Avery Dennison Corporation has named its group headquarters building in Mentor, Ohio after H. Russell Smith, the company's second chief executive officer from 1956 to 1964.

The new facility, which opened last year, includes a state-of-the-art resear.....

Mary White, the textile designer whose famous print creations graced the interiors of some of the world's most famous buildings in the 1950s, is back in vogue after more than half a century. And her iconic designs are being tipped to take the world of men's fashion by storm.

Her print designs.....

For the first time a collection of the world's best florists and well known fashion designers are joining forces to create a floral spectacle at the 2008 RHS Chelsea Flower Show, sponsored by Marshalls plc. A profusion of flowers in the Floral Design Studio wil.....

A US entrepreneur has come up with a way to create foam clouds shaped like corporate logos that will float up to 20,000ft into the air. The 4ft shapes, made from tiny soapy bubbles filled with helium, can travel for 30 miles before evaporating into thin air, reported the Daily Telegraph.

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Polymer Group Inc (PGI) has announced results of operations for the first quarter ended 29 March 2008. Net sales were $273.8 million (GBP 139.8 million) compared to $267.0 million in the first quarter of 2007 and $265.4 million in the previous quarter.

Sales growth was primarily driven by the.....

Solutia Inc. has reported net sales of $985 million (GBP 503 million) for the first quarter of 2008, a 40 percent increase over net sales of $702 million for the same period in 2007.

Approximately 29 percent of this increase is attributable to the consolidation of Flexsys sales beginning on 1.....

Xerium Technologies Inc., a leading global manufacturer of clothing and roll covers used primarily in the paper production process, has reported results for the first quarter ended 31 March 2008.

Net sales for the first quarter of 2008 were $159.0 million (GBP 81.2 million), a 10.4 percent in.....

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. And that's why healthcare providers are enthusing about SafetyTies, antimicrobial neckties that claim to reduce the spread of infectious diseases and food-borne illness.

In fact, these 100-percent silk, stain-resistant ties have impressed so ma.....

Up to a fifth of the club replica shirts worn by fans at this month's Champions League, FA Cup final and Championship and League One and Two playoffs are likely to be fakes - but potentially sporting a serious or even deadly hidden danger.

Research .....