UK sales director honoured at successful inaugural event at BAFTA. Gerbie Quilter has been named as the first ever ToyNews Woman of the Year. Vivid Imaginations' sales director picked up the accolade at a special event held at BAFTA ...
Tags: Gerbie Quilter, Toynews Woman, Toys
Autumn Fair International 2014, an i2i Events Group exhibition, will see the launch of the inaugural Buyers Power List awards, to celebrate, reward and recognise the contributions of buyers and retailers throughout the UK and Republic of ...
Tags: Fair, Furniture, Furnishing
Would you believe a 60% tariff? That is a possibility, according to a report by Exane BNP Paribas. On July 22, 2014, the United States International Trade Commission determined consumer tire imports from China may or may soon be ...
Tags: Chinese, Tire Tariffs, Accessories
TIA's LaKisha Pindell was recognized as an industry leader in Connect magazine's "40 Under 40" feature as an outstanding industry professional. LaKisha Pindell, director of Meetings at the Tire Industry Association (TIA), was recognized ...
Tags: TIA, Outstanding Pro, Auto Parts
Fashion e-commerce site Avenue 32 picked up the Best Online Retailer trophy at the just held inaugural edition of Pure London Buyers Power List, an awards ceremony that recognises contributions of individual brands and companies to the ...
Australian iron ore miner Atlas Iron Limited has announced that it has officially opened its Mt Webber iron ore mine in Western Australia's Pilbara region. The official opening follows the start of mining activity in December 2013 and ...
Tags: Australian, iron ore, Metallurgy, Mineral
The Tire Industry Association (TIA) announced that through July 7, 2014, it is accepting nominations for the 2014 Tire Industry Hall of Fame. The TIA Hall of Fame is open to individuals in the tire industry, including manufacturers, ...
Tags: Auto Parts, Tire, Tyre
The Australian food, beverage and grocery manufacturing industry has an annual turnover of approximately $111 billion, directly employs almost 300,000 people, with half of those in rural and regional areas, and generates $24 billion in ...
Tags: food, food packaging, Packaging
Scientists at Deakin University’s Institute for Frontier Materials are turning by-products of wood and wool into biodegradable packaging to help slash global plastic consumption. Dr Nishar Hameed says humans consume more than 100 ...
Tags: Wood pulp, silk fibres
LINE-X Protective Coatings will be attending the Offshore Technology Conference at the Reliant Center in Houston. Held annually, the Offshore Technology Conference is the world's foremost event for the development of offshore resources in ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
Lucid, the Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), the National Wildlife Federation and the Alliance to Save Energy announce that more than 265,000 students at 109 colleges and universities across the U.S. and ...
Tags: Green Building, energy consumption
The Marble Institute of America (MIA) has issued its 2014 Awards Program Call for Entries. The Call for Entries signifies that the MIA is now accepting entries for their various awards that honor and recognize natural stone companies, ...
Tags: Construction, Stone, Marble
MuCelltechnology for extrusion blow moulding (EBM) uses gas-injection to create gas bubbles in the middle layer of the bottle wall. This reduces the density of the bottle and the amount of plastic required, while maintaining 100% ...
Anglo–Dutch multinational consumer goods company Unilever has introduced a new packaging technology, which minimizes the usage of plastic by 15%. Unilever has developed the new MuCell Technology for Extrusion Blow Moulding, in ...
Honeywell announced its results for the first quarter of 2014. Highlights: -Organic Sales Growth 1%, Up 3% Excluding Defense & Space -EPS Up 6% Year-Over-Year Reported, Up 10% Using Normalized Tax Rate -$0.10 EPS Gain Funding ...
Tags: Honeywell, Organic Sales