Tag: Amazon
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Bostik Launches Pro Sealants and Adhesives on Amazon
Bostik, Inc., a global leader in specialty adhesives and a member of the Arkema Group of companies, is pleased to announce that a curated selection of its professional-grade sealants and adhesives is now available for purchase on Amazon. This strategic move brings Bostik’s trusted solutions directly to consumers and contractors, providing convenient access to high-performance…
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Lidl is selling power tools, but are they less on Amazon?
When Arnold Schwarzenegger first started demonstrating Lidl’s power tools a while back, you couldn’t help but notice. And Lidl’s reputation for offering quality at low prices made this partnership a hard-to-ignore combination. The Terminator actor certainly packed a punch armed with his Lidl chainsaw, cutting muscles into a wooden sculpture of himself in their advert,…
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Amazon to use mass timber-built delivery facility as sustainability lab
Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Amazon announced Thursday that it opened a delivery facility in Elkhart, Indiana, which has a structure that is largely made of mass timber — a low-carbon construction material — and includes more than 40 sustainability…
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Amazon plans next Indiana fulfillment center
Dive Brief: Amazon said it will build a new fulfillment center in Greenfield, Indiana, a suburb of Indianapolis, according to a press release emailed to Supply Chain Dive. The 1-million-square-foot facility will receive large inventory orders and re-allocate them throughout the e-commerce giant’s fulfillment center network, per the release. However, a company spokesperson said the…
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The steel super sheds: inside construction’s booming logistics sector
The rapid rise of internet shopping has led to growing demand for distribution warehouses, which in turn are getting bigger and quicker to build. Martin Cooper reports on structural steelwork’s largest UK market. Encompassing parts of Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Warwickshire, the area has excellent transportation links, being close to the M1 and M6 motorways. This…
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The steel super sheds: inside construction’s booming logistics sector
The rapid rise of internet shopping has led to growing demand for distribution warehouses, which in turn are getting bigger and quicker to build. Martin Cooper reports on structural steelwork’s largest UK market. Encompassing parts of Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Warwickshire, the area has excellent transportation links, being close to the M1 and M6 motorways. This…
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I never start a decorating project without this £9 Amazon buy by my side
When it’s time to begin a new paint project, you probably reach for your roller tray along with your rollers and brushes. And why not? These are typically what you find at your local hardware store, and they do a decent job. But, there’s a better alternative that won’t break the bank, and once you…
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How I used a cheap Amazon arch to train hedges in my garden
Landscaping my cottage garden was a full-on task after renovating my house a few years ago. It involved mini diggers, moving countless tonnes of soil and endless dumper truck movements back and forth to bring the land to the same level. I was left with a soggy mud patch that wrapped around the house and…
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Amazon primes staff for success with chartered status
A unique CIOB graduation was held in Luxembourg in June for staff at Amazon in Europe. CIOB CEO Caroline Gumble and president Mike Kagioglou were there to mark the achievements of 14 of Amazon’s construction managers gaining chartered status. It’s the third cohort of MCIOBs since Amazon became a CIOB training partner in 2022, with…
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Looking to Break Up With Amazon (& Target)? Here Are 17 Alternatives That Might Better Align With Your Values
There’s been a ton of chatter in the first few months of 2025 regarding companies either leaning into or pulling away from their diversity, equity and inclusion programs—or DEI—that have been in place at the very least since 2020, but in some cases decades. There have been boycotts both ways, and while there is so…