In the first quarter of 2013, the Finnish machinery and plant engineering company Raute posted 55% higher sales than in the same period of last year at €23.4m. Last year’s relatively low level must be taken into account when ...
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Packaging provider in the US, PaperWorks Industries has selected the third party logistics (3PL) provider Transplace to manage shipments throughout North America. To achieve better visibility, cut down transportation costs and improve ...
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Retailers were awash in data Thursday as the second annual IBD Summit wound down with sessions on key performance metrics used by the National Bicycle Dealers Association’s Profitability Project and why the oft-neglected triathlon ...
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Digital Lumens introduced a new line of intelligent LED lighting fixtures for hazardous locations, all with the integrated controls that drive the industry’s best energy efficiency and faster payback periods. The company also unveiled ...
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TEXbase, a leading provider of web-based Product Integrity Management software solutions announced that their technology will serve as the materials quality and compliance management solution for Brooks Brothers. Brooks Brothers has also ...
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A dealer favorite presentation will be back at this year's IBD Summit, with some added punch this time. The National Bicycle Dealers Association's P2 dealer presentation examines key performance metrics from some of the country's top ...
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Qantas’s biofuel partner Solazyme has seen sales increases of 35 per cent at participating test sites in the US, where B20 algae-derived diesel fuel was sold alongside mineral diesel. And a post-sale survey has shown that drivers ...
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Auto-Owners Insurance has signed a multi-year partnership agreement with Mitchell to deploy its WorkCenter Total Loss solution to enhance customer satisfaction. The solution produced accurate valuations, increased first-call settlement ...
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• Green Product1 sales increased to 45% of total sales (EUR 11.3 billion) in 2012 • Total investments in Green Innovation at EUR 569 million in 2012, mainly driven by investments in sustainable LED lighting • ...
Tags: Philips, LED Lighting, 2012 Total Sales
An update to a survey conducted in spring of 2012 by McGladrey, a leading provider of assurance, tax and consulting services, indicates respondents’ optimism in their companies and the economy has fallen sharply. In an effort to ...
The industry's lightest 64-oz hot-fill polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottle establishes a new standard for the size category. The unique stock container for juices and teas from Amcor Rigid Plastics delivers major sustainability ...
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Navman Wireless has launched the Driver Scorecards, a new driver behavior feature under its OnlineAVL2 fleet tracking system in the US. The new system has four reports and two new dashboard key performance indicators (KPI) that identify ...
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Plastic packaging producer Amcor Rigid Plastics has developed the new 64oz hot fill polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottle for juices and teas. The new lightest stock container uses novel design, tooling and process technologies to cut ...
Atlas Copco was again recognized as one of the most sustainable companies by the annual Global 100 list. The list, presented at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, ranks companies that show they are increasing productivity while ...
This past week, Novozymes was the only company in the biotechnology industry sector to receive a top gold ranking from the Swiss-based sustainability investment group Robeco SAM. Novozymes was also ranked 19th in the Global 100 list of ...