First aircraft now on the final assembly line at Vergiate facility in Italy • Deliveries to the first batch of customers to start in the 2nd quarter of 2015 • Comprehensive range of flight and maintenance training solutions now being … Read the full press release
Lausanne, 13-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Due to sustained low wholesale prices and the challenging regulatory environment, Alpiq expects impairments amounting to some CHF 1 billion after taxes, in particular on Swiss hydropower. On operational level, Alpiq confirms the guidance given last autumn … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Switzerland
Tagged Alpiq, Swiss hydropower
Amsterdam, 13-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 – GTO), the world leader in digital security, today announces the final closing of the acquisition of SafeNet, the worldwide leader in data and software protection, after approval by the relevant regulatory … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Internet & Online, Management, Netherlands, Technology
Tagged antitrust authorities, digital security, Gemalto, Olivier Piou, SafeNet acquisition
New report compares 44 economies in terms of their entrepreneurial activity, ambition and innovation Most advanced economies – including the US, the UK, Germany and Switzerland – are missing out on the full potential benefits of entrepreneurship, including accelerated growth … Read the full press release
The Global Shapers Community is a network of city-based Hubs of young people who work together to make a difference in their communities. The Anchorage Hub is the 400th Hub to be launched since the community began in July 2011. 50 Global … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Management, Society, Switzerland
Tagged Alaska, Anchorage, The Global Shapers Community
SURREY, 12-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — McLaren GT has confirmed today at the Autosport International Show the launch of the McLaren GT Young Driver Programme. Ahead of the 2015 GT season, which will see McLaren GT customer teams racing the new … Read the full press release
BERLIN, 12-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — At the 12th annual Berlinale Co-Production Market (February 8 – 10, 2015), 36 new feature film projects from 28 countries will be presented. In addition, five renowned international production companies will be introduced as part … Read the full press release
Posted in Entertainment, Financial, Germany, Marketing, Media
Tagged Berlinale, film projects, Ritesh Batra
BERLIN, 12-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The Berlinale Co-Production Market (February 8 to 10, 2015) and Eurimages will be ramping up their existing partnership during the 2015 Berlinale by introducing two new measures to promote European film projects and producers. The … Read the full press release
OSLO, 12-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Sapa has sold its HatiCon operations to the German company Mounting Systems GmbH. HatiCon produces, markets and sells aluminium extrusion-based mounting systems for the solar industry. The agreement reached today means that Mounting Systems GmbH, … Read the full press release
Magdeburger Komponentenfertigung GmbH and Magdeburger Generatorenfertigung GmbH to produce components for ENERCON wind energy converters Magdeburg, Germany, 12-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — ENERCON has inaugurated two new production facilities in Magdeburg. In the presence of Saxony-Anhalt governor Reiner Haseloff (CDU), Magdeburg mayor … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Germany, Industrial, Management
Tagged Enercon, Magdeburg, wind energy converters
Bordes, 12-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — World-leading helicopter engine manufacturer Turbomeca is setting up new manufacturing capability at its facility in Bordes (France). After years of maturation and prototype testing, Turbomeca has entered serial production of parts using the latest additive manufacturing, or … Read the full press release
Rotterdam, 12-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Met ingang van 1 januari 2015 heeft Robeco Maureen Schlejen (44) benoemd als Head of Institutional Sales & Account Management Benelux & Nordics. In deze functie is zij verantwoordelijk voor het beheer en de uitbouw van de … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Investment, Management, Netherlands
Tagged Benelux & Nordics, Maureen Schlejen, Robeco
BASEL, 12-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Collaboration leverages both companies’ strengths to advance the progress of personalized treatments for patients with cancer Roche to acquire a majority interest in Foundation Medicine (FMI) of up to 56.3% on a fully diluted basis … Read the full press release
Posted in Healthcare, Management, Pharma & Biotech, Sweden
Tagged Daniel O’Day, Foundation Medicine, Inc., Michael J. Pellini, Roche
World premiere of the Audi Q7: up to 325 kilograms (716.5 lb) lighter US premiere of the Audi Q3: up to 17 percent lower consumption Audi Press Conference broadcast live; January 12 starting at 6:20 p.m. (CET) Ingolstadt/Detroit, 12-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Germany, Internet & Online, Marketing
Tagged Audi MediaTV, the Audi Press Conference, the Detroit Auto Show 2015
Worldwide sales increase by 10.5 percent Audi CEO Rupert Stadler: “Successful year 2014 is evidence of our brand strength” Sales chief Luca de Meo: “In the United States, Audi is growing at almost three times the rate of the market” … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Germany, Management
Tagged AUDI AG, Luca de Meo, Rupert Stadler
PARIS, 09-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — AXA Real Estate Investment Managers (“AXA Real Estate”), the leading real estate portfolio and asset manager in Europe(1), announces that it has completed the acquisition of all the shares of a company owning a core … Read the full press release
Helsinki, 09-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The first Wärtsilä X62 two-stroke engine has successfully passed its design validation and type approval tests and has performed exceptionally well during the necessary sea trials. It is, therefore, now ready for full market availability. … Read the full press release
Cape Town based renewable energy specialist EPC partner to solar independent power producer Sonnedix / Successful financial close in mid-December 2014 / Construction scheduled for the first quarter of 2015 / juwi to provide Operations and Maintenance Wörrstadt, Germany, 09-1-2015 — … Read the full press release
Brussels, Belgium, 09-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Estonia officially became EUROCONTROL’s 41st Member State on 1 January 2015. With the accession of Estonia, EUROCONTROL covers all 28 European Union states. This event reinforces EUROCONTROL’s status as being truly pan-European. Even before becoming … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Belgium, Estonia, European Union, Management
Tagged Estonia, EUROCONTROL, Frank Brenner, Mrs Urve Palo
Unilever plans to expand in the region with a £200 million investment that will secure jobs for the future. LONDON, 09-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, and Prime Minister, David Cameron, today visited Unilever’s Port Sunlight … Read the full press release
Rueil-Malmaison, 09-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The design-build contract covers the energy-from-waste unit and related buildings. Taylor Woodrow, the civil engineering division of VINCI Construction UK, will handle overall site development and civil engineering for the buildings. VINCI Environnement will be responsible for … Read the full press release
• 125,000 m2 of housing and retail development with a value of €70 million • Second contract on the island of Borneo for VINCI Construction Grands Projets Rueil-Malmaison, 09-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The Malaysian property developer Jesselton Group has awarded to VINCI … Read the full press release
PARIS, 09-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — IDeA FIMIT sgr, the leading real estate management company in Italy with € 10 billion in AuM, has selected CACEIS as the depositary for its new closed-end real estate fund, Armonia. The Armonia fund has assets of … Read the full press release
From 2 million to 7.7 million 4G customers in 12 months, EE sets record in Europe for 4G growth 4G from EE arrives in 210 more towns, taking total to 510 UK towns and cities and almost 4,000 villages Record … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Internet & Online, Management, Technology, Telecom, United Kingdom
Tagged 4G network, EE, UK’s largest mobile operator
The EE Rising Star Award nominees for 2015 are: Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Jack O’Connell, Margot Robbie, Miles Teller and Shailene Woodley The winner will be announced at the EE British Academy Film Awards ceremony on Sunday 8th February 2015 Nominees were … Read the full press release
ESSEN, 09-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — For its new Global Shared Services (GSS) organization, which already has operations in Essen, ThyssenKrupp has decided on a further location in the Ruhr area, in Bochum. Having examined various possible sites in Bochum in terms … Read the full press release
• National Grid helps boosts facilities at RSPB Bowers Marsh nature reserve Popular reserve is home to rare species including great crested newts and water voles National Grid recently completed vital work in the reserve to keep the region’s lights … Read the full press release
Mainz, 08-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Ab dem 01. Januar 2015 führt der Vorstand der Sparkasse Mainz das Institut in veränderter personeller Aufstellung – Thorsten Mühl wird neuer Vorstandsvorsitzender. Er wird in dieser Funktion unter anderem die Verantwortung für die Geschäftsbereiche Kredit, Personal … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Germany, Management
Tagged Michael Ebling, Sparkasse Mainz, Thorsten Mühl
The agency will handle international events for the celebration of Singapore’s 50th year of independence SINGAPORE, 08-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — MEC Singapore, a leading media agency, www.mecglobal.com, has announced that it has been appointed to manage “Singapore: Inside Out” on behalf of … Read the full press release
Posted in Management, Marketing, Media, United Kingdom
Tagged Connie Chan, Edelman, MEC, MEC Singapore, the Singapore Tourism Board, “Singapore: Inside Out”
LONDON, 08-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Ogilvy & Mather has appointed Heather Alderson to the newly created role of Head of Planning Unilever Worldwide and Ogilvy & Mather Group UK. She joins Ogilvy this month and will report to Sophie Hoffstetter, Worldwide Managing … Read the full press release
LONDON, 08-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — WPP announces that its wholly-owned operating company Wunderman, the world’s largest global digital agency network, has acquired a majority stake in Binarix S.A.C. (“Phantasia”), a leading digital marketing agency in Peru. Phantasia’s gross revenues for … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Internet & Online, Management, Marketing, United Kingdom
Tagged "Phantasia", Binarix S.A.C., digital marketing agency, WPP, Wunderman
LONDON, 08-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — WPP, the world’s largest communications services group, is leading a syndicate investing US$250 million in Bruin Sports Capital, a global sports marketing firm launched by George Pyne, the former President of IMG Worldwide’s global sports … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Investment, Management, Marketing, Media, Sports, United Kingdom
Tagged Bruin Sports Capital, George Pyne, global sports marketing firm, IMG, investment, WPP
GENEVA, 08-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — SGS SA announces that it has completed its share buy-back program, initiated on March 12, 2012. SGS SA has repurchased 25,080 of its registered shares (equal to 0.32% of the issued share capital). The average … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Management, Switzerland
Tagged SGS SA, share buy-back program
GENEVA, 08-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — SGS in Indonesia is proud to announce the opening of its new Footwear Physical Laboratory in Jakarta, Cilandak. This new testing facility builds on the country’s successful footwear testing services, offered since 2011. The leather and … Read the full press release
GENEVA, 08-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Minimize the risk of food fraud, adulteration, criminal or terrorist attack in the food supply chain. SGS presents an update on the guidelines and key preventive measures you can take to optimize your food defense … Read the full press release
PARIS, 08-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — On behalf of the Ministry of the Interior, the French governmental agency France Domaine exercised its option to buy “Le Garance” in the 20th district of Paris, an option attached to the off-plan lease it had signed … Read the full press release
BRUSSELS, 08-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — European insurers paid out an average of €2.6bn a day in claims and benefits during 2013, according to figures published today in a study by Insurance Europe, the European insurance and reinsurance federation. The study, European … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Financial, Insurance, Society
Tagged Insurance Europe, insurers, Michaela Koller
Amsterdam, 08-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — TomTom (TOM2) today announced an agreement to deliver maps to Volkswagen, one of the world’s leading car makers. Volkswagen will launch in-dash navigation systems with TomTom maps, starting with the new VW multimedia system in … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Germany, Netherlands, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Harold Goddijn, in-dash navigation systems, maps, TomTom, Volkswagen
Amsterdam, 08-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — TomTom (TOM2) today launches its world-class traffic service in Chile and Mexico, extending its reach in Latin America, one of the most congested regions of the world. “Three out of the top five most congested … Read the full press release
ESPOO, 08-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Outotec has been awarded a contract to supply gas cleaning technology for Votorantim Metais, part of the Votorantim Group, to the Cajamarquilla zinc refinery. The value of the order is approximately EUR 16 million and … Read the full press release
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