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...Peter Wexler General counsel, Schneider Electric As incoming GC in 2009, Peter Wexler and his team created an ethics charter for Schneider Electric, the French electrical equipment group....
...Eventually, the company decided to stop contracting out and to set up shop in Mexico. Logistics won out....
...“Global macroeconomic indicators . . . remain consistent with markets contracting – a return to meaningful top-line growth therefore still feels a long way away....
...They include Con Edison, the utility that provides power and heat for most of New York City, National Grid, which undertakes electrical contracting for Lipa, and New Jersey’s publicly owned PSEG, which is...
...Mr Lile said most of the companies traditionally sub-contracting work to prisons were small local operators. “Many are not hugely successful and are just looking to cut margins....
...Large-format outlets in the DIY and furniture sectors have been contracting after years of expansion, he said but pointed to growth in certain sectors, particularly homeware and soft furnishings....
...Even so, it by far offset the 0.6 percentage point drag on growth coming from the contracting residential housing industry....
...This month, Hagemeyer, the electrical equipment distributor, will vanishfrom the bourse following the team-up between Rexel and Sonepar to buy it....
...The sector welcomed the results: Sweden’s Atlas Copco rose 3.3 per cent to SKr79.50. Truckmaker Scania was up 1.6 per cent to SKr131....
...Electricals led the market higher earlier in the week, with Dutch consumer electronics giant Philips up 7.9 per cent to €26.70....
...While traders amused themselves by emailing pictures of half price Paris 2012 T-shirts, the share prices of engineering, contracting and building companies were marked up on hopes of a hefty contract wins...
...Premier Farnell rose 4.2 per cent to 185.5p after the electrical and industrial components distributor reported pre-tax profit of £63m, in line with analysts’ forecasts....
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