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Cargotec Corporation to publish January-March 2014 interim report on 29 April 2014

Cargotec’s January-March 2014 interim report to be published on Tuesday, 29 April 2014 Helsinki, Finland, 10-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Cargotec Corporation will publish its January-March 2014 interim report on Tuesday, 29 April 2014 at 12:00 p.m. EEST. The report will be available at … Read the full press release

Christian Venderby appointed Group Senior VP and Head of Service at Vestas Wind Systems A/S

Aarhus, Denmark, 10-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Christian Venderby has been appointed new Group Senior Vice President and Head of Service at Vestas Wind Systems A/S. Christian Venderby, who comes from a position as Senior Vice President Operations at Vestas Americas, enters into his … Read the full press release

Maris Interiors launched radio campaign on LBC radio to help companies undertake the difficult step of relocating their offices

LONDON, 10-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Maris Interiors have launched a radio campaign on LBC radio to help companies undertaking the difficult step of relocating their offices. Relocating offices is one of the most expensive and time-consuming events your company will have to … Read the full press release

Eelco Blok reappointed as CEO at KPN

The Hague, Netherlands, 10-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Today (April 9, 2014), Royal KPN N.V.’s (“KPN”) Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (“AGM”) granted the requested approvals on all items on the agenda. Subsequent to notification of the AGM, KPN’s Supervisory Board reappointed Eelco Blok as … Read the full press release

Deutsche Lufthansa to power 15 Airbus A320neo and 25 A321neo aircraft with CFM’s advanced LEAP-1A engine in $1 billion deal

Order for engines to power 40 firm A320neo/A321neo aircraft WEST CHESTER, Ohio, 10-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Deutsche Lufthansa today announced a firm order for CFM International’s advanced LEAP-1A engine to power 15 Airbus A320neo and 25 A321neo aircraft. The firm engine order … Read the full press release

Eni acquired 305,317 treasury shares for €5,539,668.30 between March 31 and April 4, 2014

San Donato Milanese (Milan), 10-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — During the period from March 31 to April 4, 2014, Eni acquired n. 305,317 shares for a total consideration of € 5,539,668.30, within the authorization to purchase treasury shares approved at Eni’s Ordinary General … Read the full press release

GRAPHISOFT®’s BIM presentation app BIMx Docs now available through new licensing option

BUDAPEST, 9-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — GRAPHISOFT®, the leading Building Information Modeling (BIM) architectural software developer, announced today that its award-winning BIM presentation app, BIMx Docs, will now be available through a new licensing option allowing architects to easily share their Hyper-models with … Read the full press release

Swisscom Annual General Meeting: Shareholders approve CHF 22 per share dividend

Zurich, 9-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — At today’s (07 April 2014) Swisscom Annual General Meeting in Zurich, shareholders approved all recommendations put forward by the Board of Directors and agreed to payment of a dividend of CHF 22 per share, the same as in the … Read the full press release

World’s largest silver and eighth biggest copper producer KGHM completes pre-stripping of Sierra Gorda mine in Chile

Lubin, Poland, 9-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — KGHM – world’s largest silver and eighth biggest copper producer – has announced the completion of pre-stripping of the Sierra Gorda mine in Chile. This prepares the copper and molybdenum resource for commissioning, expected to begin in … Read the full press release

Yara International acquired majority 63% stake in sulphur oxide scrubber supplier Green Tech Marine

Oslo, 9-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Yara International will expand its emissions control business by acquiring a majority 63% stake in Green Tech Marine (GTM), a leading sulphur oxide (SOX) scrubber supplier to the marine industry. We are excited to get the GTM … Read the full press release

Yara International ASA to report first quarter 2014 results on 30 April 2014

Oslo, Norway, 9-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Yara International ASA first quarter 2014 results will be released on Wednesday 30 April 2014. The results will be available at www.yara.com from 08:00 CEST. The results will be presented at 09:30 CEST by President and CEO Jørgen Ole Haslestad and CFO Torgeir … Read the full press release

Volvo Group’s own university opened at Arendal in Gothenburg

Gothenburg, Sweden, 9-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Volvo Group’s own university opens today. The Volvo Group University is located in Arendal in Gothenburg and will be the center of further education and competency activities for the Group’s 110 000 employees for the entire global … Read the full press release

The Swiss National Bank to carry out renovation work on its head office at Bundesplatz 1 in Berne

Berne/Zurich, 9-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The Swiss National Bank (SNB) is planning to carry out extensive renovation and alteration work on its head office at Bundesplatz 1 in Berne. Owing to the building’s current state of repair and the fact that its usage … Read the full press release

Wood Group acquired Canadian pipeline engineering consulting company Sunstone for C$14.5 million

HOUSTON, 8-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Wood Group has acquired Sunstone Projects Ltd. (“Sunstone”) of Calgary, Alberta, Canada for C$14.5 million. Sunstone is a pipeline consulting company providing engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) services to clients in the Canadian oil & gas … Read the full press release

Wood Group GTS and KazTurboRemont joint venture awarded contract to support the critical rotating equipment at Kashagan oil field in Kazakhstan

Scotland, 8-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — KTR-WG Turbine Services LLP (KTR-WG), a joint venture between Wood Group GTS and KazTurboRemont (KTR), has been awarded a long-term service agreement by the North Caspian Production Operating Company (NCPOC) in Kazakhstan. The joint venture will support the … Read the full press release

Line Dybdal appointed as Head of Social Management at Ramboll Management Consulting

Line Dybdal is one of Denmark’s leading evaluation experts. Since she joined Ramboll Management Consulting in 2006, she has specialised in identifying the sociopolitical initiatives which contribute to improve the well-being of citizens who find themselves on the edge of … Read the full press release

Ramboll selected as structural designer for the construction of the new Helsinki Central Library

The new Helsinki Central Library is one of the most demanding construction engineering projects Finland has seen. The building will be an eco-efficient masterpiece of structures made of steel and glass. Copenhagen, Denmark, 8-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The new Helsinki Central Library in … Read the full press release

Chr. Hansen opened new office and Global Expertise Center in Changning, Shanghai

Hørsholm, Denmark, 8-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Chr. Hansen is proud to announce the opening of a new office and Global Expertise Center in the Changning district of Shanghai . The new center focusing on natural color solutions was officially opened on 26 March, 2014, … Read the full press release

Arianespace launched seventh Soyuz mission from Guiana Space Center taking into orbit the Sentinel-1A satellite for the European Commission

Kourou, French Guiana, 7-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — On Thursday, April 3, 2014, at 6:02 pm local time in French Guiana, Arianespace successfully carried out the seventh Soyuz mission from the Guiana Space Center (CSG), orbiting the Sentinel-1A satellite for the European Commission within … Read the full press release

Security company G4S signed seven-year contract extension to provide cash solutions to Netherlands Railways

Crawley, United Kingdom, 7-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — G4S, the leading global integrated security company, has signed a seven-year contract extension to provide cash solutions to Netherlands Railways (NS), via its G4S Nederland business As part of a multi-million pound deal, G4S will provide … Read the full press release