Monthly Archives: October 2016

Shire unveils powerful spoken word video to raise awareness of some of the issues many adults with ADHD face

https://youtu.be/sx11gbYMRFs Spoken word performer communicates plight of adults with ADHD who remain overlooked and unsupported. ZUG, 25-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — To mark ADHD Awareness Month, Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPG) has today launched a powerful spoken word video to communicate … Read the full press release

Norway’s Foreign Minister Børge Brende visits Switzerland

BERN, 25-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — President of the Swiss Confederation Johann N. Schneider-Ammann, Federal Councillor Didier Burkhalter, and Federal Councillor Doris Leuthard received Norway’s Foreign Minister Børge Brende for working meetings on 24 October 2016. The talks focused on bilateral political … Read the full press release

2016 Philip Leverhulme Prizes winners announced

LONDON, 25-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Philip Leverhulme Prizes have been awarded annually since 2001 in commemoration of the contribution to the work of the Trust made by Philip Leverhulme, the Third Viscount Leverhulme and grandson of William Hesketh Lever, the founder … Read the full press release

GKN 9-months 2016 results: management sales increased 21%

Worcestershire, UK, 25-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — GKN plc, the global engineering business that serves the aerospace and automotive markets, today issues a trading update for the nine months ended 30 September 2016; management sales increased 21%, including organic sales growth of … Read the full press release

Mack Trucks with pink Mack® Pinnacle™ axle back model during breast cancer awareness month

Demonstrating its support for raising breast cancer awareness, Mack Trucks is showcasing a pink Mack® Pinnacle™ axle back model at its Greensboro, N.C. headquarters throughout the month of October. The truck is on display in conjunction with National Breast Cancer … Read the full press release

Update on EDF’s nuclear fleet

PARIS, 25-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — As indicated in the EDF Group press release of 21 September 2016, EDF is progressing on controls in order to demonstrate that those steam generators of the nuclear fleet concerned by the issue of carbon … Read the full press release

Rolls-Royce to supply power and propulsion to New York’s newest and largest high-speed luxury ferry

DERBY, 25-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Rolls-Royce has won a contract to supply power and propulsion to New York’s newest and largest high-speed luxury ferry. The catamaran, operated by New Jersey based Seastreak, will carry up to 600 passengers between Monmouth County, … Read the full press release

Voting for the 2nd round of the 2016 Skills & Opportunities Fund open: 21 Oct – 4 Nov, 2016

The public vote to decide which organisations will be awarded money from the second round of the Skills and Opportunities Fund in 2016 is now open. EDINBURGH, 25-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Voting for the second round of the 2016 Skills & … Read the full press release

HSBC, The Alan Turing Institute to advance research into economic data science in a multi-million pound deal

HSBC is the first bank to partner with The Alan Turing Institute Announcement comes as the Turing starts its first year of research Multi-million pound deal aims to use data to understand changes in the UK economy LONDON, 25-Oct-2016 — … Read the full press release

ŠKODA to establish ideas workshop in Prague

ŠKODA establishes ideas workshop in Prague – pilot phase started Mobility of the future – new mobility services and business models for ŠKODA Digitization and connectivity important pillars of ŠKODA Strategy 2025 Mladá Boleslav, 25-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — ŠKODA is … Read the full press release

1,000 guests at the launch of the Volkswagen automotive plant for the production of the new Crafter in Września, Poland

Opening gala with 1,000 guests from state authorities, business, employees,  the Volkswagen Group and unions About 3,000 employees will produce 100,000 vehicles annually Approx. 800 million Euros were invested WRZESNIA, Poland, 25-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Festive plant opening in Września, Poland: … Read the full press release

Nestlé CEO Bulcke on 9-month sales: real internal growth at the higher end of the industry in both emerging and developed markets

Total sales of CHF 65.5 billion, up 1.0% 3.3% organic growth, 2.5% real internal growth, 0.8% pricing For the full year 2016 we expect organic growth of around 3.5%, improvements in margins and underlying earnings per share in constant currencies, … Read the full press release

CMA CGM and ENGIE partner to promote liquefied natural gas (LNG) as the marine fuel for tomorrow’s container vessels

The agreement focuses on a study about liquefied natural gas (LNG) uses. It follows up CMA CGM research programs to design LNG powered container vessels. ENGIE is a pioneer in the development of LNG as a marine fuel. PARIS, 24-Oct-2016 … Read the full press release

ENGIE’s chairman Gérard Mestrallet inaugurated France’s first marine geothermal power station at the Marseille-Fos Port

https://youtu.be/C7mAzdcyC6o A leader in energy transition, ENGIE creates sustainable solutions to meet people energy requirements, all while remaining environmentally friendly. MARSEILLE, 24-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Gérard Mestrallet, chairman of ENGIE’s board of directors, inaugurated the new marine geothermal power station Thassalia … Read the full press release

Aviva’s Age Inflation Index: under-30s continue to face the greatest upward pressure on price rises in UK

ONS price inflation figures report a 1% annual rise in September 2016 Aviva’s analysis reveals that the greatest upward pressure on prices fall on the under-30s More important than ever for savers to shop around for the best deals LONDON, … Read the full press release

BAE Systems lands $600 million multi-service contract for Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) laser-guided rockets from U.S. Navy

LONDON, 24-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — New facility in New Hampshire is optimized for precision guidance solutions and designed to meet a significant increase in production. The U.S. Navy has awarded BAE Systems a contract worth as much as $600 million to … Read the full press release

Volkswagen brand CEO Dr. Herbert Diess to employees: e-mobility, digitalization and automated driving core competences of the company

Brand CEO Dr. Diess: Pact for the future will lay the foundation for boosting competitiveness General Works Council Chairman Osterloh: no changes to existing collective bargaining agreements HR Board Member Dr. Blessing: workforce is to be made fit for digitalization, new technologies, new … Read the full press release

Automobili Lamborghini and MIT to collaborate on the future of super sports cars for the third millennium

Sant’Agata Bolognese/Boston, 24-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Automobili Lamborghini has signed an agreement with the MIT-Italy Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The agreement marks the start of a collaboration between these two outstanding entities for the creation of a project … Read the full press release

Destatis: Die Gesamtzahl der polizeilich erfassten Verkehrsunfälle stieg im August 2016 gegenüber dem Vorjahr um 4,9 % auf knapp 213 900

WIESBADEN, 24-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — 341 Menschen verloren in Deutschland im August 2016 im Straßenverkehr ihr Leben. Nach vorläufigen Ergebnissen des Statistischen Bundesamtes (Destatis) waren das 6 Personen oder 1,8 % mehr als im August 2015. Mit rund 38 800 Personen wurden auch … Read the full press release

Destatis 2015: 7,6 Millionen schwerbehinderte Menschen in Deutschland

WIESBADEN, 24-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Zum Jahresende 2015 lebten rund 7,6 Millionen schwerbehinderte Menschen in Deutschland. Wie das Statistische Bundesamt (Destatis) weiter mitteilt, waren das rund 67 000 oder 0,9 % mehr als am Jahresende 2013. 2015 waren somit 9,3 % der gesamten Bevölkerung in … Read the full press release