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See http://www.ft.com/servicestools/help/terms#legal1 for the terms and conditions of reuse.client.support@ft.com (Client Support)Mon, 9 Nov 2009 23:31:51 +0000Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:13:50 +0000Newspapers15http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/companies/industrial-goods(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/1e5bcc3c-cd52-11de-8162-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Findustrial-goodshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1e5bcc3c-cd52-11de-8162-00144feabdc0.htmlThe pumps and drink dispensers supplier said cost cuts and producing more in low-cost countries meant it would beat margin and profits targetsMon, 9 Nov 2009 23:31:51 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/fcde62b2-cc76-11de-8e30-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Findustrial-goodshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fcde62b2-cc76-11de-8e30-00144feabdc0.htmlPart of the role of a new £40m Manufacturing Technology Centre will be to shore up a sector hit far worse by the downturn than forecasters expected. The damage has been particularly seismic in the manufacturing heartlands of the MidlandsSun, 8 Nov 2009 15:59:53 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/97e8c04a-cb00-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Findustrial-goodshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/97e8c04a-cb00-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlThe washrooms-to-pest control business insists that its turnround strategy was on track after cost-cutting helped third-quarter operating profits rise by more than a thirdFri, 6 Nov 2009 19:21:53 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/3777a112-ca61-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Findustrial-goodshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3777a112-ca61-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.htmlThe engineering companies say a recovery in the automotive industry has helped drive a slight improvement in sales but rule out a rapid recovery following last autumn's collapseFri, 6 Nov 2009 05:12:50 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/f015d930-ca22-11de-a5b5-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Findustrial-goodshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f015d930-ca22-11de-a5b5-00144feabdc0.htmlA drop in manufacturing and construction activity in the Netherlands, Belgium and the UK hurt revenue across the waste disposal group, which says the tough market has at least stabilisedFri, 6 Nov 2009 04:54:12 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/95187cee-ca19-11de-a5b5-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Findustrial-goodshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/95187cee-ca19-11de-a5b5-00144feabdc0.htmlThe world's biggest temporary employment group has revealed higher demand for blue-collar workers in France and the US, two of its main marketsThu, 5 Nov 2009 20:27:20 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/7cd48f06-ca2d-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Findustrial-goodshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7cd48f06-ca2d-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.htmlSanyo Electric's shares plunge 20% after Panasonic started its tender offer for the company – in spite of the price having been public for nearly a yearThu, 5 Nov 2009 18:48:23 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/814faff4-c977-11de-a071-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Findustrial-goodshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/814faff4-c977-11de-a071-00144feabdc0.htmlThe Financial Reporting Council has urged caution on the industry amid concerns that some recent deals may be blurring the post-Enron divide between external and internal audit servicesThu, 5 Nov 2009 01:49:25 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/996f7970-c887-11de-a69e-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Findustrial-goodshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/996f7970-c887-11de-a69e-00144feabdc0.htmlWeir Group, the industrial pump and value maker, continued to suffer from muted demand during its third quarter but said it was seeing the "bottoming out of the downturn"Tue, 3 Nov 2009 23:33:39 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/06826ada-c8ac-11de-8f9d-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Findustrial-goodshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/06826ada-c8ac-11de-8f9d-00144feabdc0.htmlUPM-Kymmene says that it would cut 870 jobs, close four mills and cut production at others in the first half of 2010 as the industry battles chronic over-capacityTue, 3 Nov 2009 22:27:38 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/005a1670-c87b-11de-a69e-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Findustrial-goodshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/005a1670-c87b-11de-a69e-00144feabdc0.htmlA fall in demand for consumer electronics and IT products dents profits at the maker of electric and telecom cables, but it forecasts an improvement in the second half of the yearTue, 3 Nov 2009 22:27:38 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/8b0f5482-c7d2-11de-8ba8-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Findustrial-goodshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8b0f5482-c7d2-11de-8ba8-00144feab49a.htmlA small contribution from acquisitions and a 7% uplift from exchange rate translations into sterling have helped the supplier of power systems hold first-half turnover steady at £152.7mMon, 2 Nov 2009 22:44:19 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/e13c4a52-c73e-11de-bb6f-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Findustrial-goodshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e13c4a52-c73e-11de-bb6f-00144feab49a.htmlMike McTighe, chairman of the UK electronic cable maker, says that emergency measures have been vital for the company to take advantage of a growing market in the process of its turnaroundMon, 2 Nov 2009 03:12:52 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/d8135f24-c3e2-11de-a290-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Findustrial-goodshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d8135f24-c3e2-11de-a290-00144feab49a.htmlThe developer of fluorescent semiconductor nanoparticles is boosting its manufacturing operations in anticipation of further agreements that should increase revenue growthThu, 29 Oct 2009 00:01:54 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/fe24ff96-c334-11de-8eca-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Findustrial-goodshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fe24ff96-c334-11de-8eca-00144feab49a.htmlVestas Wind Systems is targeting revenues of €15bn by 2015, from a projected €7bn-€8bn next year, as countries step up investment in renewable energy to combat climate changeTue, 27 Oct 2009 22:20:03 +0000