Monthly Archives: August 2016

Cardiovascular science: ESC Congress 2016, 27-31 August in Rome, Italy

SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS, 16-Aug-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Get ready for the most highly anticipated cardiovascular science of the year in the ESC Congress 2016 hot lines. The primary results of 30 novel clinical trials will be presented, with findings revealed in advance … Read the full press release

Software development company Globant’s common shares admitted to trading on Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE)

TECHNOLOGY COMPANY LISTS SHARES ON LUXEMBOURG STOCK EXCHANGE’S MAIN MARKET IN BID TO GAIN GREATER VISIBILITY IN EUROPE Luxembourg, 16-Aug-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — On 11 August 2016, the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE) listed and admitted to trading common shares from Globant, … Read the full press release

Schindler 1H2016: 2.1% increase in orders; revenue up by 3.4%; EBIT rose by 5.9%

Pleasing growth and improved profitability Ebikon, Switzerland, 16-Aug-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — In the first half of 2016, Schindler pursued its growth strategy while, at the same time, improving profitability. In spite of the softening of the global new installations market, Schindler reported a … Read the full press release

Statoil, LOTOS Norge and Total Norge: Production from the Utgard field scheduled to start in late 2019

Gdańsk, Poland, 15-Aug-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Statoil, LOTOS Norge and Total Norge, which together hold the Utgard licence (formerly Alfa Sentral), have submitted the Plan for Development and Operation of the licence to the Norwegian and British regulators. Production from the … Read the full press release

General Dynamics Land Systems-UK welcomed Lieutenant General Paul Jaques to its Merthyr Tydfil facility

Merthyr Tydfil, UK, 15-Aug-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — General Dynamics Land Systems-UK welcomed Lieutenant General Paul Jaques, Chief of Materiel (Land) and Quartermaster General, to its Merthyr Tydfil facility on Wednesday. Lt Gen Jaques toured the facility and was given an overview … Read the full press release

Russell Group on Gov’s commitments for Horizon 2020: The vote to leave EU creates significant uncertainty for our universities

LONDON, 15-Aug-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — A Russell Group spokesperson said: “The vote to leave the European Union creates significant uncertainty for our universities. It is reassuring to hear the Government is making a solid commitment to continue supporting their world-leading research which is … Read the full press release

EY named one of the leading providers of consulting services to middle market firms by IDC MarketScape report

LONDON, 15-Aug-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — EY has been recognized as a leader in middle market consulting in the first IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Middle Market Business Consulting Services 2016 Vendor Assessment.1 The IDC MarketScape report names EY as one of the leading … Read the full press release

French private equity firm PAI Partners to acquire Roompot from Gilde Buy Out Partners, BNP Paribas Fortis, management and founder Henk van Koeveringe

PARIS, 15-Aug-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Roompot Vakanties will be acquired by the French private equity firm PAI Partners. Both parties have agreed to the transaction, subject to the finalisation of the advisory process with Roompot’s works council and the completion of … Read the full press release

NORD/LB Norddeutsche Landesbank and Talanx to support two solar parks in South Brandenburg

HANNOVER, 15-Aug-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — NORD/LB Norddeutsche Landesbank and Talanx have jointly provided their support with project financing for two solar parks already in operation since 2010 close to the town of Cottbus in South Brandenburg. This marks the first opportunity … Read the full press release

Eduardo Olivares, Head of Digital Banking of BBVA Chile: Our aim is to lead in digital banking

CHILE, 15-Aug-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Being capable of turning any piece of information – numbers, documents, sounds, photos, etc. – into a string of zeros and ones and sharing it with the masses thanks to technology is one of the defining … Read the full press release

MAYKOR-BTE will service the multi-vendor fleet of SSMs (ATMs, kiosks, and recyclers) for Otkritie Bank

MOSCOW, 15-Aug-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — MAYKOR-BTE won Otkritie Bank’s tender for self-service machine (SSM) support. The outsourcing company received a support contract for the major share of the bank’s SSMs – more than 1,200 units in 15 Russian regions (about 200 … Read the full press release

Radio 105 sarà Radio ufficiale del Milan per la stagione sportiva 2016/2017

A.C. MILAN HA SCELTO RADIO 105 L’EMITTENTE DI RADIOMEDIASET SARA’ RADIO UFFICIALE DEL CLUB ROSSONERO COLOGNO MONZESE, 15-Aug-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Per la stagione sportiva 2016/2017 Radio 105 sarà Radio ufficiale del Milan. Un grande marchio dell’universo media incontra il club … Read the full press release

Deutsche Börse AG: We welcome that a large majority of our shareholders has approved the industry-defining merger of Deutsche Börse Group and London Stock Exchange Group

Additional acceptance period will expire on 12 August 2016, 24:00 hours (CEST) NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART, IN, INTO OR FROM THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE … Read the full press release

The new rooftop panels for UK’s largest community rooftop solar project will be designed and installed by Centrica

The new rooftop panels will be designed and installed by Centrica’s solar team. Barnsley, UK, 12-Aug-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Only two days are left to apply for the Energise Barnsley solar bond offer, which aims to raise £1.2m to help finance … Read the full press release

Salzgitter Group 1H2016: first positive effects emanating from EU anti-dumping initiatives

EU steel market: first positive effects emanating from EU anti-dumping initiatives Decisive profit contribution by internal program of measures Upward revision of earnings forecast in June affirmed Salzgitter, 12-Aug-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Due above all to a stronger second quarter, the … Read the full press release

Bundeswirtschaftsminister und Vizekanzler Sigmar Gabriel hat Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH besucht

Salzgitter, 12-Aug-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Bundeswirtschaftsminister und Vizekanzler Sigmar Gabriel hat im Rahmen seiner Sommerreise 2016 am 4. August das Hüttenwerk der Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH besucht. Minister Gabriel, dessen Bundestagswahlkreis Salzgitter-Wolfenbüttel-Goslar ist, wurde dabei von rund 30 Journalisten und mehreren Kamerateams … Read the full press release

United Internet 1H2016: Sales up 7.0%; EBITDA grows 15.8%

490,000 new customer contracts in the first half-year Sales up 7.0% to EUR 1,951.2 million EBITDA grows 15.8% to EUR 400.3 million and EBIT by 28.2% to EUR 303.4 million EUR 254.6 million non-cash-effective writedown on Rocket Internet shares EPS of EUR -0.25, without Rocket … Read the full press release

France: 901 billion euros in business loans outstanding at end-June 2016

PARIS, 12-Aug-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Business loans outstanding cleared the 900 billion euro mark to stand at 901 billion euros at end-June. Business loans grew 5% year on year. These figures put France in the lead in the eurozone (up 1.2% … Read the full press release

GRAHAM Construction to deliver 230-apartment private rented sector scheme in Castlefield, Manchester

Work underway on Manchester residential scheme. MANCHESTER, 12-Aug-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — GRAHAM Construction has secured a contract to deliver a £40m, 230-apartment PRS (private rented sector) scheme in Castlefield, Manchester. GRAHAM was appointed to the scheme by property development and investment company … Read the full press release

GRAHAM Construction selected to deliver the three Phase 1 projects in the Dumfries Learning Town (DLT) programme

Work underway on first of three projects. Dumfries, Scotland, 12-Aug-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — GRAHAM Construction has been selected by Hub South West, Dumfries and Galloway Council and the Scottish Futures Trust as principal contractor to deliver the three Phase 1 projects … Read the full press release

GRAHAM Construction: ‘spade in the ground’ event marks the start of work on a new rail station for Kenilworth

Event marks the start of construction. Kenilworth, UK, 12-Aug-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — A ‘spade in the ground’ event has marked the start of work on a new rail station for Kenilworth which is being built as part of a major rail … Read the full press release

GRAHAM Construction and Low Level Waste Repository Ltd (LLWR) to show UTC students that engineering could be fun

Partnership joins forces with students. Workington, UK, 12-Aug-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Partners GRAHAM Construction and Low Level Waste Repository Ltd (LLWR) joined forces with students from the Energy Coast University Technical College (UTC) to show that engineering could be fun – … Read the full press release

The new generation Scania truck will launch on 23 August

Södertälje, Sweden, 12-Aug-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The launch of the new generation Scania truck on 23 August will be streamed live on nextgenscania.com and on Scania Group’s Facebook page as well as on national Scania websites. Users can keep posted by … Read the full press release

ÖBB: Naturpark Dobratsch Shuttle-Bus direkt zur Genusswanderung

Villach, Austria, 10-Aug-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Ein Natur- und Sommerprogramm in den Höhen der Stadt Villach, bunt und abwechslungsreich wie der Naturpark selbst mit garantierten (Wander)Erlebnissen für die ganze Familie. An keinem anderen Ort in Kärnten lassen sich Natur und Landschaft … Read the full press release

SportAccord Member sports added to the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 sports programme

LAUSANNE, Switzerland, 10-Aug-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — During the 129th IOC Session in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday, 3 August 2016, a successful vote was taken to add the following SportAccord Member sports to the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 sports programme – … Read the full press release

EU funded MASE project astrobiologists descended 1.1 kilometers below Earth’s surface to study Mars-like environments on Earth

DUBLIN, 10-Aug-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Recently, a team of astrobiologists from the EU funded MASE (Mars Analogues for Space Exploration) project descended 1.1 kilometers below Earth’s surface to the Mars-like environment of the Boulby Mine in the UK looking for answers … Read the full press release

Lloyd’s Register won 2 of the 4 major UKCS projects tendered by the Oil & Gas Authority (OGA) for the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS)

Lloyd’s Register has secured 2 of the 4 major UKCS projects recently tendered by the Oil & Gas Authority (OGA) for the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS). The contracts are for the provision of Regional Exploration Maps and Regional and Field … Read the full press release

Ageas to initiate EUR 250 million share buy-back programme of its outstanding common stock

BRUSSELS, 10-Aug-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Ageas announces today that the Board of Directors has decided to initiate a new share buy-back programme of its outstanding common stock for an amount of EUR 250 million (1). This follows the shareholder authorisation granted … Read the full press release

Medtronic plc SureTune2(TM) software receives CE Mark

New Visual-Based Platform Helps Physicians Make Informed Programming Decisions by Providing an Intuitive Visualization of Patient-Specific Images and Data DUBLIN, 10-Aug-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Medtronic plc (NYSE: MDT) today announced it has received CE (Conformité Européenne) Mark for SureTune2(TM) software, which … Read the full press release

Novozymes 1H2016: sales grew by 3% organically; on track to reach our full-year profit target

2016 full-year earnings outlook maintained; organic sales outlook adjusted to 2-4% Bagsvaerd, Denmark, 10-Aug-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — In the first half of 2016, sales grew by 3% organically and were flat in DKK compared with the first half of 2015. EBIT … Read the full press release

Polish WB Electronics S.A. signed an agreement with NSPA for the logistic support of unmanned systems FlyEye

On 20th July, WB Electronics S.A., the leader of the largest private capital group in the Polish defence industry WB Group signed an agreement with NSPA for the logistic support of unmanned systems FlyEye Ożarów Mazowiecki, Poland, 10-Aug-2016 — /EuropaWire/ … Read the full press release

Rheinmetall Automotive: Pierburg GmbH wins major order from German auto manufacturer for its newly developed vacuum pumps

Electric vacuum pumps curb consumption and emissions DÜSSELDORF, 10-Aug-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Pierburg GmbH, Neuss, which belongs to the Rheinmetall Automotive sector, has recently booked a major order for its newly developed vacuum pumps. The contract shows that the significance of … Read the full press release

German coastal shipping company Reederei H.-P. WEGENER sees major fuel cost savings with Alfa Laval PureSOx

LUND, Sweden, 10-Aug-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Reederei H.-P. WEGENER, a family-owned business with generations of experience in German coastal shipping, has found proven success with Alfa Laval PureSOx as the solution for meeting sulphur emission limits. In 1000 days of continuous … Read the full press release

Dr Ewan Fitzsimons won ‘Yakov B. Zeldovich Medal’ award for his work on fundamental physics in space

SWINDON, 09-Aug-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — An early career researcher who has made a key contribution to the European Space Agency’s gravitational wave observatory demonstrator LISA Pathfinder has won a prestigious award for his work on fundamental physics in space. Dr Ewan … Read the full press release

Global Warning System (GWS) launches CareFindy app to help travelers locate the best emergency care

Lund, Sweden, 09-Aug-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Global Warning System (GWS) announced in January this year the planned launch of a smartphone app containing a database with quality rated hospitals all over the world. The new service, CareFindy, is first launched as … Read the full press release

ENGIE / Powerdale consortium to install and operate 800 public charging stations in Luxembourg

LUXEMBURG, 09-Aug-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — the consortium between ENGIE Cofely Luxemburg (subsidiary of ENGIE) and Powerdale announced it has been selected to provide 800 public charging stations in Luxemburg and to operate them during a 12-year service contract. The consortium between … Read the full press release

Nationwide Building Society will pass on Bank of England’s rate cut in full to existing Base Mortgage Rate (BMR), Standard Mortgage Rate (SMR) and tracker mortgage customers

SWINDON, 09-Aug-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Following the decision by the Bank of England to cut the Bank Rate to 0.25%, Nationwide Building Society today announces that it will pass on the decrease in full to existing Base Mortgage Rate (BMR), Standard … Read the full press release

Nationwide Building Society’s support for former and serving armed forces personnel recognised by Ministry of Defence (MOD)

SWINDON, 09-Aug-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The MOD has recognised Nationwide Building Society’s support for former and serving armed forces personnel including its leadership in removing barriers military families can face in buying a home of their own. Nationwide has been awarded … Read the full press release

Scottish Gas research: soft skills and personality top attributes the majority of Scottish business leaders look for when hiring

Eight in ten employers in Scotland believe job-seekers should focus on soft skills just as much as their grades More than a quarter of businesses look at a candidate’s social media profile to gauge their personality Yet 61 per cent … Read the full press release

German Association of the Automotive Industry: German commercial vehicle business proved to be stable in July despite having fewer working days

Record demand for vans continues BERLIN, 09-Aug-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Although July this year had two working days less than July 2015, Germany’s new registrations of commercial vehicles almost equaled the volume recorded in the same month last year. A total … Read the full press release