Hovis Bakery plans to shut its production facility in Leicester, UK, by 2015. The move could result in the loss of 200 jobs at the facility. Members of the Bakers and Food and Allied Workers Union (BFAWU) will meet with company ...
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Kenworth has launched its new K270 and K370 cabovers with new exterior and interior enhancements in the US. Kenworth has launched its new K270 and K370 cabovers with new exterior and interior enhancements in the US. Kenworth's K270 ...
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The supermarket has announced falling profits for second year in a row, dropping to £3.3bn. Tesco has reported a six per cent fall in group trading. For the second year in a row, the supermarket has announced falling profits, with ...
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A 500 metre stretch of highway in the Netherlands is being lit by photoluminescent paint as an alternative to street lights. The new technology is the brainchild of Dutch engineering firm Heijmans and interactive artist Daan Roosegaarde, ...
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Residents on a street in the west London borough of Hounslow are complaining that new LED street lamps are so bright that they are affecting their quality of life. The 8-metre tall columns were installed on Whitehall Park Road in the ...
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Brits have been heading for their sewing baskets and getting crafty, having been inspired by programmes such as the BBC's, The Great British Sewing Bee. Haberdashery sales have soared since the show aired its second series in February ...
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Starting Monday the value of the renminbi will be allowed to fluctuate 2% above or below a daily reference rate set by the People’s Bank of China. Widening the band, which had a 1% range in both directions since April 2012, was a ...
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If you are basking in the convenience of doing an online bank transfer at a coffee house while spooning the cream off a designer special, consider the tradeoff, which is placing your personal data at risk. Also consider yourself warned by ...
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HOUSTON — Gallery Furniture's Jim McIngvale could've spent $8 million for two 30-second commercials during the Super Bowl earlier this month. Instead he's spending $7 million to make more than 1,000 customers extremely happy while ...
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The bike - made from over 15, 000 pieces of Meccano - was riden around the famous TT circuit by the TV presenter The Meccano motorbike famous for its role in James May's BBC Toy Stories and completed a full circuit of the Isle of Man TT ...
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Full service creative agency specialises in visual effects and animation Full service creative agency Carbon Digital has launched a toys and games division, appointing video games and tech specialist Ian Richardson to head it up. ...
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Packaging News entered the debate via local radio as national newspapers seized on a report in the Grocer, claiming that 74% of respondents had been “forced” to take a knife to open packaging with 63% claiming they’d ...
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UK Flammability Regulations for Upholstered Furniture Published on : Wednesday, January 22, 2014 Following the recent BBC investigation into upholstery on sale in the UK containing foams and fabrics that do not comply with British ...
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The Digital Entertainment Group (DEG) said Thursday that it has added five new member companies from its ever-expanding circle of associated industries. New DEG members include BBC America, bitMAX, Gibson Brands, Millennium Entertainment ...
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Television audiences care less about suffering experienced by people in other countries when they watch the news than when they watch a range of different programmes, according to new research. The study by Dr Martin Scott, from the ...
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