Scania’s order bookings for trucks reached the highest level for a first quarter since 2007 thanks to the continued strong demand in Europe. The growth is increasingly coming from the eastern and southern parts of Europe, where the recovery from … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Industrial, Sweden, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Henrik Henriksson, Scania, Trucks
Claes Erixon has been appointed Executive Vice President and Head of Research and Development as from 1 May 2016, reporting to Henrik Henriksson, President and CEO. Claes Erixon is currently Head of Vehicle Definition & Product Quality. Södertälje, Sweden, 19-Apr-2016 … Read the full press release
Posted in Management, Sweden
Tagged Claes Erixon, Harald Ludanek, Scania
Cast your vote now for the ICE London Evening Standard People’s Choice Award. BELFAST, 19-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Tennison Road Replacement Bridge is one of thirteen shortlisted projects for the 2016 ICE (Institution of Civil Engineers) London Civil Engineering Awards. These … Read the full press release
Lews Castle in Stornoway picks up 2016 Scottish RICS Award. BELFAST, 19-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The most dramatic and visible listed building in the Nan-Eilean Siar (the Outer Hebrides), Lews Castle, picked up a 2016 RICS award for ‘Building Conservation’ at … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Construction, United Kingdom
Tagged 2016 RICS award, GRAHAM, Lews Castle in Stornoway, ‘Building Conservation’
Healthcare Partnership to commence work on new Acute Services Block. BELFAST, 19-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust has appointed the GRAHAM-BAM Healthcare Partnership, a joint venture between GRAHAM Construction and BAM, to deliver Ulster Hospital’s new … Read the full press release
TAMPERE, Finland, 19-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Piceasoft and United Arab Emirates-based RAS Infotech have signed an agreement to offer Piceasoft’s full product portfolio to their customers in the Middle East and India. The initial number of shops where the solution … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Finland, Internet & Online, News, Retail, Security & Safety
Tagged Business, cloud solutions, cyber-security, data erasure, data security, Dubai, Dubai Internet City, erasure software, INDIA, Internet Security, Jyri Roselius, Middle East, mobile erasure, mobile software, mobile technology, Mohamed Akram Khazi, network and security management, Online Security, Piceasoft, RAS Infotech Ltd, security software, United Arab Emirates
BRUSSELS, 19-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — EIT Digital has granted its first doctorates to six students who have successfully completed a new PhD programme that trains world-class digital technology leaders with deep technical experience combined with a strong background in innovation, … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Education, European Union, Internet & Online, Media, News, Technology
Tagged Anna VILJAKAINEN, Antonino FAMULARI, cognitive learning, digital industry, doctorates, Dr. Walter Weigel, EIT Digital doctorates, Entrepreneurship, INNOVATION, MENTEIA, PhD programme, Prof. Dr. Willem Jonker, Radu Tudoran, Roman Chirikov, Sorbet, Stefano IELLAMO, STEM, students, VTT Technical Research Centre, Wilfried Dron
OSLO, 18-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Norges Bank has decided to exclude 52 companies from the Government Pension Fund Global after an assessment of companies and the new product-based coal criterion in the guidelines. Norges Bank has decided to exclude 52 companies … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Environment, Financial, Norway
Tagged Coal criterion, Government Pension Fund Global, Norges Bank
Norwegian aluminium company Norsk Hydro ASA has won a tax appeal, which means that the company will receive a tax reimbursement and interest of a total of around NOK 700 million. OSLO, 18-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — In 2008 Norsk Hydro ASA … Read the full press release
Posted in Financial, Government, Law, Metals and Minerals, Norway
Tagged Norsk Hydro ASA, tax appeal
LONDON, 18-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — International law firm Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has advised GT Gettaxi Limited and GT Gettaxi (UK) Limited, which trade under the Gett brand, on their recommended offer for the entire issued share capital of Mountview House … Read the full press release
PARIS, 18-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The second satellite of the Sentinel-1 mission – Sentinel-1B – is set for launch from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana on 22 April at 21:02 GMT (23:02 CEST). Media representatives are invited to follow the launch online … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, France, Media
Tagged ESA, Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, satellite, Sentinel-1 mission
New Real Driving Emissions (RDE) legislation will strictly regulate NOx emissions under all driving conditions, requiring high catalyst efficiency across a wide engine operating range Substantial reductions in nitrogen oxide emissions are also required by the US SULEV 30 emissions … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Automotive, Environment, Germany, Technology
Tagged 37th Vienna Motor Symposium, Continental, Rolf Brück, turbocharged gasoline engines
LUND, Sweden, 18-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — At the IFAT exhibition in Munich, Germany, from May 30 to June 3, Alfa Laval presents a complete spectrum of technologies and services that help process industries reduce their environmental footprint from water and waste … Read the full press release
Posted in Environment, Germany, Industrial, Sweden
Tagged Alfa Laval, IFAT 2016, technologies for industrial water, waste treatment
Contego as a Service, a modular cloud content protection solution supporting DVB, IPTV and OTT as well as all major DRM technologies essential in a modern pay-TV operation. A new joint E2E multiscreen solution with middleware partner Mirada: Conax’ flexible … Read the full press release
Posted in Entertainment, Media, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged Conax, Contego, Kudelski Group, NAB Show, Service cloud-based content protection service
Interoute received the award after being shortlisted alongside AWS, Claranet, iCloudHosting and Microsoft. LONDON, 18-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Interoute, owner operator of a global cloud services platform and one of Europe’s largest networks, has today announced that it has been named … Read the full press release
The Egyptian authorities demonstrate renewed confidence over a period of 35 years. A €1.1 billion contract. Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, 18-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The joint venture led by VINCI Construction Grands Projets, alongside Bouygues Construction’s subsidiary Bouygues Travaux Publics and their Egyptian … Read the full press release
Über 60 Naturschutzverbände und Schulen sind vom 15. April bis 24. April 2016 in Baden-Württemberg beteiligt Radolfzell, GERMANY, 15-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — „Haben Sie was für die Natur übrig…?“ Diese Frage wird demnächst öfter zu hören sein, wenn wieder hunderte Umweltaktive für … Read the full press release
Posted in Environment, Germany
Tagged Deutschen Umwelthilfe, DUH
LONDON, 15-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The world’s largest health imaging study, funded by the Medical Research Council, Wellcome Trust, and the British Heart Foundation is launched today. It will create the biggest collection of scans of internal organs, and transform the … Read the full press release
LONDON, 15-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The voice is shapeless and immaterial, and yet fills up an entire gallery in Wellcome Collection’s major spring exhibition. ‘This is a Voice’ looks inside vocal tracts, restless minds and speech devices to capture the elusive … Read the full press release
Posted in Art & Culture, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged Bárbara Rodríguez Muñoz, THIS IS A VOICE exhibition, Wellcome Collection
THE HAGUE, 15-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The Electrification Financing Initiative, ElectriFI opens its doors on 15 April and interested parties can submit their project proposals through www.electrifi.org. ElectriFI is an innovative mechanism to unlock, accelerate and leverage investments providing access to … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Investment
Tagged ElectriFI, FMO, The Electrification Financing Initiative, www.electrifi.org
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