LOOK around any of Bristol's main tourist destinations and you'll see Bristol Blue glass for sale. In fact its connections with the city are so strong that Harvey's Bristol Cream sherry, although no longer bottled here, is available in blue ...
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The recent announcement by Alliance Boots that it was to cut 200 jobs at its Beeston factory in Nottinghamshire over a two-year period has raised questions about its longstanding involvement in contract packaging. The factory, which until ...
AIMS360 the industry's leading apparel ERP software recently handed out awards to the college students who distinguished themselves in fashion programs across Southern California. The awards, in the form of AIMS Certification certificates ...
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Lenzing AG, Austria, reports it will sell 85 percent of its shares in Lenzing Plastics GmbH to a consortium led by Invest AG, the investment arm of the Raiffeisen Banking Group Upper Austria. The sale is part of Lenzing's strategy to focus ...
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In the age of outsourcing the prevailing wisdom is to do as little as possible in house to streamline your operation. This strategy is not without merit, but it is not always the appropriate one for a manufacturing business. Sometimes ...
US based truck maker Navistar has sold its recreational vehicle business to Allied Specialty Vehicles for undisclosed sum, as part of company’s plan to focus on its core business. The business includes the manufacturing facilities ...
Epiwafer foundry and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff, Wales, UK has launched the new division IQE Wireless, which will provide a complete ‘one-stop shop’ for radio frequency (RF) wireless epitaxial wafer materials. The new ...
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The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) reported today that while showing a bit of a decline overall, non-manufacturing activity in April remained in growth mode. The ISM's monthly Non-Manufacturing Report on Business stated that the ...
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Austria-based cellulosic fiber manufacturer Lenzing AG has announced it will sell 85 percent of its shares in Lenzing Plastics GmbH to an Austria-based bidding consortium led by Invest AG, the investment arm of the Raiffeisen Banking Group ...
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IBM's reported interest in selling parts of its x86 server business to Lenovo may bring major changes to the global market. IBM is the third-largest seller of x86 servers by factory revenue, with 15.7% of the global market in 2012, ...
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In 2012 Plum Creek Timber was able to increase its total turnover by approximately 15% to US$1.339bn and the operating profit by 2% to US$281m. All business divisions contributed to this increase in turnover and results. The highest growth ...
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Sherwin-Williams Aerospace Coatings has added Randy Cameron to its management team. Cameron will act as lead consultant for its expanding OEM qualifications process and strategic development for its growing commercial, military and original ...
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Global packaging products manufacturer Tekni-Plex has announced the sale of it Swan Hose business to equity firm in New York City Jacobson Partners, for an undisclosed value. Tekni-Plex president and CEO Paul Young said the company has ...
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While some of its key metrics saw sequential declines, manufacturing growth continues to head in the right direction, according to monthly Manufacturing Report on Business from the Institute for Supply Management (ISM). The PMI, the index ...
Toray Industries has announced a series of investments totaling about JPY3bn ($32m) to expand the production of food packaging films in Asia through some of its regional supervisory divisions. The core company of the group's film business ...
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