PARIS, 23-Oct-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Following a similar move by Moody’s this June, the rating agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P) announced a one-notch upgrade to its long-term credit rating on Groupe BPCE from A to A+, coupled with a stable outlook. … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, France
Tagged credit rating, Fitch, Groupe BPCE, Moody’s, Nicolas Namias, S&P, Standard & Poor's
Denmark, Japan, the Netherlands and the United Arab Emirates join over 50 leaders committed to circular economy impact by joining the Platform for Accelerating the Circular Economy (PACE). PACE is fast-tracking circular economy solutions to pressing environmental challenges, from electronic waste to … Read the full press release
Posted in Denmark, Economy, Environment, Management, Netherlands, Switzerland
Tagged Antonia Gawel, circular economy, Denmark, electronic waste, Frans van Houten, Japan, Naoko Ishii, Netherlands, Pace, plastic pollution, pollution, sustainability, United Arab Emirates, waste, World Economic Forum, Yoshiaki Harada
The World Economic Forum objects to the use of the “Davos” brand for events that have nothing to do with its own activities. The World Economic Forum, as the International Organization for Public-Private Cooperation, is not related to any political, … Read the full press release
Posted in Economy, Management, Marketing, Switzerland
Tagged 'Davos' brand, Professor Klaus Schwab, World Economic Forum
Heidenheim, Germany, 23-Oct-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Stephan Schaller, President & CEO of Voith Group, will resign his office till 31st of October 2018 for personal reasons. As his successor, the Shareholders’ Committee has appointed Dr. Toralf Haag. Dr. Haag has … Read the full press release
Posted in Germany, Technology
Tagged appointment, CEO, Dr. Toralf Haag, President, Stephan Schaller, Voith Group
Northampton, UK, 23-Oct-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Travis Perkins plc, the UK’s largest provider of building materials, was able to showcase its award-winning apprenticeship scheme to a senior delegation from the Chinese Government during a visit to the Group’s Northampton Head Office … Read the full press release
Posted in Construction, Management, United Kingdom
Tagged apprenticeship, building materials, CHINA, Liu Jing, Sam Crichton, Tang Tao, Travis Perkins
Dan Miodownik named CEO as of 1 November Zug, Switzerland, 23-Oct-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — After more than 40 years in the broadcast industry and nearly 20 years as CEO of Host Broadcast Services (HBS), Francis Tellier is retiring as CEO from … Read the full press release
Posted in Entertainment, Marketing, Media, Sports, Switzerland
Tagged appointment, Dan Miodownik, Francis Tellier, Host Broadcast Services, Infront, Media, Philippe Blatter, sports
ZF buys 35 percent stake in ASAP Holding GmbH which has over 1,100 employees at 11 locations ASAP Group, headquartered in Gaimersheim near Ingolstadt, Germany, offers engineering services with a focus on e-mobility, autonomous driving and connected cars ZF expands … Read the full press release
PARIS, 23-Oct-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Lydie Jallier started her career in 1998 at auto parts company Delphi in the steering systems engineering department. She was subsequently named Internal Communications Manager in 2003, then Human Resources Manager in 2005. Lydie joined … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, France, Technology
Tagged appointment, HR, human resources, Lydie Jallier, Safran
BUCHAREST, Romania, 22-Oct-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — In accordance with the FSA Regulation no. 5/2018 and art. 2 of the Commission Delegated Report (EU) 1052/2016, DIGI COMMUNICATIONS N.V. reports to the regulated market (Bucharest Stock Exchange “BVB”, Romanian Financial Supervisory Authority “ASF”, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Investment, Management, Media, News, Romania, Technology, Telecom
Tagged AFM, ASF, Bucharest Stock Exchange, buy back shares, buy-back program, BVB, Digi, Digi Communications, DIGI COMMUNICATIONS N.V., Digi Communications NV, DIGI symbol, Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets, Hungary, investors, IPO, market, mobile services, MVNO, RCS & RDS, RCS & RDS S.A., RCS&RDS, Regulation, Romania, Romanian Financial Supervisory Authority, Romanian National Securities Commission, romanian telecommunications provider, Securities, Serghei Bulgac, shareholders, shares, shares buy-back, Spain, Telecom Market, TELECOMMUNICATION PROVIDER, telecommunications, telecommunications services, transactions, tv
NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY IN THE UNITES STATES OF AMERICA PARIS, 22-Oct-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Safran (Euronext Paris : SAF) and Zodiac Aerospace today signed an agreement for the merger of Zodiac Aerospace into Safran, as announced on June 1, … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, France, Management
Tagged aerospace, MERGER, Safran, Zodiac Aerospace
BUSSNANG, Switzerland, 22-Oct-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Stadler is to deliver five rack-and-pinion / adhesion traction GTW-type multiple units and a multifunctional rack-and-pinion / adhesion traction locomotive for the Slovakian rail company ŽSSK (Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko, a.s., Bratislava, Slovakia). The vehicles will … Read the full press release
Posted in Slovakia, Switzerland, Transportation & Logistics
MILAN, 22-Oct-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Today (19 October 2018), Piovan, a leading automation solutions provider, started trading on the Milan Stock Exchange following the successful completion of its IPO. UniCredit acted as a Joint Global Coordinator in the transaction. The bank’s … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, International Trade, Investment, Italy
Tagged AstonMartin, capital, equity, IPOs, KnorrBremse, Piovan, UNICREDIT
The prestigious award was given in the “Workforce Experience” category MILAN, 22-Oct-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — UniCredit MarketPlace won the Silver award in the Workforce Experience category at the prestigious Efma-Accenture Distribution & Marketing Innovation Awards2018. The awards ceremony took place yesterday in Lisbon. The MarketPlace is … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Banks, Italy, Technology
Tagged Award, Awards, Carlo Vivaldi, collaboration, Employees, INNOVATION, knowledge, Laura Bendekovic, marketing, skills, UNICREDIT, workforce
EPP Group believes that digitalisation and technological innovation are strong drivers of sustainable development and inclusive growth BRUSSELS, 22-Oct-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — “Digitalisation is a strong driver of development. Digital technologies and capabilities are crucial for alleviating poverty by improving … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Belgium, European Union, Society, Technology
Tagged Bogdan Wenta MEP, digital technologies, digitalisation, EPP Group, EU, European Commission, inclusivegrowth, poverty
PARIS, 22-Oct-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — AXA Investment Managers – Real Assets (“AXA IM – Real Assets”), a global leader in real asset investments and the leading(1) real estate portfolio and asset manager in Europe, announces that it has acquired, on behalf of … Read the full press release
Posted in France, Investment, Management, Real Estate
Tagged AXA Investment Managers - Real Assets, John O’Driscoll, Le Dôme, LeDôme, Luxembourg, office building, officebuilding, RealAssets
Sandefjord, Norway, 22-Oct-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Jotun, leading global supplier of paints and coatings, has provided its products and services to 12 of the top 20 tallest buildings by 2020. Jotun, who will be exhibiting at Council on Tall Buildings … Read the full press release
HELSINKI, 22-Oct-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — BlackRock, Inc. has informed Wärtsilä Corporation that BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited has disposed of Wärtsilä shares on 16 October 2018, crossing below the 5% disclosure limit on total holdings. The total number of shares held … Read the full press release
HELSINKI, 22-Oct-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The Project Forward initiative led by Athens-Based Arista Shipping, with Wärtsilä as one of the participants, demonstrates that with LNG as fuel, an advanced hull design, and highly efficient propulsion machinery, it will be possible to … Read the full press release
International campaign launched to clamp down on companies where the identity of the real owners is unknown, aiming to bring to a halt the getaway vehicles of the corrupt. £4.6 million of funding announced to support anti-corruption initiatives abroad, helping … Read the full press release
Posted in Government, United Kingdom
Tagged anticorruption, bribes, corruption, criminals, FRAUD, IACC, John Penrose MP, Penny Mordaunt, taxevasion, transparency, UK Gov
The Government has set out its plan to ban the distribution and sale of plastic straws, drinks stirrers and cotton buds. LONDON, 22-Oct-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The Government has today (22 October) set out its plan to ban the distribution and … Read the full press release
Posted in Environment, Government, United Kingdom
Tagged cottonbuds, drinksstirrers, Environment, Kate Nicholls, littering, Michael Gove, plastic, plastics, plasticstraws, UK Government
LONDON, 22-Oct-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — A joint statement from Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt, Jean-Yves Le Drian and Heiko Maas on the death of Jamal Khashoggi. The violent death of Jamal Khashoggi, within the premises of the Saudi Consulate General in … Read the full press release
Posted in Government, Media, Politics
Tagged foreignaffairs, freepress, Heiko Maas, İstanbul, Jamal Khashoggi, JamalKhashoggi, Jean-Yves Le Drian, Jeremy Hunt, journalists, Khashoggi, SaudiArabia
Environmental incentive for scrappage of Euro-1 to Euro-4 diesel vehicles applicable throughout Germany Exchange premium in addition to residual value of old vehicle for Euro-4 and Euro-5 diesel vehicles in 14 cities particularly affected Offers available now from dealers WOLFSBURG, … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged AirQuality, diesel, diesel swapping program, diesel vehicles, dieselswap, Euro1, Euro4, Germany, pollution, Volkswagen
With this acquisition, Eni further strengthens its presence in Mozambique, a country that has a strategic relevance for the company. San Donato Milanese (Milan), 19-Oct-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — At the presence of the Ministry for Mineral Resources and Energy Ernesto Max Tonela, … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Italy
Tagged acquisition, Eni, exploration, gas, Mozambique, oil
Successful environmental incentives for scrappage of Euro-1 to Euro-4 diesel vehicles again being offered throughout Germany Keepers of Euro-4 and Euro-5 diesel vehicles in 14 most heavily polluted cities to receive exchange premiums in additional to residual value of old … Read the full press release
Comprehensive implementation of the line’s electrical architecture Contract value: €71 million Rueil-Malmaison Cedex – France, 19-Oct-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The Alise joint venture led by VINCI Energies via its subsidiary SDEL Transport Grands Projets, in partnership with Eiffage Énergie Systèmes (50/50), … Read the full press release
Today (17/10/2018) and tomorrow the company is holding its fourth Digital Summit, at its San Agustín del Guadalix training campus (Madrid) Ignacio Galán, the group’s chairman, stated that “digitalisation is one of our strategic pillars: it is providing new opportunities … Read the full press release
The transaction is part of its €3 billion asset rotation plan to 2022 The company maintains its renewable energy strategy in the Spanish market, focused on wind, hydroelectric and solar photovoltaic technologies BILBAO, 19-Oct-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Iberdrola has agreed to divest … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Investment, Spain
Tagged clean energy, divestment, ENCE, Iberdrola, solar thermal power, Spain
Digitization becomes everyday business, tangible and productive: thyssenkrupp Elevator equips 120 sales executives in ten countries with a special toolkit including mixed-reality technology and Microsoft HoloLens Revolutionary new HoloLinc technology developed by thyssenkrupp Elevator and Zühlke uses Microsoft HoloLens to … Read the full press release
Contract awarded by the Portuguese Ministry of Defence valued in excess of €20 million for five helicopters plus options for two additional units with deliveries between late 2018 and early 2020 The AW119Kx will perform a range of roles including … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Defence, Italy, Portugal
Tagged AW119Kx, Defence, helicopter, Leonardo
Heathrow to launch airport’s first end-to-end biometrics trial bringing facial recognition to each point of the departing passenger’s journey The £50 million project will see facial recognition added to even more points in the passenger journey, transforming the passenger experience … Read the full press release
His Royal Highness The Earl of Wessex visits Heathrow as airport celebrates DofE partnership, with cyclists taking part in the third annual Race the Plane challenge The challenge sees over 400 cyclists from the airport race a United flight from … Read the full press release
Speaking at the BusinessGreen Summit, CEO John Holland-Kaye will open the incentive to all airlines operating at Heathrow both now and in the future The grand innovation prize is the latest in a suite of measures designed to encourage airlines … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Energy, Gas & Oil, Entertainment, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, Travel, United Kingdom
Tagged Aviation, Electric Aircraft, electric-hybrid aircraft, Grazia Vittadini, Green GB Week, Heathrow, Johan Lundgren, John Holland-Kaye, landing charges, Liz Sugg, sustainability
New Leica Chiroptera 4X, Leica HawkEye 4X save more than 50 per cent in flight costs Heerbrugg, Switzerland, 19-Oct-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Leica Geosystems, part of Hexagon, announced today the availability of Leica Chiroptera 4X and Leica HawkEye 4X. The latest … Read the full press release
World’s first AutoHeight feature enables automatic instrument height setting Heerbrugg, Switzerland, 19-Oct-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Leica Geosystems, part of Hexagon, announced today the launch of the new manual total stations, the Leica FlexLine series. Building on the FlexLine series legacy of … Read the full press release
LONDON, 19-Oct-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Following a competitive pitch process, GSK Consumer Healthcare has appointed WPP to support its global Panadol business. WPP will be responsible for creating integrated creative campaigns and content across advertising, digital, shopper and expert marketing, PR … Read the full press release
Posted in Marketing, Media, Pharma & Biotech, United Kingdom
Tagged advertising, Communications, digital, GSK Consumer Healthcare, Konstantin Popovic, Mark Read, marketing, Michael Duffy, Panadol, PR, WPP
STOCKHOLM, 19-Oct-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Ambea AB (publ) (“Ambea”), a former Triton III portfolio company today listed on Nasdaq Stockholm, have signed an agreement to acquire the care operations of Aleris in Norway, Sweden and Denmark (“Aleris Care”) . Following the … Read the full press release
Posted in Denmark, Healthcare, Investment, Norway, Sweden
Tagged acquisition, Aleris Care, Ambea, care provider, Fredrik Gren
DUBLIN 2, Ireland, 18-Oct-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The European home diagnostics industry is realigning to foster integration with the broader customer-centric healthcare services. Growing consumer preference for home-based diagnostics, combined with innovation in online platforms, is creating sustained opportunities in this … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Denmark, Economy, Finland, France, Germany, Government, Healthcare, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, News, Norway, Pharma & Biotech, Poland, Science, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged cholesterol detection kits market, Europe alcohol abuse kits market, Europe glucose monitoring devices market, Europe HIV test kits market, Europe home diagnostics market, Europe pregnancy test kits market, fecal occult blood test market, Home diagnostics market, male infertility test kits market, marijuana kits market, menopause test kits market, opiates market, Ovulation predictor test kits market, urinary tract infections test kits market
From the farm to the processor, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is racing up the seafood industry agenda GENEVA, 18-Oct-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Within the seafood sector, leading retailers and food service operators, as well as their supply chain partners have introduced … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Industrial, Switzerland
Tagged BAP, BCSI, Corporate Social Responsibility, CSR, seafood, SGS, SMETA, white paper
PwC joins RE100 committing to 100% renewable power for its electricity consumption. New air travel offsetting programme targeting multiple benefits and backed by strict criteria. LONDON, 18-Oct-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — PwC’s new global environmental commitment to reduce carbon emissions, source 100% … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Management, United Kingdom
Tagged Bob Moritz, Colm Kelly, electricity, ENERGY, Mike Peirce, power, PwC, RE100, renewable energy, renewableenergy, renewables
The construction of the “Santa Maria 3 – Santo Angelo 2” line, the 158-kilometre long infrastructure in Rio Grande do Sul, is completed two months early This project is strategic for integrating clean energy into the national electricity grid ROME, … Read the full press release
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