The dates for the 2017 London Fabric Show have been announced as 27th and 28th February 2017. After the success of this year’s show, the BFM will host the show for a third time. It will again be held at Chelsea FC, Stamford Bridge, ...
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After four years, Paul von der Heyde is stepping down as chairman of the British Furniture Confederation (BFC), the furniture industry's Government lobbying body. The new chairman is Jonathan Hindle, group managing director of KI (Krueger ...
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The January Furniture Show (JFS) has reported a record re-booking with 85% of 2016 exhibitors already signed up for 2017. Over 450 companies exhibited at JFS 2016 and many renowned and well established names have booked again. They ...
Trends in consumer engagement will lead to the rapid rise of smart packaging solutions as costs become more manageable for brand owners. A new report by packaging industry researcher Smithers Pira predicts the global smart (active and ...
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WASHINGTON (FERN's Ag Insider) - This week, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced a $24 million grant to Cornell University, funding a global wheat research group, known as Delivering Genetic Gain in Wheat. The aim is to develop new ...
Tags: Stem-Rust Disease, Wheat
Nutcase Helmets has outsourced management of its sales on the Amazon marketplace to NetRush, a Vancouver, Wash. company that already manages Amazon sales for more than a half dozen specialty sports brands. Since launching in 2006, ...
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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’ ...
Carpetright is celebrating the success of its first ever graduate apprentices during National Apprenticeship Week. Apprenticeship and work-based training provider, First4Skills, has worked in partnership with Carpetright to deliver the ...
US-based yogurt maker Chobani will expand its manufacturing facility in Twin Falls, Idaho, to meet the demand for new as well as existing products in the region. The company is self-funding the expansion which includes initiatives such ...
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With more than 37 years of experience in the industry, Schaden joins the company as its new executive VP of sales. Alex Brands has revealed that toy industry veteran Chris Schaden will be joining the company as its new executive VP of ...
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"Wembley was a great success in the 80s and every year we get asked to when it will be reintroduced to the Gibsons range." Gibsons is relaunching Wembley, one of its most popular games from back in the Eighties. Originally introduced ...
Cormar Carpets adds new colours to the Oaklands Collection The Oaklands Collection is celebrating nine years as a Cormar Carpets classic. For this special occasion, nine new carpet colours have been added to Oaklands Collection – ...
eMotorWerks announces JuicePlug, a universal charging station adapter for EV supply equipment that will extent its smartphone and web interfaces to pre-existing, non-networked charging station. This will enable every EV driver to ...
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Brandreth's collection includes the original star of the 1970s Paddington animated TV series, Harry Corbett's 1950s Sooty and a Fozzie Bear donated by Jim Henson. Broadcaster Gyles Brandreth has gifted his extensive collection of famous ...
Tags: Newby Hall, Teddy Bear, Gyles Brandreth