Consumers and small businesses will be allowed to cancel their mobile, broadband and landline contracts if they are subjected to price increases on a fixed-term contract, under new guidance set out by communications regulator Ofcom. Ofcom ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
GreenBlue's Forest Products Working Group has recently released the Guidelines for Sustainable Paper Products (Guidelines). They complement the SPC's Definition of Sustainable Packaging (Definition) and advance the larger GreenBlue goal of ...
Tags: Paper Products, Packaging, Sustainable Paper
Jim Wallace of Seaward looks at the implications of the new IET Code of Practice for maintaining the safety of electrical equipment in the workplace. The new fourth edition of the IET Code of Practice for In Service Inspection and Testing ...
Tags: Jim Wallace, Seaward, IET Code of Practice, PAT
European regulations aimed specifically at limiting emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from coatings have been mainly confined to decorative paints and the manufacture of the coatings themselves. The last piece of major ...
Tags: European, VOCs, decorative paints, manufacture of the coatings
Produce group Fyffes today (3 September) increased its forecast for annual profits, sending its shares higher. Fyffes said it expects EBITA to hit EUR28-33m (US$35.2-41.5m) up from a previous prediction of EUR25-30m. The company said ...
Tags: annual profits, shares higher, group Fyffes, new guidance
McCormick & Co. today (27 September) upped its forecast for annual earnings on the back of a better tax rate and also reported an increase in third-quarter profits. The US spice manufacturer said it now sees its full-year earnings per ...
Tags: Earnings, profits, net sales, Operating income
Sleeve Label Substrate for PET Bottles Critical Guidance Document has been unveiled by Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers (APR) for PET compatible materials. The new guidance protocol is aimed at streamlining testing for full ...
Tags: Pet Compatibility, PET compatible materials, PET recyclers
Seaward's latest electrical safety tester establishes a brand new approach to portable appliance testing. Uniquely,the innovative new Apollo 600 is equipped with onboard risk assessment tools to assist the user and ensure a proportionate ...
Tags: Seaward, PAT, appliance testing, Apollo
Seaward's latest electrical safety tester establishes a brand new approach to portable appliance testing. Uniquely,the innovative new Apollo 600 is equipped with onboard risk assessment tools to assist the user and ensure a proportionate ...
Tags: electrical equipment, Seaward, PAT, portable appliance testing
Making the right choices for lighting in a commercial building can be very difficult, particularly when you have to balance the demands of the building occupiers with the need to reduce the amount of energy which is being used. In theory ...
New research from Waste and Resources Action Programme(WRAP)suggests it's time to unlock the potential economic value of discarded textiles thrown out by consumers for waste collection. The new report reveals that consumers are throwing ...
Tags: WRAP, Textile Recycling, waste collection
Deposition equipment maker Aixtron SE of Herzogenrath, Germany has issued new guidance for full-year 2011 of €600–650m in revenue (revised from €800–900m), with an EBIT (earnings before interest and taxes) operating ...
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Deposition equipment maker Aixtron SE of Herzogenrath, Germany has issued new guidance for full-year 2011 of €600–650m in revenue (revised from €800–900m), with an EBIT (earnings before interest and taxes) operating ...
Tags: led