Category Archives: Germany

Press Releases & News from Germany distributed via EuropaWire

STRABAG Real Estate GmbH: Grundsteinlegung für Bürokomplex der Landesregierung Brandenburg

Potsdamer PPP-Projekt der STRABAG Real Estate GmbH schreitet voran Köln, Deutschland, 15-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Die STRABAG Real Estate GmbH (SRE) legt heute gemeinsam mit Vertreterinnen und Vertretern der Brandenburgischen Landesregierung den Grundstein für den Bürokomplex an der Henning-von-Tresckow-Straße in Potsdam. Symbolisch wird … Read the full press release

Burda International announced the appointment of Margaret Ann Dowling as new Regional Director for Burda Poland and the Czech Republic

Munich, Germany and Warsaw, Poland, 15-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — As of January 01, 2014, Margaret Ann Dowling will take over the position of Regional Director for Poland and the Czech Republic at Burda International. She will be responsible for the entire print … Read the full press release

adidas Group posts nine months 2013 results – sales stable on currency-neutral basis

Group sales stable on a currency-neutral basis Gross margin grows 2.1 percentage points to 49.8% Operating margin improves 0.4pp to 10.5% Strong momentum in Latin America and Greater China offsets declines in Western Europe and North America Reebok continues to … Read the full press release

Closing date for Merck Serono’s Grant for Growth Innovation entries is December 1, 2013

Merck Serono’s Grant for Growth Innovation (GGI) supports innovative projects for the advancement of science and medical research in the field of growth Closing date for entries is December 1, 2013 Awardees will be announced at European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology meeting in … Read the full press release

Deutsche Telekom subsidiary T-Systems and RSA partner to help in the fight against cyber attacks

The Deutsche Telekom subsidiary is expanding its security portfolio together with RSA The focus is on early detection and precise strategies against attacks Enabling of customer next-generation Security Operations Centers Frankfurt, Germany, 12-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — T-Systems and RSA, the security division of … Read the full press release

Deutsche Telekom announced it acquired GTS Central Europe for €546 million from consortium of private equity firms

Enhanced ability to provide innovative pan-European cross-border telecommunication services for business customers Acquisition complements Deutsche Telekom’s mobile centric infrastructure in key European markets Strengthened position in the market for multinational customers Bonn, Germany, 11-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Deutsche Telekom is strengthening its … Read the full press release

Investor interested in buying Loewe

Crucial restructuring milestone Specific, written offer Broad acceptance for the strategic realignment Kronach, Germany, 11-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The restructuring of the company Loewe will soon reach its successful conclusion: an initial investor has expressed interest in buying Loewe, and has made … Read the full press release

HUGO BOSS AG reported increased sales and profitability in the first nine months of 2013

 Accelerating growth momentum in Group’s own retail business supports sales expansion in third quarter Rise in sales and significantly higher gross profit margin drive operating profit increase Management forecasts sales and earnings improvements of between 6% and 8% for 2013 as … Read the full press release

Henkel’s Laundry & Home Care business honored with European Supply Chain Excellence Award 2013

Düsseldorf, Germany, 8-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Henkel’s Laundry & Home Care business sector has been recognized for the second time with the European Supply Chain Excellence Award 2013, presented by the European business magazine Supply Chain Standard in association with Pricewaterhouse … Read the full press release

Henkel launched halogen-free, lead-free solder paste Loctite Multicore HF 212

The Electronics Group of Henkel continues to expand its halogen-free materials portfolio with the launch of Loctite Multicore HF 212, a halogen-free, lead-free solder paste ideal for today’s high-value PCB assemblies. Düsseldorf, Germany, 8-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Like Henkel’s other halogen-free formulations, … Read the full press release

Die DZ BANK Kunstsammlung hat in ihrer letzten Ausstellung im Jubiläumsjahr mit Werken von internationalen Künstlern „DAS FENSTER IM BLICK“

Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 7-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Der Blick aus dem Fenster ist seit Jahrhunderten ein kunstgeschichtlicher Topos. Man denkt an berühmte Bilder wie etwa an „Goethe am Fenster der römischen Wohnung“ von Tischbein, an Adolph Menzels “Balkonzimmer” oder die “Frau … Read the full press release

The German Council of Science and Humanities evaluated the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation with positive results

German Council of Science and Humanities evaluates Humboldt Foundation with positive results. Bonn, Germany, 6-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The German Council of Science and Humanities has evaluated the Humboldt Foundation with positive results. The German Council of Science and Humanities is the … Read the full press release

Alexander von Humboldt Foundation selected six researchers from abroad to receive Germany’s most valuable international research award

Six researchers from abroad – two women and four men – receive Germany’s most valuable international research award Bonn, Germany, 6-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — An environmental economist from Switzerland, a quantum physicist from Austria as well as three physicists and a mathematician … Read the full press release

Thales to provide spares provisioning and component services for airberlin group’s A320 family fleet of 64 aircraft

Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, 1-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Thales and airberlin group have signed a long-term component services agreement to support the group’s A320 family fleet of 64 aircraft. Under this seven-year Avionics-By-The-Hour (ABTH) agreement, Thales will provide spares provisioning and component maintenance services for … Read the full press release

Ed. Züblin AG’s Danish subsidiary to build €140M six-storey multi-use building in Copenhagen for Realdania Byg A/S

 Züblin A/S realising “Bryghus” in Copenhagen according to a design by Rem Koolhaas  Contract value of about 140 million € Construction time autumn 2013 – autumn 2017  Stuttgart, Germany, 31-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Züblin A/S, a Danish subsidiary of Ed. Züblin AG, … Read the full press release

EnBW, EDF and RKI GmbH inaugurated the new fifth machine in Iffezheim hydropower plant

EnBW and 200 guests celebrate the expansion of Germany’s largest run-of-river power plant Stuttgart/Iffezheim, Germany, 30-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Along with EDF and the operating company RKI GmbH, EnBW today inaugurated the new fifth machine that has already been commissioned. In the … Read the full press release

TÜV Rheinland to showcase its full-service wind energy portfolio at 2013 EWEA trade fair in Frankfurt/Main, November 19-21

Cologne / Frankfurt/Main, Germany, 28-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — TÜV Rheinland will showcase its full-service portfolio for wind energy at the 2013 EWEA trade fair in Frankfurt/Main from November 19-21. The full range of wind energy services comprises project certification in accordance with … Read the full press release

SGL Group announced will close its Canadian graphite electrode facility located in Lachute, Quebec

Closure is part of the “SGL2015” cost savings program Operations will begin to wind down at the end of the year with expected completion within Q1/2014 110 employees impacted Wiesbaden / Lachute (QE, Canada), 24-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ —  SGL Group – The … Read the full press release

Savills-advised German investor Deka Immobilien sold landmark retail assets in San Francisco’s ultra-prime Union Square submarket

London, UK, 23-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — German investor Deka Immobilien, advised by Savills, has successfully closed the portfolio sale of two landmark retail assets in San Francisco’s ultra-prime Union Square submarket. The portfolio, comprising Apple’s retail store at One Stockton Street and … Read the full press release

Die Deka Immobilien GmbH hat für rund 18 Mio. Euro das Geschäftshaus Adolfo Dominguez in Madrid erworben

Frankfurt, Germany, 23-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Die Deka Immobilien GmbH hat für rund 18 Mio. Euro das Geschäftshaus Adolfo Dominguez in Madrid erworben. Die Immobilie wird in den Bestand des Sektorenfonds WestInvest TargetSelect Shopping eingebracht, der sich ausschließlich an institutionelle Investoren richtet. Verkäufer ist eine … Read the full press release