| Uk Manufacturers Positive About The Future Of Exports |
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Posted Saturday, May 12, 2012 4:55 pm
UK manufacturers are predicting an increase in export sales to developing markets over the next five years, new research indicates.
Despite the positive outlook in the industry, many leading figures believe that George Osborne’s target of doubling annual UK exports to generate r |
| Author: Brendan Wilde |
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| Pvc Industry Making Progress On Its Sustainability Plan |
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Posted Saturday, May 12, 2012 4:54 pm
The PVC industry is making progress on its rather ambitious sustainability plan despite the challenges posed by the global economy, leading industrial reports have said.
One of the targets set out by VinylPlus in line with the ten year plan was to recycle 800,000 tonnes of PVC in Euro |
| Author: Brendan Wilde |
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| Employment News Taken From The Queens Speech |
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Posted Saturday, May 12, 2012 4:48 pm
The Queen’s speech delivered this morning provides little new news for employers but, together with the accompanying press release from the Department of Business Information and Skills (“BIS”), provides some clarification as to what is on the Government’s legislative agenda. |
| Author: Brendan Wilde |
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| The New Chairman Of The International Aluminium Institute Is Announced |
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Posted Wednesday, May 9, 2012 5:38 am
The International Aluminium Institute (IAI) has revealed its decision to appoint the chief executive officer of Alumina Limited as its new chairman.
John Bevan was given the new chairman’s position at the IAI’s 81 board of directors meeting that took place in Abu Dhabi earlier las |
| Author: Brendan Wilde |
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| Colt Reveals Plans For Expansion Into Europe |
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Posted Monday, May 7, 2012 7:02 pm
A data firm has set up plans to expand its data centre operations into Europe, according to a number of reports.
Colt, an IT managed services, networking and communication solutions provider, is set to permit local access to its services, those of which include its private cloud, with |
| Author: Brendan Wilde |
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| Asperger Syndrome Sufferer Beats Fears To Speak At An Autism Conference |
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Posted Wednesday, Apr 25, 2012 8:34 pm
A young man with Asperger Syndrome has overcome debilitating shyness to give an ‘overwhelming’ speech to a national conference on his life and his achievements.
Twenty year old Ashley Maddocks, from Kirkby-in-Ashfield, addressed a large crowd of experts at a rece |
| Author: Brendan Wilde |
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| New Report Underlines The Crucial Role That Social Care Plays In Supporting Disabled People |
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Posted Saturday, Apr 14, 2012 5:21 pm
With 2012 set to be a testing year for social care, a national disability charity is putting together a vital report which will look at the views of disabled people and their families on why access to good support is so important to them.
By using firsthand accounts, Life Support, a r |
| Author: Brendan Wilde |
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| International Charity Celebrates 75th Birthday |
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Posted Monday, Apr 2, 2012 7:47 pm
A charity born out of the strife and dislocation caused by the Spanish Civil War is this year celebrating its 75th birthday. Plan International originally started out of concern and sympathy for a single orphan of the conflict and now reaches out to over 56 million children worldwide.
Two of |
| Author: Brendan Wilde |
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| Young Brides Discover New Opportunities – Sponsor A Girl |
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Posted Monday, Mar 19, 2012 8:47 pm
Ahead of International Women’s Day on March 8, Plan International, the charity which cares for orphans and vulnerable children, has highlighted the stories of two women who were married and became mothers at a young age. Laxmi, with the right opportunities, built an inspiring |
| Author: Brendan Wilde |
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| Un Commission Hears Of Tough Reality For Girls |
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Posted Friday, Mar 16, 2012 3:15 pm
The harsh reality of life for young women in poor rural communities has been vividly brought to life at a United Nations meeting in New York last month.
A delegation of nine girls aged 15 to 18 from Sierra Leone, Malawi, Cambodia, Pakistan and Cameroon were able to tell the Commissio |
| Author: Brendan Wilde |
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