WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced today that Gree Electric Appliances Inc., of Zhuhai, China; Hong Kong Gree Electric Appliances Sales Co. Ltd., of Hong Kong; and Gree USA Sales Ltd., of ...
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Bed manufacturer Silentnight, a company that has been investing in apprentices for more than 10 years, believes the new shift in the demands on the public sector could lead to cause for concern. As 2015 drew to a close and the targets for ...
The convenience store and petrol chain group 7-Eleven Australia appointed a replacement for its former Chief Executive Officer Warren Wilmot who left the chain in 2015. He left at a time of the chian facing widespread allegations of ...
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The Foam Company, one of the UK’s leading experts in foam products, is celebrating a gold award for its outstanding commitment to the workplace health, safety and welfare of its employees. After having a full risk assessment, the ...
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L.L.Bean announced its fiscal 2015 sales were flat as well as its intention to pay performance bonuses to employees. For the fiscal year ending February 28, 2016, L.L.Bean reported annual net sales of $1.6 billion, essentially level with ...
Employee-owned Packaging Group, Kite Packaging, has been named by London Stock Exchange Group as one of the top ‘1000 companies to inspire Britain in 2016’. 2016 heralds the 3rd edition of London Stock Exchange Groups’ ...
REI reported sales reached a record $2.4 billion in 2015 after a second consecutive year of nearly double-digit growth. Sales increased 9.3 percent from $2.2 billion in 2014, or 11 percent when adjusting for an extra 53-week of sales ...
At its Kassel plant, Mercedes-Benz has produced its 100,000 IPS axles for Mercedes-Benz trucks. IPS is a German shortcut and means Induction Pressure Welding. The technology enables for the first time to weld steel and casting parts with ...
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Toyota is working to develop wearable devices for blind and visually impaired that can help them do more with greater freedom, independence and confidence. The project is called BLAID. The project reflects the company's commitment to ...
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It’s a debate that has raged for years. Does quitting iPhone apps in multi-tasking view save system memory and conserve battery life? Most up-on-this-kinda-think folks say no, yet many of us still swipe off dozens of open apps in a ...
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Ball Corporation, supplier of sustainable packaging solutions, has announced its plan to close its flat sheet production and can end-making plant in Weirton, West Virginia, the US. The decision to shout down production by the first ...
Crown, a leading supplier of metal packaging products worldwide, has published its third Sustainability Report. Titled 'Perpetual Progress,' the 2015 report documents Crown's continued advancement in the economic, environmental and social ...
US-based agricultural and food company Cargill has opened a $100m modern wet corn milling facility in Devagere in Karnataka state of India. The corn facility is spread over a sprawling 44.5 acres of land with a daily milling capacity of ...
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General Mills will close its pastry manufacturing facility in Berwick, UK by autumn of 2016. In this regard, the company has completed collective consultation process with employee representatives and union officials in order to arrive at ...
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Avery Dennison Corporation announced preliminary, unaudited results for its fourth quarter and year ended January 2, 2016. All non-GAAP financial measures referenced in this document are reconciled to GAAP in the attached tables. Unless ...
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