Australia-based Pacific Brands today said that it has entered into an agreement to sell its Workwear business to fellow Aussie company - Wesfarmers Industrial and Safety (WIS), a division of Wesfarmers Limited. The sale has been done at ...
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FutureMark Alsip, a company that makes coated publication and printing papers from recycled materials, will indefinitely place its mill in idle mode due to challenging market conditions in the North American coated paper market. The ...
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Have you noticed two hot trends in home remodeling recently? The first one is opening up cramped indoor space to create multi-purpose "great" rooms. The other is constructing a functional space in which to work from home (full time, part ...
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Murata Electronics North America and Peregrine Semiconductor Corporation, have entered into a definitive agreement under which Murata will acquire all outstanding shares of Peregrine not owned by Murata, for USD 12.50 per share in cash, or ...
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Las Vegas Market announced that phase three of its strategic growth plan to position itself as the leading buying platform for furniture, home decor and gift in the western United States will be implemented at the Summer 2015 Market, ...
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Armstrong will now manufacture its scraped engineered hardwood flooring at its Somerset, Ky. facility. Armstrong World Industries announced it will transfer the manufacture of scraped engineered hardwood flooring from its plant in ...
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The British Institute of Interior Design (BIID) will be playing a major role at Decorex International 2014, the luxury interior design show (21-24 September, Syon Park, London). On Monday 22 September at 3pm, Daniel Hopwood, the new ...
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The International Casual Furnishings Association has named Jackie Hirschhaut as its new executive director following the retirement of long-time head Joseph Logan. Hirschhaut is the vice president of public relations and marketing for the ...
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Aeropostale, Inc. a mall-based specialty retailer of casual apparel for young women and men, announced that Julian R. Geiger has rejoined the Company as Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Mr. Geiger also will continue to serve ...
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For second-quarter 2014, deposition equipment maker Aixtron SE of Aachen, Germany has reported revenue of €46.2m, rebounding by 5% from €43.9m last quarter (which had been down 14% on the previous quarter) and up 2% on €45.3m ...
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Beyond all of the hype and tumult, market drivers and technological developments are converging to ensure a bright future for silicon photonics, according to the ‘Silicon Photonics 2014’ report from Yole Développement. ...
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Hennessy Industries Inc. announced that its BADA wheel weight division has been honored with the 2014 Partners in Transformation Award from Sears Holdings Corp. for its implementation of a closed-loop recycling program. BADA was ...
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Industrial additive manufacturing, usually called 3D printing, is predicted to be a highly disruptive force, together with robotics, within the global manufacturing industry, affecting all corners of the supply chain in all industries. In ...
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Outdoor lighting systems are in the early stages of a transition from fluorescent, high-pressure sodium, and metal halide lamps to LEDs. As LED prices continue to fall, the case for replacing today's most prevalent lighting technologies in ...
Coca-Cola Amatil is not only one of the biggest beverage companies in this market, but its move into blowfill production now makes it a significant packaging player in the Australasian region, with the sustainability commitment to match. ...