A survey by the British Plastics Federation (BPF) revealed that the UK plastics industry has half of its temporary workers hailing from the European Union member states. This shows the continued dependence of the industry on EU workers, ...
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Tesco Mobile has announced that it will scrap EU roaming charges for mobile customers across the UK. Starting tomorrow, Tesco Mobile customers will no longer have to pay extra to use their pre-assigned minutes, texts and data abroad in 48 ...
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Design and technology needs funding and young talent needs encouragement for the future of many of UK's industries, says toy design firm, Fuse London. The future of the toy industry may hang in the balance, depending on the ...
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Microsoft is offering big savings on the Surface Pro 4 range in the UK, ahead of the 2017 model going on sale. The company has sliced up to a quarter off the asking price for the Windows 10 laptop/tablet hybrid device first released in ...
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We’ve been hearing for months that the iPhone 8 will be the most expensive mainstream smartphone ever, but our wallets aren’t quite ready for the latest estimates. Today a Goldman Sach’s analyst predicted the top-end, ...
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Over the three months to April, non-food retail rose by 0.3 per cent while online sales of non-food products were up by 8.2 per cent over the same period. In store sales fell 1.3 per cent. UK retail sales have registered their biggest ...
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A phenomenon described by one expert at “screen fatigue” could be to blame for declining ebook sales, as printed books see a significant jump in revenue. The Publishers Association has released new figures that reveal a stark ...
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A new €8.1m five-year research and innovation program, focusing specifically on meat processing, has been launched at the Teagasc Ashtown Research Centre in Dublin. Dubbed as Meat Technology Ireland (MTI), the program has been ...
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Toyota Motor Europe has announced a planned investment of £240m in its UK manufacturing facility at Burnaston in Derbyshire. The factory will be upgraded to allow the production of vehicles on the Toyota New Global Architecture ...
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What would be your prediction for lighting in 10 years’ time? Majority of commercial members won’t be supplying commodity type luminaires but in order to prosper will need to adapt to the need for more specialist products or ...
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The exponentially expanding appetite of Chinese mainland capital for international real estate assets reached a record high in 2016-and is likely to continue to play a significant role in the global property market in the next few ...
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Apple unveiled a swish new MacBook Pro on Thursday that came complete with a hefty price tag of $1,799. There's nothing unusual about high prices on Apple's newest, most sophisticated tech. But if the MacBook seems expensive to Americans, ...
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Against the backdrop of a sluggish global economy, lackluster trade growth and uncertainty in major economies, countries in the Asia-Pacific region are still likely to have a growth rate of 4.9 percent this year. The region continues to ...
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China will continue to push for globalization, and multilateral talks and promotion of trade, as it marked the 15th anniversary of joining the World Trade Organization on Sunday, according to Chinese trade officials and experts. China ...
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The UK Government has unveiled £390m of funding to support the development of low emission vehicles and autonomous vehicles. The announcement was part of UK finance minister Philip Hammond's first budget speech in the Parliament. ...
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