Laing O’Rourke has sold its Bison hollowcore precast concrete flooring business to materials group Forterra for £20m. The deal includes a five-year commercial agreement for Forterra to supply hollowcore and other precast products to Laing O’Rourke. Bison Manufacturing is based around a highly-automated manufacturing facility located at Swadlincote, Derbyshire, which was opened in 2006. But … Read more
Mumbai-based Remek is bringing unique and authentic handcrafted pieces from traditional artisans to young and urban Indians. It’s been six months, and the startup clocks 300 website visitors each day with a monthly run rate of Rs 50,000. An old saying goes that India has a new culture every 30 kilometres. Almost every region has … Read more
A few years ago, Jason Isbell was an ex-member of Drive-By Truckers, playing clubs and drinking way too much whiskey. Now, the Alabama native is headlining venues like Baltimore’s 19,000-seat Merriweather Post Pavilion while turning out sharp country-rock story-songs. (John Mayer has called him “the best lyric writer of my generation.”) Isbell’s new album, The Nashville … Read more
The latest attacks against Israeli forces and settlers in Jerusalem and the West Bank have once again exposed the cracks in the Israeli security apparatuses, experts and analysts say. “Israel watches over the Palestinians in minute details; their lives and their movements. But this surveillance does not work all the time. There are loopholes. Such attacks are difficult to … Read more
If your home seems to lack character and personality, perhaps it’s time you tapped into different types of lighting to create different moods. The right lighting is essential to create the right feel in every room. If the light is too bright, a room looks stark and uninviting. If it’s too dim, a room appears … Read more
Billy Joel’s a notoriously prickly figure, the kind of guy who’s burned enough lovers and interviewers to forever cement his legacy as a “difficult person.” Regardless, the man’s a star, even today. Since 2014, lest we forget, he’s sold out Madison Square Garden 40 times. He was even bigger in the ’80s, too, an era when he … Read more
According to researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Moores Cancer Center, there is finally an increase in the smoking cessation rate. The study finds that more people using e-cigarettes are responsible for quitting smoking and these electronic devices can actually help reduce the traditional smoking rates. The study was … Read more
Attracting positive chi into one’s house is very important. You may think every room in your house is right with all the energy flowing, but there could be one or two areas that may have negative influences. So, generally it is good to pay attention to Feng Shui tips or what some experts recommend for … Read more
UPDATE ONE: Call of Duty Modern Warfare Remastered has gone LIVE now as a standalone product in the Xbox Games Store today. It costs £34.99 and the Variety Map Pack is also available for £11.59. If you’re an Xbox Live Gold subscriber, you can get the Variety Map Pack for just £7.53. ORIGINAL: Call of Duty Modern … Read more
A combination of rising connectivity and more sophisticated automation is transforming traditional businesses as they blend products and services in new ways. In product-led industries such as manufacturing, this trend first manifests itself in the growth of services alongside products. But it doesn’t stop there. As enterprises progress along this journey, they discover that selling … Read more