Amer Sports, Mavic's parent company, posted a 1 percent growth in sales in the third quarter to $841 million (608.9 million euros). But the company said its 5 percent growth target for the full year remains on track. Last year Amer had ...
Tags: Transportation
The Scottish Government is set to equip civil servants with Windows 8 tablets in an effort to improve their ability to work on the move. An initial pilot for key staff offered a choice of tablets from a selection comprising the Samsung ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
Accidentally leaked user manuals from PC maker Lenovo show that the company is preparing a new laptop that runs Android instead of Windows. Called the IdeaPad A10, the laptop has a 10.1 inch HD screen and is listed as an Android device, ...
Tags: Lenovo, Android Laptop
US-based life insurer MetLife has finalized acquisition of a 64.3% stake of Chilean pension fund administrator, AFP Provida from Spanish bank BBVA, in a deal worth approximately $1.54bn. From the sale of AFP, the Spanish bank received ...
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Sacred Sleep, a company dedicated to helping people rest and renew, announces its new organic cotton bedding and fair trade alpaca collections. The company’s products enable people to turn their bedrooms into Sleep Sanctuaries, ...
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September 6, 2013, Dallas -- Hanley Wood announced today the launch of two events designed to bring the flooring and surfaces industries together. TileExpo, a new trade show focused on the tile industry, will launch in conjunction with ...
Tags: Wood, Construction
Refining capacity expansions in China have been largely on track this year although the country's relatively weaker growth in oil demand could delay some projects and result in lower utilization rates, analysts said this week. Up to 1.3 ...
Tags: oil, Metallurgy, Mineral
The National Wood Flooring Association's Certified Professionals has announced a slate of wood flooring inspection workshops, Nov. 4-8 at its headquarters in Chesterfield, Mo. Expert instructors include Dan Hindman P.E., Ph.D. (Virginia ...
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Stone counters have never really gone out of style. They have a certain class, look, and grace that's hard to hate, and high-end homes have often boasted marble and other stone on their kitchen counters. But stone is getting hot again, so ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration, Stone
The NECA 2013—one of the electrical industry's biggest trade shows—has announced its education sessions taking place in Wasginton, D.C., October 12-15. This year's show includes displays from 300 exhibitors and 19 free ...
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Possibly the biggest focus today in the flooring industry is on the constantly growing residential luxury vinyl tile (LVT) category, where Armstrong's widely popular Alterna continues to be a top seller at retail. Now the company is ...
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Business Insider may think that canned beer is better than glass-bottled beer. And we don't disagree that canned beer has advantages: like Ska Brewing's Dave Welz, we also often "want to have a beer at the summit of a hike." (The way down ...
Tags: Light Industry, Daily Use, Glassware
Despite a new oil product pricing mechanism introduced by the central government in March, China's state refiners continued to suffer in the downstream in the second quarter because of poor domestic demand, their interim results showed. ...
Tags: oil product, gasoil demand
Nishka Lulla’s fashionable travellogue was an exciting glamorous trip during Lakmé Fashion Week Winter/Festive 2013. Giving the intrepid female traveler many fashionable options during her journey around the globe, Nishka ...
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Office manufacturers are starting to respond to the demand for collaborative workspaces by tearing down cubicle walls and offering innovative new visions for workspace, like Herman Miller's Public Office Landscape. With the economy picking ...
Tags: Office Furniture, Furniture, Furnishing