TATA Steel at Brierley Hill in the West Midlands has ordered two SMARTON® cranes for coil lifting from East Kilbride based Konecranes UK Industrial Crane Division. The contract worth just under GBP 1 milion is for the supply of two 32 ...
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The Scottish government has launched a five-year plan to strengthen its GBP 1bn food and drink export trade with China. The Scottish government plans to boost the country's GBP 1bn exports to China The project aims to boost trade ...
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One of the UK’s largest own-label cake and pastry manufacturers has been snapped up by a private equity firm in GBP 23.5M management buy-in deal (MBI). McCambridge's cake division bakes one in 10 of every retail pre-packed ...
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Peel Ports in the UK has announced that it is investing GBP 3 million to upgrade its steel terminal at the Port of Liverpool a strategic move by the operator to get ahead of its competitors with steel storage and distribution. Mr Gary ...
TATA Steel has invested almost GBP 1.5 million in new technology to improve the quality of the steel bar and wire rod output at its Rotherham and Scunthorpe works in the UK. New quality control technology has been installed to improve ...
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The Jaguar C-X75 hybrid supercar has been dropped from Jag's production plans,with the luxury British manufacturer blaming its decision on the crippled European economy. Despite originally giving the C-X75 the green light in May ...
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Rexam, together with its partner Hindustan Tin Works has inaugurated its new aluminium line at its manufacturing plant in Taloja Maharashtra. The new high speed production line represents a capital investment of GBP 30 million and ...
Eat Natural, a UK-based producer of fruit and nut bars, has launched a new Fruits & Fibre bar that is prepared with cranberries, peanuts, oats and toasted spelt flaked, for the Christmas season. The new bar offers 6g of fibre per 100g and ...
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German snack firm Intersnack has agreed to acquire UK-based United Biscuits' (UB) snacks division, KP Snacks, from its private equity owners Blackstone and PAI Partners. This move is a part of the Intersnack's strategy to strengthen its ...
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UK cereal maker Dorset Cereals has entered a niche market with the launch of a line of Breakfast Pots. This is the newest addition to the cereal maker's portfolio and proves innovation has been high on the firm's agenda, with the company ...
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Thai Taste, a UK-based food company, has launched three new salad dressings for BBQ and picnic season. The firm claimed that its three flavors include Chilli & Garlic, Coriander, Lime & Chilli, and Sweet Mango, that are made from fresh ...
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UK-based importer and distributor of specialty foods Bespoke Foods has launched new products to expand its Thai Taste range in Waitrose stores. The new range will include Easy Thai Fishcakes Kit, Easy Thai Red Curry Kit, Easy Thai Green ...
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Barry Callebaut, the Swiss B2B chocolate manufacturer, today (5 July) reported a 2% increase in sales for the first nine months of its fiscal year, with contracts in the Americas helping revenue. Sales were up 2.3% to CHF3.59bn ...
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Swiss chocolate maker Barry Callebaut has reaffirmed its mid-term guidance, depsite booking a drop in full-year profit. In the 12 months to the end of August, the company reported a net profit of CHF142.6m (US$151.7m), down from CHF178.6m ...
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Business analytics provider SAS has launched the SAS Student Academy to help staff a big data analytics revolution, through a joint initiative with Birmingham City University (BCU). Further reading Paypal: Big data is a scam Businesses ...