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NVT Group is Glasgow 2014's technology partner
NVT Group is Glasgow 2014's technology partner

NVT Group, the IT services company, based in Lanarkshire, Scotland, has been named as the technology partner for the 2014 Commonwealth Games to be held in Glasgow. The company’s responsibilities will be the planning, designing and implemen…

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Monster lift sends east London tunnelling machines 40 metres underground
Monster lift sends east London tunnelling machines 40 metres underground

Crossrail has marked a major milestone in the construction of London’s new rail line with the lowering of a 550 tonne tunnelling machine into a 40 metre deep shaft in east London last night (Thursday), ahead of the start of tunnelling for Cross…

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Relais & Chateaux Launches 2013 Guide with 36 New Members, 5 New Destinations & 1 New Ambassador
Relais & Chateaux Launches 2013 Guide with 36 New Members, 5 New Destinations & 1 New Ambassador

Relais & Châteaux is proud to present the 2013 Guide launching 5 new destinations (Zambia, Botswana, Kenya, Guatemala, Fiji Islands), welcoming 36 new members and announcing 12 new Grand Chefs (minimum of two Michelin stars) including Claude Bo…

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Nominations for the 2013 New Energy Pioneers Award
Nominations for the 2013 New Energy Pioneers Award

Could your company change our energy landscape forever? Is it dramatically reducing CO2 emissions while helping to meet the energy needs of the 21st century and beyond? Or rolling out an innovation that will reduce the use of water or any other natur…

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British Pioneering Medical Technology Will 'Revolutionise Treatment' For Those With Diabetes
British Pioneering Medical Technology Will 'Revolutionise Treatment' For Those With Diabetes

Oxford technology firm, Eykona Medical Ltd. brings the power of 3D imaging to wound care, dramatically enhancing existing processes and potentially saving hospitals £millions Scientists from the University of Oxford have invented and devel…

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Smart Glasses And Other Wearable Devices To Be Worth Over $1.5bn By 2014
Smart Glasses And Other Wearable Devices To Be Worth Over $1.5bn By 2014

A new report from Juniper Research has valued the next-generation wearable devices market, including smart glasses, to be worth more than $1.5 billion by 2014, up from just $800 million this year. These revenues will be largely driven by consumer spe…

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Make Your iPad Experience Even Better With The Latest Screen Protectors From 3M
Make Your iPad Experience Even Better With The Latest Screen Protectors From 3M

Diversified technology company 3M is showcasing its new range of Fingerprint Fading and Anti-glare Screen Protectors for the Apple iPad on stand G28 at The Gadget Show Live Christmas Show, 30 November to 2 December 2012 at London ExCeL. The new r…

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Blottr content now available for publishers through NewsPoint
Blottr content now available for publishers through NewsPoint

NewsPoint - the content syndication network from Blottr, the UK’s leading citizen journalism news website - launched for publishers on October 10 2012. NewsPoint provides global news content to publishers and news organisations around the w…

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E Car club becomes first in UK
E Car club becomes first in UK

A car club offering businesses the chance to hire all-electric Nissan LEAFs daily or by the hour has been launched in Milton Keynes. The E-Car Club has an initial five LEAFs available to book online or by phone at a cost of around £5.50 an ho…

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Ben Fogle returns to Longleat to launch overseas safari
Ben Fogle returns to Longleat to launch overseas safari

TV presenter and adventurer Ben Fogle recently returned to Longleat Safari & Adventure Park to help launch its new overseas safariin Tanzania. Ben filmed BBC’s Animal Park series at Longleatand isan ambassador for the family adventure speci…

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