Daily Archives: 4, October 2013

Visa Europe: 1M POS now accept contactless payment across Europe; spend grows six fold in 12 months

London, UK, 04-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — European consumers have made 211 million contactless purchases in the last 12 months (August 2012 to July 2013), according to figures released today from Visa Europe. The monthly contactless spend has also increased six fold to €285 million in July … Read the full press release

Sir Richard Branson backed groundbreaking interactive video start-up set to change the face of online video

Branson-backed start-up embeds slick interactivity into online video First commission from Virgin Media goes On The Line London, UK,  04-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Storygami, a groundbreaking interactive video company, launched today with the premiere of its first major commission. The new British company, … Read the full press release

SGS to exhibit at MEDICA 2013 in Dusseldorf, Germany, November 20–23

Geneva, Switzerland, 04-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — SGS will participate as an exhibitor at MEDICA 2013, taking place in Dusseldorf, Germany, from November 20 – 23, 2013. As in the previous years, SGS will exhibit in the Association of British Healthcare Industries’ pavilion. MEDICA, … Read the full press release

Henkel to exhibit molding compounds and silicones at productronica 2013 in Munich, Germany 12 – 15 November 2013

Highly transparent products for attractive and durable luminants and lighting solutions Düsseldorf, Germany, 04-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — High-performance hotmelts and silicones will be at the center of Henkel’s exhibits at the 2013 productronica trade show, which takes place in Munich, Germany, … Read the full press release

Maastricht Upper Area Control Centre’s shared ATS system now operational at Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) air bases

Nieuw Milligen, the Netherlands, 04-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The air traffic control system of the Maastricht Upper Area Control Centre (MUAC) is now fully operational at the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) Air Operations Control Centre at Nieuw Milligen, and at seven … Read the full press release

SGS selected by Occidental de Colombia to provide construction supervision services for infrastructure projects needed to exploit the Caño Limón oil field

Bogata, Colombia, 04-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — In August 2013, Occidental de Colombia selected SGS to provide construction supervision services for infrastructure projects needed to exploit the Caño Limón oil field. During the three-year contract, up to 50 on-site SGS experts will supervise … Read the full press release

Schwarzkopf Professional introduced the first professional Smoothing Infusion System – Supreme Keratin

Supreme Keratin – Welcome to the Beauty Hub! Hamburg, Germany, 04-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The times of frizzy, rebellious hair being difficult to tame are over! So are bad hair days as well as women’s frustration about repetitive boring hairdos because … Read the full press release