Nissan’s North American unit has entered into a five-year research and development partnership with NASA to develop autonomous vehicle systems for commercial application. Researchers from the car maker's Silicon Valley Research ...
Tags: Autonomous Vehicles, drive systems, software analysis, Auto
Stryker Corp. has purchased a Canadian hospital bed company for an undisclosed sum. Kalamazoo, MI–based Stryker announced it has acquired CHG Corp. (London, Ontario) for an undisclosed sum. CHG designs and manufactures low-height ...
Tags: MI–based Stryker, bariatric bed, Health
Vogue Beds presents Sports Therapy Mattress which is designed for anyone with an active lifestyle from the Sports Professional to the health conscious. In the heart of every Sports Therapy Mattress is a cleverly constructed multi-zone foam ...
Tags: sports pain, aches, Furniture
Published annually, the Statistics Digest is compiled using the latest available data sourced from a range of websites. Dr. Peter Beele, Technical Services Manager for FIRA International and author of the publication, said: ...
Tags: Furniture Industry, websites, Furniture
The chance for exhibitors at the forthcoming January Furniture Show to enter The Furniture Awards has now passed. Co-ordinating the award, Paul Farley, editor of Furniture News, comments: “I’ve been overwhelmed by the number of ...
Tags: exhibitors, Furniture
“I am delighted with my Vogue Beds Sports Therapy Mattress. Prior to sleeping on this mattress, I struggled to get a full night of uninterrupted sleep. With the rigours of professional sport, decent sleep is a must and I can’t ...
Bed manufacturer Silentnight is celebrating after being awarded Brand of the Year for the UK Furniture - Beds category at the prestigious 2014 World Branding Awards. Silentnight was among 69 brands from 25 countries at the event held in ...
Sealy has been awarded a Special Recognition Award by Center Parcs for the quality of its products and the company's level of supply and service to the hospitality destination. Sealy supplies beds to all the Center Parcs UK destinations, ...
Tags: hospitality destination, Furniture
At the end of 2014, Hastings-based upholstery manufacturer Collins and Hayes will bid farewell to Bruce Cowen, who has worked for 32 loyal years as the company's area sales manager and, more recently, its agent in the South-west of England. ...
Tags: upholstery manufacturer, Furniture
Robert Shotton, owner of retailer Cousins Furniture Stores, has been confirmed as the final judge for the 2015 edition of The Furniture Awards, a new programme created by Furniture News magazine in partnership with the January Furniture ...
Tags: Furniture Awards, Furniture
Serene Furnishings has appointed Alan White as representative for Serene Beds and Serene Living in Scotland. Alan is a widely respected and well-known figure in Scotland’s furniture trade, having worked in the industry for 28 years, ...
Tags: furniture trade, Furniture
China Health and Medicine Industry Exports, from Jan. to Dec. 2013 HS Product Name Measurement Unit Jan. to Dec. Total Export Volume Total Export Value (Dollars) Year on ...
The private hospital sector is an emerging part of China’s healthcare market, and is expected to maintain double-digit growth over the coming years, driven by regulatory changes, market demand and capital investments. Specialty ...
Tags: Specialty Hospitals, Medicine
This week saw sales at John Lewis of £108.8m, breaking the £100m barrier for the first time this year and matching the retailer's 2013 record for the earliest week to have reached this milestone. Lighting had its best-ever sales ...
Tags: John Lewis, pre-Christmas
“They had too much luggage,” said Bruce Weber, explaining why he didn’t bring his dogs to the European launch of the pet accessories line on which he collaborated with Shinola. But his five golden retrievers already had ...
Tags: pet accessorie, accessories line