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Electrolux to publish 2016 second quarter results on July 20, 2016

Electrolux results for the second quarter of 2016 will be published on July 20, 2016, at approximately 08.00 CET. STOCKHOLM, 11-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — A telephone conference will be held following the release of the results, starting at 09.00 CET and … Read the full press release

Pöyry to provide engineering services for BillerudKorsnäs to relocate and rebuild Skärblacka mill

Vantaa, Finland, 11-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — BillerudKorsnäs has awarded Pöyry with the engineering services assignment for the investment program in their Skärblacka mill. The assignment includes detail engineering services for all disciplines and related site services, to be carried out between … Read the full press release

PHI Industrial Acquisition Partners completed sale of Abelan North to Aurelius Group with Pöyry Capital as financial adviser

Vantaa, Finland, 11-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — On 30 June 2016, PHI Industrial Acquisition Partners completed the sale of Abelan North to the Aurelius Group. Pöyry Capital acted as financial adviser to PHI Industrial Acquisition Partners. Abelan Group’s German and Dutch packaging … Read the full press release

Pöyry Point of View: Opportunities and challenges lie in the small scale LNG market

The new Pöyry Point of View “Still a strong case for small scale LNG” by Pöyry Management Consulting details where the opportunities and challenges lie in the small scale LNG market. Concluding that despite the increased uncertainty, ssLNG presents interesting … Read the full press release

Lloyds Bank Regional Purchasing Managers’ Index: June saw a slowdown in output growth across England

Output growth slows across England but rebounds slightly in Wales London sees business activity decline for first time in over three-and-a-half years England sees slowest rise in employment since early 2013 Survey carried out between 13 June and 28 June … Read the full press release

Stora Enso to announce its second quarter 2016 financial results on Thursday 21 July 2016

HELSINKI, 11-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Stora Enso will announce its second quarter 2016 financial results on Thursday 21 July 2016 at 13.00 Finnish time (12.00 CET). The following events will take place later that day: 1) Webcast for media The webcast … Read the full press release

Sonatype Releases 2016 State of the Software Supply Chain Report

New research reveals massive increase in open source component use, persistent defect rates, and further embrace of supply chain principles to accelerate software innovation Fulton, MD, USA, 11-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Sonatype, the leader in software supply chain automation, today … Read the full press release

PSA Group unveils details of its new multi-brand aftermarket roadmap

On Monday 4 July, the PSA Group unveiled the details of its new multi-brand aftermarket roadmap – one of the pillars of its Push to Pass strategic plan. The presentation was given to investors and directors of the 50 Group … Read the full press release

Orbex Recognized As A Leader In Responsible Customer Service

LIMASSOL, Cyprus, 06-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Orbex, a leading global forex broker, is celebrating its 4th international award this year. Orbex has been recognized as the ‘Best Customer Support’ provider by one of the most authoritative industry’s websites – Forex … Read the full press release

Achmea and Zorg van de Zaak reach an agreement on the sale of Winnock reintegration and rehabilitation business

Winnock is to join the Zorg van de Zaak Network. Parent company, Achmea, and Zorg van de Zaak have reached an agreement on the sale of the reintegration and rehabilitation business. This transaction is consistent with Achmea’s strategy of focusing … Read the full press release

Wärtsilä partners with Zamakona Yards to enhance its service offering in the Canary Islands

HELSINKI, 29-Jun-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading solutions and services provider, is enhancing its service offering by participating in a new maintenance hub in the Canary Islands. The facility, operated by one of Spain’s biggest shipbuilding and ship … Read the full press release

CAF selected to manufacture 26 5-module Light Rail Vehicles units for the Purple Line Project in Maryland, USA

Beasain, Spain, 29-Jun-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — CAF has been selected to manufacture 26 5-module Light Rail Vehicles (LRV) units for the Purple Line Project located in Maryland, USA. This contract includes capital spares, special tools and test equipment, and it will … Read the full press release

Triton Fund III company DYWIDAG-Systems International (DSI) forms 50/50% joint venture with Jennmar in Jining, China

Jining (China), 24-Jun-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — DYWIDAG-Systems International (DSI), a Triton Fund III company, now holds 50 % of the shares in JM Jining, a producer of ground support products. The transaction is a joint venture with Jennmar, which holds the … Read the full press release

Rax.bg Attains VMware IaaS Powered Status in the VMware vCloud Air Network

The company has been certified as Cloud computing Service Provider on the VMware vCloud Air Network Program SOFIA, 24-Jun-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — RAX (https://www.rax.bg), a provider of Private, Public and Hybrid Cloud computing, today announced its entry into the VMware … Read the full press release

PwC announces the appointment of Niloufar Molavi as its new global energy (oil and gas) leader

Niloufar to lead 6,000-strong global team of energy specialists operating worldwide A key driver of PwC US’s diversity programme, Niloufar now leads a team that includes six female energy leaders across PwC network Implications of energy transformation will be profound … Read the full press release

Schindler to acquire Saxony-based elevator company FB group

Ebikon, Switzerland, 21-Jun-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Schindler, a leading global elevator and escalator company present in Germany since 1906, is to fully acquire the German FB group. The Saxony-based elevator company is a medium-sized family owned business with a 20 year … Read the full press release

PEOPLE.IO COMPLETES LATEST INVESTMENT ROUND AND EYES UP GERMAN MARKET EXPANSION

UK start-up secures more than £600k investment from high-profile investors since launch LONDON, 15-Jun-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — people.io – the service that pays consumers for dynamically licensing their data and attention to brands, has completed its second investment round and … Read the full press release

MaximumSoft Corp. announced the new release of its popular award-winning WebCopier Pro website download tool

WebCopier Pro – Get a Copy of Your Favorite Websites Feel Internet in your hands Dublin, OH, U.S.A., 09-Jun-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — MaximumSoft Corp. today announced the new release of its popular award-winning WebCopier Pro website download tool. This program … Read the full press release

The Bosch Group further expands its activities in Mexico

Bosch is main sponsor for “Year of Germany in Mexico” New plant for steering systems: investment of some 70 million euros by 2019 More than 3,000 new associates in total in the next three years Investment of 360 million euros … Read the full press release

Fund managers discussed the current market at Schroders investment conference

LONDON, 08-Jun-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — At a recent Schroders investment conference fund managers discussed where they are seeing pockets of positivity in the market and what their hopes and concerns are following a volatile start to the year.  Marcus Brookes, Head … Read the full press release