(IN BRIEF) The Struikroven Foundation, which aims to make the conservation and reuse of existing greenery a standard part of demolition, renovation and redevelopment projects in the Netherlands, has signed a cooperation agreement with six Dutch property developers: Heijmans, Vesteda, … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Dutch real estate investment firm Vesteda has achieved BREEAM certification for almost its entire residential portfolio of 27,500 homes according to the new BREEAM-NL In-Use Homes guideline. It is the world’s largest ever residential certification achieved in one … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Accenture has announced plans to acquire Optimind, a Paris-based consulting firm that specializes in offering advisory services and solutions for the insurance and banking industries. Optimind provides consulting services to help its clients overcome major challenges in areas … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, France, Insurance, Management, News
Tagged Accenture, acquisition, Christophe Eberle, finance, France, Khalid Lahraoui, Olivier Girard, Optimind, risk management
(IN BRIEF) Ricoh has been included in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Outsourced Digital Workplace Services Worldwide report for 2023. The report evaluates 17 providers of remote support to end-users, end-user device support, PC provisioning, and AI-based automation, among other services. … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Management, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Gartner, Magic Quadrant, Nicola Downing, Outsourced Digital Workplace Services Worldwide, Ricoh
(IN BRIEF) Swedish development finance institution Swedfund has committed $5m to the Nordic Horn of Africa Opportunities Fund (NHAO), which invests in small and medium-sized Somali firms. The fund aims to provide financing for companies with around or less than … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Financial, Investment, Management, News, Small Business, Sweden
Tagged Financial, investment, NHAO fund, SMEs, Somali, Sweden, Swedfund
(IN BRIEF) Construction company Skanska has announced a NOK 410 million ($48.5 million) contract to build a mixed-use building in the Helgerudkvartalet urban development project in Sandvika, Norway. The building will include 8,500 square metres of housing and 8,200 square … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Norway, Sweden
Tagged Andenæs Eiendom, construction, Helgerudkvartalet, Norway, Sandvika, Skanska, Sweden
(IN BRIEF) Staffordshire County Council has extended its contract with highways’ partner Amey for another five years, with an extra £30m for the next two years to invest in the county’s highways network. As part of the contract extension, Amey … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, United Kingdom
Tagged Amey, David Williams, highways, investment, partnership, Peter Anderson, Staffordshire, UK
(IN BRIEF) TÜV Rheinland has become an accredited partner with CDP, a non-profit organization that collects data on environmental impacts such as greenhouse gas emissions and water consumption from companies and local authorities. With the new accreditation, TÜV Rheinland can … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Germany, Management, News, Non Profit
Tagged CDP, companies, greenhouse gas emissions, partnership, sustainability, TÜV Rheinland, water consumption
(IN BRIEF) Neste has entered into a partnership with Catom, a Dutch company engaged in fuel and lubricant trade, distribution and sales, to increase the supply and distribution of Neste MY Renewable Diesel™, a product that can reduce greenhouse gas … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Dutch dairy cooperative, Royal FrieslandCampina, has announced the appointment of Jan Derck van Karnebeek as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective June 1, 2023. Van Karnebeek will replace Hein Schumacher, who will depart to become CEO of Unilever … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) PowerCo, a subsidiary of Volkswagen Group, has started building its second cell factory, called Gigafactory Valencia, in the Spanish region of Valencia. The cell factory is expected to start production in 2026 and will have an initial production … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Germany, Management, News
Tagged cell factory, Frank Blome, Germany, Gigafactory Valencia, King Felipe VI, Martorell, Pamplona, Pedro Sánchez, PERTE program, PowerCo, Thomas Schmall, Volkswagen, Ximo Puig
(IN BRIEF) Italian energy company Eni has made a new oil discovery on the Yatzil exploration prospect in Block 7 offshore Mexico. Preliminary estimates suggest that the discovery may contain around 200 million barrels of oil in place. The Yatzil-1 … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Italy, Management, News
Tagged 200M Barrels of Oil, Eni, Italy, offshore Mexico, Valaris DPS5 Semisub, Yatzil exploration, Yatzil-1 EXP well
(IN BRIEF) Eni and UniCredit have announced their partnership around Open-es, an initiative aimed at enhancing cross-business collaboration and supporting companies in measuring and improving their ESG performance. Launched by Eni in 2021, Open-es is a digital and innovative platform … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Italy, News
Tagged Costantino Chessa, Eni, ESG performance, Fiona Melrose, Italy, Open-es, partnership, UNICREDIT
(NOTICIA EN BREVE) SGS, líder mundial en inspección, análisis y certificación, ha adquirido el negocio de análisis y los activos de Asmecruz, una cooperativa de productores de mejillón en Boiro, España. El laboratorio de Asmecruz ofrece una amplia gama de … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Food & Beverage, Science, Spain, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged adquisición, análisis, analisis de biotoxinas, analisis de pescados y mariscos, ASMECRUZ, Boiro, España, Frankie Ng, ISO/IEC 17025, laboratorio Asmecruz, mejilloneras, mercado alimentario español, microbiologico, SGS, SOCIEDAD COOPERATIVA GALLEGA
(IN BRIEF) SGS, a global leader in inspection, testing, and certification, has acquired the testing business and assets of Asmecruz, a cooperative of mussel producers in Boiro, Spain. Asmecruz’s laboratory provides a wide range of microbiological and biotoxin analysis services, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Food & Beverage, Science, Spain, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged acquisition, ASMECRUZ, Asmecruz laboratory, biotoxins analysis, Boiro, Frankie Ng, ISO/IEC 17025, microbiological, mussels producers, seafood testing, SGS, SOCIEDAD COOPERATIVA GALLEGA, Spain, Spanish food market, testing
(IN BRIEF) Henderson Foodservice Ltd, a subsidiary of the Henderson Group in Northern Ireland, has upgraded its voice picking system, ZetesMedea Voice, with the latest technology to increase throughput and productivity. The food distributor has been using Zetes’ solutions since … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) A team of students from the University of East Anglia (UEA) has made it to the finals of the Cyber 9/12 Strategy challenge, a competition organised by the Atlantic Council, which aims to help foster the cyber security … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Management, News, Security & Safety, United Kingdom
Tagged Atlantic Council, Competition, Cyber 9/12 Strategy challenge, cyber security, Dr Oli Buckley, Elana Fraser, Fergus Cutting, finals, Josh Dixon, London, Oxford University, SECURITY, Thara Jose, UEA students, UEAnonymous, University College London
(IN BRIEF) Volvo Buses is changing its business model in Europe and will focus on chassis production while outsourcing bodybuilding to external partners. The company has decided to shut down its bodybuilding factory in Wroclaw, Poland, by the first quarter … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Industrial, Management, News, Sweden, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Anna Westerberg, bus, coach, Europe, external bodybuilders, partnership, Sweden, Volvo Buses
(IN BRIEF) University of Southampton colleagues are taking part in the ABP Southampton Marathon, with distances ranging from 5km to the full marathon, and raising funds for various charitable causes. The University has also been announced as the new Culture … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) LEGO has launched a new set inspired by the classic design of the Land Rover Defender from 1983 to 2016, complete with all the accessories needed for an off-road adventure. The 2,336 piece set has been launched to … Read the full press release
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