The proposed new facility, which has the backing of economic development agency Scottish Enterprise, will be an extension of SSE's Glasgow-based Centre of Engineering Excellence for Renewable Energy.

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Charles Haddrell of New Zealand Trade and Enterprise, an economic-development agency, says it benefits from the combination of Pacific and urban cultures, an emphasis on natural fibres that appeal to environmentally conscious buyers, and a fresh and quirky approach.

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The firm is in talks over a new major development at an out of town site, possibly Swansea Enterprise Park or Swansea vale.

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But it could get there as an "open services development platform, " which Stahlman believes is the future of enterprise computing.

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Mr Miliband also called for the development of enterprise hubs to facilitate business co-operation as well as increased investment in infrastructure and an immediate cut in VAT to stimulate demand and give a short in the arm to struggling businesses.

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It is an adaptation of the English module "Investing in Information for Development" produced by CTA, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), GTZ (an international cooperation enterprise for sustainable development), the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the University of Wageningen.

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Bookings are up, according to Steve Short, Enterprise's vice president of leisure business development, and he says the reasons for booking an expensive, luxury vehicle are myriad.

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