Loughborough, United Kingdom, 09-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Kingfisher Future Homes is delighted to announce the official launch of the Kingfisher iQE Alliance Partnership, which took place at Loughborough University on Wednesday 25th September 2013. The launch event also marked three important milestones in … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Education, Electronics & Machinery, Energy, Gas & Oil, Retail, United Kingdom
Tagged B&Q, energy efficiency, energy efficient boilers, home improvement retailer, Howard Kerr, Ian Cheshire, Ian Draisey, iQE, Kingfisher, Kingfisher Future Homes, Kingfisher iQE Alliance Partnership, Leonardo Bianchi, Loughborough University, Professor Dennis Loveday, Professor Kevin Lomas, Screwfix, Suzi Smith, TradePoint
Luxembourg/Sofia, 08-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Municipality of Sofia today signed a new loan agreement of EUR 50 million to support the implementation of the Bulgarian capital city’s master plan. The loan will finance a transport … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Construction, Financial, Government, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Bulgaria, construction, Dušan Ondrejička, EIB, loan agreement, Mihai Tanasescu, Municipality, Municipality of Sofia, rehabilitation, Sofia, The European Investment Bank, transport infrastructure projects
France, 08-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — On 7 October 1933 at 4pm, Air France was officially inaugurated at La Bourget airport, by the Air Transport Minister Pierre Cot. The new airline was formed from the merger of Air Orient, Air Union, Société Générale de Transports … Read the full press release
Moscow, Russia, 08-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — State Corporation ‘Bank for Development and Foreign Economic Affairs (Vnesheconombank)’ and United Company RUSAL entered into a Memorandum of Intent. The Memorandum provides for enhancing cooperation aimed at restructuring RUSAL’s unprofitable plants. The parties intend to … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Government, Industrial, Investment, Metals and Minerals, Russia
Tagged aluminum, aluminum alloys, Memorandum of Intent, RUSAL, unprofitable plants, Vnesheconombank
Berlin/Frankfurt, Germany, 08-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Gartner, Inc., the world’s leading information technology research and advisory company, recognized DB Schenker Contract Logistics as a ‘Leader’ in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Global Third-Party Logistics Providers (3PL) report (by Greg Aimi, James Lisica), … Read the full press release
Jakarta, Indonesia, 08-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Today, more than 1,500 H&M fans lined up for several hours outside Indonesia’s first store at Gandaria City, Jakarta, in anticipation of the Swedish fashion retailer throwing its doors open at 10am. Par Darj, Head of … Read the full press release
Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Business, Retail, Sweden
Tagged Gandaria City, H&M, Helena Chan, Indonesia, Jakarta, James Suen, Karina Soegarda, Mr. Sanveer Gill, Par Darj, PT Hindo, tephanie Retuya
Regular departures with reliable lead and transit times Berlin/Frankfurt, Germany, 08-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The national DB Schenker organization in Turkey is currently establishing its own domestic network for procurement and distribution. “Having our own land transport network in Turkey will enable … Read the full press release
Colombes, France, 07-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Oberthur Technologies, one of the world’s largest providers of security and identification solutions and services based on smart card technologies, today announced the renewal of its six-year partnership with STM, the transport authority of Montreal in … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, France, Security & Safety, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Audrey Besnardeau, CANADA, Canadian public transportation, CityGo card, Colombes, e-ticketing, Eric Duforest, identification solutions, Montréal, Oberthur, Oberthur Technologies, Pierre Bourbonnière, security solutions, smart card technologies, STM, Yannick Duvergé
Today the CAA has published its final proposals for the economic regulation of Heathrow, saying airport charges should be subject to a real terms price freeze (RPI +0%) from 2014-2019. London, United Kingdom, 07-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The CAA’s figure is derived … Read the full press release
Moscow, Russia, 07-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Kaspersky Lab is pleased to announce that it has emerged victorious from a lawsuit initiated by Lodsys, a company located in Texas that operates as a Patent Assertion Entity, more commonly known as a Non practicing entity … Read the full press release
Moscow, Russia, 07-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — According to the Kaspersky Consumer Security Risks survey carried out by B2B International with Kaspersky Lab in Summer 2013, approximately 30% of users have received bogus emails claiming to come from banks. The fraudsters often use fake notifications … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Internet & Online, Russia, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged advanced protection technology, B2B International, bogus bank emails, e-banking, e-payment systems, emails, fake bank notifications, Kaspersky Lab, Kaspersky Lab’s Safe Money, Moscow, online stores, RUSSIA, survey
London, UK, 07-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — With today’s final price proposal for Heathrow, the Civil Aviation Authority has left the airport’s customers with the burden of forking out almost an extra £1bn over the next five years, IAG chief executive Willie Walsh … Read the full press release
Amsterdam, Netherlands, 07-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The latest research from Castrol and TomTom has revealed drivers in Istanbul could experience 31,200 stop-starts a year, compared to the lowest ranked city, Rotterdam, where drivers might only experience 6,211 stop-starts, more than 24,000 fewer. … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Environment, Marketing, Netherlands, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Beijing, car drivers, Castrol, frequent stop-starts, Gareth Bracchi, İstanbul, London, Mexico City, microscopic wear, Moscow, New York, Ralf-Peter Schäfer, RESEARCH, STOP-START Index, stop-starts, Sydney, TomTom
London, UK, 04-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — European consumers have made 211 million contactless purchases in the last 12 months (August 2012 to July 2013), according to figures released today from Visa Europe. The monthly contactless spend has also increased six fold to €285 million in July … Read the full press release
Highly transparent products for attractive and durable luminants and lighting solutions Düsseldorf, Germany, 04-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — High-performance hotmelts and silicones will be at the center of Henkel’s exhibits at the 2013 productronica trade show, which takes place in Munich, Germany, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Electronics & Machinery, Germany, Marketing
Tagged durable luminants, Düsseldorf, Germany, Henkel, Holger Elfes, hotmelts, lighting solutions, Lisa Kretzberg, Macromelt Molding, molding compounds, Munich, productronica 2013, silicones, transparent encapsulants, USB sticks
Fredericia, Denmark, 03-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Carsten Krogsgaard Thomsen will step down as CFO after 11 years with DONG Energy. His successor will be Marianne Wiinholt, who comes from the position of Senior Vice President of DONG Energy’s Customers & Markets division. Marianne Wiinholt … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Denmark, Energy, Gas & Oil, Management
Tagged Carsten Krogsgaard Thomsen, CFO, Dong Energy, Henrik Poulsen, Karsten Anker Petersen, Marianne Wiinholt
Amsterdam, Netherlands, 03-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — CNH Industrial N.V. (CNHI) today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, CNH Capital LLC, plans to offer new notes, subject to market conditions. The notes will be guaranteed by CNH Capital America LLC and New … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Italy, Netherlands, United Kingdom
Tagged Anna Kasprowicz, assets, capital, CNH Capital America LLC, CNH Capital LLC, CNH Industrial Group, CNH Industrial N.V., CNHI, indebtedness, Maurizio Pignata, New Holland Credit Company LLC, notes, receivables, Richard Gadeselli
Fredericia, Denmark, 03-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The Danish State represented by the Ministry of Finance and DONG Energy A/S have reached an understanding with funds managed by the Merchant Banking Division of Goldman Sachs (Goldman Sachs) and the Danish pension funds Arbejdsmarkedets Tillægspension (ATP) and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Denmark, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Investment
Tagged Allan Bødskov Andersen, Andrew Wolff, Arbejdsmarkedets Tillægspension, capital increase, Carsten Stendevad, Claus Wiinblad, DONG Energy A/S, Goldman Sachs, Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division, Henrik Heideby, Henrik Poulsen, INVEST, Jesper Langmack, Joanna Carss, Karsten Anker Petersen, PFA Pension Forsikringsaktieselskab, shares
Mödling, Austria, 03-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Arcant GmbH has concluded a partnership to exclusively market point-of-sale systems in Austria from Wincor Nixdorf, one of the world’s leading providers of IT solutions for retailing. In taking this step, Wincor Nixdorf is rigorously continuing … Read the full press release
Paris, France, 03-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Only a few short weeks after the success of its tender offer for Silic, Icade has carried off a new and highly significant success among its investors. For its first ever bond issue, Icade has placed … Read the full press release
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