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UK's Largest Autonomous Car Trial Moves Onto Public Roads
Nov 22, 2017Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), Tata Motors European Technical Centre (TMETC) and Ford Motor have partnered for the UK's largest connected and autonomous vehicle project in Coventry. The trials are being undertaken as part of the UK Autodrive ...
Tags: Autonomous Car, Jaguar Land Rover
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Molins to Divest Instrumentation and Tobacco Machinery Business
Jun 12, 2017Packaging solutions provider Molins has agreed to divest its instrumentation and tobacco machinery (I&TM) division to Coesia subsidiary G.D S.p.A for around £30m. The company intends to use the proceeds from the deal to invest in ...
Tags: Packaging, Tobacco Machinery
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UK Unveils Plans for First Phase of £100m Investment in Cav Testing Infrastructure
Apr 5, 2017The UK Government has launched the first competition to access funding from its £100 investment program supporting the creation of test facilities for connected and autonomous vehicles (CAV). According to the Business, Energy and ...
Tags: CAV, autonomous vehicles
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ExxonMobil to Become Red Bull Racing's Official Fuel and Lubricant Partner
Dec 16, 2016ExxonMobil announced today that it will become the Red Bull Racing Formula 1™ team’s official fuel, lubricant and motor oil partner in 2017. Under the agreement, ExxonMobil will supply Red Bull Racing with leading-edge Mobil ...
Tags: ExxonMobil, Lubricant Partner
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Self-Driving Car Tested for First Time in UK
Oct 13, 2016A 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 ...
Tags: self-driving vehicle, TSC, test
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Sainsbury's CFO to Lead Home Retail Group Following £1.4bn Takeover
Jun 14, 2016The Group´s current chief executive John Walden is to step down following the £1.4bn deal. Sainsbury’s chief financial officer, John Rogers has been lined up to lead the Argos owner Home Retail Group once the takeover ...
Tags: Argos, takeover, the digital transformation
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Macfarlane Group to Acquire Colton Packaging Teesside
Apr 11, 2016UK based packaging and label company, Macfarlane Group has agreed to acquire Colton Packaging Teesside for £1.25m. Employing eight people, Colton Packaging Teesside is a unit of Colton Packaging, a Leicester based distributor of ...
Tags: Macfarlane Group, Acquisition, Colton Packaging Teesside
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Macfarlane Launches Packaging Innovation Lab In UK
Mar 21, 2016Macfarlane Packaging, a UK-based distributor of protective packaging materials, has launched the new packaging innovation lab in order to help create bespoke, cost effective protective packaging solutions for customers. Located in ...
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Mahindra Plans To Sell Its E20 Electric Car In London
Mar 21, 2016Indian automobile manufacturer Mahindra is planning to introduce its no-frills electric car e20 in London. This is the first time Mahindra will make its entry into the UK market. The price of this electric car has been set at ...
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John Lewis Releases Annual Summary
Mar 16, 2016John Lewis has continued to outperform the market in uncertain trading conditions, with gross sales up 2.8% to £4.56bn (4.4% on a 52 week basis). To ensure that customers can shop whenever and however they want, John Lewis has ...
Tags: John Lewis, Trade condition, Annual summary
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Four UK Cities Get Funds to Promote Green Vehicle Technology
Feb 13, 2016UK Government has selected four cities to receive £40m funds to promote green vehicle technology. The cities include Nottingham, Bristol, Milton Keynes and London which have been selected in the Go Ultra Low City Scheme, launched by ...
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Rexam Partners with Grolsch to Make Celebratory Cans for Grolsch's 400th Anniversary
Jul 27, 2015Can maker Rexam has teamed up with Dutch brewer Grolsch to make an array of celebratory cans to commemorate the latter’s 400 years in the industry. Three individual cans, displaying art director and creator of Grolsch advertisements ...
Tags: Can production, packaging carriage, can
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Ikea Today Confirmed Plans to Test a Number of New Retail Formats in The UK
Jun 29, 2015Home furnishing retailer Ikea today confirmed plans to test a number of new retail formats in the UK. The planned Order and Collection Points aim to make shopping with Ikea easier and more convenient, connecting the in-store and online ...
Tags: Ikea, Home furnishing
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Intertek Has Launched The Highest-Specification Test Cells
May 19, 2015Intertek has launched the highest-specification test cells at the Transportation Technologies powertrain test laboratory located in Milton Keynes, UK, to provide automotive powertrain testing and engineering services. In order to provide ...
Tags: Intertek, automotive powertrain
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Par-Pak Europe Has Bought Packaging Firm Deltaform and Its Subsidiary Chiltern Thermoformi
May 11, 2015Extrusion and thermoforming company Par-Pak Europe, the UK division of the Waddington Group, has bought packaging firm Deltaform and its subsidiary Chiltern Thermoforming, to expand its position in the European market. Deltaform and ...
Tags: Par-Pak Europe, European market
