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Key Safety Systems Buys Vehicle Safety Systems Supplier Takata for $1.5bn

Apr 16, 2018

A consortium of Ningbo Joyson Electronic (Joyson Electronics) and Asia-based private equity firm PAG have offered funding to Key Safety Systems (KSS) in acquiring the all of the global assets of Japan-based airbag-maker Takata. Takata's ...

Tags: Joyson Safety Systems, Vehicle Safety Systems

Affinity Packaging Purchases Ace Machinery's Signature Premier 110 CS Folder-Gluer Machine

Jun 12, 2017

Affinity Packaging has purchased a Signature Premier 110 CS folder-gluer machine from ACE Machinery in South Korea, through its Wakefield agent Lloyds Print Services. Folding carton capacity is set to increase by 50% and the new addition ...

Tags: Affinity Packaging, Folder-Gluer Machine

Carfax Expands Headquarters in Virginia

Jun 23, 2016

Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe joined government officials, local business leaders, dozens of guests and more than 700 Team Carfax members to celebrate the completion of a major company expansion. With support from the Governor and the ...

Tags: Virginia economy, VEDP

Rexam Provides Can Solutions for British Craft Beer Brand Hobsons

Jun 12, 2016

Global canmaker Rexam has provided new can solutions for British craft beer brand Hobsons’ The Hat Collection. The company offered WeCan Solutions for Hobsons' beer range, including The Skimmer, The Explorer and The Stove Pipe. ...

Tags: canmaker, Rexam, Craft Beer

Best Damn Brewing Debuts Best Damn Beer Gear

Mar 16, 2016

With SXSW Interactive Festival as the backdrop, Best Damn Brewing is launching Best Damn Beer Gear. In the following months, the brand will release a series of one-of-a-kind items designed to help people enjoy cold Best Damn brews in ...

Tags: Best Damn Brewing, Best Damn Gear, SXSW

Simpson Packaging Acquires New Premises at Ossett Development

Dec 11, 2015

Simpson Packaging has completed a deal with Gregory Property Group to purchase a new 32,300 sq. ft industrial unit at Ossett 40, near Wakefield. The family owned, local business is to relocate from premises at Shaw Cross near Dewsbury to ...

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Litecool Opened a Room Facility in The UK to Do Research on LED Packaging Technologies

Jun 19, 2015

Packaging firm Litecool has opened a clean room facility in the UK, for conducting research on LED packaging technologies, resulting in in-house transition of conception into pre-production. The new unit, armed with the equipment for ...

Tags: LED Packaging, LED arrays

Plain Cigarette Packaging Reduced The Appeal of Smoking Among Adolescents

Mar 23, 2015

A series of 14 peer reviewed research papers have found that plain cigarette packaging in Australia has been a success as it has reduced the appeal of smoking among adolescents and also prompted smokers to quit. The findings of the ...

Tags: cigarette, papers, Packaging

JBS Has Signed a $1.45 Billion Deal to Acquire Ham, Bacon and Primo Smallgoods

Nov 25, 2014

Brazil’s JBS buys Primo Smallgoods Australia’s largest meat processor, marketer and export JBS Australia has signed a $1.45 billion deal to acquire ham, bacon and smallgoods producer Primo Smallgoods. The brands of the Primo ...

Tags: ham, bacon, smallgoods, Agriculture

Instrument Testing of Cotton Lint Helps Farmers Realise Better Prices

Nov 17, 2014

Speakers at the recently held International Cotton Advisory Committee's (ICAC) 73rd Plenary Meeting were of the opinion that, instrument testing of cotton lint will help farmers realise better prices and that it was imperative. This ...

Tags: cotton lint, instrument testing, Apparel

The Importance of Logistics: Enhancing Efficiency

Nov 17, 2014

“The one biggest area within the cotton industry which holds the potential for improvement and efficiency is logistics,” said three speakers at the ICAC Plenary Meeting held in Greece. That was the takeaway message delivered ...

Tags: cotton industry, Costs of logistics, Textile

ATG Has Named James Clark President of Alliance Tire Americas Inc

Oct 13, 2014

Alliance Tire Group (ATG) has named James (Jim) Clark president of Alliance Tire Americas Inc. Clark will take the helm at Alliance’s headquarters in Wakefield, Mass., on Oct. 15. "Jim’s combination of management experience ...

Tags: ATG, President, Accessories

VeriFone Globalbay Retailing Solution Provids Deckers Ability to Get Power of Omni-Channel

Jan 17, 2014

VeriFone Systems, Inc., announced that Deckers Outdoors Corporation has implemented VeriFone mobile retailing hardware and software to fulfill its omni-channel initiative at 40 UGG Australia brand store locations. The solution enables store ...

Tags: VeriFone Systems, UGG, PCI, iPad mini

ATA Hires Veteran Bruce Besancon to Fill The Role of Vice President of Marketing

Jan 16, 2014

Alliance Tire Americas Inc.'s new Vice President of Marketing Bruce Besancon was previously director of marketing, NA Earthmover Tires at Michelin. Alliance Tire Americas Inc. (ATA) announced its recent hire of tire industry veteran ...

Tags: Alliance Tire, Besancon

Wearable Gadgets Are Unlikely to Make a Splash with Consumers Anytime Soon

Jan 10, 2014

Despite the hoopla, wearable gadgets like wristwatches for checking your text messages or eyeglasses that capture video are unlikely to make a splash with consumers anytime soon, given the clumsy designs, high prices and technological ...

Tags: Electrical, Electronics

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