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Hiab and its longstanding dealer in Israel expand their customer service centre to over 10,000 square metres

Malmö, Sweden, 06-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Hiab, part of Cargotec, and Hydco Givati, one of the leading specialists in truck-mounted hydraulic lifting and transportation equipment, based in Gan-Yavne in Israel, have been working closely together for ten years now. Hydco Givati, … Read the full press release

L’Oréal announces management changes

Clichy, 01-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Alexandre Popoff, General Manager of the Eastern Europe zone, will also head the Africa-Middle East zone as of June 1st. He will take over from Geoff Skingsley, General Manager of Africa-Middle East zone, who will be … Read the full press release

DSM to increase price for Akulon® and Novamid® polyamide 6 polymers in the Americas

SINGAPORE, 31-Mar-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — As a result of increasing raw material prices DSM will increase the price for its Akulon® and Novamid® polyamide 6 polymers. DSM will increase prices by $0.05/lb in North and South America. This increase will take … Read the full press release

University of Bristol research shows advantages of having women in prominent board positions

BRISTOL, 31-Mar-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Women in prominent board positions could help organisations improve corporate social performance, new research claims. Professor Sheila Ellwood, from the University of Bristol’s Department of Accounting and Finance, studied the influence of women on the boards of … Read the full press release

PiceaEraser made available to 5.000 Mobicode customers in UK

Tampere, Finland, 31-Mar-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Piceasoft and UK based Mobicode have signed a technology licensing agreement to integrate unique PiceaVolumeEraser™ as a part of Mobicode retail ‘ecosystem’. Mobicode considers PiceaEraser™ the best erasure tool in the market for their … Read the full press release

Panoptic Media Marketing Inc acquires GreatCircle Studios

North American expansion for leading digital marketing specialists Brooksville, FL, United States, 30-Mar-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Panoptic Media Marketing Inc today announced that it has formally acquired GreatCircle Studios, a regional leader in SEO, Web Design and Web Concierge Services. … Read the full press release

SGS: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) approved final rule for portable hook-on chairs

NEWARK, NJ, 23-Mar-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — On 8 March, 2016 the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) unanimously voted (5 to 0) to approve the final rule for portable hook-on chairs. [1] The draft final rule would establish a mandatory federal safety standard (16 CFR … Read the full press release

Terna’s CEO Matteo Del Fante: 2015 results confirm the trend of solid growth of the Terna Group

Revenues at 2,082.1 million euro (+4.3%) EBITDA at 1,539.2 million euro (+3.2%) Group’s Net Income at 595.5 million euro (+9.4%) ROME, 23-Mar-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Proposed dividend for 2015 of 20 euro cents per share (of which 7 cents already paid … Read the full press release

OTTO reports 10 percent increase of revenues for 2015/16

HAMBURG, 22-Mar-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The single company OTTO further increased its growth rate in the financial year now closed, with revenues climbing by some ten percent to reach an overall 2.561 billion euros for 2015/16. The online retailer reports overproportional … Read the full press release

MAYKOR-GMCS partners with SOFTPOINT to offer full range of developer’s solutions in Russia and the CIS countries

MAYKOR-GMCS has become a partner of SOFTPOINT, a Russian software developer of solutions increasing productivity, scalability and resiliency of information systems. MOSCOW, 17-Mar-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — MAYKOR-GMCS will use SOFTPOINT solutions for monitoring and performance management of IT systems as part … Read the full press release

Salzgitter AG presents at three trade shows in April 2016

Salzgitter, Germany, 16-Mar-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — In April 2016, Salzgitter AG will be on location at three important trade fair dates in a row. The Group is appearing with its subsidiaries at the TUBE event in Düsseldorf, the BAUMA trade fair … Read the full press release

Lloyd’s Register: New Risk-based Inspection (RBI) service to help minimise costs for operators of floating offshore installations (FOIs)

LONDON, 14-Mar-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Our new Risk-based Inspection (RBI) service combines hull integrity management with Class to help minimise costs for operators of floating offshore installations (FOIs) Initiative will help optimise inspection regimes and provide added value to Class by … Read the full press release

RWE Group: Net debt down almost one-fifth to €25.1 billion in FY 2015

Net debt down almost one fifth Result for Renewables Division more than doubles Conventional power generation still under pressure Lower result expected for 2016 Proposal to suspend dividend for holders of common shares a hard but necessary measure ESSEN, 11-Mar-2016 … Read the full press release

Schroder Real Estate acquired the “Victoriastadt Lofts” office building in Berlin on behalf of joint-venture between Immobilien Europa Direkt and Ilmarinen

LONDON, 10-Mar-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Schroder Real Estate has acquired the “Victoriastadt Lofts” office building in Berlin on behalf of a joint-venture between Immobilien Europa Direkt (IED), an investment vehicle of Zurich Investment Foundation managed by Schroders, and the Finnish pension … Read the full press release

Schroders to launch its first liquid distressed fund, Schroder GAIA II NGA Turnaround

LONDON, 10-Mar-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Schroders is pleased to announce the launch of Schroder GAIA[1] II NGA Turnaround, Schroders’ first liquid distressed fund and the first fund to launch on the GAIA II platform. The fund will be externally managed by … Read the full press release

E.ON’s 2015 operating results in line with expectations

Dividend proposal of €0.50 per share confirmed EBITDA of €7.6 billion at upper end of forecast range, underlying net income at €1.6 billion Substantial net loss due to significant impairment charges Economic net debt reduced by €5.7 billion Full-year 2016 … Read the full press release

Airbus Group exceeded the US$500 million annual procurement mark from India in 2015

Sets its sights on exceeding US$2 billion in cumulative procurement in the 5 years up to 2020 The Group is making in India through 45+ suppliers, supporting over 6000 local jobs Every Airbus commercial aircraft produced today is partly ‘Made … Read the full press release

Volkswagen sets Annual Press Conference on April 28, 2016 and Annual General Meeting on June 22, 2016

WOLFSBURG, 04-Mar-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Annual Press Conference on April 28, 2016, Annual General Meeting on June 22, 2016 Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft has set the new dates for the Annual Press Conference and the Annual General Meeting of shareholders. These events were … Read the full press release

Daimler South East Asia Pte Ltd regional center opens in Singapore

Sales and service of Mercedes-Benz Trucks and Buses, Mercedes-Benz Vans and FUSO trucks and buses in 18 countries from Singapore Handover of the 1000th Mercedes-Benz Citaro city bus for public transport in Singapore on the occasion of the opening ceremony … Read the full press release

Availon Holding GmbH now part of Vestas’ financials following its acquisition

Aarhus, Denmark, 02-Mar-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Final closing of the acquisition of Availon Holding GmbH has now taken place. Following the approval from all relevant authorities, Vestas has today, as expected, completed the acquisition of Availon Holding GmbH, a leading European … Read the full press release