North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory will meet here Saturday with industry leaders who petitioned his support for continued state funding of the High Point Market. The private meeting will take place from noon to 12:45 p.m. in the Green Wing ...
Tags: Furniture, Furnishing
Hooker Furniture has promoted Erica Wingo from senior product manager to merchandising director. Wingo has been with the company since 2007 after graduating at the top of her class in the Home Furnishings Marketing program at High Point ...
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According to first estimates released by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities, in February this year the seasonally-adjusted production of the construction sector in the European Union member states (EU-27) decreased ...
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Apollo Goessnitz GmbH (Germany), a subsidiary of HMS Group, designed, manufactured and delivered two bespoke BB5 pumping units according API 610 to one of Rosneft subsidiaries- Novokuibyshevsk Oils and Additives Plant (Samara region). ...
Tags: HMS, Pumps, Injection Pump
As reported by Germany's Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), in 2012 German exports of waste such as scrap metal, waste paper, waste plastics and slag decreased significantly in 2012 compared to 2011 by 7.3 percent to 22.6 million mt. ...
Tags: Scrap Metal, Alloy Export
A new residential building is rising at the upper end of New York's skyline. Located on the corner of 56th Park Avenues, this slender building, which almost looks fragile, will be 420 meters high (approx. 1,377 feet). This is 3 meters ...
The average New Yorker probably doesn't get too many opportunities to grow their own organic produce while toiling away in an office cubicle. What's a health-conscious worker to do when they're craving seasonal veggies for lunch but only ...
Tags: Katchkie Farm, Furnishing
The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted a patent to Biolase's non-contact handpiece designed for cutting both hard and soft tissue. The non-contact laser handpiece, which the company claims, is the only one that is ...
Digital Lumens will now supply a sensor module to third party lighting manufacturers so that adapted fixtures can be managed by the companies LightRules platform for intelligent, networked lighting systems. Digital Lumens entered the ...
Tags: LED, LED drivers, Lighting
Ofcom's auction of the 4G communications spectrum is to be investigated by the National Audit Office, amid claims that the process did not generate the intended revenue. The auction, carried out in June 2012, raised 2.3bn as mobile phone ...
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It's not often easy for an older person with little technical experience—or anyone else who's frustrated by current technology—to jump into the world of computing. The Telikin Elite PC ($1,000) wants to help: It's a 20-inch ...
Tags: PC, Tech Novices, Touch Screen
Skins Compression has moved its North American headquarters from Portland, Oregon, to Encinitas, California, where it began operations Tuesday. The company said the move brings it closer to the California running culture and marketplace. ...
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The Hydraulic Institute (HI), under the approval of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), is seeking qualified individuals in North America to participate in the review process for the draft of updated Standard, American ...
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Leather upholstery resource Kuka Home is adding 10,000 square feet to its High Point Market showroom to make room for a major rollout of motion furniture. The expansion will boost its showroom, space 615 of Furniture Plaza, to 34,000 ...
Tags: entertainment furniture, furniture
Preliminary figures indicate that manufacturing of HDF rose sharply by 17.8% in Germany in the fourth quarter of 2012 to 569,486m3. The first quarter ended with a 4 % improvement to 537,658m3, with HDF production climbing 17.9 % to ...
Tags: Statistical Office, HDF Output