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THE STADIUM OF TOMORROW IS ALMOST HERE
"The new Wembley Stadium is on schedule to open in spring 2006 as building work progresses. The 90,000 capacity stadium will replace the previous Wembley, which was closed down in 2000 and demolished stage by stage. "
"Wembley has always been referred to as the home of football and with the opening of the new and improved stadium everyone can truly say that football is coming home.<BR> The most visibly striking feature of Wembley will be the arch that sits above the northern half of the stadium, a
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MANUFACTURING EXCELLENCE AWARDS IN INDIA
"India's manufacturing sector has often been accused of having failed to capitalise on the in-built advantages of cheap labour, skilled manpower, and abundant natural resources. Instead it has been the services sector (offshoring services, BPOs and IT) that has leveraged the country's traditional strengths, begging the question of why India has failed to optimise on its vast pool of skilled and economical manufacturing talent. "
"Against this backdrop, Frost & Sullivan, a global growth consulting com
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REPORT CALLS FOR MORE EMPHASIS ON BASIC SKILLS TRAINING
A report launched recently by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) explores ways in which organisations can help solve current recruitment difficulties by getting the best out of their existing staff.
"The report recommends that employers need to look more seriously at the increasing skill demands made of workers who are not highly qualified, but whose contribution is nonetheless crucial to workplace success. <BR> The report, Basic Skills in the Workplace - Opening Doors to Learnin
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MANUFACTURING JOB LOSSES PASS THE <BR>MILLION MARK
"Commenting on the prospect of manufacturing job losses since 1997 passing the one million mark, CBI Director-General Sir Digby Jones said: ""The manufacturing share of the jobs market has declined across the western world over the past eight years. "
"But because of the robustness of the UK economy we have been able to adapt to this change more readily than many other countries. <BR> ""The pace of manufacturing job losses has increased as competitive pressures have magnified, w
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SAIA-BURGESS GROWTH CONTINUES
Gateshead-based Saia-Burgess has entered 2005 in confident mood after another year of strong growth and innovation in 2004.
"With its original UK sales and manufacturing operations in Gateshead now linked to a worldwide network and a hugely expanded product range, electronics specialist Saia-Burgess continues to grow in size and scope.<BR> The company's range of electromechanical components reads like an A to Z of vital elements that keep today's world turning: switches, sensors, motors, gearboxes, solenoids
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HERE WEEE GO
Valpak shares its advice on WEEE compliance
"The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive is only a matter of months away, yet many retailers, producers and importers are still unaware of their responsibilities under the legislation. <BR> It's true that the Directive is complex, and delays in finalising the legislation in the UK have added to the confusion. However, this will be no defence for non-compliance. Under the Department of Trade and Industry's current timetable, from August 2005 i
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KELLYSEARCH - <BR>THE GLOBAL SEARCH ENGINE FOR BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY
"From 10,000 searches a month to 22m a month in only 4 years - Kellysearch.com has broken the traditional online directory mould by producing a global search engine for business. "
"How? By taking the things search, engines do well - a simple, uncluttered approach to searching taking users to results in the shortest time possible with no registration or charge - and build in some traditional directory values such as taxonomy depth, accurate indexing and search structure. The result is 'less of a sear
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"HAPPY, BASHFUL, GRUMPY, SNEEZY, DOPEY, SLEEPY AND DOC - DO THEY ALL WORK FOR YOU?"
It is just over a year since the British Government re-classified cannabis as class C rather than class B and prompted much media debate about the harm caused by cannabis.
"It accelerated the change in people's perceptions of the drug, and increased the probability that someone in your workplace could be risking the future of your company.<BR> This year the illegal drug under the spotlight is cocaine, with its use at middle class dinner parties getting attention from Sir Ian Blair, the new Metropolitan Pol
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GREEN POWER IN AUSTRIA
Energy from renewable fuels using fluidised bed boiler technologies
"The EIWOG III (Electricity Industry Organisation Act) defines that four percent of power generation, calculated from the electricity production of the utility, has to derive from renewable energy. Therefore, in 2002 ENERGIE AG Oberosterreich decided to apply for the implementation of a biomass-fired power plant at its facility in Timelkam, Upper Austria. The target of the new plant is to produce electricity and cover the district heating base lo
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SPRING SOLUTIONS FOR ANY APPLICATION
"Spiroflex was founded in 1954 under the name 'Tensator' and today the company continues to specialise in the manufacture of constant force, constant torque, variable force, high start power springs and associated products to its own and its customers designs. Spiroflex has requirements from many industries throughout the world."
"Spiroflex invests heavily in engineering resources for specialist product design as well as production techniques to provide flexible, efficient and cost effective support, des
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Supposedly the construction
materials of the future, composites are increasingly seen in
applications where optimum efficiency is paramount including
aircraft construction and renewable energy. As two research
examples show in this video, composites really are the future
for efficiency.
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