Greece-based dairy group Vivartia will expand its presence in the Middle East and North Africa via a joint venture with Exeed Industries. Vivartia's parent group, Marfin Investment Group, said today (28 September) the deal covers all of ...
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Active Implants in Delaware,US,has named Lex Giltaij as the company's new president and chief operating officer. Prior to joining the company,Giltaij held senior executive positions in Stryker Benelux and Stryker Biotech,where he was ...
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Brightly lit hospitals and clinics can be disorientating spaces for the elderly and infirm. Peter Stuart looks at how research into wellbeing and visual perception is changing the face of lighting in healthcare environments. ...
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MSI Management UK and Ireland, a member of Japan-based MS&AD Insurance, is planning to open a new office in Dublin. The new office, which is subject to regulatory approval, will be the intermediary hub for the company's UK and Ireland ...
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Jonas Eder-Hansen,the iconic figure in sustainable fashion from the Scandinavian region,due to take part in Sri Lanka Design Festival 2012(SLDF),has arrived in the island.SLDF will be held from 15th to 18th November. Jonas is behind the ...
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The cloud played a pivotal role in separating insurance group Direct Line from parent company the Royal Bank of Scotland(RBS)to launch on the stock market. Direct Line had less than 6 months to re-engineer its HR process to prepare for an ...
Tags: Cloud HR, share offering, RBS, Peoplesoft system
Victoria and Albert Museum(V&A)celebrates the most beloved characters in the history of Hollywood and the'silver screen'in an exhibition called''Hollywood Costume',which opens on October 20,2012 and runs until January 27,2013. Costume ...
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RedPrairie Corporation, a global supply chain and retail technology provider, announced that adidas, a global leader in state-of-the-art sports footwear, apparel and accessories, has gone live with RedPrairie Workforce Management (WFM) at ...
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Agricultural installations in China provide 300MW boost to PV domestic sales,says Solarbuzz Press release;Jackie Chang,DIGITIMES [Tuesday 18 September 2012]New solar projects on agricultural land are playing a pivotal role within the rapid ...
According to a study conducted by the United Nations Commission for Economic and Social Affairs in Asia and the Pacific, revenues from the plastics industry in Bangladesh should reach 2 billion dollars by the end of 2015 and 4 billion ...
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Mindspeed Technologies has introduced a 1.25Gbit/s transimpedance amplifier(TIA)for gigabit passive optical network(GPON)applications and a 2.5Gbit/s TIA for next-generation XG-PON1 applications. The burst-mode TIAs offer optical ...
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New test protocol for adhesives developed to facilitate thermoform recycling in Canada . Canadian retailers address PET thermoform recycling A new test protocol has been introduced to determine the impact of labels and adhesives on PET ...
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Intematix intends to go public,Philips Lighting and SELC have appointed chief executives and Huntkey has entered the LED lighting market. Intematix to go public Intematix Corporation,a maker of remote phosphors based in ...
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UK-Sapsis Rigging played a pivotal role in the aerialist event held in London on 5 July,2012.The event,titled One Extraordinary Day,was commissioned by the Mayor of London and involved performances by Elizabeth Streb and her Action Heroes ...
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In order to move toward a more integrated solutions approach to lighting, Philips has appointed Bruno Biasiotta, a building efficiency leader with more than 20 years of experience, to head the company's North American lighting operations. ...
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