Toulouse, France, 29-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Airbus regrets to confirm that an A320-200 operated by AirAsia Indonesia lost contact with air traffic control this morning, 28th December 2014. The aircraft was operating a scheduled service, Flight QZ 8501, from Surabaya to … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, France, Management
Tagged AirAsia, AirAsia Flight QZ 8501, Airbus, Singapore, Surabaya
Parents of 0-5s juggle earnings with childcare expenses 1 in 10 families using childcare for 0-5s say lower earner takes home nothing after childcare / work costs are paid Lower earner typically brings home just £243 after childcare / work … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Insurance, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged Aviva, childcare costs, Family Finances, Louise Colley, working parents in UK
Typical household income is up by four percent since July 2014 But household debt more than doubles in same period to more than £16,000 More families are saving regularly, but the size of savings pots has shrunk More families protect … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Insurance, Management, United Kingdom
Tagged Aviva, Aviva Family Finance Report, debts, incomes, Louise Colley, UK families
Heidelberg, 29-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — HeidelbergCement announces that it has entered into a definitive agreement with an American affiliate of Lone Star Funds to sell its North American (excluding Western Canada) and United Kingdom building products business (collectively “Hanson Building Products”), … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Germany, Industrial, Management
Tagged Dr. Bernd Scheifele, Hanson Building Products, HeidelbergCement, Lone Star Funds
Audi CEO Rupert Stadler: “We are strengthening our innovative areas and expanding the global production network” Axel Strotbek, CFO: “70 percent of all investments flow into new models and innovative technologies” Audi Chief Technical Officer Dr. Ulrich Hackenberg: “Focus on … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Financial, Germany, Investment, Technology
Tagged Audi, Axel Strotbek, Dr. Ulrich Hackenberg, Rupert Stadler
Parsippany, N.J., 23-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — RB, the global consumer health, hygiene and home company, has awarded its consolidated global Vitamins, Minerals and Supplements (VMS) business, including MegaRed® and Airborne®, to creative agency McCann Worldgroup. The brands were previously handled … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Healthcare, Management, Marketing, United Kingdom
Tagged creative agency, global Vitamins, McCann Worldgroup, Minerals and Supplements, RB
LONDON, 23-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The port of Grimsby and Immingham has become the first in the Associated British Ports (ABP) group to sign a formal learning agreement with trade union Unite. The agreement will see the appointment of a … Read the full press release
Trieste, 23-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Fincantieri has been awarded an order by Carnival Corporation & plc for the construction of two new cruise ships for Carnival Cruise Line and Holland America Line. Both will be sisters ships respectively to “Carnival Vista” … Read the full press release
Amsterdam, 23-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — TomTom (TOM2) today announced it has signed a new facility agreement for a €250 million revolving credit facility (the “Facility”). The Facility has a maturity date of 31 March 2018 and includes two additional one year … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Banks, Business, Financial, Management, Netherlands
Tagged ABN AMRO Bank NV, Barclays Bank, Bayerische Landesbank, Bookrunning Mandated Lead Arrangers, HSBC Bank plc., ING Bank NV, Mandated Lead Arrangers, new facility agreement, Rabobank, The Royal Bank of Scotland plc, TomTom, €250 million revolving credit facility
Gemeinsam mit einem Bankenkonsortium finanziert die SEB AG den Kauf der Erdgasversorgungsgesellschaft Thüringen-Sachsen mbH (EVG) mit dem dazugehörigen Erdgas-Leitungsnetz. FRANKFURT, 23-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Das erstreckt sich über eine Länge von 1.168 Kilometern in den Bundesländern Thüringen, Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt und … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Germany, Management
Tagged SEB AG, Thüringen-Sachsen mbH
Deal activity in 2014 is up with mid-sized deal activity at the highest since 2008 Exit market performs well; exit value at the highest since 2007 at €101b Trade sales figures highest since 2011, refinancings at a record high LONDON, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Management, United Kingdom
Tagged Christiian Marriott, CMBOR, Equistone Partners Europe, EY, PE-backed IPOs
San Donato Milanese, 23-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Snam completed today the acquisition of the stake held by CDP GAS in Trans Austria Gasleitung GmbH (TAG), approved by the Board of Directors on 12 September 2014. In compliance with Snam’s Board of … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Italy, Management
Tagged acquisition, CDP GAS, Snam, TAG, Trans Austria Gasleitung GmbH
Russian Appetite Group of companies has moved to the management model of Balanced Scorecard. GMCS (a subsidiary of MAYKOR) has participated in elaboration of BI solution for end users. The solution allows effectively and quickly analyzing the key performance indicators … Read the full press release
Berezniki, Russia, 23-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Uralkali (LSE: URKA; the Company), one of the world’s largest potash producers, continues its development of the Ust-Yayvinsky block of the Verkhnekamskoye deposit. Sinking operations for skip shaft No.1, designed for the production of sylvinite ore, are in progress. More … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Industrial, Management, Metals and Minerals, Russia
Tagged Uralkali, Ust-Yayvinsky block, Verkhnekamskoye deposit
Inmarsat-2 F2 satellite retired after more than 23.5 years of successful operation in geostationary orbit, far outliving its projected life of ten years Second longevity record for Airbus Defence and Space following first Eurostar satellite Inmarsat-2 F1 retired after 22.5 … Read the full press release
Toulouse, France, 22-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Following a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed in July of this year, Hawaiian Airlines has finalized an order for six A330-800neo aircraft. The agreement adds yet another name to the growing list of launch … Read the full press release
WIESBADEN, 22-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Im Herbst 2014 haben die Landwirte in Deutschland auf 5,56 Millionen Hektar Ackerland Wintergetreide für die kommende Ernte 2015 ausgesät. Wie das Statistische Bundesamt (Destatis) mitteilt, liegt die Aussaatfläche von Wintergetreide für die Ernte 2015 damit … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Germany, Management, Marketing
Tagged Destatis, Gerste, Herbstaussaaten zur Ernte 2015, Raps, Weizen
WIESBADEN, 22-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — In autumn 2014, farmers in Germany sowed winter grain on 5.56 million hectares of land for the next harvest of 2015. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that the area cultivated with winter grain for the 2015 … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Germany, Management, Marketing
Tagged Destatis, during autumn, Farmers in Germany, winter grain
WIESBADEN, 22-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Im Jahr 2014 beziehen 12 % der Unternehmen in Deutschland von externen Anbietern über das Internet kostenpflichtige IT-Dienste, auch bekannt als Cloud Computing. Wie das Statistische Bundesamt (Destatis) weiter mitteilt, ist die Nutzung von Cloud Computing in … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Germany, Internet & Online, Management, Technology
Tagged cloud computing, Destatis
WIESBADEN, 22-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — In 2014, 12% of enterprises in Germany have bought IT services from external providers over the internet, which are also known as cloud computing services. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that the use of cloud … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Germany, Internet & Online, Management, Technology
Tagged cloud computing services, Destatis, enterprises in Germany
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