HSS unveils the changing face of hire
02 Mar
Business News

HSS unveils the changing face of hire

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Business No history of the tool-hire industry would be complete without at least one whole chapter devoted to HSS. Founded by Bert Taylor in 1957, the Hire Service Company (later shortened to HSS) was an undoubted pioneer of the UK hire industry – it was the original high-street hire shop. Of course, where HSS led, others followed and there was an extended period of proliferation as others tapped into the fast-growing demand for tool-hire. Then over time there followed a gradual process of consolidation as a handful of leading businesses grew to dominate the market. By the turn of this century, three names dominated the UK market for small plant & tool hire: HSS, Speedy Hire and Ashtead Plant. Ashtead (A-Plant) acquired a US company, Sunbelt Rentals, and grew so rapidly in the US that in 2020...
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BREAKING NEWS: Legendary Music Icon, Akiin Shuga Is Dead
07 Dec
Breaking News

BREAKING NEWS: Legendary Music Icon, Akiin Shuga Is Dead

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Nigerias entertainment industry has been thrown into mourning following the death of renowned live band leader and music icon, Akinloye Tofowomo, popularly known as Akiin Shuga. In an official family statement released on Monday, the family confirmed that the revered musician and founder of Shuga Band and Shuga Entertainment passed away in New Brunswick, Canada. The statement described Akiin Shuga as more than a musician, portraying him as a custodian of rhythm, culture, and the spirit of performance. For over three decades, Akiin Shuga stood tall as one of Nigerias most respected live performers, leading his band with grace, mastery, and purpose. Beyond his music, he also inspired and mentored many young talents within and outside Nigerias entertainment space. The family expressed gratitude to friends, fans, and well-wishers for their prayers and tributes while requesting privacy as they come...
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Dallas IT Firm ITECS Celebrates 23 Years of Technology Excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth
07 Dec
Science & Technology

Dallas IT Firm ITECS Celebrates 23 Years of Technology Excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth

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Founded in 2002 before "MSP" became an industry term, ITECS has evolved from solo IT consultancy to full-service managed services provider with 95% client retention ITECS Outsourcing, LLC, a Dallas-Fort Worth managed IT services provider, celebrates 23 years of delivering enterprise-grade technology solutions to small and mid-sized businesses across North Texas. Founded in February 2002 by Brian Desmot, ITECS began as a one-person IT consulting firm before the term “managed services provider” existed in the industry. Desmot, who was on a fast track to Director of IT at Deloitte & Touche, recognized early signs of the firm’s impending restructuring and made the decision to build something of his own. During lunch breaks, he taught himself web development, marketing, and sales — launching ITECS from the ground up. “When I started ITECS, businesses didn’t have a term for what...
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Industry Supported Battery Passivation Techniques – Request for Information
23 Oct
Science & Technology

Industry Supported Battery Passivation Techniques – Request for Information

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NASA Space Technology Sonja CaldwellOct 21, 2024The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Ames Research Center (ARC) on behalf of the Space Technology Mission Directorate’s (STMD) Small Spacecraft Technology (SST) Program and is hereby soliciting information from potential sources for inputs on industry, academia, or government adopted battery passivation techniques. As part of a continual process improvement effort and potential requirement revisions, the NASA Small Spacecraft community, Office of Safety and Mission Assurance, and Orbital Debris Program Office are seeking inputs from industry on battery passivation techniques that are used by industry to satisfy the Orbital Debris Mitigation Standard Practices (ODMSP) requirements 2-2. Limiting the risk to other space systems from accidental explosions and associated orbital debris after completion of mission operations: All on-board sources of stored energy of a spacecraft or upper stage should be depleted...
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