New orders to U.S. production plants soared a record 10.5 percent in July on a 74 percent bookings spike in the volatile transportation sector. The somewhat misleading double-digit gain was propelled by an eye-popping 317.3 percent surge in ...
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Last month the EU proposed a tough set of waste recycling targets that have been met with much resistance by the packaging industry. The new proposals revolve around the aim for 80% of packaging waste materials to be recycled by 2030. ...
Diablo Pergo Blades are ideal for cutting laminate flooring, hardwood flooring, engineered flooring, bamboo and wood on any table, miter or slide miter saw. The new Diablo Pergo Blades are designed for cutting the abrasive material found ...
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Footfall in July was 0.6% lower than a year ago, up on the 0.7% fall in June. High streets reported the largest decline, falling 1.7%, consistent with the decline in June, while shopping centres experienced a 0.5% decline in footfall, up on ...
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Manufacturer and retailer Multiyork has successfully passed the rigorous audit which now underpins the Manufacturing Guild Mark (MGM) awarded by the industry’s charity and patron, The Furniture Makers’ Company. Its new ...
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Keen, Inc. hired its first in-house VP of creative, Michael Minter. It also announced the launch of its new Innovation Lab based in Portland, OR. He was most recently global creative director/global director of marketing at Sanuk. Keen said ...
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The Tire Industry Association (TIA) announced that it is pleased with a recent report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on the service life of tires. TIA says that "Tire Aging: A Summary of NHTSA's Work" ...
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Automotive supplier Johnson Controls has opened a new crash test facility at its Automotive Seating headquarters in Plymouth, Michigan, US. Featuring a Seattle Safety ServoSled, the facility allows the company to offer the most accurate, ...
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BASF, the world’s leading chemical company, broke ground on the second phase of its Innovation Campus Asia Pacific at its Pudong site in Shanghai, China. The €90 million expansion consists of an additional regional research and ...
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Animal, the UK’s leading action sports lifestyle brand has announced the opening of a new showroom in Manchester. Based in the city centre, the new space signifies the brand’s continued growth in 2014 following on from the ...
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Fourth-Generation Sonoma vintners Don Sebastiani & Sons unveiled a new Sonoma County Cabernet Sauvignon. Queens Peak is a tribute to the rugged Sonoma County landmark overlooking the majestic Russian River and Dry Creek Valleys. Since ...
WhiteWave Foods, a leading consumer packaged food and beverage company that makes Silk, Horizon, International Delight and Earthbound Farm products, has announced green building certification of its beverage manufacturing facility in ...
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VEEV Spirits, one of the fastest growing independent spirits brands founded by the Reum brothers in 2007, announced the launch of VEEV 2.0, a full brand repositioning that includes a reformulated 70 proof liquid, a redesigned package and a ...
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Footfall in June was 0.7% down on a year ago, down on the 0.2% fall in May and below the three-month average of a 0.3% decline, according to the British Retail Consortium-Springboard Footfall Monitor. Footfall on the high street was 1.7% ...
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Leading outdoor furniture manufacturer Agio International has signed a lease with, and will be a part of, the Las Vegas Market starting in July 2015. This long-term lease will find Agio International anchoring the 12th floor of Building C ...
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