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Unilever to acquire the iconic British skincare brand REN Skincare

London/Rotterdam, 4-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Unilever announced today that it has signed an agreement to acquire REN Skincare, the iconic British skincare brand. Created in 2000 by Antony Buck and Robert Calcraft, REN pioneered a new type of high performance … Read the full press release

Slovenian NLB Group reports EUR 62.3 million profit in 2014

Ljubljana, Slovenia, 3-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — “The NLB Group stabilised its operations and ended the business year with a profit for the first time since 2008, totalling EUR 62.3 million“ said the Chairman of the Bank’s Management Board Janko Medja at … Read the full press release

Inmarsat partners with key Australian aviation industry stakeholders to trial improved flight tracking services on commercial airline flights

Canberra, Australia, 3-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Inmarsat, the leading provider of global mobile satellite communications and safety services, today announced that it is partnering with Airservices Australia and other key aviation industry stakeholders to trial improved flight tracking services on commercial … Read the full press release

Veolia’s Chairman and CEO Antoine Frérot: 2014 results particularly satisfying and exceeded our objectives

UTMOST CONFIDENCE FOR THE 2015 OUTLOOK – GOOD REVENUE MOMENTUM: €23,880M (+4.9% AT CONSTANT EXCHANGE RATES AND +1.6% AT CONSTANT SCOPE AND EXCHANGE RATES) – ONGOING REBALANCING BETWEEN THE GROUP’S CLIENT BASE: 61% MUNICIPAL AND 39% INDUSTRIAL – AJUSTED OPERATING … Read the full press release

Saphir robotics project to be deployed in Thales Alenia Space’s clean rooms starting in the second half of 2015

Thales Alenia Space presents “Tomorrow’s Factory” The transformation of industry is driven by robotics and cobotics CANNES, 3-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ —  The space market is undergoing deep changes, including the arrival of both new players and new initiatives likely to significantly … Read the full press release

Altri, SGPS, S.A. subsidiary Celulose Beira Industrial, S.A. issued EUR 35 million six-year bonds by private placement

OPORTO, 3-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Altri, SGPS, S.A. hereby informs that its subsidiary Celulose Beira Industrial (Celbi), S.A. has issued, today, six-year bonds, in the amount of Euro 35,000,000 (thirty five million euros), by private placement, named “CELBI 2015/2021”. This … Read the full press release

The British Safety Council announced the winners of its 2015 International Safety Awards

Businesses dedicated to protecting their employees from the risk of injury and ill health at work have been recognised with International Safety Awards from the British Safety Council LONDON, 2-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The British Safety Council has announced the winners … Read the full press release

GFI Software commissioned research shows individuals in UK increasingly fear cyber crime and its resulting consequences at work as well as at home

Growing threats from hacking groups, terrorists and government-sanctioned retaliation has individuals fearful of attacks and losses, GFI Software commissioned research shows LONDON, 2-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — GFI Software™ today released the findings of an independent study examining the business and societal impacts … Read the full press release

Eni confirms its historical commitment in Congo with the signature of two agreements at Palazzo Chigi

Eni signs two agreements with the Government of the Republic of Congo at Palazzo Chigi, intended to boost the energy development and local growth of the Country Rome, 2-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Eni today confirms its historical commitment in Congo with … Read the full press release

Marel announced the candidates for its Board of Directors for the company’s AGM on Wednesday 4 March 2015

Garðabær, Iceland, 2-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Below are candidates for the Board of Directors of Marel hf. at the Annual General Meeting, to be held at the Company’s headquarters at Austurhraun 9, Gardabaer, Iceland, Wednesday 4 March 2015, at 16:00: … Read the full press release

Marel announced divestment of its bacon and deli slicing businesses based in Norwich, UK

Garðabær, Iceland, 2-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Marel today announces the divestment of its High Speed Slicing business, in particular the bacon and deli slicing businesses based in Norwich, United Kingdom. Marel will retain the frozen portioning and robotics product families, … Read the full press release

Daimler AG honored ten suppliers for their outstanding performance in the past financial year with the 2014 Daimler Supplier Award

Ten suppliers honored by Daimler for their outstanding performance More than 450 high-level representatives of the most important Daimler suppliers attended as guests at the Mercedes-Benz Center Stuttgart STUTTGART, 27-02-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Daimler AG has honored ten suppliers for … Read the full press release

ABB registered more patent applications with the European Patent Office than any other Swiss-based company in 2014

In 2014, ABB filed more patent applications in Europe than any other company in Switzerland, for the second consecutive year Zurich, Switzerland, 27-02-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, registered more patent applications with the … Read the full press release

ABB to design, manufacture, and supply submarine cable system under the bay of Edsviken in northern Stockholm

Submarine cable system link under the bay of Edsviken is part of an entirely new structure for the region’s electrical grid Zurich, Switzerland,  27-02-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order worth around … Read the full press release

Eesti Pank: Statistics Estonia data shows the average gross monthly wage increased by 5.3% over the year in the fourth quarter of 2014

Tallinn, Estonia, 27-02-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Data from Statistics Estonia show that the average gross monthly wage increased by 5.3% over the year in the fourth quarter of 2014, and the gross hourly wage by 6%. This growth was faster than … Read the full press release

UK public and regulated services provider Amey won European Waste Project of the Year at 2014 IJ Global Europe & Africa Awards

Oxford, UK, 27-02-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Leading UK public and regulated services provider, Amey, has scooped the prestigious accolade of European Waste Project of the Year at the 2014 IJ Global Europe & Africa Awards. The award recognised Amey’s long term waste … Read the full press release

Más de 15.600 familias han contratado con Liberbank créditos personales por un importe total que supera los 140 millones de euros en 2014

La entidad ha concedido un volumen superior a los 140 millones de euros del que se han beneficiado más de 15.600 familias MADRID, 27-02-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — El Grupo Liberbank ha concedido en 2014 un 50,42 por ciento más de … Read the full press release

Starhome Mach signs with SAP® Mobile Services division to deliver solutions in the LTE roaming space

Starhome Mach Cooperates with SAP® Mobile Services Division to Offer Premium LTE Solutions Zurich, Switzerland, 27-02-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Starhome Mach, a global leader in mobile inter-carrier network and clearing services, today announced the signing of an agreement with the SAP® Mobile … Read the full press release

Thales Alenia Space renews its CMMI® Level 3 accreditation

Ten years of continuous performance improvement to benefit all customers CANNES, 26-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Ten years ago, Thales Alenia Space began to apply CMMI® (Capability Maturity Model Integration), the international standard that recognizes the performance and maturity of industrial organizations, … Read the full press release

Thales and ASELSAN signed new cooperation agreement during IDEX 2015 in Abu Dhabi to continue joint development of Missile Launcher System

PARIS, 26-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Thales and ASELSAN of Turkey have signed a new cooperation agreement during IDEX 2015 in Abu Dhabi to continue joint development of a Missile Launcher System that incorporates Thales’s Lightweight Multi-role Missiles (LMM) and the … Read the full press release