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Drink Driving over the festive holidays

Drink Driving over the festive holidays

Drink Driving over the festive holidays In the UK there is a 40% increase in alcohol consumption during the month of December, each and every year. During December of 2016, Brits consumed around 600 million units of alcohol. This equates to around 21.4 million bottles of vodka, or 60 million bottles of...
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Technology adopters reap immediate benefits

Technology adopters reap immediate benefits

Technology adopters reap immediate benefits Palmer, Alaska has just under 6,000 residents, but as a commercial and cultural center for the region it draws visitors from well beyond its city boundaries. Come the end of summer, the annual week-and-a-half long Alaska State Fair, located in Palmer, can draw...
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Balfour Beatty announces partial sale of M25 (Updated)

Balfour Beatty announces partial sale of M25 (Updated)

Balfour Beatty announces partial sale of M25 Balfour Beatty, the international infrastructure group, announced that it has reached an agreement with funds managed by Dalmore Capital Limited (Dalmore) to sell a 12.5 percent stake in Connect Plus, the company which operates the M25 orbital motorway. The s...
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MIT develops depth sensors sensitive enough for self-driving cars

MIT develops depth sensors sensitive enough for self-driving cars

MIT develops depth sensors sensitive enough for self-driving cars For the past 10 years, the Camera Culture group at MIT’s Media Lab has been developing innovative imaging systems β€” from a camera that can see around corners to one that can read text in closed books β€” by using β€œtime of flight,” an approa...
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Samsung CT wins a $421m reclamation contract in Hong Kong

Samsung CT wins a $421m reclamation contract in Hong Kong

Samsung CT wins a $421m reclamation contract in Hong Kong SEOUL, Korea – December 25, 2017 – Samsung C&T was awarded a $421 million reclamation contract by the Civil Engineering and Development Department (CEDD) in Hong Kong. This contract is to be issued to a joint venture between Samsung C&T a...
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Metso confident in Trump's tax reform legislation impact

Metso confident in Trump’s tax reform legislation impact

Metso confident in Trump’s tax reform legislation impact On December 22, 2017, President of the United States signed tax reform legislation which includes, among other things, a reduction in the USA federal corporate income tax rate from 35 percent to 21 percent from the beginning of the tax year...
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MetsΓ€ Wood calls for collaboration in timber innovation

MetsΓ€ Wood calls for collaboration in timber innovation

MetsΓ€ Wood calls for collaboration in timber innovation Modular construction, using timber as a key element, is a credible solution to fast and sustainable house building. However, Metsa Wood believes that more needs to be done in terms of sharing knowledge and innovation in wood construction to further...
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Glaston sells FC Series tempering line to Asia-Pacific area

Glaston sells FC Series tempering line to Asia-Pacific area

Glaston sells FC Series tempering line to Asia-Pacific area Glaston has closed a deal worth somewhat below €2 million with a leading Asia-Pacific glass processor, which supplies demanding glass solutions to the architectural glass industry of the region. The deal has been recognised in Glaston’s 2017 fi...
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SIKA opens 100th International Subsidiary, in Bangladesh

SIKA opens 100th International Subsidiary, in Bangladesh

SIKA opens 100th International Subsidiary, in Bangladesh With the establishment of a new national subsidiary in Bangladesh, Sika has reached a further milestone in the implementation of its growth strategy and is now represented in 100 different countries. 23 national subsidiaries have been established...
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