Thanks to very low labor costs, Bangladesh succeeded in the past decade in becoming the second-largest supplier to international markets after China. In 2012, the country exported apparel worth US$20 billion. About 50 percent is exported to ...
Tags: Bangladesh, Apparel
A lint-filled dryer vent is not just a lot of fluff. The clogged vent increases drying time and energy use, and worse, lint can cause dryer fires. Consumer Reports latest dryer tests found that blocked-vent indicators have improved on some ...
U.S. Smoke & Fire, A Division of CYSA Development, has installed automatic smoke draft curtains around a central convenience stair on two floors at a new H&M store opening soon in Washington, DC. The store is located at 5337 Wisconsin ...
Tags: H&M Store, Draft Curtains
Hempel, one of the world’s largest independent suppliers of decorative, marine and protective coatings, has announced the launch of a new range of intumescent coatings for passive fire protection of steel structures in the United Arab ...
Tags: Hempel, Construction&Decoration
U.S. Acting Secretary of Commerce Rebecca Blank presented Argus Fire Control of Charlotte, North Carolina with the President's "E" Award for Exports at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. held on May 20, 2013. The "E" Awards are the highest ...
Pentair Ltd. announced that Amy Skoczlas Cole has joined the company as vice president of corporate citizenship. In this role, Skoczlas Cole will oversee the Pentair Foundation and drive key corporate citizenship and sustainability ...
Tags: Processing Machinery
In honor of World Environment Day, Cintas Corporation announced that it diverted more than 17 million 16.9-ounce plastic bottles from landfills in 2012 through the production of its EcoGeneration line. This represents a 13 percent ...
Tags: Plastic Bottles, Metallurgy
Forgery proof and protection against copies, product traceability, controlled supply chains and unreasonable claims: product security derives an increasingly demand in the globalized economy. Stuhr is a leading expert in production of ...
Tags: Gebr Stuhr, Woven Tapes&Labels
Transaction Expands Company's Commercial and Industrial Insulation Product Portfolio.Owens Corning (NYSE: OC) today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Thermafiber Inc., a leading manufacturer of mineral wool commercial and ...
Tags: Construction, insulation products
The Pilkington Product Knowledge training courses are back and the course tutors are all fired up to pass on their know-how and experience. This year's programme sees the introduction of a series of half- and one-day bite-sized courses on ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
The Pyroguard range of fire glass solutions is making its Clerkenwell Design Week debut (21st – 23rd May 2013), exhibiting at the event as the specialist glazing partner within ‘The Planet Showroom’. Manufactured by ...
Tags: Pyroguard, Construction
XL Group has launched Motor Truck Cargo coverage solutions, a customizable coverage designed for mid-to-large size trucking operations in North America. XL Group Inland Marine vice president Alexander McGinley said that the Motor Truck ...
Tags: XL Group, Motor Cargo Truck
CONTRAFLAM fire insulation glass from GLASSOLUTIONS features in two new residential towers situated just a short sprint away from Olympic Park, main venue for the 2012 games. The towers of Pioneer Point in Ilford stand at 25 and 33 ...
Tags: CONTRAFLAM, Fire-Safety Protection
Every time a fire accident takes place, it leaves behind a trail of sorrow and destruction. Charred buildings, harmful gases, leftover ashes which tells a sordid tale of destruction caused by gory fire. Whatever be the cause of flames, no ...
Boulder, Colo.-based Outlast Technologies LLC, developer of Outlast? temperature-regulating technology and phase-change materials (PCMs), reports that MyKool Inc. — a Bedford, Pa.-based tactical and performance sports apparel company ...
Tags: Outlast Technology, clothing