EDINBURGH, 27-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The latest Business Monitor from Bank of Scotland shows the Scottish economy slowing sharply in the three months ending February 2015. However, expectations for the next six months remain elevated at levels slightly below 2007 … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, United Kingdom
£250 million of bond proceeds allocated to eligible borrowers within six months 1,468 qualifying loans to Small and Medium sized businesses, agriculture and healthcare businesses with a high social and environmental impact 96 per cent of loans made to borrowers … Read the full press release
The 2015 Lloyds Bank UK Business Digital Index tracks digital adoption among small to medium sized businesses (SMEs) and charities. Latest report shows overall improvement for SMEs but over a million (23%) still lack basic digital skills. This is even … Read the full press release
Home affordability in UK cities deteriorates to 2009 levels • Affordability 15% better than in 2008 • Oxford is the UK’s least affordable city; Stirling is the most affordable • Aberdeen records highest house price growth since 2005; London since … Read the full press release
LONDON, 27-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The Higher Education Funding Council for England has allocated £85 million of public funding from the Research Partnership Investment Fund to Russell Group universities. This funding will be matched by universities and matched again by … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Financial, Management, United Kingdom
Tagged Advanced Steel Research Hub – University of Warwick, Building a New Biology – University of Edinburgh, Centre for Tissue Repair – University of Edinburgh, Chemistry of Health – University of Cambridge, Dr Wendy Piatt, Neurological and Psychiatric Imaging Research and Therapeutics Hub - King’s College London, Research Foundation in Compound Semiconductor Technology – Cardiff University, Russell Group universities, The Higher Education Funding Council for England a
Roland Berger study demonstrates that self-driving trucks increase road safety and reduce the total costs of ownership Legal and liability questions remain to be resolved Considerable changes in the value chain are anticipated Truck OEMs and suppliers need to position … Read the full press release
“E-mobility index” by Roland Berger Strategy Consultants and Forschungsgesellschaft Kraftfahrwesen mbH Aachen for Q1 2015: Stricter CO2 limits force European OEMs to adopt a new model strategy Lighter materials can offset the increased battery weight but modular vehicle platforms restrict … Read the full press release
Baar, Switzerland, 27-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Sika continues its dedicated and successful expansion strategy. The company has opened a new mortar manufacturing facility in Dubai and a concrete admixture plant on Réunion. With these openings, Sika reacts to the growing demand … Read the full press release
PARIS, 27-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Mirova, filiale dédiée à l’investissement responsable de Natixis Asset Management, a fait appel à l’expertise de Carbone 4 pour co-développer une méthodologie et un outil d’aide à la décision permettant d’évaluer la contribution des entreprises … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, France, Investment, Management
Tagged Carbone 4 co-développent, la transition énergétique, Mirova, Natixis
Baar, Switzerland, 27-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Sika has agreed to acquire Construction Technologies Australia Pty Ltd (CTA), one of the leading suppliers of tile adhesives and associated mortar products in Australia. CTA generated sales of CHF 22 million in 2014 and … Read the full press release
LONDON, 27-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Global IPO activity got off to a slow start this year compared with 2014 with 252 IPOs raising US$38.2b in the first quarter, a 4% decrease in volume and 19% drop in proceeds compared to … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Management, United Kingdom
Tagged EY, EY Global IPO Trends: 2015 Q1, Global IPO activity, Maria Pinelli
Solid organic growth in the second half of the year ensured Hempel delivered a record net profit of EUR 71 million in 2014. The Group’s growth and earnings were in the top tier of the coatings industry and give the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Denmark, Financial, Management
Tagged Hempel, Hempel's Annual Report for 2014, Solid organic growth
Quicklink TX, a broadcast quality solution for Skype, has been tested and approved under Inmarsat’s Certified Application Partner programme LONDON, 27-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Inmarsat is pleased to announce that, in collaboration with Quicklink, the Quicklink TX solution has been … Read the full press release
LONDON, 27-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Inmarsat (LSE:ISAT.L) today announced the successful transition of key voice and broadband data services for the EMEA region from Inmarsat-4 F2 (I-4 F2) to Alphasat, Europe’s largest and most sophisticated telecommunications satellite. The services transitioned … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, Technology, Telecom, United Kingdom
Tagged Alphasat, BGAN, Classic Aero, Inmarsat, Inmarsat-4 F2 (I-4 F2), Ruy Pinto, Stephane Lascar, SwiftBroadband, telecommunications satellite, transition of key voice and broadband data services for the EMEA region
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