BRUSSELS, 23-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Yesterday, 18th December, marked the tenth anniversary of the entry into force of REACH, the EU chemicals legislation. With the REACH review exercise about to start, it is worth taking stock of this cornerstone piece of … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Chemicals, European Union, Law
Tagged Cefic, REACH, the EU chemicals legislation
AMSTERDAM, 23-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Interxion Holding N.V. (NYSE: INXN), a leading European provider of carrier-neutral colocation data centre services, announced today that CFO Josh Joshi is scheduled to speak in Las Vegas at the Citi 2017 Internet, Media & Telecommunications … Read the full press release
Fun and games in the maths class Pioneering numeracy scheme helps pupils … Read the full press release
The merger will create a new major player in the consulting engineering industry. With over 2,000 employees globally, the merged company is ready for continued growth – especially abroad. Virum, Denmark, 22-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — With the merger of ALECTIA and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Denmark, Food & Beverage, Management
Tagged ALECTIA, Carsten Toft Boesen, consulting engineering industry, Jesper Mailind, MERGER, NIRAS
GLASGOW, 22-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Thank you for supporting the Caledonian Challenge making it one of the most successful outdoor endurance events in Scotland. In recent years we have seen a marked decline in participants with decreasing fundraising income. Subsequently, we … Read the full press release
Posted in Non Profit, United Kingdom
LONDON, 22-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Helly Hansen has launched its inaugural digital-first campaign promoting its new ‘alive’ message to drive brand awareness and affinity amongst skiers. The integrated creative and media strategy has been developed collaboratively between WPP’s Grey and … Read the full press release
Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Marketing, Norway, United Kingdom
Tagged Alistair Green, digital-first campaign, Grey, Helly Hansen, Joumana Løvstad, Maxus, Nick Vale, WPP, ‘alive’ message
LONDON, 22-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — WPP announces that its wholly-owned operating company Grey Group, the global marketing communications company, has acquired Entreprise de Communications Tank Inc. (“Tank”), a leading full-service healthcare and consumer agency in Canada. Tank’s audited net revenues were … Read the full press release
1,200 people with invisible impairments took part in the successful six-week trial across TfL’s network LONDON, 22-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — TfL is pleased to announce that a blue badge for those less able to stand on public transport will be introduced … Read the full press release
Transport for London (TfL) unveils plans to open 31 railway arches in west London Improving pedestrian connectivity, diverse mix of office, leisure and retail space Arches will generate vital revenue to reinvest in transport LONDON, 22-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Transport for … Read the full press release
With Christmas just round the corner and expectant children worldwide hoping for presents from Santa Claus for their good behavior, Kaspersky Lab has revealed which countries’ children are the worst culprits for risky online behavior over the last 12 months. … Read the full press release
Posted in Internet & Online, Russia, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged Andrei Mochola, Kaspersky Lab, Mac OS X, parental control, risky online behavior
After releasing decryption tools for two variants of CryptXXX ransomware in April and May 2016, Kaspersky Lab is releasing a new decryptor for files that have been locked with the latest version of the malware. This malicious program was capable … Read the full press release
Posted in Internet & Online, Russia, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged Anton Ivanov, CryptXXX ransomware, Kaspersky Lab, New decryptor for files
FREDERICIA, Denmark, 21-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — DONG Energy has entered into an agreement to sell 50% of Race Bank, a 573 megawatt (MW) UK offshore wind farm project, to Macquarie European Infrastructure Fund 5 and Macquarie Capital, the principal investment arm of … Read the full press release
To eat, drink and be merry could be very different in Christmases to come, writes Craig Armitage, Global Leader of PwC’s Food Supply and Integrity Services. LONDON, 21-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — For many it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas … Read the full press release
Posted in Food & Beverage, Marketing, Retail, United Kingdom
Tagged consumers, Craig Armitage, food industry, PwC, RESEARCH
LONDON, 21-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — CNH Industrial N.V. (NYSE: CNHI /MI: CNHI) (“CNH Industrial”) hereby announces the final results of the cash tender offer (the “Tender Offer”) commenced by its wholly owned subsidiary Case New Holland Industrial Inc. (the “Company”) for … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Financial, Industrial, Investment, United Kingdom
The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) have included five technologies from Case IH and four technologies from New Holland Agriculture in their annual AE50 Awards. This prestigious series acknowledges the year’s top 50 smart engineering product innovations … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Awards, Industrial, United Kingdom
Tagged AE50 Awards, Case IH, CNH Industrial, New Holland Agriculture
Children teach their parents how to use home entertainment technology Parents think that their tech-savvy kids outshine them at exactly nine years and 10 months old Two thirds (65%) of parents have asked their children to help them with technology … Read the full press release
Posted in Entertainment, Media, Society, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Kerris Bright, Virgin Media
LONDON, 21-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Virgin Media has today signed the Young Women’s Trust pledge to help more young women into apprenticeships – making it the first Technology, Media and Telecoms (TMT) company to do so. Young Women’s Trust, which … Read the full press release
SGS is pleased to announce the acquisition of Laagrima, headquartered in Casablanca, Morocco. GENEVA, 21-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Laagrima offers testing analysis for the food and hospitality markets in Morocco, and is ISO 17025 accredited. Founded in 2002 and privately owned, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Food & Beverage, Investment, Switzerland
Tagged Casablanca, food and hospitality testing analysis company, Frankie Ng, Laagrima, SGS
SGS is pleased to announce the acquisition of a controlling stake in C-Labs SA, Chiasso, Switzerland. Chiasso, Switzerland, 21-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Founded in 2016, C-Labs is an Industry 4.0 startup, developing solutions for transforming food regulatory compliance. It adopts the … Read the full press release
PARIS, 21-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Following the preliminary agreement signed at the beginning of October 2016, Icade has today successfully sold to Société de la Tour Eiffel its Nanterre Seine business park (excluding the Axe Seine building) and the Défense 3 … Read the full press release
Posted in France, Investment, Real Estate
Tagged Défense 3 building, Icade, Nanterre Seine business park, Société de la Tour Eiffel
FRANKFURT, 21-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Montagu Private Equity announces today, that as part of EQT’s sale of BSN to SCA, Montagu has sold its remaining minority investment in the company. The transaction is subject to the customary regulatory clearances. Montagu had … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Healthcare, Investment, United Kingdom
Tagged Beiersdorf AG, BSN medical, Montagu, SCA, Smith& Nephew plc.
Outotec lowers its profitability guidance for 2016 HELSINKI, 20-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Outotec lowers its profitability guidance for 2016 due to increased risk provision. As previously communicated, Outotec has had challenges in a few projects in the Metals, Energy & Water … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management
Tagged 2016 profitability guidance, Outotec
SIMMERATH, 20-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Viele Mitarbeiterinnen und Mitarbeiter im E.V.A.-Konzern engagieren sich ehrenamtlich im Privaten. Dies war Grund, weshalb aus den Konzern-Belegschaften der Wunsch entstand, eine gemeinsame Aktion zugunsten sozial benachteiligter Menschen in dieser Stadt umzusetzen. So sammelten die Mitarbeiterinnen … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Germany, Non Profit
Tagged Aachener Tafel, ASEAG, E.V.A., regio iT, STAWAG, Weihnachtskisten
FRANKFURT AM MAI, 20-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — DekaBank has arranged and underwritten a EUR131.6 million portfolio financing for Gramercy Property Europe plc in Germany. The portfolio consists of eight logistics properties extending to a total of 391,000m² located in various established … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Germany, Real Estate, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Amar Latif, DekaBank, Europe plc, financing for Gramercy Property
LONDON, 20-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Reliability and frustration over lack of investment are Arran islanders’ key concerns for their lifeline ferry link. That’s the clear conclusion after two consultation sessions held on Arran. Fed-up of seeing as many as 253 crossings … Read the full press release
Posted in Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged ABP, port of Troon, Stuart Cresswell
BRUSSELS, 20-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Europe’s insurers paid out a total of €975bn in claims and benefits over the course of 2015, the equivalent of €2.7bn per day, according to figures released today by Insurance Europe, the European insurance and reinsurance … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, European Union, Financial, Insurance
Shell has completed the sale of a 31.2% shareholding in Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K. to Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd. for a total amount of JPY159 billion (approximately US$1.4 billion). Completion follows anti-trust approval from the Japan Fair Trade Commission. THE … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Investment, Netherlands, United Kingdom
Tagged divested, Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd., John Abbott, Shell, Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K.
Shell has signed an agreement with Viva Energy Australia Pty Ltd (“Viva Energy”) for the sale of Shell Aviation Australia Pty Ltd for a total transaction value of approximately $250 million USD. It follows the sale of Shell’s other downstream … Read the full press release
Agreement for the first three cruise ships ordered by new cruise line finalized TRIESTE, 20-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Ship construction contracts valued at approximately 2 billion euros between Fincantieri and Virgin Voyages (part of Virgin Group of companies) for three … Read the full press release
Posted in Italy, Transportation & Logistics, Travel
Tagged Fincantieri, ship construction, Virgin Voyages
Extraordinary Commitment to Innovation and Quality Recognised AMSTERDAM, 20-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — TomTom (TOM2) Automotive has been handed the prestigious Innovation Supplier of the Year award by FCA (Fiat Chrysler Automobiles) Group. The prize was awarded during the 2016 “Qualitas” event … Read the full press release
Coface forecasts that Turkey’s economy will grow by 2.5% in 2016 and 2.7% in 2017 Government spending is expected to be one of the key growth drivers in 2017 Currency risks and the persistent current account deficit are the main … Read the full press release
Posted in Economy, France, Insurance, Turkey
Tagged COFACE, Seltem İYİGÜN, Turkey’s economy
PARIS, 19-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — On Wednesday December 14th in Paris, an agreement was signed between Egis, an international consulting and engineering group and subsidiary of French Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations (CDC), and R20, an international non-profit organization working to … Read the full press release
Maintal, Germany, 19-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — NORMA Group, a global market leader in engineered joining technology, is expanding its test laboratories in the regions Americas, EMEA and Asia-Pacific. In modern test facilities, qualified experts will validate new products and develop … Read the full press release
Posted in Germany, Industrial, Technology
Tagged Asia-Pacific, EMEA, Norma Group, test laboratories in Americas, Werner Deggim
India’s gross domestic product set to grow more than 7 percent per year to reach 3.3 trillion dollars by 2020 Despite being very attractive to foreign firms, India is not an easy market to develop The automotive, chemical, pharmaceutical and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Germany, Management, Media
Tagged book, New book on doing business in India, Roland Berger, Wilfried Aulbur
NIB and Estonia’s AS Tallinna Lennujaam have agreed on a loan of EUR 24 million for the expansion of the airside traffic area and the development of other investments at Tallinn Airport. HELSINKI, 19-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The 13-year maturity loan will … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Construction, Estonia, Finland, Investment, Travel
Tagged AS Tallinna Lennujaam, Estonia, Gunnar Okk, NIB, Tallinn Airport, Tallinn Airport expansion
Listing schedule for 2017 for share subscriptions based on CapMan Plc 2013 A and 2013 B stock options CapMan Plc has confirmed the schedule for share subscriptions with 2013 A and 2013 B stock options for the year 2017. HELSINKI, … Read the full press release
Posted in Financial, Finland, Investment
Tagged CapMan Plc
DORSET, England, 19-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — General Dynamics Land Systems–UK has successfully completed initial manned live firing tests onboard an ARES vehicle, a member of the AJAX family of Armoured Fighting Vehicles, at a range in Dorset, England. The manned firing … Read the full press release
Healthcare Partnership hands over to South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust. HILLSBOROUGH, 19-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The GRAHAM-Bam Healthcare Partnership (GBHP) has successfully completed the new Inpatient Ward Block project, which is the initial phase of the extensive £261m Phase … Read the full press release
World leader in calcium aluminate-based high-performance binders Extension of specialty minerals offering for industry in growth, complementary markets Close fit with Imerys’ business model A rapidly value-creating acquisition PARIS, 19-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Less than two years after … Read the full press release
Posted in France, Industrial, Investment, Metals and Minerals
Tagged Gilles Michel, Imerys, Kerneos
Berezniki, Russia, 19-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Uralkali (the Company; MICEX: URKA) announces the following basic decisions taken by its Board of Directors at the meeting on 14 December 2016. The Board reviewed the report on results of the Company’s activity for 9 months of 2016, approved the Company’s consolidated annual … Read the full press release
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