April 8, 2013 - Discussions between Alberta premier Alison Redford and Siemens executives at the London 2012 Olympics have resulted in the latter establishing its Canadian Energy Headquarters in Calgary, says the provincial government. ...
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Heavy-duty transit bus manufacturer New Flyer has secured a bus supply contract from Sun Metro, of El Paso, Texas in the US. The five-year deal, includes a firm order for 13 units of 60ft CNG buses and nine units of CNG 40ft buses, along ...
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The Federal Opposition leader has demonstrated that he simply does not understand public transport, says the Australasian Railways Association. “Comments today that an incoming Abbott Government would cut all urban rail funding ...
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Chinese automaker Build Your Dreams (BYD) is planning to start construction of a new electric bus assembly plant in Lancaster, California in the US on 01 May 2013. The company is expected to establish the assembly in a 13acre ...
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Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH of Regensburg, Germany says that its new generation of Mini Topled and Topled LEDs produces a pleasant white light in varying tones that is suitable for interior illumination of buses, trains, airplanes and ...
TuffX Processed Glass one of the UK’s leading specialist glass processors has recently invested in new state-of-the-art equipment to help improve efficiency and profitability at the firm. New machinery that has recently been ...
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Heavy-duty transit bus manufacturer New Flyer has secured a contract from Arizona transit agency to supply busses to the City of Phoenix Public Transit Division in US. As per the contract, the bus manufacturer will produce and assemble ...
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The interiors of airplanes, buses, trains, and autos will benefit from the new Topled and Min Topled LEDs designed to deliver a feel-good mass-transit experience. Osram Opto Semiconductors has launched the next-generation of its Topled ...
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The European Commission has today presented a package of initiatives to make trademark registration systems all over the European Union cheaper, quicker, more reliable and predictable. The proposed reform would improve conditions for ...
The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SLSMC) announced today the opening of the Seaway's 55th navigation season with the transit of Canada Steamship Lines' newly built Baie St. Paul through the St. Lambert Lock. Marking the first ...
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Argo Group International, a Bermuda-based underwriter of specialty insurance and reinsurance products, has appointed Thomas A. Poland as vice president. Based in Colony Specialty's Alpharetta, Georgia office, Poland will lead the Colony ...
Recycled composite rail ties from AXION were recently reordered for use by Miami Dade Transit. With this second order, Miami Dade Transit is continuing to implement recycled composite ECOTRAX™ rail ties in its infrastructure, while ...
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Venchurs Vehicle Systems—a CNG converter and QVM (qualified vehicle modifier) for Ford—announced its new partnership with Knapheide at the Work Truck Show 2013, which will allow Venchurs to offer CNG conversions, service bodies ...
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Two researchers from security firm Imperva have devised new techniques that could allow attackers to extract sensitive information from users' encrypted Web traffic. The new methods build on those used in an attack called CRIME revealed ...
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Quebec's Cégep de Saint-Hyacinthe has announced it will install three public charging stations for electric vehicles in its parking lot as of this summer—becoming one of the newest members of The Electric Circuit. "The ...
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