Olympic flame
RSA Canada, a commercial insurer, has agreed to purchase L'Union Canadienne from its parent company, Co-operators General Insurance Company (CGIC). According to the company, the cost of transaction is $150m and is subjected to regulatory ...
Tags: RSA Canada, commercial insurance, L'Union Canadienne, insurance
Australia - Over 200 Robe moving lights were used on the 2012 Australian International Motor Show (AIMS) staged at the Sydney Exhibition centre in Darling Harbour. Lighting equipment for 10 of the highest profile stands - including Ford, ...
Tags: AIMS, moving lights, Lexus, Mitsubishi, Mercedes, Toyota