(IN BRIEF) Loughborough University Professor Dilanthi Amaratunga has contributed to a new UNDRR Making Cities Resilient 2030 report examining how cities across Europe and Central Asia can prepare for increasingly interconnected flood, drought and water scarcity risks. The report highlights … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Environment, European Union, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Ankara, Asian Development Bank, Central Asia, climate change, climate resilience, Community Engagement, COP31, Digital Monitoring, Dilanthi Amaratunga, disaster risk reduction, drought risk, droughts, early warning systems, Europe, flood risk, floods, hydrological processes, integrated planning, Loughborough University, Loughborough University Expert Helps Shape UN Report on Urban Water Resilience, Loughborough University Professor Contributes to UN Climate Resilience Report, Loughborough University Research Supports UN Guidance on Flood and Drought Risks, Making Cities Resilient 2030, MCR2030, Nature-based solutions, Regional Coordinating Committee, risk-informed development, School of Architecture Building and Civil Engineering, September 3 2026, sponge cities, sustainability, sustainable infrastructure, Türkiye, UNDRR, United Nations, United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, urban resilience, urban water management, water reuse, water scarcity, water stress, Waves of Change, World Bank
(IN BRIEF) ÖBB Rail Cargo Group, voestalpine and SŽ-Tovorni promet are strengthening cooperation to secure the flow of raw materials from the Port of Koper to voestalpine’s steel sites in Linz and Donawitz amid growing pressure from construction work and … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Construction, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Metals and Minerals, Slovenia, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 000 tonnes per day, 15 million tonnes, 3.1 million tonnes, 40, 8.5 million tonnes, Austria, border procedures, Borovnica, Brezovica, capacity constraints, Christoph Grasl, construction works, cross-border logistics, decarbonisation, digitalisation, Divača, Donawitz, Ernest Gortan, European rail infrastructure, freight transport, greentec steel, HBI, Hot Briquetted Iron, Hubert Zajicek, industrial supply chains, infrastructure planning, interoperable locomotives, iron ore, Jesenice, Koper, Linz, Ljubljana, metallurgical coal, multimodal logistics, ÖBB Rail Cargo Group, ÖBB Rail Cargo Group and SŽ Secure Raw Material Flows for voestalpine, Port of Koper, Preseje, rail corridors, rail freight, railway logistics, raw materials, RCG, RCG and Slovenian Railways Strengthen Koper–Austria Steel Supply Chain, September 2 2026, Slovenia, Slovenske Železnice, Spielfeld-Straß, Steel Industry, steel production, Supply Security, SŽ-Tovorni promet, Verd, voestalpine, voestalpine Supply Chain Supported by Cross-Border Rail Cooperation, €15.1 billion revenue, €2.09 billion revenue
(IN BRIEF) Sener has secured a contract from Spain’s National Institute for Aerospace Technology (INTA) to provide SCRAB III, SCRAB II and MOAI aerial target systems for the ATLANTE 26 exercises at the El Arenosillo Test Centre in Huelva. The … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Defence, Electronics & Machinery, Government, Security & Safety, Spain, Sweden, Technology
Tagged 1, 19 countries, 3, 390 knots, 500 aerial target platforms, 500 field services, aerial targets, air defence evaluation, air-to-air gunnery, air-to-air training, ALBA target system, AMRAAM, ATLANTE 26, autonomous flight, Autonomous systems, autopilot, avionics, banner towing, C-UAS, CEDEA, Communications, Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems, El Arenosillo Test Centre, European defence systems, FMV, guidance systems, Huelva, INTA, INTA Selects Sener Aerial Targets for ATLANTE 26 Training Campaigns, José Antonio Ceballos, July 2026, live-fire exercises, military training, missile actuation and control, mission simulation, MOAI, NASAMS, National Institute for Aerospace Technology, NATO interoperability, navigation and control, operational readiness, PATRIOT, SCRAB II, SCRAB III, SENER, Sener Strengthens Spanish Defence Partnership With ATLANTE 26 Contract, Sener Wins INTA Contract for Aerial Targets for ATLANTE 26 Exercises, September 2 2026, Spain, Spanish armed forces, Sweden, Swedish Defence Materiel Administration, unmanned systems, Vidsel test range
(IN BRIEF) Bouygues Construction has appointed Clotilde Solier as Chief Financial Officer and member of the Executive Committee, effective 1 September 2026. She succeeds Julien Toqueboeuf, who is joining Equans. Solier has worked within the Bouygues group since 2002 and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Financial, France, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, Telecom
Tagged Axione, Bouygues Bâtiment France, Bouygues Bâtiment International, Bouygues Construction, Bouygues Construction Names Clotilde Solier as Chief Financial Officer, Bouygues Construction Promotes Clotilde Solier to Chief Financial Officer, Bouygues Energies et Services, Bouygues group, Buildings & Civil Works, Business Development, career development, CFO, Chief Financial Officer, Clotilde Solier, Clotilde Solier Joins Bouygues Construction Executive Committee as CFO, data-driven performance, Energies & Services, EQUANS, Executive Committee, financial control, financial reporting, Internal Audit, internal promotion, Julien Toqueboeuf, leadership appointment, management control, NEOMA Business School, Performance Management, Pierre-Éric Saint-André, risk management, September 1 2026, telecommunications, USA–Caribbean region
(IN BRIEF) Visa has enhanced its A2A Protect fraud-prevention platform with a new unified fraud score and its first in-market integration of Featurespace technology. The solution uses AI, transfer learning and global risk intelligence to help banks detect account-to-account fraud … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Banks, Business, Financial, Internet & Online, Investment, Security & Safety, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged 75% increase in fraud detection, A2A payments, A2A Protect, account-to-account fraud, account-to-account payments, AI, artificial intelligence, banking security, banks, coordinated fraud activity, customer protection, digital payments, Europe, false positives, Featurespace, Featurespace technology, financial crime, financial institutions, fraud alerts, fraud analytics, fraud detection, fraud investigation, fraud prevention, fraud prevention technology, James Mirfin, Mandy Lamb, network-level intelligence, payment fraud, payment network, payment security, plain-language alerts, real-time risk insights, Risk Intelligence, scam hotspots, September 2026, single API, transfer learning, unified fraud score, unnecessary alerts, VISA, Visa A2A Protect Targets Faster Fraud Detection and Fewer False Alerts, Visa Adds Network-Level Intelligence to Strengthen A2A Fraud Prevention, Visa Europe, Visa Introduces Enhanced Real-Time Fraud Protection for European Banks, €1.25 billion potential fraud detection, €2.5 billion fraud losses
(IN BRIEF) Sika has completed the acquisition of Turkish adhesives and sealants manufacturer Akkim, a business that generated approximately CHF 220 million in net sales in 2025. The transaction expands Sika’s distribution and geographic reach across Eastern Europe, Central Asia, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Construction, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Switzerland, Türkiye
Tagged acquisition, adhesives, Akkim, Akkim Acquisition Strengthens Sika’s Global Construction Chemicals Portfolio, Central Asia, CHF 220 million, Christoph Ganz, Construction Chemicals, construction industry, customer base, distribution network, Eastern Europe, EMEA, export hub, Geographic expansion, long-term growth., M&A, manufacturing capacity, manufacturing footprint, Market Growth, mergers and acquisitions, Middle East, net sales 2025, North Africa, product portfolio, proprietary formulations, R&D, research and development, sealants, September 3 2026, Sika, Sika Adds CHF 220 Million Adhesives and Sealants Business Through Akkim Deal, Sika Integrates Akkim to Build Stronger Adhesives and Sealants Platform, Turkey
(IN BRIEF) Deka Immobilien has acquired a 33,000-square-metre logistics property near Helsinki Airport for the Deka-ImmobilienEuropa fund. Built in 2022 and located in the Aviapolis logistics hub in Vantaa, the asset is fully leased on a long-term basis to Barona … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Environment, Financial, Finland, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Real Estate, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 000 square metres, 167 parking spaces, 24 EV charging points, 33, 3PL, Aviapolis, Barona Varastopalvelut Oy, BREEAM Excellent, core logistics property, Deka Immobilien, Deka Immobilien Acquires Logistics Asset at Helsinki Airport, Deka Immobilien Expands Logistics Portfolio With Vantaa Acquisition, Deka-ImmobilienEuropa, Deka-ImmobilienEuropa Adds Prime Finnish Logistics Property, electric vehicle charging, Finland, Frankfurt, geothermal system, Germany, Helsinki Airport, industrial real estate, institutional investor, logistics property, logistics real estate, long-term income, long-term lease, motorway network, open-ended real estate fund, photovoltaic system, property acquisition, real estate investment, Ring Road III, rooftop solar, September 2 2026, sustainable real estate, third-party logistics, Vantaa
(IN BRIEF) Associated British Ports apprentice Charlie Hickson has been named Mechanical Apprentice of the Year at the HETA Awards, becoming the latest ABP apprentice in the Humber region to receive recognition in 2026. The 17-year-old began his training with … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Education, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged ABP, ABP Celebrates Third Humber Apprentice Award Win of 2026, Apprenticeships, Associated British Ports, Ben Goodwin, bench fitting, Brad Crumbleholme, career development, Charlie Hickson, Charlie Hickson Named Mechanical Apprentice of the Year at HETA Awards, Compressed air, crane maintenance, electrical engineering, Employer Mentor of the Year, engineering apprenticeship, engineering skills, fluid power, HETA, Humber, Humberside Engineering Training Association, James Daniels, lathes, Level 3 Apprenticeship, machining, Maintenance and Engineering Technician, maritime infrastructure, Mechanical Apprentice of the Year, mechanical engineering, mills, pneumatics, port engineering, Port of Immingham, Port of Immingham Apprentice Recognised With Top HETA Award, ports, September 3 2026, UK ports, vocational training, workforce development, young talent
(IN BRIEF) Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence has launched the next-generation OPTIV S optical coordinate measuring machine, combining improved accuracy, faster machine dynamics and AI-assisted measurement capabilities. The redesigned platform offers approximately 30% higher machine dynamics, around 15% shorter inspection cycle times … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Automotive, Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Electronics & Machinery, Healthcare, Industrial, Sweden, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged aerospace, AI Edge Detection, AI Illumination, AI-assisted measurement, AMB, artificial intelligence, automotive, autonomous quality control, camera-light calibration, CMM, Coordinate Measuring Machine, electronics, Fast Auto-Focus, field-of-view sensor, Heerbrugg, Hexagon, Hexagon Introduces AI-Assisted OPTIV S for Faster Quality Inspection, Hexagon Launches Next-Generation OPTIV S Optical CMM, Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence, IMTS, inspection cycle time, inspection repeatability, intelligent automation, lighting optimisation, machine dynamics, MAESTRO, Manuel Mueller, manufacturing quality, measurement accuracy, medical devices, metrology, multisensor metrology, optical CMM, optical coordinate measuring machine, optical metrology, OPTIV M, OPTIV S, OPTIV S 4.4.3, OPTIV S Brings Higher Accuracy and Faster Throughput to Optical Metrology, PC-DMIS, PC-DMIS 2026.2, precision engineering, Quality & Inspection, quality data, September 14 2026, September 2 2026, Switzerland, tactile measurement, vision measurement
(IN BRIEF) National Grid has launched a six-week consultation to help shape the North London Reinforcement Community Fund, which will make more than £3.5 million available to communities across London and Hertfordshire. Residents, businesses and community organisations are being invited … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Infrastructure & Utilities, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged businesses, clean energy, community benefits, community consultation, community facilities, community funding, community groups, community workshops, electricity network, electricity transmission infrastructure, Emma Turner, employment opportunities, energy security, green spaces, Hertfordshire, home-grown energy, independent oversight, Infrastructure Development, Karthik Ravikumar, local fund, local investment, local organisations, London, mental wellbeing, national grid, National Grid Invites Residents and Businesses to Shape New Community Fund, National Grid Plans £3.5 Million Community Investment Around North London Infrastructure, North London Reinforcement, North London Reinforcement Community Fund, North London Reinforcement Community Fund Opens Consultation on Local Priorities, Pelham, physical wellbeing, public survey, regional priorities, Residents, September 2 2026, six-week survey, skills, socioeconomic benefits, stakeholder engagement, strategic fund, substations, transparent decision-making, Waltham Cross, £3.5 million community fund
(IN BRIEF) UniCredit Bank S.A. has completed its second synthetic securitisation transaction, involving approximately RON 3.5 billion of SME and corporate loans originated in Romania. The deal is the first within UniCredit Group to use a local currency other than … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, European Union, Financial, Investment, Italy, Law, Romania, Small Business
Tagged Austria, balance sheet management, Bucharest, capital efficiency, Capital Requirements Regulation, capital resilience, Central and Eastern Europe, corporate exposures, corporate loans, credit protection, Eastern Europe, European Union, Georgia Salagean, Germany, Group Credit, Italy, Lending Capacity, local currency, Mel Puskar, Milan, real economy, risk weighted assets, Romania, Romanian leu, RON, RON 3.5 billion, RWA relief, September 3 2026, significant risk transfer, small and medium-sized enterprises, SME loans, sole arranger, SRT, Stefano Chiarlone, synthetic securitisation, The Fidelis Partnership, UNICREDIT, UniCredit Bank GmbH, UniCredit Bank Romania Completes Second Synthetic Securitisation Deal, Unicredit Bank S.A., UniCredit Executes First Non-Euro Local Currency SRT Transaction, UniCredit Expands Eastern Europe SRT Programme With Romanian Leu Transaction, UniCredit Group
(IN BRIEF) ZF is showcasing technologies designed to accelerate the transition toward software-defined commercial vehicles, with a focus on delivering practical gains in uptime, efficiency, safety and lifecycle performance. Current solutions include SUMS software update management, ZF [pro] Diagnostics, ZF … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Electronics & Machinery, Germany, Industrial, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged ZF Expands Connected Vehicle Intelligence for Commercial Fleets, ZF Showcases Building Blocks for the Software-Defined Commercial Vehicle, ZF Targets Higher Uptime and Efficiency With Software-Defined Commercial Vehicles
(IN BRIEF) TÜV Rheinland North America and BG Networks have formed a strategic partnership to help connected-device manufacturers simplify and accelerate cybersecurity compliance. The collaboration combines TÜV Rheinland’s testing and certification expertise with BG Networks’ automated threat-modelling and risk-assessment platform, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, European Union, Germany, Government, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged BG Networks and TÜV Rheinland Combine Automation and Certification Expertise, Colin Duggan, Cybersecurity, EU, New Partnership Supports Connected Device Manufacturers With Cybersecurity Testing, Sven Nowak, TÜV Rheinland and BG Networks Target Faster EU Cyber Resilience Act Compliance
(IN BRIEF) Gasum has opened its 13th liquefied biogas filling station in Norway at the Port of Trondheim, expanding access to renewable fuels for heavy transport in Trøndelag and along the E6 northwards. Located in an important logistics hub, the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Finland, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Norway, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 2030 climate target, 2035 climate target, 95% emissions reduction, biogas, biogas filling station, biological waste, circular economy, climate targets, compressed biogas, E6, Emissions Reduction, food waste, gas filling station, Gasum, Gasum Boosts Biogas Supply for Heavy Transport in Central Norway, Gasum Opens Renewable Fuel Station at Port of Trondheim, Gasum Strengthens Low-Emission Transport Network With New Trondheim Filling Station, greenhouse gas emissions, heavy duty vehicles, heavy transport, lifecycle emissions, liquefied biogas, local air quality, logistics, logistics hub, manure, nitrogen oxide emissions, Norway, Norway biogas network, NOx, Pier II 6, Port of Trondheim, renewable energy, renewable fuels, renewable transport fuels, road freight, security of supply, sustainable mobility, Tiller, transport corridors, Transport Decarbonisation, Trondheim, Trøndelag
(IN BRIEF) FLSmidth (FLS) has signed a lifecycle agreement with Lloyds Metals and Energy Limited (LMEL) covering the full FLS equipment flowsheet across LMEL’s mining operations in India. The agreement includes a dedicated on-site FLS team, customised maintenance, continuous training … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Denmark, Education, Electronics & Machinery, Government, Industrial, Metals and Minerals
Tagged Alanas Kraujalis, asset performance, bespoke maintenance programme, consumables, continuous learning programme, Copenhagen, dedicated on-site team, Denmark, equipment maintenance, equipment reliability, equipment repair, equipment uptime, FLS, FLS Deepens Partnership With India’s Lloyds Metals and Energy Limited, FLS equipment flowsheet, FLS Strengthens India Mining Presence With LMEL Lifecycle Partnership, FLSmidth, INDIA, Indian mining sector, Indian subcontinent, iron ore mining, lifecycle agreement, lifecycle partnership, Lloyds Metals and Energy Limited, Lloyds Metals Selects FLS for Long-Term Equipment Lifecycle Support, LMEL, long-term partnership, metals processing, mining equipment, Mining Industry, mining production capacity, mining services, Operational Excellence, operational readiness training, processing capacity, repair centre, responsible mining development, September 2 2026, Service Business Line, service capabilities, Spare parts, workforce upskilling
(IN BRIEF) Nokia and BeeHealthy have entered a commercial agreement to integrate Nokia Network as Code technology into BeeHealthy’s digital healthcare platform, replacing SMS one-time passcodes with network-based verification for login and booking. BeeHealthy, owned by Mehiläinen, provides white-label SaaS … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Finland, Healthcare, Insurance, Internet & Online, Security & Safety, Technology, Telecom
Tagged account takeover fraud, appointment management, BeeHealthy, BeeHealthy Becomes Nokia’s First Healthcare Customer for Network as Code, communications service providers, CSPs, digital healthcare, digital identity, Estonia, Europe, Finland, fintech, fraud prevention, Germany, healthcare providers, healthcare technology, identity verification, insurers, Know Your Customer, KYC Match, Location Verification, Mehiläinen, Middle East, mobile authentication, MWC26, Netherlands, Network APIs, Network as Code, network monetisation, Network Monetization Platform, Nokia, Nokia and BeeHealthy Bring Programmable Network APIs to Digital Healthcare, Nokia Expands Network API Use Cases With BeeHealthy Healthcare Agreement, Nokia Network as Code, Number Recycling, Number Verification, onboarding, Oskari Eskola, OTP, patient applications, privacy, professional applications, programmable networks, Quality on Demand, secure login, SECURITY, Shkumbin Hamiti, SIM Swap, SMS one-time passcodes, social care, Software as a Service, Sweden, telecom operators, United Arab Emirates, veterinary care, video consultations, white-label SaaS
(IN BRIEF) Skanska has secured a USD 57 million, approximately SEK 530 million, contract from the City of San Diego to expand the El Camino Real corridor in Del Mar, California. The project will widen El Camino Real to four … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Environment, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Sweden, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 84-year-old bridge, August 2030, bridge replacement, California, City of San Diego, cycling infrastructure, December 2026, Del Mar, drainage infrastructure, El Camino Real, El Camino Real Half Mile to Via De La Valle Project, equestrian trail, erosion protection, flood resilience, flood risk reduction, four-lane corridor, infrastructure resilience, mobility improvements, pedestrian infrastructure, riverbank stabilisation, road expansion, road safety, San Dieguito River, San Dieguito River Bridge, SEK 530 million, separated bike lanes, September 2 2026, sidewalks, Skanska, Skanska to Improve Flood Resilience and Mobility Along El Camino Real, Skanska to Upgrade El Camino Real Corridor in Del Mar Through 2030, Skanska Wins SEK 530 Million California Infrastructure Contract, Solana Beach, third quarter 2026, traffic signals, transportation infrastructure, United States, US order bookings, USD 57 million
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