Acid leak injures two

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Two mail distribution centre workers were injured when acid leaked from a parcel.The men aged 25 and 30 had to be hospitalised after breathing in the toxic fumes at a logistics centre in Obertrum, Salzburg, yesterday (Weds). Their condition is stable, according to a statement by medical authorities from today.The substance is currently under investigation. […]

Cost-cutting Wolford reports rise in turnover

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Bregenz-based textiles and tights manufacturer Wolford AG has managed to increase its turnover by more than six per cent.The company said today (Fri) its turnover climbed by 6.6 per cent to 120 million Euros in the first three quarters of the 2010/2011 business year compared to the same period of the previous business year.Its earnings […]

Steel joist theft reported

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Plucky thieves made off with steel girders weighing almost 30 tons, it has been revealed.Officials in Eggelsberg, Upper Austria, said today (Thurs) that 14 stainless steel joists each weighing two tons disappeared from a local company’s indoor storage site during the night.The thieves are suspected of lifting the objects up with a special crane truck […]

Zwettl brewery reveals €5mn investment strategy

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Brewing company Privatbrauerei Zwettl announced plans to invest five million Euros in its facilities this year to match the growing demand for its products.Firm chief Karl Schwarz said today (Fri): “The year 2010 will be a year of investments for us. We’ll spend an overall five millions on the company’s infrastructure.”Schwarz – fifth generation head […]