Specialty metal and chemical products firm 5N Plus Inc of Montreal, Québec, Canada has appointed Arjang J. (AJ) Roshan as president & CEO, effective 15 February. He replaces Jacques L’Ecuyer, who co-founded the firm in 2000 and ...
With a mission to train the next generation of theatre artists in all disciplines, The Theatre School at DePaul University in Chicago had lighting design students illuminate St. Vincent de Paul Parish church in storytelling visuals and used ...
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Inspired by the hit animated series of the same name, the line-up features the monster truck Blaze and his eight-year-old driver AJ, alongside the show’s cast of characters. Toys R US has become the first retailer to secure the ...
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The United States Department of Defense has awarded FWD Seagrave a $12m contract to rebuild 92 Crash Fire Rescue vehicles over four years for the United States Marine Corps. "Providing these Crash Fire Rescue vehicles for the U.S. Marine ...
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Readers of Lighting are invited to join in a debate hosted by sister title The Architects’ Journal and manufacturer iGuzzini between 1pm and 2pm on Wednesday 30 July. iGuzzini contends that the integration of light and architecture ...
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AJ Distributors introduces the new J-Series trimmer capacitors from Voltronics. The J-Series is a proven performer delivering uncompromising stability in demanding RFID, medical and cellular technologies applications. Extensive families ...
Malaysian biodiesel producer, AJ Oleo Industries, has restarted its 100,000 mt/year plant at Segamat in Johor state, CEO Kasim Nani said Monday. Recommissioned early last month, the plant will supply 3,000-4,000 mt/month of palm methyl ...
New York-based risk and financial management firm Towers Watson has placed its reinsurance broking arm for sale. The company is also planning to rope in one of the Wall Street banks to sell the business. The sale price has not been ...
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It is just over one week until Lighting and the AJ host a panel discussion on the subject of office lighting (Designing the workspace of the future) and the final part of the speaker line-up has been confirmed. Andrew Bissell, lighting ...
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A film called Night Light has won first place in the AJ Philips Light Shots short film competition, launched by Lighting's sister title Architects' Journal and Philips. The competition, which asked up and coming directors, architects, ...
Lighting’s sister title The Architects’ Journal has teamed up with Philips to launch Light Shots, a short film competition with a first prize of £500. Architects, architecture students and lighting designers are invited to ...
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Bulletproof glass (also known as ballistic glass, transparent armor or bullet-resistant glass) is a type of strong but optically transparent material that is particularly resistant to being penetrated when struck by bullets, but like all ...
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A Huddersfield pie manufacturer has been found guilty of health and safety breaches that killed a factory worker in a gas oven explosion. The site after the explosion in 2009 Andrew Jones Pies was prosecuted by the Health and Safety ...
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GlassMasters LLC of Corbin, Ky., has been selected by developer Malcolm Bryan Corp. to serve as the glazing contractor for the new seven-story Riverfront Hampton Inn in Owensboro, Ky. The new facility will be a LEED project utilizing ...
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Rosemont, Ill.-based Wynnchurch Capital Ltd. has announced a growth equity investment in Foss Manufacturing Co. LLC, a Hampton, N.H.-based manufacturer of specialty fibers and needlepunch nonwoven fabrics. Foss Manufacturing has ...