DS Smith’s UK packaging division has made a £12m investment within its sheetfeeding business. The development features a new £2.8m corrugator, installation of high-tech materials handling lines together with the ...
Tags: sheetfeeding business, DS Smith, Packaging
PPG Industries' protective and marine coatings business has unveiled NOVAGUARD 810 tank storage coating, which provides outstanding resistance to a wide range of chemical and oil products. The solvent-free coating minimizes application ...
Tags: Marine Coatings bull, paint pigment, coating
According to Domotex, a trade fair organiser of carpets and floor coverings, one of its exhibitors, Zollanvari installed hand made carpets at the Retreat hotel which hosted the G7 summit in early June. Zollanvari, a producer and supplier ...
Tags: Carpets, natural plant dye
House of Fraser has updated the market on the performance of its parent company, Highland Group Holdings, for the 53 weeks to 31st January 2015. The retailer has announced record sales, up 5.8% on a like-for-like 52 week basis (excluding ...
Tags: House of Fraser, Furniture
The new Master Builders Solutions Training Center at BASF´s site in Oldenburg, Germany, has been officially opened. The opening ceremony took place in the presence of Ralf Spettmann, President of BASF´s Construction Chemicals ...
Riber S.A. of Bezons, France, which manufactures molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) systems as well as evaporation sources and effusion cells, has acquired MBE Control Solutions of Santa Barbara, CA, USA. Founded in 2005 by chairman & CEO Andy ...
Tags: MBE, software, Electronics
Spain based Inditex Group, which has notable fashion brands like Zara in its portfolio, said its sales in the twelve months to January 31, 2015, rose 8 per cent year over year. Sales in fiscal 2014 grew 8 per cent from the previous fiscal ...
Tags: fashion brands, apparel market
John Lewis continued to outperform the market in year ended 31st January 2015 with gross sales up 9.2% to £4.43b (7.5% on a 52 week basis), beating the BRC by 4.9%, combined with growth in operating profit, up 10.8% to £250.5m ...
Pasty maker Warrens Bakery has secured funding from Santander UK to rebrand and expand its retail activities in the West Country and beyond. The £1.6m funding from Santander's Breakthrough Programme will be used in the refurbishment ...
Tags: cakes, scones, sweet bakery products, Agriculture
BASF showcases chemistry’s contribution at the BAU trade fair from January 19-25 in Munich. In hall A6 booth 303 the company presents numerous solutions including products to raise the energy efficiency of buildings. Other exhibits ...
Tags: flooring solutions, grouts, Construction
Ichor Systems Inc of Tualatin, OR, USA (which designs and manufactures process tools, gas delivery modules and chemical delivery modules for original equipment manufacturers) has had its new 36,600ft2 European head office in Hamilton ...
The Longxing Monastery is an ancient Buddhist monastery located near Zhengding County in North China's Hebei Province, about 15 kilometers north of the provincial capital of Shijiazhuang. The monastery was first built in 586 AD, during ...
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Starbucks China has opened the Chengdu Taikoo Li store, as well as anounced an enhanced partner experience through new opportunities with the launch of the new Starbucks Talent Exchange Program. Nestled in the recently opened Chengdu ...
Gildan Activewear Inc., which is the largest supplier of branded athletic socks in the United States, reported record fourth quarter adjusted earnings per share of $1.00, up 20.5 percent compared to last year, but projected a loss for the ...
Oak Furniture Land has been named as a finalist in the Multi-Channel Retailer category at the Oracle Retail Week Awards, to be held on 12th March next year. It is the only furniture retailer to have been shortlisted in the category, with ...
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