Irish firm Cup Print has installed a new packaging machine at its facility in Ennis, Co Clare to produce the Frugalpac paper coffee cup. The facility currently produces 150m cups per year for customers including Mars, Kraft and Bunzl. ...
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Japanese beer giant Asahi has completed the acquisition of Miller Brands UK, creating Asahi UK. The newly company, which will include Peroni Nastro Azzurro, Grolsch and Meantime beers, is part of the company's European strategy to lead ...
Spanish firm Saica Group has agreed to acquire Irish-owned Americk Packaging Group of companies. Americk produces labels and cartons, as well as environmental and flexible packaging solutions. The company manufactures reel-fed, ...
Potato processing company Branston has opened a new £5m prepared foods factory extension in Lincolnshire, England. Branston has expanded the plant’s capacity in partnership with British supermarket chain Tesco which has been ...
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#makethefuture campaign highlights how cooperation between Shell and entrepreneurs is helping the development of more and cleaner energy ideas International musicians including Oscar-winner Jennifer Hudson, Luan Santana and Pixie Lott ...
Powered by advanced robotics, Cozmo can display emotions as it engages in numerous games and activities. Cozmo is the next robotic toy from Anki, the company behind the Overdrive racing cars. Cozmo, though, is quite different. This is ...
However, LEGO has strengthened its position in the equivalent US list, and is now the leading toy brand there with 11 products in the US top 100. Hasbro has overtaken LEGO to become the leading brand in the Amazon UK best-selling toys & ...
Hempco Food and Fiber has announced that September 2016 was the official launch of PLANETHEMP brand retail product distribution throughout Canada and the UK. Hempco has signed an agreement with Tree of Life UK - natural, health and ...
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A self-driving vehicle has been tested in public for the first time in the UK. The demonstration in Milton Keynes was coordinated by the Transport Systems Catapult (TSC) and marked the completion of the LUTZ Pathfinder project, which has ...
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The new line will arrive in a range of sizes to suit all budgets - from £1.99 for Mister Maker’s signature craft projects like Wacky Wobblers and Mini Bugs, to the fully-loaded Super Craft Box at £19.99. Asobi has teamed ...
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"Miffy is an instantly recognisable and iconic character and we couldn’t be more delighted to add this property to our pan-European portfolio," said Nikki Samuels, licensing director at Sambro. Sambro has signed a deal to launch a ...
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The announcement comes as Pesky celebrates the show hitting the number three spot on the list of CBeebies top performers. Hit pre-school character Boj is entering the plush toys and stationery catefgories courtesy of SEGA Amusement ...
Milliken, the UK-based flooring designer and manufacturer took part in the London Design Festival for the first time this September 2016. The Milliken showroom became home to an eclectic group show by the ceramicists of Turning Earth, the ...
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MACOM Technology Solutions Inc of Lowell, MA, USA (which makes semiconductors, components and subassemblies for analog RF, microwave, millimeter-wave and photonic applications) has introduced three broadband voltage-controlled oscillators ...
The UK's University of Cambridge and Japan's National Institute for Materials Science have developed single-photon emission devices using layers of graphene, hexagonal boron nitride (hBN), and transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) [Carmen ...