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Timestrip surges after unveiling WD-40 as heavyweight customer |
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Written by Lautaro Vargas
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Thursday, 08 May 2008 |
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Timestrip, has revealed that WD-40 Company, the firm behind the famous
brand lubricant, is the mystery global consumer products company that
placed a January order for integration of Timestrip's smart label
technology into a new mass-market product.
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Free help for small manufacturing businesses offered by Cambridge University |
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Written by Ben Fountain
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Tuesday, 06 May 2008 |
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Small manufacturing companies can get free help to improve their
business from experts at the University of Cambridge Institute for
Manufacturing (IfM). Up to 100-man days of impartial guidance is on
offer between now and the end of September. The service is free to
users thanks to government funding designed to improve the success rate
of start-ups and small businesses.
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Institute for Manufacturing warns against quick fixes |
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Written by News Desk
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Tuesday, 22 April 2008 |
Many firms are failing to establish effective global production networks and rely too heavily on short-term outsourcing and offshoring to countries such as India and China,  (IfM) has warned.
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Treatt performs well over past year |
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Written by Ben Fountain
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Wednesday, 16 April 2008 |
Treatt PLC, the Bury St Edmunds based manufacturer and supplier of conventional, organic and ethically-traded ingredients for the flavour, fragrance and cosmetic industries reports that its two main operating subsidiaries, R.C. Treatt & Co. Limited and Treatt USA Inc have performed well in the first half of the financial year.
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Companies join forces to break China and ramp up revenues |
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Written by Tony Quested
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Wednesday, 09 April 2008 |
An alliance of Suffolk design & manufacturing skill and Cambridge technology innovation is making an impact in a key global market. Rendlesham based Amarinth, which designs and makes heavy duty pumping equipment to the oil & chemical industries, is seeing massive growth.
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Cranfield and Chemring join forces |
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Written by Lautaro Vargas
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Wednesday, 02 April 2008 |
Cranfield University has struck a deal with specialist defence
manufacturer, Chemring, to collaborate on leading edge research into
advance technologies that will eventually form the basis for a range of
new products and capabilities.
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Porvair absorbs aviation filter firm |
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Written by Sam Fountain
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Tuesday, 01 April 2008 |
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Filtration specialist, Porvair has announced its £1m purchase of specialist engineering firm, Toolturn as part of the company's strategy to support growth in demand for its aviation filtration products.
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Ford's Essex workforce expected to be unaffected by Tata deal |
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Written by Sam Fountain
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Thursday, 27 March 2008 |
Ford says it is business as usual for thousands of its employees in
Essex following the news that the global automotive giant has sold the
Land Rover and Jaguar businesses to a growing force in the industry
from India.
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Industry troubles blamed for Warner’s demise |
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Written by News Desk
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Wednesday, 19 March 2008 |
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Long-established Ipswich-based mechanical and electrical company Warners M&E Ltd has gone into administration as a result of “problems in the construction industry.”
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Keronite fundraising to support push into key markets |
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Written by Lautaro Vargas
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Wednesday, 12 March 2008 |
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Keronite’s chief executive says the company’s new £1.2 million fund raising will allow it to maintain the momentum it needs to support its continued expansion into the powerful emerging economies under difficult global market conditions. |
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