LONDON, 11-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — SABMiller announces today a number of senior management and organisational changes that will become effective over the coming months: Norman Adami will stand down as Chairman of SABMiller Beverages South Africa with effect from 1 July 2014, and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Food & Beverage, Management, United Kingdom
Tagged Alan Clark, John Ustas, Mark Bowman, Mauricio Leyva, Norman Adami, SABMiller
FUmanoids Win in Humanoid League of Robots up to 60 Centimeters / Defeated University of Hertfordshire Team in Finals, 2 to 1 Berlin, 11-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The soccer robots of Freie Universität Berlin reached first place in this year’s German Open … Read the full press release
Valkenswaard, 11-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Belgian passenger transport company De Lijn has ordered 105 hybrid Citeas from VDL Bus & Coach. “We are extremely proud that we may once again build so many buses for De Lijn. Obtaining an order with such a … Read the full press release
Valkenswaard, 11-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — In late May 2014, the first Finnish VDL Citea Electric will be delivered to Veolia Transport Finland. This Citea Electric will participate in the Finnish eBUS project – a multi-year plan launched by the Finnish government focused on … Read the full press release
HC-144A Ocean Sentry Continues as the Coast Guard’s Primary Maritime Patrol Aircraft. Paris, France, 11-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — HC-144A Ocean Sentry Continues as the Coast Guard’s Primary Maritime Patrol Aircraft. Airbus Defense and Space, Inc. has delivered the 17th HC-144A Ocean Sentry … Read the full press release
Spexer 2000 security radar improves border protection. Paris, France, 11-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Airbus Defence and Space has been awarded a contract for the delivery of four of its Spexer 2000 security radars to further improve the surveillance of the borders of a … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, France, Government, Technology
Tagged Airbus Defence and Space, Lothar Belz, security radars, Spexer 2000 security radars, surveillance, Thomas Müller
Paris, France, 11-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Airbus Defence and Space wins contract in Germany for Tetra voice and radio data transmission devices for undercover operations. The Logistics Centre of the German state of Lower Saxony has commissioned Airbus Defence and Space to deliver … Read the full press release
Edinburgh, Scotland, 11-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Cairn announces that as part of its long term succession planning, Dr Mike Watts, Deputy CEO, and Jann Brown, Managing Director and CFO will not seek re-election at the AGM on 15 May 2014 and will stand … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Management, United Kingdom
Tagged Cairn, James Smith, Jann Brown, Mike Watts, Simon Thomson
Wing-tip devices further enhance the A319’s superior high altitude performance Blagnac, 11-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Lhasa based Tibet Airlines from the Tibetan Autonomous Region of China has taken delivery of its first A319 with Sharklets. The aircraft which was handed over at … Read the full press release
Helsinki, Finland, 10-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Lemminkäinen divests Lemcon Networks’ telecom network project management software business to Intelli Group Holdings Inc. The parties have agreed not to disclose the transaction price. The divested operations have been part of Lemcon Networks, which is 100% owned … Read the full press release
Cargotec’s January-March 2014 interim report to be published on Tuesday, 29 April 2014 Helsinki, Finland, 10-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Cargotec Corporation will publish its January-March 2014 interim report on Tuesday, 29 April 2014 at 12:00 p.m. EEST. The report will be available at … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Finland, Industrial, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Cargotec Corporation, Eeva Sipilä, Mika Vehviläinen, Paula Liimatta
Aarhus, Denmark, 10-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Christian Venderby has been appointed new Group Senior Vice President and Head of Service at Vestas Wind Systems A/S. Christian Venderby, who comes from a position as Senior Vice President Operations at Vestas Americas, enters into his … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Denmark, Energy, Gas & Oil, Management, Technology
Tagged Christian Venderby, Peter Gisselmann, Vestas Wind Systems A/S
LONDON, 10-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Maris Interiors have launched a radio campaign on LBC radio to help companies undertaking the difficult step of relocating their offices. Relocating offices is one of the most expensive and time-consuming events your company will have to … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Media, Real Estate, United Kingdom
Tagged Edwina O’Mahony, LBC radio, Maris Interiors, Richard E Grant
The Hague, Netherlands, 10-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Today (April 9, 2014), Royal KPN N.V.’s (“KPN”) Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (“AGM”) granted the requested approvals on all items on the agenda. Subsequent to notification of the AGM, KPN’s Supervisory Board reappointed Eelco Blok as … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Management, Netherlands, Technology, Telecom
Tagged Eelco Blok, KPN, Mr D.W. Sickinghe, Mrs C. Zuiderwijk
Norfolk, UK, 10-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Adrian Wootton, chief executive of Film London and the British Film Commission, has received an Honorary Doctorate from UEA at a ceremony for UEA London graduates at London’s Barbican. Wootton joined UEA’s School of English & American … Read the full press release
A disability expert from the University of East Anglia is calling for development agencies to ensure their aid programmes meet the needs of disabled people. Norfolk, UK, 10-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Dr Tom Shakespeare has given written and oral evidence to the House … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Government, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged disabled people, disabled people needs, Dr Tom Shakespeare, University of East Anglia
Newcastle, UK, 10-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The next generation of wearable computing is being trialled for the first time to evaluate its potential to support people with Parkinson’s. Experts at Newcastle University are investigating Google Glass as an assistive aid to help people with Parkinson’s … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Healthcare, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Dr Ivan Poliakov, Dr John Vines, Google Glass, Ken Booth, Lynn Tearse, Newcastle University, Parkinson, Roisin McNaney
Order for engines to power 40 firm A320neo/A321neo aircraft WEST CHESTER, Ohio, 10-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Deutsche Lufthansa today announced a firm order for CFM International’s advanced LEAP-1A engine to power 15 Airbus A320neo and 25 A321neo aircraft. The firm engine order … Read the full press release
San Donato Milanese (Milan), 10-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — During the period from March 31 to April 4, 2014, Eni acquired n. 305,317 shares for a total consideration of € 5,539,668.30, within the authorization to purchase treasury shares approved at Eni’s Ordinary General … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Italy, Management
Tagged 317 treasury shares for €5, 539, 668.30, Eni, Eni acquired 305
BUDAPEST, 9-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — GRAPHISOFT®, the leading Building Information Modeling (BIM) architectural software developer, announced today that its award-winning BIM presentation app, BIMx Docs, will now be available through a new licensing option allowing architects to easily share their Hyper-models with … Read the full press release
Zurich, 9-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — At today’s (07 April 2014) Swisscom Annual General Meeting in Zurich, shareholders approved all recommendations put forward by the Board of Directors and agreed to payment of a dividend of CHF 22 per share, the same as in the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Management, Switzerland, Technology, Telecom
Brits abroad look to benefit from rising UK prices, with many considering Buy to Let Expats based in the UAE, France and Switzerland are the most likely to buy in Britain Only 11 per cent of British expats not confident … Read the full press release
Lubin, Poland, 9-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — KGHM – world’s largest silver and eighth biggest copper producer – has announced the completion of pre-stripping of the Sierra Gorda mine in Chile. This prepares the copper and molybdenum resource for commissioning, expected to begin in … Read the full press release
Oslo, 9-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Yara International will expand its emissions control business by acquiring a majority 63% stake in Green Tech Marine (GTM), a leading sulphur oxide (SOX) scrubber supplier to the marine industry. We are excited to get the GTM … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Chemicals, Financial, Management, Norway
Tagged Bernhard Stormyr, Green Tech Marine, Peter Strandberg, Yara International, Yves Bonte
Oslo, Norway, 9-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Yara International ASA first quarter 2014 results will be released on Wednesday 30 April 2014. The results will be available at www.yara.com from 08:00 CEST. The results will be presented at 09:30 CEST by President and CEO Jørgen Ole Haslestad and CFO Torgeir … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Chemicals, Financial, Management, Norway
Tagged Jørgen Ole Haslestad, Torgeir Kvidal. Thor Giæver, Yara, Yara International ASA
LEEDS, 9-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Scientists from the University of Leeds have discovered six new forms of inherited blindness, each one resulting from mutations in a different gene important in eye development and vision. The research, carried out by experts from the University’s … Read the full press release
LEEDS, 9-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Quantum Imaging Ltd, a University of Leeds spin out, has secured a £1.6 million investment to develop its medical imaging technology. The investment, announced today by IP Group plc and the University of Leeds, will enable the company … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Financial, Healthcare, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Professor Ben Varcoe, Quantum Imaging Ltd, Steve Parker, University of Leeds
Gothenburg, Sweden, 9-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Volvo Group’s own university opens today. The Volvo Group University is located in Arendal in Gothenburg and will be the center of further education and competency activities for the Group’s 110 000 employees for the entire global … Read the full press release
Berne/Zurich, 9-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The Swiss National Bank (SNB) is planning to carry out extensive renovation and alteration work on its head office at Bundesplatz 1 in Berne. Owing to the building’s current state of repair and the fact that its usage … Read the full press release
Heidelberg, Germany, 8-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Health, qualifications and motivation are the crucial factors determining whether, as a consequence of demographic change, wage-earners can or should go on working past the age of 67. To tap the potential of older staff members to … Read the full press release
Southampton, UK, 8-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Professor Cyrus Cooper of the University of Southampton has been awarded The 2014 ESCEO-IOF Servier Pierre D. Delmas Prize for his distinguished body of work in the epidemiology of musculoskeletal disorders. Presented at the opening of the World … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Healthcare, Science, United Kingdom
Southampton, UK, 8-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Research by economists at the University of Southampton has shown people who receive higher bonuses are less likely to give to charity than those on lower earnings. The study by Dr Mirco Tonin and Dr Michael Vlassopoulos … Read the full press release
By collecting deer droppings, and then growing the seeds found within, researchers from Stockholm University have been able to see how deer spread different types of plants. Stockholm, Sweden, 8-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — “We found that deer disperse seeds to a much greater … Read the full press release
HOUSTON, 8-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Wood Group has acquired Sunstone Projects Ltd. (“Sunstone”) of Calgary, Alberta, Canada for C$14.5 million. Sunstone is a pipeline consulting company providing engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) services to clients in the Canadian oil & gas … Read the full press release
Scotland, 8-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — KTR-WG Turbine Services LLP (KTR-WG), a joint venture between Wood Group GTS and KazTurboRemont (KTR), has been awarded a long-term service agreement by the North Caspian Production Operating Company (NCPOC) in Kazakhstan. The joint venture will support the … Read the full press release
OeNB-Pressekonferenz zum Kredit- und Einlagengeschäft Wien, 8-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Ein niedriges Zinsumfeld und eine schwache Konjunktur bescheren Österreich nach wie vor niedrige Kreditzinsen. Österreichische Unternehmen und private Haushalte können sich deutlich günstiger verschulden als jene anderer Euroraumländer. Allerdings sind auch die Zinsen … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Banks, Financial, Management
Tagged Dr. Johannes Turner, OeNB, Oesterreichische Nationalbank
Line Dybdal is one of Denmark’s leading evaluation experts. Since she joined Ramboll Management Consulting in 2006, she has specialised in identifying the sociopolitical initiatives which contribute to improve the well-being of citizens who find themselves on the edge of … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Denmark, Management, Society
The new Helsinki Central Library is one of the most demanding construction engineering projects Finland has seen. The building will be an eco-efficient masterpiece of structures made of steel and glass. Copenhagen, Denmark, 8-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The new Helsinki Central Library in … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Denmark, Finland, Real Estate
Tagged Helsinki Central Library, Juha Valtari, Rambøll, Tapio Aho
Hørsholm, Denmark, 8-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Chr. Hansen is proud to announce the opening of a new office and Global Expertise Center in the Changning district of Shanghai . The new center focusing on natural color solutions was officially opened on 26 March, 2014, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Denmark, Food & Beverage, Industrial
Tagged Chr. Hansen, Helle Rexen, Mr Haiming Zhu, Mr Nicolai Prytz, Mr Sten Estrup
Kourou, French Guiana, 7-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — On Thursday, April 3, 2014, at 6:02 pm local time in French Guiana, Arianespace successfully carried out the seventh Soyuz mission from the Guiana Space Center (CSG), orbiting the Sentinel-1A satellite for the European Commission within … Read the full press release
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