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Sysco to Acquire Kent Frozen Foods
Jan 17, 2018Sysco has agreed to acquire Kent Frozen Foods, a UK-based foodservice distributor, for an undisclosed price to expand its European business. The acquisition, which is conditional upon approval from the Competition and Markets Authority, ...
Tags: Frozen Foods, Sysco
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Driverless Vehicles to Be Trialed Between Oxford and London
Apr 26, 2017A fleet of driverless vehicles using UK-built software is set to be trialed between Oxford and London in 2019. Oxford-based artificial intelligence company Oxbotica is leading a consortium of companies that include Oxford Robotics ...
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Driverless Car Trial Set to Go Live on UK Roads in 2019
Apr 25, 2017Driverless cars are set to hit UK roads in 2019 after a consortium of British companies unveiled plans to test the vehicles between London and Oxford. Driven, led by driverless software group Oxbotica, received a £8.6 million grant ...
Tags: Driverless Car, autonomous vehicle
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Hotel Chocolate Plans To Raise Funds For Business Expansion
Mar 11, 2016UK-based chocolate manufacturer Hotel Chocolat Group is planning a floatation to raise funds for its expansion plan. The founders of the business Angus Thirlwell and Peter Harris are planning to raise £50m through placement in ...
Tags: Hotel Chocolat, Business expansion
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Noble Foods Has Selected Paragon Software Systems' Integrated Fleets Planning Solution
Jul 17, 2015UK-based Noble Foods that supplies fresh eggs to the country’s retailers has selected Paragon Software Systems’ Integrated Fleets planning solution as its strategic modelling tool of choice. The Paragon software will be used ...
Tags: animal husbandry, Noble Foods, egg
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Hardide Coatings Invest in a New Virginia Manufacturing Plant in North America
Jan 28, 2015Hardide Coatings, Inc., a UK-based provider of advanced surface coating technology, has today announced investment in a new Virginia manufacturing plant worth approximagely $7 million. The investment will see Hardide Coatings expand ...
Tags: surface coating technology, gas, aerospace, Construction
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Hardide Coatings Has Invested a Six-Figure Sum in Its UK Manufacturing Facility
Dec 30, 2014Hardide Coatings has invested a six-figure sum in its UK manufacturing facility – increasing its installed capacity by nearly 50 percent to deal with growing demand for its range of nanostructured tungsten carbide coatings. The ...
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City of Zombies Has Been Sweeping Schools, Testing Children's Mental Arithmetic Stealthily
Dec 12, 2014City of Zombies has been sweeping schools, testing children's mental arithmetic stealthily. Zombies have entered schools across the UK and mathematics is fast becoming the new rock n’ roll of the younger generation. But fear not, ...
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First Solar and Belectric Worked to Produce 45 Million Kwh of Solar Electricity Per Year
Nov 10, 2014First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA, which makes thin-film photovoltaic modules based on cadmium telluride (CdTe) as well as providing engineering, procurement & construction (EPC) services, and Germany-based solar EPC firm BELECTRIC GmbH ...
Tags: First Solar, photovoltaic modules
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Daelmans Group Bought Fabulous Bakin' Boys Based in Oxfordshire, England
Apr 15, 2014Netherlands-based bakery products producer Daelmans Group has bought Fabulous Bakin' Boys, a baked goods manufacturer based in Oxfordshire, England. The financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Fabulous Bakin' Boys ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
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Solarcentury Has Gained Planning Consent to Build a 13.4 MWp Solar Park Near Eynsham
Dec 19, 2013Solarcentury has announced it has gained planning consent to build a 13.4 MWp solar park near Eynsham, Oxfordshire in Prime Minister David Cameron's constituency. The solar park will generate enough clean solar electricity to power the ...
Tags: Solar, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, Solar Park
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KCC Beauty Presented Various New Materials
Dec 19, 2013Following the successful launch this year of KCC Beauty, the latest brand from KCC and Basildon Chemicals, the first SCS Formulate for the new brand was equally successful. The merging of the two silicone brands brings new textures and ...
Tags: personal care, beauty products, KCC, SCS
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Franz Sill Filed for Preliminary Insolvency
Oct 9, 2013German lighting manufacturer Franz Sill has succumbed to difficult market conditions and filed for preliminary insolvency. The company, which manufactures floodlights, luminaires and projectors, now has three months to come up with a way ...
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Cameron Visited The Oxfordshire-Based Broker of Polythene Films and Bags Last Friday
Jul 18, 2013Cameron visited the Oxfordshire-based broker of polythene films and bags last Friday (5 July). The company said that David Cameron gave much praise on the company's green-mission during his visit on Friday, complimenting the new ...
Tags: Packaging, Printing, LED Lighting
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UK's Space Launchpad Initiative Selected Interasight, Which Uses Space Technology
Jul 4, 2013UK's Space Launchpad initiative, a competition which rewards innovative early stage companies, has selected Interasight, which uses space technology to detect contaminants in food. The Space Launchpad competition is being run by the UK ...