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SPAR shop owner named 'Industry Champion'

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Shop owner is ‘Industry Champion’ Llanfyllin SPAR owner Mark Prust has agreed to share his experience and knowledge in retail to become an ‘Industry Champion’ for Derwen College, near Oswestry. The owner of the second-generation business, which was established in 1975, was delighted to volunteer as an Industry Champion. In his role he will support retail staff and students at the specialist college for young people with learning difficulties and disabilities. Two retail students fr... Read the full story

New LIQUI MOLY app

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The German oil and additive specialist LIQUI MOLY has completely revised its app. It provides information on the right motor oil for a particular vehicle. The LIQUI MOLY app is available free of charge for iOS and Android.The centerpiece of the new app is the oil guide. The user enters the brand, model and engine type and the guide indicates which oil to select. After all, oil nowadays is a highly specialized, liquid component which has to precisely match the engine in question. Putting in th... Read the full story

Exhibitor day returns as more businesses sign up for Automechanika Birmingham 2019

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Automechanika Birmingham is hosting an Exhibitor Day designed to ensure exhibiting companies leverage as much as possible out of the show and enhance visitor experience.The event is due to take place on 21 March at Birmingham NEC and comes after 2018’s exhibitor day received an overwhelming ‘thumbs up’ from all who attended. With more aftermarket businesses committed to taking part in this year’s trade show in June, many exhibitors are signing up to the helpful exhibitor day.Major nam... Read the full story

Super SPAR staff raise £1 million for terminal illness charity

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Leading community convenience store group SPAR has today announced that its fundraising efforts for terminal illness charity, Marie Curie, has passed the £1 million mark. SPAR stores began fundraising since the start of the partnership in March 2017 and have now reached this brilliant milestone which is the equivalent of paying for 50,000 hours of care from Marie Curie Nurses. Marie Curie provide care and support for people living with a terminal illness and their families, helping them ma... Read the full story

UK’s first CBD counter display unit aims to bring cannabidiol into the mainstream retail market

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- UK’s CBD market doubled in size in 2018- CBD Asylum’s display unit encourages impulse purchases with a range of CBD products for under £20 CBD innovator CBD Asylum has launched the first counter display unit to include a range of CBD products, in a bid to help retailers bring Cannabidiol to the masses. The UK CBD market doubled in size last year, and the global CBD market is on course to hit $2.2bn by 2020*. But in the UK, most CBD products are bought online, or through specialist re... Read the full story

DriveTech - part of the AA - delighted to see AA Charitable Trust win 2018 Prince Michael International Road Safety Award

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DriveTech - the driver risk management and driver training business within the AA – is delighted to acknowledge the awarding of a prestigious Prince Michael International Road Safety Award to the AA Charitable Trust for ten years of innovative road safety campaigns.The award was presented at a ceremony at The Savoy, London, in December 2018 by HRH Prince Michael of Kent. AA Trust Director Edmund King and AA Campaigns Manager Lorna Lee received the award from Prince Michael of Kent. In the t... Read the full story

Blakemore Retail Colleagues’ Daring Deeds Raise Over £200k for NSPCC

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Colleagues from Blakemore Retail SPAR stores went above and beyond during the latter half of 2018 to raise over £200k for the children’s charity.Jumping out of planes, running up sky-scrapers and cycling across the country are all things Blakemore Retail employees can now tick off their fundraising hit-list.These challenges were successfully navigated in the second half of 2018 as staff from the SPAR store operator sought new and daring ways to help the NSPCC.As a result of the considerabl... Read the full story

EDGEPoS – Award winning EPOS system approved by BP

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The future of retail is here  BP, one of the largest convenience and fuel forecourt brands in the world, has approved EDGEPoS for their dealers in the UK and globally, and is encouraging its retailers to upgrade their legacy software to the EDGEPoS software solution. Darren Nickels, Head of Henderson Technology said: “We are delighted that BP has endorsed EDGEPoS for its dealers who are looking to upgrade their software solutions. “When systems are past their prime, it’s important th... Read the full story

EARTH DAY NETWORK DESIGNATES 2019 AS CRUCIAL YEAR TO PROTECT SPECIES FROM EXTINCTION

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World’s citizens urged to stop rollbacks and institute strong policies, laws and international cooperation agreements to protect all species(Washington, D.C.) Earth Day Network, the organization that leads Earth Day worldwide, has launched its Earth Day 2019 campaign, Protect Our Species. in partnership with thousands of organizations, the campaign identifies 2019 as a crucial year to advance and protect laws, policies, regulations, and international cooperation agreements for species pro... Read the full story

INVESTING IN THE FUTURE OF AUTOMOTIVE MANUFACTURING

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WES Engineering Solutions, a Cornwall based precision engineering manufacturer who specialise in tooling for the automotive industry, are one of many on the edge of the Brexit ripple and the car industry decline, and yet are proving that investment is key to their ongoing success.Launching into 2019, financing a £200k machinery investment in a period when the headlines are discussing challenging finances and a slowing of the UK’s economic growth, indicates WES’s success, commitment to th... Read the full story

FIRST POINTS OF SEASON FOR NIO WITH TOP EIGHT IN SCORCHING SANTIAGO

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British racer Oliver Turvey secured his and the NIO team’s first points finish of the ABB FIA Formula E Championship season in baking hot Chile on Saturday, 26th January, during an action packed Antofagasta Minerals Santiago e-Prix.Starting round three of Season 5 from P19 on the grid after a challenging qualifying session, Turvey delivered a strong performance at the wheel of his NIO 004 and through a true race of attrition he climbed through the order well to take the chequered flag in 11... Read the full story

Paragon’s Motor Finance supports efforts for gender balance in automotive industry

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Paragon’s Motor Finance has become the latest company to pledge its support to The UK Automotive 30% Club.By becoming a member, specialist lender Paragon joins a handful of other companies from across the world of manufacturing, retailing and affiliated businesses to encourage a more inclusive industry.The UK Automotive 30% Club aims to promote gender equality in the motor industry and works towards having women in 30% of key leadership positions by 2030. Other members include Auto Trader,... Read the full story

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SPAR Brayford Wharf Re-launches with New Food-to-go Range

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SPAR Brayford Wharf has undergone a significant transformation to introduce Blakemore Retail’s latest hot and cold food-to-go offer via the Daily Deli counter service format. Situated in Brayford Wharf East, at the edge of the University of Lincoln campus, the fully re-fitted store launched on Friday 18th January.SPAR Brayford Wharf has had a major refurbishment to modernise the store and offer a new Daily Deli food-to-go range, which includes serve-over breakfast and lunch options, cream c... Read the full story

Stamina and top-class performance

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The LIQUI MOLY Bathurst 12 Hour is a key marketing component for the oil and additive specialist January 2019 – The LIQUI MOLY Bathurst 12 Hour starts on the last day of January. The endurance race in Australia marks the start of the season for oil and additive specialist LIQUI MOLY. “We’re looking forward to an exciting race,” says Peter Baumann, Marketing Manager with LIQUI MOLY. LIQUI MOLY has lent its name to the 12-hour race at the Mount Panorama Circuit since 2013. The blue-and... Read the full story

Motor Fuel Group extends with Londis and Budgens

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The UK’s number one independent forecourt operator, Motor Fuel Group (MFG) is rebranding 110 of its shops from SPAR to the Londis or Budgens brands having extended its shop supply agreement with Booker Retail Partners (BRP).MFG signed their first agreement with BRP in May 2016 and this new contract will include the MRH network that MFG successfully acquired at the end of 2018. BRP will be supplying the entire 925 strong, network and MRH’s SPAR shops will be the first to be rebranded.Paul... Read the full story

NIO TARGETING KEY PROGRESS AS FORMULA E ARRIVES IN SOUTH AMERICA

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Santiago, the capital city of Chile, welcomes the ABB FIA Formula E Championship this week where NIO is determined to make strong progress and challenge for points during round three of the Season 5 campaign.Little more than a week removed from the second e-Prix of Season 5 in Morocco, all attention now turns to South America where Formula E will make its first appearance at the 2.3 kilometre Parque O’Higgins street circuit this Saturday, 26th January, for the Antofagasta Minerals Santiago... Read the full story

Ben & Jerry’s doubles the fun for Moo-phoria fans with TWO new flavours for the New Year

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Flavour enthusiasts, Ben & Jerry’s, are bringing joy to ice cream fans this year with the addition of two delicious new flavours to the popular Moo-phoria range.Rolling into freezers nationwide, Salted Caramel Brownie and Chocolate Cookies & Cream are lovingly made with Fairtrade-certified ingredients and taste all the sweeter with each 100ml serving containing just 124-132 calories. The additions join existing flavours, Caramel Cookie Fix and Chocolate Cookie Dough, to give fans even more... Read the full story

Mycarcheck.com - huge level of uncertainty surrounding (dare we say it) Brexit

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Mycarcheck.com market guide: January 2019“…huge level of uncertainty surrounding (dare we say it) Brexit…” Used car of the month: Peugeot RCZ R (2013-2016)Used bike of the month: Triumph Bonneville (2016-) Mycarcheck.com’s valuation experts reveal significant trends in the UK used vehicle market and choose a car and bike of the month. Valuation services team manager at mycarcheck.com, Jon Wheeler, said: “If you’re looking to invest in a modern future classic, the Peugeot RCZ... Read the full story

Local Alexander Technique Teacher to Bring Posture Training for Performance Gains to Oxford

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Jennifer Davy brings over 30 years experience to OxfordOxfordshire, United Kingdom - 22/01/2019 - Jennifer Davy, a highly experienced Alexander Technique teacher, has recently expanded her business to the Cotswolds and will be focusing on building her practice in Oxford. Primarily based at The Practice Rooms in South Parade, Jennifer aims to also take the Alexander Technique to local businesses and interest groups, working from their premises or hired venues.Jennifer Davy has a particular int... Read the full story

World’s first BYTON Place opens in Shanghai, marking the start of a new comprehensive sales network

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World’s first BYTON Place opens in Shanghai to connect customers with smart lifestyles- BYTON to combine direct-sales store with BYTON Partner store to create brick-and-mortar sales and service network- Different types of BYTON stores to provide sales and after-sales services- Second BYTON Place to open in Chongqing in mid-2019, and number of BYTON brand stores in China to reach up to 30 by end of the yearShanghai, January 18, 2019 - BYTON, the premium smart electric vehicle brand, today he... Read the full story

Ben launches new resources to help people combat loneliness during loneliest time of the year

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Ben launches new campaign to help people deal with loneliness and connect with others Research shows that the winter months including January are the loneliest of the year New web resources launched on Ben’s website to help those struggling with isolation  This Blue Monday, which is said to be the most depressing day of the year, Ben has launched its new campaign to support people who are struggling with loneliness. Research shows that a quarter of British people feel at their lonelies... Read the full story

CHINA’S MA QING HUA CONTINUES AS RESERVE DRIVER FOR NIO IN FORMULA E

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ABB FIA Formula E Championship team NIO is delighted to announce Chinese driver Ma Qing Hua will continue as the squad’s official reserve driver for Season 5.The 30-year-old, from Shanghai, will again be an integral part of NIO throughout the current campaign, which began in Saudi Arabia on Saturday, 15th December 2018.Ma, who is an ambassador for motorsport in China, made his competitive debut in Formula E in 2015 and remained in the championship for Season 3 prior to signing with NIO to b... Read the full story

First Mile Releases Image of Air Pollution Damage to Oxford Street.

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Following on from First Mile CEO Bruce Bratley urging Londoners to take Air Pollution seriously, in light of the annual air pollution quota for London repeatedly being surpassed in January, First Mile has released a new image to illustrate the reality of the scale of the problem. The attached image is a harrowing depiction of what London could look like if initiatives to help tackle air pollution are not taken seriously. The images represents what the future of London could look like if busi... Read the full story

Henderson Technology integrates Zapper into EDGEPoS

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Henderson Technology is delighted to announce the integration of Zapper into EDGEPoS, which is now available to EDGEPoS users across the UK. Zapper is a mobile app which allows you to pay for shopping with your smartphone and also take advantage of digital vouchers and competitions. To use the Zapper app, customers scan a QR code at the till and payment, including voucher redemption and loyalty card updates, are processed in just a few seconds. Andrew Davis, Owner of SPAR Titanic Belfast wh... Read the full story

CONSUMERS AND RETAILERS CAN ENJOY A SLICE OF THE ACTION WITH THE LATEST COMMUNITY CAMPAIGN FROM WALL’S

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Wall’s Pastry launches new campaign to give back to local communities and help retailers boost sales Wall’s, the UK’s No.1 pastry brand, is set to launch a nationwide campaign which will see it give away a share of £5,000[1] to help support local community clubs. Launching on 14th January, community groups from across the UK can register via the brand’s dedicated Wall’s Collectors’ Club website: https://www.wallscollectorsclub.com. Wall’s customers, club members, as well as th... Read the full story

ARLON SIMPLIFIES THE VINYL APPLICATION PROCESS THROUGH WRAP IT RIGHT WEBSITE

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The Hague, NL – 17 January 2019 -  Key Facts: WrapItRight.com provides media by Arlon showing tips and tricks for the best administration Includes detailed How-To videos for tricky applications Arlon Graphics continues to revolutionise the vinyl market with advanced technologies and fast application speeds with the introduction of new, innovative products. WrapItRight.com is a compilation of expert methods for working with graphic films through "how-to" videos. The videos cover topics in... Read the full story

Big topics' of 2019 explored by foodservice heads at Bidfood Food Festival

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Allergens, Brexit, food trends and sustainability are predicted to have the greatest impact on foodservice businesses in the coming year, according to Bidfood. At its annual food festival – an exhibition showcasing the very best of Bidfood’s own brand and branded products and support services – the foodservice provider brought together key players from the industry to debate these pressing issues and discuss practical solutions for the future. Key insights from the event were: Allerg... Read the full story

“Most of the world’s airports and leading destinations remain vulnerable to criminal or rogue mayhem”

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[London: 15 January 2019]: Virtually every one of the world’s commercial airports and leading destinations currently remain vulnerable to criminal abuse or ‘rogue’ operation of drone technology notwithstanding the shock wake-up call from the chaos at Gatwick Airport last month before Christmas and more recently at Heathrow, as well as last week’s exploding drone incident in Yemen. This warning, from Robert Garbett, founder and Chief Executive of Drone Major Group, the world’s leadi... Read the full story

Automotive Maintenance and Repair Expo (AMR) 2019 expands on special zones and introduces first ever German Pavilion

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The latest edition of Automotive Maintenance and Repair Expo (AMR) will take place from 21 – 24 March 2019 in Beijing’s New China International Exhibition Centre. As one of Asia’s leading repair and maintenance trade shows, the fair has expanded many of its special zones for 2019, and for the first time will host a new German Pavilion. The show’s latest addition will allow buyers to explore a more comprehensive exhibiting platform, and will enable them to connect with some of the most... Read the full story

NIO ENDURES TOUGH WEEKEND IN MARRAKESH DESPITE TREMENDOUS START

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Race two of the ABB FIA Formula E Championship season, the Marrakesh e-Prix in Morocco, proved to be a bittersweet experience for the NIO team on Saturday, 12th January, with the promise of a potential points-paying finish unfortunately not materialising.Oliver Turvey made a fantastic start to the 45-minute plus one lap encounter at the Circuit International Automobile Moulay El Hassan to rocket from 14th on the grid into seventh place, slicing through the order smartly after the front-row st... Read the full story

A.F. Blakemore & Son Ltd Focused on the Future

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A.F. Blakemore & Son Ltd Chairman Peter Blakemore has underlined how a long-term strategic investment plan is enabling the family-owned business to maximise future growth opportunities across the convenience, wholesale and specialist food sectors. The comments follow the announcement of the company’s financial results for the year ending 30 April 2018; a year which saw the company sell its Cash & Carry operation to focus upon further developing its SPAR retail and wholesale distribution ope... Read the full story

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Leading Food-On-The-Go Business Opens State-Of-The-Art Innovation Centre

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10 January 2019: One of the UK’s leading food-to-go development businesses has taken occupancy of a brand-new facility, placing it at the forefront in the delivery of innovative and exciting new products. Following an investment of over £750,000, The FSC Group has now opened its state-of-the-art innovation centre where its new product specialists and team of technologists will develop and present the very latest in food-on-the-move trends and ideas. Located in the village of Flax Bourton... Read the full story

The BOOMs are back! Enter the prestigious Best of Organic Market awards 2019

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Entries for the UK’s only organic food and drink awards are now open. Run by Soil Association Certification, the UK’s largest organic certification body, the Best of Organic Market (BOOM) awards are a chance to celebrate the very best of organic food and drink.Demand for organic is increasing rapidly, with organic sales growing consistently for the last seven years, according to Soil Association Certification’s Organic Market Report.The BOOM Awards, now in their third year, celebrate wh... Read the full story

FIRST POINTS OF SEASON IN NIO'S SIGHTS AS FORMULA E HEADS TO MOROCCO

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Morocco’s Circuit International Automobile Moulay El Hassan will host the hotly anticipated second round of the ABB FIA Formula E Championship a few days from now, on Saturday, 12th January, where NIO is determined to get 2019 off to the best start possible.Almost one month on from the first e-Prix of Season 5 in Saudi Arabia, the championship will visit its second continent in as many events with the streets of Marrakesh ready to welcome the all-electric series for the third consecutive ye... Read the full story

The Coldest Ride: Motorcycle Rider to Travel Along Siberia’s ‘Road Of Bones’ to the Coldest Place on Earth

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Lithuanian motorcycle adventure rider, Karolis Mieliauskas, will travel 1,000 kilometres across some of the world’s harshest, history-laden roads to Oymyakon in Russia’s Far East, where it reaches below -60C (-76F) during the winter January 7, 2019: In February 2019, Karolis Mieliauskas, a 36 year-old adventure rider from Lithuania will begin The Coldest Ride - an attempt to cover the 1,000 kilometre journey between the Siberian town of Yakutsk to the village of Oymyakon on an almost unm... Read the full story

In the Arve Valley, many trucks are not allowed to drive because of bad air quality!

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In France, the ZPA temporary environmental zone of Arve Valley has been activated due to an air pollution peak. In the border region between Italy, Switzerland and France, this could lead to increased checks during the next days, which will severely disrupt traffic.Today and tomorrow, 08.01.2019, trucks without the French Crit’Air environmental badge and trucks with the Crit’Air badge class 5 are not allowed to drive in the temporary environmental zone. If the air quality still remains ba... Read the full story

Universal Components latest CV supplier to join IAAF

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The Independent Automotive Aftermarket Federation (IAAF) has welcomed aftermarket wholesaler Universal Components UK Ltd (TVS ASL) to its swelling membership roster, as the latest commercial vehicle supplier to sign up and seize advantage of the raft of opportunities available to them as a member.One of the leading suppliers of truck and trailer parts, Barnsley-based UC has an extensive aftermarket portfolio covering parts for lighting and electrical, axle, braking and mechanical, as well as... Read the full story

BYTON Unveils a Closer Look at the M-Byte SUV Production Model at 2019 CES Las Vegas

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January 6, 2019, Las Vegas – BYTON, the premium intelligent electric vehicle brand, today revealed new details about its first production model, the M-Byte SUV, at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2019 in Las Vegas. Positioned as the next generation smart device, BYTON is designed for the future of autonomous driving when the automobile will become a mobile digital lounge.“BYTON’s M-Byte represents the transformation of the traditional car into a next-generation smart device for ever... Read the full story

Autotalks’ C-V2X Capabilities to be Demonstrated by HARMAN at CES 2019

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Kfar Netter, Israel, January 7, 2019 - Autotalks, a world leader in V2X (Vehicle-to-Everything) communications solutions was selected by HARMAN International, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., focused on connected technologies for automotive, consumer and enterprise markets, to provide the V2X chipset for its Telematics platform which will be showcased at CES® 2019. Autotalks’ second generation chipsets, which were selected, are mass-market ready and support both D... Read the full story

New DVSA publishing contract to help improve road safety

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Helping everyone through a lifetime of safe driving is at the heart of the new publishing contract the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has announced today (7 January 2019).The Stationery Office Ltd (TSO), part of Williams Lea Tag, has won the concession to continue being DVSA’s official publisher. The contract starts today and lasts for up to 5 years.This partnership will publish and improve on DVSA’s learning materials - a popular and successful range of guides, apps, e-learni... Read the full story

1M EURO INVESTMENT EXPANDS PRODUCTION WITH UK FIRST

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Exploding in to the New Year, European Springs & Pressings, supported by their parent company Lesjofors, have invested 1 million euros in a new spring coiling machine, the first of its kind in the UK.The Wafios FUL166 is one of the latest large-scale, high-end spring coiling machines to come out of Wafios’s German based powerhouse and European Springs & Pressings are one of only two manufacturers in the world to have one.Enhancing European Springs & Pressings spring portfolio, which now inc... Read the full story

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JAMIE CHADWICK TO MAKE SECOND TEST OUTING WITH NIO IN MARRAKESH

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ABB FIA Formula E Championship team NIO is delighted to today confirm exciting British talent Jamie Chadwick will again test with the squad following round two of Season 5 in Morocco.Having thoroughly enjoyed her maiden outing in NIO’s Gen-2 car the day after the recent SAUDIA Ad Diriyah e-Prix, where the 20-year-old made a strong impression on the NIO team personnel, Chadwick will also now head to the streets of Marrakesh next week.Race two of the 2018/2019 season will take place on Saturd... Read the full story

Play to win in 2019 with move to the heart of London’s design scene

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Play – the strategic retail design agency that specialises in unique shopper experiences and which, until now, has been run out of its Cambridgeshire office – has made a clear statement of intent for 2019 as it expands to a second location in Shoreditch.James Dawson, Play’s Client Services Director, said: “The expansion to Shoreditch comes at a pivotal time in Play’s growth. Our proximity to big international travel terminals like St Pancras and London airports will enable us to wor... Read the full story