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Cable Percussion Drilling Vs Sonic Drilling
Cable Percussion Drilling Vs Sonic Drilling Cable percussion drilling (CPD) has stood proudly as the most common form of geotechnical drilling in the UK, for years on end. Multiple geotechnical drilling companies, including Borehole Solutions, regarded this drilling method as a firm favourite, but i...
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Trelleborg to showcase EMR Tough Tire solutions at bauma
Trelleborg to showcase EMR Tough Tire solutions at bauma From 24th to 30th October 2022 in Munich, Germany, Trelleborg will be present at bauma 2022 in hall A6 at booth 103 with its wide EMR range of earthmover radial tires for critical construction applications. Frank Oelrich, Sales & Service D...
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Electric Road System likely the lowest-carbon option for UK Freight
Electric Road System likely the lowest-carbon option for UK Freight A new study by the Electric Road Consortium shows that a nationwide Electric Road System (ERS) is likely to be the fastest and most efficient way to decarbonise the UK’s freight sector. An ERS would consist of overhead electrificati...
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Manufacturing a Liebherr Material Handling Machine
Manufacturing a Liebherr Material Handling Machine At bauma 2022, Liebherr will be presenting the LH 150 M Port E handling machine. It is specially designed for handling scrap and mixed cargo in ports and is equipped with an electric drive and a new, mobile gantry undercarriage. How does such a prod...
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VolvoCE launches All-Inclusive Lease for Electric Construction Equipment
VolvoCE launches All-Inclusive Lease for Electric Construction Equipment Volvo Construction Equipment has launched a new financing option for the company’s electric compact equipment that simplifies the ownership experience. This all-inclusive leasing package bundles charging, maintenance, repairs a...
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Thailand Infrastructure Leaders all set for inaugural Roads and Traffic Expo
Thailand Infrastructure Leaders all set for inaugural Roads and Traffic Expo The Roads & Traffic Expo Thailand launches this October in Bangkok. Over 1,000 experts from across Thailand and beyond will be in attendance at BITEC on 26-27 October to explore the latest innovative solutions, make new...
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Scania and Rio Tinto developing Autonomous Haulage Solutions
Scania and Rio Tinto developing Autonomous Haulage Solutions Scania and Rio Tinto are developing more agile autonomous haul trucks at a mine in Western Australia’s Pilbara region to pursue potential environmental and productivity benefits. The two companies have established a long-term research and...
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Velodyne Lidar and Yamaha Motor explore Advanced Factory Logistics
Velodyne Lidar and Yamaha Motor explore Advanced Factory Logistics Velodyne Lidar, Inc. today announced a multi-year agreement to provide its lidar sensors to Yamaha Motor for eve autonomy, a joint venture between Yamaha Motor and Tier IV, Inc. eve autonomy’s autonomous goods transport service eve a...
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Textile Engineers weave nano-thread fabric that cools and warms
Textile Engineers weave nano-thread fabric that cools and warms Textile engineers have developed a fabric woven out of ultra-fine nano-threads made in part of phase-change materials and other advanced substances that combine to produce a fabric that can respond to changing temperatures to heat up an...
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Hyundai announces Future Roadmap for Software Defined Vehicles
Hyundai announces Future Roadmap for Software Defined Vehicles Hyundai Motor Group today announced a new global strategy to transform all vehicles to Software Defined Vehicles (SDVs) by 2025. The industry-leading initiative, presented during the Group’s Unlock the Software Age global online forum, w...
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Solo AVT completes successful Electric Drivetrain Testing
Solo AVT completes successful Electric Drivetrain Testing Solo Advanced Vehicle Technologies, the electric vehicle hardware company revolutionizing the freight transportation industry, today announced the successful initial testing of the company’s battery-electric drivetrain and drive-by-wire syste...
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Oil and Bitumen Highlights: Trend Confusion Among Traders
Oil and Bitumen Highlights: Trend Confusion Among Traders Bitumen Report – October 10, 2022 Crude oil had the biggest weekly growth since March 2022 and it shocked the market participants. Bitumen also had a hot market last week. Is this really a change of trend? Brent closed at $98.33 and WTI settl...
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Low Carbon Concrete and Climate Change
Low Carbon Concrete and Climate Change Nothing less than the future of the concrete industry – and the world’s climate – is at stake in a research project trying to devise ways to make low-carbon concrete viable. Did you know that 10 TRILLION cubic metres of concrete are made every year. That is a l...
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Dodge Construction Network announces Principia Consulting acquisition
Dodge Construction Network announces Principia Consulting acquisition Dodge Construction Network, backed by affiliates of Clearlake Capital Group and Symphony Technology Group, today announced the acquisition of Principia Consulting, a data, research and consulting firm. With this announcement, the...
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Ferrovial sells Amey for £400 million
Ferrovial sells Amey for £400 million Ferrovial has reached an agreement for the sale of 100% of the Amey group, almost completing the divestment of its former Services division. The acquiring vehicle is a UK company controlled by funds managed by One Equity Partners, who are entering into the trans...
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New electrolyte design for lithium metal anodes and lithium metal batteries
New electrolyte design for lithium metal anodes and lithium metal batteries With the growing demand for electric vehicles, the need for high-safety, long-life batteries also rises. Yet the electric vehicles’ demand for high energy density batteries outpaces the capabilities of the current lithium-io...
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Velroq supports Surface Rock Drillers with online discounted quality Spare Parts
Velroq supports Surface Rock Drillers with online discounted quality Spare Parts Velroq initially offered parts for Sandvik rock drills, but soon found users of older drills often fell through the cracks of the standard OEM service offering. Velroq now supports users of older surface rock drills whe...
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Methods of Data Analysis shaping Digital Transformation
Methods of Data Analysis shaping Digital Transformation Digitalisation is bolstering productivity and efficiencies throughout the industrial world, not least in the Utilities sector. Following the introduction of high-speed, reliable connectivity, traditional manual data collection methods are now a...
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Jacobs wins Design and Project Framework Contract from National Grid
Jacobs wins Design and Project Framework Contract from National Grid Jacobs was awarded the Design & Project Services Framework with energy utility National Grid in the U.K. to support their full construction of the Electricity and Gas Transmission cycle. Through the new four-year framework, Jac...
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AI could continually learn from IoT and Smart Devices
AI could continually learn from IoT and Smart Devices Microcontrollers, miniature computers that can run simple commands, are the basis for billions of connected devices, from internet-of-things (IoT) devices to sensors in automobiles. But cheap, low-power microcontrollers have extremely limited mem...
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Techmer PM and Purdue CMSC set to revolutionize Additive Manufacturing
Techmer PM and Purdue CMSC set to revolutionize Additive Manufacturing When the Director of Additive Manufacturing Dr. Eduardo Barocio joined Purdue close to a decade ago, he wanted to make a meaningful impact on the industry, and understood that the emerging technology had its own unique set of cha...
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South Korea’s new Serious Accidents Punishment Act driving Construction Safety
South Korea’s new Serious Accidents Punishment Act driving Construction Safety Recently in South Korea, the need for safety management across industrial sites has increased significantly with the enforcement of the Serious Accidents Punishment Act (SAPA). As fatal accidents on industrial sites...
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Making Gold Mining more Sustainable
Making Gold Mining more Sustainable A Yale University led study details the severe degradation and deforestation caused by gold mining in tropical forests, as well as the biophysical challenges associated with effectively restoring these landscapes In a review paper recently published in the journal...
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New techniques allow better understanding of the structure of materials
New techniques allow better understanding of the structure of materials Since the initial discovery of what has become a rapidly growing family of two-dimensional layered materials — called MXenes — in 2011, Drexel University researchers have made steady progress in understanding the complex chemica...
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UNECE develops Classification System for Hydrogen
UNECE develops Classification System for Hydrogen Hydrogen is already strongly present in the mainstream media, where ‘colours’ of hydrogen – green, blue, yellow, turquoise, grey – refer to different production methods. Such colour coding, however, conveys little information about associated carbon...
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ROEQ doubles payload on OMRON Autonomous Mobile Robot LD-250
ROEQ doubles payload on OMRON Autonomous Mobile Robot LD-250 ROEQ, a leader in mobile robotic equipment, has entered into a new partnership with OMRON, providing top modules and cart systems for the company’s autonomous mobile robot, the LD-250, doubling the AMR’s payload capacity to 500kg (1,102lbs...
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Cyngn partners with stockchasers to scale DriveMod Kit production
Cyngn partners with stockchasers to scale DriveMod Kit production Cyngn Inc., a developer of innovative autonomous driving software solutions for industrial and commercial applications, today announced the selection of a U.S.-based manufacturing partner to scale production of its DriveMod Kit for au...
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Caterpillar to introduce four Battery Electric Machines at bauma
Caterpillar to introduce four Battery Electric Machines at bauma To support customers during the energy transition to a lower-carbon future, Caterpillar will display four electric machine prototypes, including battery prototypes, at bauma 2022 Oct. 24-30 in Munich, Germany. Caterpillar is focused on...
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Scientists uncovering how radiation weakens metal one atom at a time
Scientists uncovering how radiation weakens metal one atom at a time Gray and white flecks skitter erratically on a computer screen. A towering microscope looms over a landscape of electronic and optical equipment. Inside the microscope, high-energy, accelerated ions bombard a flake of platinum thin...
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Lenovo new Virtual Reality solution designed for Enterprise Metaverse
Lenovo new Virtual Reality solution designed for Enterprise Metaverse Lenovo has announced the new all-in-one virtual reality (VR) headset engineered for the enterprise, with comfortable fitting, slim profile six-degrees-of-freedom (6DoF) ThinkReality™ VRX features pancake optics and full col...
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Converting polyethylene bags and plastics into Polymer Building Blocks
Converting polyethylene bags and plastics into Polymer Building Blocks Polyethylene plastics, in particular, the ubiquitous plastic bag that blights the landscape — are notoriously hard to recycle. They’re sturdy and difficult to break down, and if they’re recycled at all, they’re melted into a poly...
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MIT invents a wireless, battery-free, underwater camera
MIT invents a wireless, battery-free, underwater camera Scientists estimate that more than 95 percent of Earth’s oceans have never been observed, which means we have seen less of our planet’s ocean than we have the far side of the moon or the surface of Mars. The high cost of powering an underwater...
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Garmin inReach Messenger delivers satellite messaging outside of cellular coverage
Garmin inReach Messenger delivers satellite messaging outside of cellular coverage Garmin® International, Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd., today announced inReach® Messenger, a new communication-focused device with global two-way texting, location sharing, and SOS capabilities. Built for those who want...
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Skyline Robotics investment to automate Skyscraper Window Washing
Skyline Robotics investment to automate Skyscraper Window Washing Skyline Robotics, developers of Ozmo, the world’s first high-rise window-cleaning robot, is delivering on its mission to modernize façade health technology in New York City. The company today announced a key investment from commercial...
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Scientists find Arctic Microorganisms that clean Oil from Soils
Scientists find Arctic Microorganisms that clean Oil from Soils RUDN agronomists studied the microbial waters and soils in the Arctic and found some of the detected microorganisms are able to “digest” oil hydrocarbons that are dangerous for the environment. Perhaps in the future they will help clean...
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Caribbean Investment Forum to focus on resilience and investment
Caribbean Investment Forum to focus on resilience and investment Hundreds of businesses and investors from across the world are being invited to help build a “SMARTer, GREENer Caribbean” via the inaugural Caribbean Investment Forum (CIF) which will be held in Trinidad and Tobago from 8-11 November 2...
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Caterpillar hosting 84 operators for regional Semi-final Global Operator Challenge
Caterpillar hosting 84 operators for regional Semi-final Global Operator Challenge This week marks the beginning of the Global Operator Challenge regional semi-final events. Caterpillar has invited 84 of the best equipment operators in the world to compete to become one of only nine global finalists...
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Scientists working on tech to manage two-way power flows in commercial buildings
Scientists working on tech to manage two-way power flows in commercial buildings Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory recently demonstrated a new technology to better control how power flows to and from commercial buildings equipped with solar, wind or other renewable energy generation. “We...
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Continental wins PACE Technology and Partnership Awards
Continental wins PACE Technology and Partnership Awards Technology company Continental has won a 2022 Automotive News PACE Award for its MK C2 brake-by-wire system. Additionally, BMW Group and Continental were presented with an Innovation Partnership Award for their development of the CoSmA ultra-wi...
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Fluke expands its Solar Toolkit offerings with Solar Multifunction Tester 1000
Fluke expands its Solar Toolkit offerings with Solar Multifunction Tester 1000 Fluke, a leading provider of safe, rugged, and reliable industrial tools and integrated software, today introduced the Solar Multifunction Tester 1000 (SMFT-1000), the latest addition to their expanding line of solar tool...
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Aeva 4D announces LiDAR on the NVIDIA DRIVE Sim platform
Aeva 4D announces LiDAR on the NVIDIA DRIVE Sim platform Aeva®, a leader in next-generation sensing and perception systems, announced its Aeries™ 4D LiDAR™ sensors are now supported on the NVIDIA DRIVE Sim platform. Aeva’s Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave (FMCW) 4D LiDAR sensors det...
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Kinara and NXP provide Scalable AI Solutions for Deep Learning at the Edge
Kinara and NXP provide Scalable AI Solutions for Deep Learning at the Edge Kinara, the developers of AI processors for edge computing applications, announced its collaboration with NXP Semiconductors, the world leader in secure connectivity solutions for embedded applications. Through this collabora...
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AEye and Intetra introduce LiDAR-based Automated Tolling Solution
AEye and Intetra introduce LiDAR-based Automated Tolling Solution AEye, Inc., a global leader in adaptive, high-performance lidar solutions, and Intetra, a premier provider of end-to-end solutions for Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) and Electronic Toll Collection Systems (ETC), announced th...
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Wheels-up for the first electric Vertical Aerospace VX4 prototype
Wheels-up for the first electric Vertical Aerospace VX4 prototype Vertical Aerospace, a global aerospace and technology company that is pioneering zero-emissions aviation, saw its VX4 eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing) aircraft take off from the ground for the very first time over the we...
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Isuzu launches FVR Truck with Allison Transmission in Taiwan
Isuzu launches FVR Truck with Allison Transmission in Taiwan Allison Transmission, a leading designer and manufacturer of conventional and electrified vehicle propulsion solutions and the largest global manufacturer of medium- and heavy-duty fully automatic transmissions for commercial and defence v...
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Building Zone Industries technology and innovations deliver Safety and efficiency
Building Zone Industries technology and innovations deliver Safety and efficiency Building Zone Industries, LLC, a national leader in construction and technology for safer, simpler and more efficient building processes, announced today that the company’s patented and proprietary construction equipme...
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FUKUI COMPUTER and Bentley Systems promote Digital Transformation in Japan
FUKUI COMPUTER and Bentley Systems promote Digital Transformation in Japan FUKUI COMPUTER, Inc, the CAD vendor for the construction industry, has entered into a strategic partnership with Bentley Systems, the infrastructure engineering software company, to accelerate the adoption of digital workflow...
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Nissan celebrates 5 million vehicles manufactured at Mississippi plant
Nissan celebrates 5 million vehicles manufactured at Mississippi plant Nissan celebrates production of 5 million vehicles at Canton Vehicle Assembly Plant. This milestone represents nearly 20 years of Nissan manufacturing in Mississippi and paves the path for electric vehicle production, part of the...
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Intelsat deploys FlexMove Emergency Connectivity in wake of Hurricane Ian
Intelsat deploys FlexMove Emergency Connectivity in wake of Hurricane Ian Intelsat, operator of one of the world’s largest integrated satellite and terrestrial networks and leading provider of inflight connectivity (IFC), is sending two FlexMove terminals to hurricane damaged Florida to provide emer...
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Semtech LoRa Connect enhances CWD Dual Combo Module to connect IoT Devices
Semtech LoRa Connect enhances CWD Dual Combo Module to connect IoT Devices Semtech Corporation, a leading global supplier of high performance analog and mixed-signal semiconductors and advanced algorithms, announced that CWD Limited, an Information and Communication Technology (ICT) company and Indi...
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Transport Evolution Africa Forum celebrates record turnout
Transport Evolution Africa Forum celebrates record turnout Bridging the gap between transport and energy sectors by reducing the reliance on fossil fuels and investing in cleaner modes of transport is critical for the creation of safer and more sustainable cities in Africa. This is according to priv...
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Oil and Bitumen Highlights: Geopolitical Risks adds Up to Energy Crisis
Oil and Bitumen Highlights: Geopolitical Risks adds Up to Energy Crisis Bitumen Report – October 03 2022 The oil market was confused deciding on the trend. The price moderately grew during the week, but September closed with over a 10% plunge in the price. Brent closed at $85.29 and WTI settle...
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Wiltshire Heavy Building Materials acquired by Aggregate Industries
Wiltshire Heavy Building Materials acquired by Aggregate Industries Construction materials supplier Aggregate Industries, a member of the Holcim Group, has announced the acquisition of Wiltshire Heavy Building Materials Ltd, a regional leader in ready-mix concrete, primary and recycled aggregates, c...
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Ritchie Bros. set to feature their transformation at bauma 2022
Ritchie Bros. set to feature their transformation at bauma 2022 At bauma, Ritchie Bros. presents its journey from auction company to marketplace for insights, services, and sales solutions Starting over 60 years ago as a small family-run auction business, the Ritchie Bros. of today offers a suite of...
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Barbour ABI teams up with Building Information Ireland
Barbour ABI teams up with Building Information Ireland Leading construction industry intelligence provider Barbour ABI, and the premier provider of Irish construction projects database Building Information Ireland, have announced an exclusive agreement to benefit existing customers and businesses wo...
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Benninghoven driving sustainability in Asphalt Production
Benninghoven driving sustainability in Asphalt Production Working more efficiently with sustainable and economical technologies is the challenge of today and tomorrow. Solutions from Benninghoven lower emissions and secure the future of asphalt mixing plant sites. Benninghoven offers a variety of in...
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Pastoral reducing CO2 emissions in environmentally disruptive farming practices
Pastoral reducing CO2 emissions in environmentally disruptive farming practices Pastoral is an ambitious venture, co-designed and incubated by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and UK-based developmental innovation company Karakoram. Born out of a desire to make a real impact, Pastoral...
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Ferrovial gains AENOR Corporate Governance Certification
Ferrovial gains AENOR Corporate Governance Certification Ferrovial is the first infrastructure company to be certified in accordance with AENOR’s Good Corporate Governance Index (GCGI). The certification is based on a series of standardized metrics that measure corporate governance compliance using...
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SOSLAB announces ML-X next-generation 3D solid-state LiDAR
SOSLAB announces ML-X next-generation 3D solid-state LiDAR SOSLAB, a self-driving technology start-up that has won recognition for its global-standard LiDAR technology, on September 15th announced the launch of its next-generation 3D Solid-state LiDAR, ML-X. SOSLAB’s new 3D Solid-state LiDAR, ML-X i...
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First fully Autonomous Vehicle takes to the road in Canada
First fully Autonomous Vehicle takes to the road in Canada Gatik, the market leader in autonomous middle mile logistics, today announced the launch of its fully driverless commercial operations with Canada’s leading food and pharmacy retailer, Loblaw Companies Limited. Gatik is now moving select onl...
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