SURREY, BC, Dec. 2, 2013 /CNW/ - FortisBC has received approval from the BC Utilities Commission (BCUC) to modify natural gas and propane rates. Beginning January 1, 2014 customers will see varying changes to their bill depending on where ...
Tags: FortisBC, natural gas, propane, modify rates, Propane prices
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has warned organisations that even temporary workers need data protection training in order to properly prevent against a breach. Its warning comes following four data breaches at the Great ...
Chinese networking giant Huawei announced yesterday that it plans to spend a minimum of $600 million (373 million) over the next five years on 5G – the next-generation network that is already being hailed as the successor to 4G. ...
Kortrijk, Belgium-based Bekaert, one of the world's largest steel cord and wire manufacturers, has announced that in the first nine months of 2013 it has maintained stable sales volumes, though with a consolidated sales value of €2.42 ...
Tags: Bekaert, Latin American Demand
It's not possible for an organisation to be aware of and secure every mobile device on the network, not matter how much the IT department tries, because staff will always connect their own smartphones and tablets to the office wireless ...
Tags: Computer Products, software, network
Surrey NanoSystems' unique nanotechnology processing know-how has been used to deposit the world's blackest material on lightweight, temperature-sensitive substrates. Its new 'super black' coating can be applied to optical instruments for ...
Tags: Dark Material
With the influx of digitalization in apparel retailing, several e-commerce platforms have started installing 3D body scanners to attract more customers as it helps online clothing retailers to boost their revenue and profitability by ...
Tags: E-Retailers, 3D Scanners
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has begun Phase I of a truck cargo pre-inspection pilot. The project, which got underway at the Pacific Highway crossing adjacent to Surrey, B.C. June 17, is a collaborative effort by CBP, Canada ...
Tags: Transportation, Auto, truck
Powertech, a subsidiary of BC Hydro, facility says it has opened the province's first fast charging electric vehicle (EV) charging station. Located at Powertech's Tech Park facility in Surrey, the unit charges an electric vehicle in about ...
Tags: Charger, Consumer Electronics
Some 1960s "plate glass" universities are challenging the big names Jul 6th 2013 |From the print edition Tweet..EVERY year newspapers and college guides rank British universities according to the exam results of the students they admit, ...
Tags: Reinforced Glass, Glass, Construction, Decoration
The South Fraser Perimeter Road (SFPR), a major infrastructure project in British Columbia — that will reduce commute times by an hour a day, according to the federal government — is nearly 80 percent completed. "The new road ...
Tags: Highway, Transportation
Bright Green Technology, a leading provider of LED lighting for advertising and signage, is nearing the completion of a large scale project at Kuala Lumpur International Airport’s new terminal. The terminal, which will open to ...
Grenoble-based CEA-Leti (the French government’s Laboratory for Electronics & Information Technology) reckons that Europe is strongly positioned to design and manufacture volume silicon photonics devices because of the success of the ...
Plans for this year's Toy Industry Day are taking shape, with a number of speakers being confirmed. Taking place at Great Fosters Hotel, Egham, Surrey on Wednesday June 26th, the day will kick off with the BTHA and TRA Annual General ...
Tags: Toys
Engineering skills initiative the UK Electronics Skills Foundation has added three more universities to its programme. The initiative is working with universities to address the declining number of electronic engineering degree students ...
Tags: Universities, UK Skills Initiative, Consumer Electronics