DFS reports "continued strong momentum" in its latest financial report, covering the 13 weeks ending 1st November 2014. The quarter saw continued momentum in sales and EBITDA for DFS, with group gross sales up 15.3% to £197m (2013 ...
Tags: selling space, Furniture
BASF and Gazprom have agreed that they will not complete an asset swap, which was planned for the end of the year. “We regret that the asset swap will not be concluded. We will continue our cooperation of over 20 years with Gazprom ...
Tags: targeted oil, gas-rich regions, Construction
BASF and Shell have reached an agreement for BASF to sell its share in the 50-50 joint venture ELLBA Eastern, Jurong Island, Singapore to Shell. The joint venture, which is operated by Shell, produces styrene monomer and propylene oxide. ...
Scientists have discovered that using a stent-retrieving device to remove blood clots from the brain can significantly help patients recover from stroke. According to The New York Times, the technology may be a game changer for patients ...
Netherlands has been ranked first among European countries with lowest CO2 emissions from new cars during 2013, a report from European Federation for Transport and Environment revealed. According to the report, Netherlands reported a ...
Tags: CO2 Emissions, Auto Parts
European Commission’s Innovation and Networks Executive Agency (INEA) has launched the Project European Long-Distance Electric Clean Transport Road Infrastructure Corridor (ELECTRIC). The project is funded by the Trans-European ...
Tags: charging corridor, e-mobility operator, Auto
Posted in Medical Device Business by Nancy Crotti on December 15, 2014 Just when you thought they couldn’t get more widespread or expensive, the medical device mergers-and-acquisitions of 2014 continue to astound. Allergan ...
Tags: DNA sequencing market, lab products, Health
South African Poultry Association has banned the import of poultry products from countries infected with the avian influenza (AI) virus. South African Poultry Association's (SAPA) Poultry Disease Management Agency director Dr Charlotte ...
Tags: Poultry, -Affected Countries
The centre gives customers hands-on, real-time insights into how to meet their business needs, and does so through the relentless implementation of packaging and service innovations. It follows the opening in 2012 of the first UK experience ...
Tags: screen cinema room, Packaging
Avantha Group Company CG (Crompton Greaves) will be opening a new facility at Grenoble in France to produce, test and calibrate over 2 million ZIV smart meters per year. CG has chosen Grenoble to open this new facility, so as to cover the ...
Tags: G3-PLC technology, Electrical
Paper-based packaging producer Smurfit Kappa has opened its second UK Experience Center which will help in providing innovative solutions and services to customers. The new centre which will be opened at Mold, North Wales in the UK ...
Tags: innovative solutions, customers, Agriculture
Sweden-based Indutrade has acquired all of the shares in Verbeeck Packaging Group based in Wilrijk, Belgium which has annual sales of €5m. Verbeeck is made up of a number of companies that specialise in producing cosmetics, ...
Tags: cosmetics, pharmaceutical, industrial, Agriculture
The plastic pots for Simpson’s of Manchester’s Christmas Puddings that are being sold exclusively through Spar supermarkets for the 2014 season have been supplied by RPC Bebo UK. Simpson's which is a family-run business ...
Tags: Packages, Christmas Puddings
The two day show will focus on the latest trends and innovations in packaging materials, designs and concepts, with dedicated Ecopack and Contract Pack areas. Alison Church, event director for easyFairs’ UK packaging events, said: ...
Tags: packaging materials, designs, concepts, Packaging
More than 130 kidswear brands from 14 countries are gearing up to showcase their latest creativity at the upcoming fourth edition of the international children’s apparel-centric trade fair, Children’s Fashion Cologne 2015 (CFC ...