Daily Archives: 6, October 2014

National Grid announces 62.5 Gigawatts of derated electricity generation capacity successfully qualified to bid in this December’s Capacity Mechanism auctions

62GW of generating capacity qualified to take part in December Capacity Market auctions 52.4GW of derated generation capacity qualified for December auctions with a further 10.1GW conditionally qualifying subject to submitting further documentation. Generation will bid for capacity agreements for … Read the full press release

Henkel works with partners to ensure that new products and solutions offer more value and better performance with smaller environmental footprint

Düsseldorf, Germany, 6-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Henkel is working together with partners and leading specialists in various industries to ensure that new products and solutions offer more value and better performance with a smaller environmental footprint. This approach is key … Read the full press release

Police Scotland to use five new Leica ScanStation P20’s to help reduce congestion on roads following serious collisions

Milton Keynes, UK / Heerbrugg, Switzerland, 6-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Police Scotland will use five new Leica ScanStation P20’s to help reduce the amount of time that Scotland’s trunk roads are closed following serious collisions. The innovative technology records up to … Read the full press release

Leica Geosystems’ RCD30 Penta Oblique system now available with new optics

Heerbrugg, Switzerland, 6-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Leica Geosystems’ RCD30 Penta Oblique system is now available with new optics. Compared to the previous configuration, consisting of lenses with 50 mm focal length for nadir and 80 mm for oblique images, the camera is … Read the full press release

SGS acquires non-destructive testing activities of Applus+ in Belgium, Röntgen Technische Dienst NV

GENEVA, 6-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — SGS is pleased to announce the acquisition of Röntgen Technische Dienst NV (Applus+ RTD Belgium), the non-destructive testing activities of Applus+ in Belgium. Applus+ RTD Belgium provides a wide range of non-destructive testing services in … Read the full press release

The London Eye Witch Academy returns for wicked little witches and wizards to enrol in some frightfully good fun this Halloween

LONDON, 6-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The London Eye Witch Academy will return this October, offering the chance for wicked little witches and wizards to enrol in some frightfully good fun this Halloween. From Saturday 25th October to Saturday 1st November, … Read the full press release

TomTom signs new deal with Daimler to provide its full navigation system in the Smart range

PARIS, 6-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — TomTom (TOM2) today announced it has signed a new deal with Daimler to provide its full navigation system in the Smart range.  The deal means that TomTom’s navigation products will be featured in the Smart range starting … Read the full press release

TomTom and Volkswagen Group Research to join forces for the development of Highly Automated Driving (HAD) systems

PARIS, 6-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — TomTom (TOM2) and Volkswagen Group Research today announced that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to join forces for the development of Highly Automated Driving (HAD) systems. The goal of this research co-operation is to jointly … Read the full press release

TomTom extends its supply of traffic information to Toyota Motor Europe beyond 2016 to 2018

PARIS, 6-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — TomTom (TOM2) today announced that it has agreed to extend its supply of traffic information to Toyota Motor Europe beyond 2016 to 2018.  Toyota drivers will have access to TomTom Traffic and Places across the entire range*. … Read the full press release

TomTom Telematics celebrates the 15th anniversary of its award-winning fleet management platform WEBFLEET

Amsterdam, 6-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — TomTom Telematics this month celebrates the 15th anniversary of WEBFLEET, its award-winning fleet management platform. Launched in 1999, it has grown to become the most widely-adopted telematics SaaS platform in Europe, providing businesses with actionable insights … Read the full press release