(IN BRIEF) Holcim has been named a Global Top Employer for 2025, placing it among only 18 companies worldwide recognized by the Top Employers Institute for exceptional people practices. The certification spans 27 Holcim markets across all global regions and … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Construction, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, Switzerland
Tagged Career Catalyst, Carmen Diaz, diversity, Employee Development, employee well-being, global certification, Global Top Employer 2025, holcim, Holcim earns global recognition for excellence in people development with Top Employers Institute accreditation, Miljan Gutovic, people practices, regional Top Employer, talent strategy, Top Employers Institute, workforce development, workplace excellence
(IN BRIEF) MAPFRE marked the International Day of Persons with Disabilities by highlighting the progress of its global inclusion initiatives. At the end of 2024, the company employed 1,152 people with disabilities across 27 countries, representing 4.2% of the workforce. … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Industrial, Insurance, Investment, Management, News, Society, Spain, Technology
Tagged accessibility, Anastasia de las Peñas, Corporate Social Responsibility, disability employment, disability inclusion, Diversity Charter, employment support, ILO Global Business and Disability Network, inclusive workplace, International Day of Persons with Disabilities, Konecta Foundation, MAPFRE, MAPFRE highlights rising disability employment and new support measures as part of its 2024–2026 Sustainability Plan, Miradas sin etiquetas, Programa Familiares, Sustainability Plan, unconscious bias training, volunteering, workforce diversity
(IN BRIEF) SIX Swiss Exchange has added Columbia Threadneedle Investments as its newest ETF issuer, marking the launch of two actively managed equity ETFs with multicurrency trading options. The funds provide long-term exposure to European and U.S. equities, committing at … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged active ETFs, active management, asset management, Columbia Threadneedle Investments, Columbia Threadneedle strengthens Swiss ETF landscape with launch of two active equity ETFs on SIX, Danielle Reischuk, ETF listings, ETF marketplace, ETFs, European equity ETF, Eva Maria Hintner, MSCI Europe, multicurrency ETF, Russell 1000, SIX Swiss Exchange, Swiss market, U.S. equity ETF, Virtu Financial Ireland
(IN BRIEF) Thales and Arab International Optronics have expanded their long-standing partnership to support Egypt’s efforts to strengthen technological self-reliance and industrial capability in defence and advanced systems. The reinforced cooperation spans six key areas, including the launch of a … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Aviation & Aerospace, Defence, Energy, Gas & Oil, France, Government, Industrial, News, Security & Safety, Technology, Telecom, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged AI, AIO, Arab International Optronics, Cybersecurity, Defence Technology, EGYPT, Egyptian Armed Forces, electro-optical manufacturing, fire control systems, handheld thermal imagers, optronics, RCWS, regional technology hub, Sherif Barakat, supply chain cooperation, surveillance and defence systems manufactured in Egypt, Surveillance systems, technological sovereignty, Thales, Thales Academy, Thales deepens cooperation with AIO to develop advanced training
(IN BRIEF) Trinity College Dublin has formed a new partnership with The Eddie Jordan Foundation to support students in Formula Trinity, the university’s student-run motorsport engineering team. The collaboration focuses on upskilling, industry connections, event collaboration, and career pathway support, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Ireland, Management, News, Society, Sports
Tagged career pathways, Cleavon Castelino, Eddie Jordan Foundation, Eddie Jordan Foundation supports Trinity College Dublin’s Formula Trinity team with skills development and industry access, engineering education, experiential learning, Formula Trinity, industry mentoring, INNOVATION, Irish engineering talent, Keith O’Loughlin, motorsport engineering, student engineering team, Trinity College Dublin, upskilling
(IN BRIEF) AFRY has been appointed, as part of the IG AI engineering consortium, to oversee quality assurance for all railway engineering systems involved in the full expansion of Switzerland’s Lötschberg Base Tunnel. The tunnel, part of the 40-km Lötschberg … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Finland, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, News, Switzerland, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 118 MSEK, 38 MSEK, AFRY, AFRY to oversee railway engineering quality for Lötschberg Base Tunnel double-track upgrade supporting the NEAT corridor, Alpine freight shift, Ceneri Base Tunnel, double track upgrade, Frutigen, Gotthard Base Tunnel, IG AI, infrastructure modernization, Lötschberg Base Tunnel, Marcel Winter, NEAT, owner’s engineer, quality assurance, Rail Expansion 2035, railway engineering, Raron, sustainable transport, Switzerland
(IN BRIEF) Nokia and du have deployed the world’s first autonomous 5G Advanced slicing solution, enabling du to deliver premium, self-adjusting network slices that automatically align with real-time performance needs. The system uses Nokia’s AirScale hardware, MantaRay intelligence, and rApps … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Finland, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, News, Security & Safety, Technology, Telecom
Tagged 5G Advanced, 6G preparation, AI applications, AirScale, autonomous 5G slicing, du, enterprise connectivity, gaming, low-latency services, Machine Learning, MantaRay, Mikko Lavanti, mobile networks, network automation, Nokia, Nokia and du introduce adaptive 5G slicing architecture supporting premium services and long-term evolution toward 6G, rApps, Saleem Alblooshi, telecom innovation, XR
(IN BRIEF) Nokia has been selected by KPN to rebuild the Netherlands’ core digital infrastructure through an 800G-capable IP and optical network that forms the heart of KPN’s FabriQ architecture. The upgrade increases network capacity from 48 Tbps to more … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Finland, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, Netherlands, News, Security & Safety, Technology, Telecom, Travel
Tagged 800G, automation, broadband, Cloud services, core transport network, Digital Backbone, energy efficiency, energy-efficient IP and optical transport network, enterprise connectivity, Erik Brands, FabriQ, FP5 routers, IP network, KPN, KPN partners with Nokia to expand FabriQ architecture with high-capacity, Matthieu Bourguignon, mobile network, Netherlands, Nokia, Optical Network, PSE-6 optics, segment routing, SRv6, telecom infrastructure
(IN BRIEF) Skanska has sold its Port7 office development in Prague’s Holešovice district for approximately EUR 130 million to AFI subsidiaries, with the transfer scheduled for the first half of 2026 and the transaction recorded in Q4 2025. Port7 features … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Czech Republic, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, News, Norway, Sweden
Tagged Access4You, AFI, brownfield redevelopment, commercial development Europe, EUR 130 million, Holešovice, LEED Platinum, Nearly Zero-Energy Building, office complex, photovoltaic panels, Port7, Prague, real estate divestment, SEK 1.4 billion, Skanska, Skanska completes sale of Port7 campus in Prague as demand grows for modern energy-efficient office properties, sustainability, water savings, WELL Platinum
(IN BRIEF) ABB has completed its acquisition of Gamesa Electric’s power electronics business from Siemens Gamesa, expanding its renewable energy portfolio at a time of accelerating global demand for solar, wind, and storage technologies. The deal brings approximately 400 employees, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Spain, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged 46 GW installed base, ABB, ABB expands renewable power conversion portfolio with integration of Gamesa Electric’s wind, ABB Motion, acquisition, automation, battery energy storage systems, BESS, clean energy transition, Daniel Gerber, DFIG, electrification, Gamesa Electric, IEA forecast, International Energy Agency, Madrid, power electronics, renewable energy, renewable power growth, Siemens Gamesa, solar and storage technologies, solar inverters, sustainable energy, Valencia, wind converters
(IN BRIEF) ACS Group has expanded its partnership with Vulcan Energy by taking on an end-to-end role in delivering the infrastructure for the Lionheart Project, Europe’s major geothermal-lithium initiative. Through Sedgman and HOCHTIEF Infrastructure, ACS has been appointed EPCM contractor … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Energy, Gas & Oil, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, News, Spain, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged ACS expands role in Vulcan’s geothermal-lithium initiative with major investment and end-to-end project delivery responsibilities, ACS Group, critical minerals, Critical Raw Materials Act, electric vehicle batteries, energy transition, EPCM contractor, EU Strategic Project, geothermal brine, Grant Fraser, HOCHTIEF, Ignacio Legorburo, infrastructure investment, Juan Santamaria, Lionheart Project, lithium extraction, lithium hydroxide monohydrate, renewable energy, Sedgman, sustainable lithium, Upper Rhine Valley, Vulcan Energy
(IN BRIEF) Ahlstrom is making a major investment to upgrade its manufacturing line in Taylorville, Illinois, enhancing its ability to produce advanced synthetic filtration materials. The upgraded line, expected to be operational by late 2026, will support up to 100 … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Finland, Industrial, Management, News, Technology
Tagged Ahlstrom, Ahlstrom enhances North American filtration capabilities with major upgrade to Taylorville synthetic media line, air pollution control, cellulose blends, corrugation, engine oil filtration, fiber-based materials, food and beverage filtration, gas turbine filtration, glass fibers, HVAC filtration, industrial filtration, mobility systems, process liquids, saturation, sustainable innovation, synthetic fibers, synthetic filtration materials, Taylorville Illinois, transportation filtration, Willy Bordignon
(IN BRIEF) Ericsson has formed a strategic partnership with LotusFlare and taken a minority stake in the company to support global CSPs in commercializing network capabilities through APIs. LotusFlare’s DNO Cloud platform provides consent management, digital commerce, and other components … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Industrial, Internet & Online, Management, News, Sweden, Technology, Telecom
Tagged 5G, Aduna, AI, API monetization, Communication Service Providers, consent management, CSPs, digital commerce, DNO Cloud, Ericsson, Ericsson collaborates with LotusFlare to advance API exposure frameworks and accelerate CSP integration models, LotusFlare, minority investment, Network API Exposure Layer, Network APIs, Niklas Heuveldop, partnership, programmable networks, Sam Gadodia, telecom software, Vonage
(IN BRIEF) Capgemini has developed an AI-powered career assistant to help young people in Brazil identify green skills training opportunities and connect with sustainability-focused jobs. Built through the company’s Global Data Science Challenge and designed to support UNICEF’s Green Rising … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, France, Management, News, Society, Technology
Tagged AI career assistant, aws, Brazil, Capgemini, Capgemini and UNICEF introduce multi-agent AI tool providing round-the-clock guidance for emerging green job pathways, Climate Action, employability, GDSC, Generation Unlimited, Global Data Science Challenge, green economy, Green Rising, green skills, knowledge graphs, Mistral AI, multi-agent AI, Nadi Albino, Niraj Parihar, personalized guidance, sustainability jobs, UNICEF, upskilling, Youth empowerment
(IN BRIEF) Henkel has expanded its thin organic coating (TOC) technology portfolio with a new coloured variant designed to deliver both high performance and aesthetic benefits for coil-coated metal surfaces. The new golden finish, developed for a major construction-industry client, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Germany, Industrial, News, Technology
Tagged aesthetics, aluminium-zinc, anti-counterfeiting, anti-fingerprint, coil coating, Color TOC, color variants, construction industry, corrosion protection, Dipak Chaudhari, golden finish, Henkel, Henkel introduces golden thin organic coating variant designed for improved brand recognition and long-term material protection, lubricity, metal surfaces, polymer coatings, sustainable coatings, thin organic coating, TOC, zinc coating, zinc-magnesium-aluminium
(IN BRIEF) Massy Wood has been awarded an EPC and commissioning contract for major brownfield upgrades to bp Trinidad and Tobago’s Juniper platform, part of the offshore Ginger development. The scope includes detailed engineering and the installation of new topsides … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged BP Trinidad and Tobago, bpTT, brownfield development, commissioning, energy sector, EPC contract, FEED, Ginger development, Juniper platform, Mala Baliraj, Massy Wood, Massy Wood awarded key EPC role supporting operational upgrades on bpTT’s offshore Juniper installation, methanol injection systems, offshore engineering, offshore upgrades, pre-FEED, subsea pipeline corrosion protection, Trinidad and Tobago, Wood
(IN BRIEF) A new University of Southampton–led human challenge trial has shown that BPZE1, a nasal spray vaccine for whooping cough, can prevent the bacteria from colonising the nose and throat — a first for any whooping cough vaccine. Conducted … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Environment, Healthcare, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Ashley Dalton, BPZE1, clinical trial, controlled infection model, Diane Gbesemete, human challenge trial, ILiAD Biotechnologies, Marian Knight, nasal spray vaccine, NIHR, NIHR Southampton BRC, NIHR Southampton CRF, PERISCOPE consortium, pertussis, public health, respiratory infections, Robert Read, The Lancet Microbe, UKHSA, University Hospital Southampton, University of Oxford, University of Southampton, University of Southampton research demonstrates strong protection from BPZE1 nasal vaccine against whooping cough spread, vaccine, whooping cough
(IN BRIEF) A new international study led by the University of Southampton warns that Shanghai could face far larger and deeper floods by 2100 as extreme weather, sea-level rise, and land subsidence interact to intensify compound flood events. Researchers modelled … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Environment, News, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged adaptation planning, climate change, compound floods, delta cities, extreme weather, flood defences, Hurricane Katrina, land subsidence, Min Zhang, One Earth, polder effect, Robert Nicholls, sea level rise, Shanghai, Shanghai Normal University, storm surge, Thames Barrier, typhoons, UEA, University of East Anglia, University of Southampton, University of Southampton and partners project major expansion of flood severity in Shanghai under future climate scenarios, Yangtze River
(IN BRIEF) EIB is providing up to €37.5 million in venture debt to Xeltis as part of a new €50 million financing package that will help bring aXess, the company’s regenerative vascular access conduit, to market. The investment follows excellent … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Financial, Healthcare, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Netherlands, News, Pharma & Biotech
Tagged Alexander Goemans, aXess, commercialization funding, EIB, Eliane Schutte, end stage renal disease, Endogenous Tissue Restoration, EQT Life Sciences, ETR platform, EU pivotal trial, European Investment Bank, hemodialysis, Invest-NL, InvestEU, LSP Health Economics Fund 2, MedTech innovation, PFAS free polymer technology, regenerative implants, Robert de Groot, US pivotal trial, vascular access conduit, venture-debt financing, Xabg, Xeltis, Xeltis Advances Regenerative Implant Portfolio with Strong Backing from EIB and Existing Investors
(IN BRIEF) ANDRITZ has started up a PrimePress X shoe press at Paper Corea’s Gunsan mill, achieving the highest line load ever installed in South Korean paper production. The new system is already delivering major improvements, including more than 5% … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Portugal, Technology
Tagged Andritz, Bruce Park, dewatering efficiency, energy savings, Gunsan mill, high line load, installation and commissioning, moisture profile improvement, operational performance, Paper Corea, Paper Corea Advances Sustainable Papermaking with Andritz High-Capacity Shoe Press Installation, paper production technology, press section fabrics, PrimePress X, shoe press start-up, South Korea, Sungki Park, sustainable papermaking, VIB SteamTech steam box
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