(IN BRIEF) Vodafone has launched the Enhanced Power programme to improve telecom resilience across Europe and Africa, combining AI-driven power-management technology with expanded backup capabilities at more than 10,000 critical mobile infrastructure sites. The initiative was accelerated after a major … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, European Union, France, Germany, Greece, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, Investment, Ireland, News, Portugal, Spain, Technology, Telecom, Turkey, United Kingdom
Tagged 000 critical sites, 10, Adaptive Power Backup, AI outage prediction, AI-adaptive backup and energy-security upgrades set to protect critical networks under Vodafone’s Enhanced Power initiative, backup battery systems, Cells on Wheels, CO2 reduction, connectivity security, critical telecom infrastructure, Disaster Response, emergency connectivity, Enhanced Power programme, Europe blackout, INER, load-shedding, network resilience, Ofcom cost analysis, power-grid instability, renewable integration, satellite connectivity, Virtual Power Plant, Vodacom, vodafone, VPP
(IN BRIEF) Kering and the Centre for Governance and Sustainability at NUS Business School have released their second joint study on water stewardship, highlighting an improvement in water-efficiency measures across Asia-Pacific companies but identifying major gaps in supply-chain integration, watershed … Read the full press release
Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, France, Investment, Management, News, Science, Technology
Tagged Asia Pacific water risks, biodiversity, climate nexus, Corporate Water Stewardship, EESG framework, ESG, Kering, Marie-Claire Daveu, National University of Singapore, New research highlights urgent need for broader corporate water stewardship as regional companies face growing resource risks, NUS CGS, Professor Lawrence Loh, resource management, supply chain sustainability, sustainable sourcing, water efficiency, water scarcity
(IN BRIEF) Heidelberg Materials has announced winners of the sixth Quarry Life Award, recognising seven biodiversity projects from across the globe. With more than 130 submissions and 56 implemented field projects, the competition continues to drive scientific insight and on-site … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Construction, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged biodiversity, BirdLife International, cavefish, Dr Katharina Beumelburg, eco-tourism, Environmental Education, France, Global biodiversity innovation recognised as Heidelberg Materials awards winners from Poland, habitat protection, Heidelberg Materials, herpetofauna conservation, Indonesia, MOROCCO, nature restoration, nature-positive future, Poland, pollinators, post-mining rehabilitation, Quarry Life Award, quarry research, sustainability, Tanzania, Tanzania and UK, United Kingdom, USA
(IN BRIEF) Finnvera has become a shareholder of the European Investment Fund, giving Finland direct representation in EU-level decision-making for SME financing and strengthening national access to European funding. The EIF provided €606 million to SMEs in Finland during 2024, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Finland, Industrial, International Trade, Investment, Management, News, Small Business
Tagged Climate and Digitalisation Loans, COSME, economic growth, EIF, EU financing, European corporate finance, European Investment Bank Group, European Investment Fund, export guarantees, Finland, Finnish representation enters EIF ownership as Finnvera aims to channel more European funding to domestic companies, Finnvera, guarantees, innovation funding, InvestEU, Juuso Heinilä, Karl Nehammer, Marjut Falkstedt, private equity, risk-sharing, SME finance, UKRAINE
(IN BRIEF) MAPFRE has restructured its leadership framework to increase the strategic weight of technology, data and AI in the organisation. With the closure of the Corporate Operational Transformation Area at year-end, Vanessa Escrivá will become Group Chief Technology and … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Financial, Industrial, Insurance, Investment, Management, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged AI strategy, Alfredo Castelo, Antonio Huertas, appointment, board committee changes, CATIT, Corporate Real Estate and Resources, Corporate reorganisation positions data and technology under direct executive oversight as MAPFRE advances digital strategy, Corporate Restructuring, Corporate Security Area, Data Governance, digital transformation, executive appointments, insurance leadership, José Antonio Arias, José Antonio Ledesma, José Luis Bernal, José Luis Jiménez Guajardo-Fajardo, José Manuel Inchausti, leadership, Leire Jiménez Ayesa, MAPFRE, Maribel Solanas, Raúl Costilla Prieto, Vanessa Escrivá García
(IN BRIEF) Indico Capital Partners has launched Indico VC Fund III with a targeted size of €125 million, supported by a €30 million anchor investment from the European Investment Fund. The new fund will back early-stage enterprise SaaS, AI, deep-tech, … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Banks, Business, European Union, Financial, Investment, Italy, Luxembourg, Portugal, Small Business, Spain, Technology
Tagged AI, blue economy, deep tech, digitalisation, early stage investment, EIF, enterprise SaaS, European Investment Bank Group, Indico Capital Partners, Indico VC Fund III, InvestEU, Italy, Marjut Falkstedt, New Indico VC fund aims to drive enterprise technology growth in Portugal, oceantech, PORTUGAL, Portugal Blue, SME funding, Southern Europe, spacetech, Spain, Spain and Italy with support from EIF and InvestEU, Stephan de Moraes, Technology Innovation, venture capital
(IN BRIEF) Swisscom has set a new record in the connect mobile network test, scoring 983 points — the highest result ever achieved not only in Switzerland but also compared with Germany and Austria. The company has now secured first … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Switzerland, Technology, Telecom
Tagged 5G expansion leader, 983 points record, connect mobile network test, CTIO Swisscom, customer service leader, fixed network winner, Germany Austria comparison, Mark Düsener, network on trains, outstanding rating, regulatory framework for infrastructure development, reliability performance, sixteen-year streak, Swisscom, Swisscom extends leadership streak to 16 years with highest score ever measured in DACH region, Switzerland top network, voice data quality
(IN BRIEF) voestalpine has inaugurated the voestalpine BÖHLER CAMPUS in Kapfenberg, creating a combined training and living environment for the next generation of technical specialists. The new facility supports apprentices in 12 future-oriented disciplines and features modern digital training systems, … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Education, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 160 new apprentices 2025, 60 single apartments, apprentice housing, apprenticeships Austria, Austria’s largest industrial trainer, digital training, EUR 100000 per apprentice, future-oriented technical professions, Herbert Eibensteiner, High Performance Metals Division, industrial skills development, Kapfenberg, New BÖHLER CAMPUS strengthens voestalpine’s skilled-workforce development with training and housing combined voestalpine BÖHLER CAMPUS, Reinhard Nöbauer, specialty steel production, training center launch, voestalpine apprenticeship program
(IN BRIEF) RWE and Apollo Global Management have finalized their joint venture agreement involving RWE’s 25.1% stake in Amprion, one of Germany’s major electricity transmission system operators. Apollo has invested €3.2 billion for an equity position in the JV, with … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, News
Tagged 25.1 percent stake, 29 million customers, Amprion, Apollo Global Management, energy transition financing, German electricity grid expansion, joint venture, long-term infrastructure funding, regulatory approval complete, RWE, seven federal states, transmission system operator, €3.2 billion investment, €3.2B partnership strengthens long-term financing for Amprion’s electricity transmission growth
(IN BRIEF) Hiab has signed an agreement to acquire Brazilian crane manufacturer ING Cranes, a deal that significantly reinforces its presence in the Brazilian loader crane market. ING Cranes, founded in 2010 and generating about EUR 50 million in 2024 … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Finland, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 2026 expected closing, acquisition, Acquisition of ING Cranes positions Hiab to lead Brazil’s loader crane segment, agriculture construction transport rental sectors, Brazil loader crane market, Crane manufacturer, heavy-duty cranes, Hiab, ING Cranes, Marcel Boxem, Scott Phillips, South America expansion, undisclosed transaction value
(IN BRIEF) E.ON, Voltix and GreenWay will deploy one of Europe’s largest megawatt-charging networks for electric trucks following approval of a €70.3 million EU grant. The HDV-E project will see around 330 MCS-compatible charging points installed across 55 logistics hubs … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Alternative Fuel Infrastructure Facility, CINEA, Connecting Europe Facility, cross-border charging corridors, E.ON, electric trucks, EU €70.3M grant, freight electrification, GreenWay, HDV-E, HDV-E to deliver large-scale cross-border MCS charging corridor under €70.3M EU grant, heavy duty vehicles, high-power charging Europe, logistics decarbonisation, MCS charging network, Megawatt charging, public 24/7 access, sustainable transport infrastructure, Voltix
(IN BRIEF) BASF Coatings has inaugurated its new Lean Lab in Wuerzburg, Germany, bringing a digitally optimized laboratory model to one of its key European coating facilities. The new setup focuses on waterborne basecoat development for automotive OEM clients and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Science, Technology
Tagged 25.1 tons CO₂ savings, Automotive OEM Coatings, automotive paint R&D, BASF Coatings, BASF Coatings advances digital innovation with new Lean Lab for automotive basecoat development in Wuerzburg, BASF innovation, coatings development efficiency, digital laboratory, Dr Ralf Otte, ergonomic workstations, global rollout, lab services, laboratory digitalization, Lean Lab, process laboratory, product laboratory, reduced CO₂ emissions, RFID warehouse system, sustainability in coatings, waterborne basecoats, Wuerzburg Germany
(IN BRIEF) BASF has begun commercial operation of a new dispersants production line at its Nanjing site, enabling domestic manufacturing of high-performance CFRP-based dispersants used in advanced coatings, inks and composite applications. The investment increases global capacity in coordination with … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Marketing, Technology
Tagged automotive coatings, BASF, BASF China 140 years, CFRP dispersants, coatings sector, color performance, Controlled Free Radical Polymerization, Dispersions and Resins division, Dr. Stephan Kothrade, global capacity expansion, Gops Pillay, green transformation, Heerenveen Netherlands, high-performance dispersants, Jiangbei New Material Technology Park, Nanjing production line, New BASF plant in China strengthens supply resilience and expands CFRP technology availability, pigment dispersion, specialty chemicals, sustainable growth, Sylvain Huguenard
Digi Romania was acquitted in 2025 after the court ruled the alleged offences did not exist. Asset seizure measures imposed earlier in the case have been lifted. A 2019 decision had previously convicted the company and related parties. In 2021, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Government, Internet & Online, Investment, Law, Management, News, Romania, Technology, Telecom
Tagged Accusations, acquitting, Bucharest Court of Appeal, court’s decision, criminal acts, criminal case, digi romania, Digi Romania S.A., DNA, Romanian National Anticorruption Directorate
(IN BRIEF) The 6G-TakeOff research programme has concluded after three years, presenting breakthroughs in 3D networking — future architectures that integrate ground-based, aerial and satellite systems within a unified 6G framework. Funded by the German Federal Ministry of Research, Technology … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Telecom
Tagged 3GPP standardization, 6G Research, 6G-TakeOff project, aerial and satellite integration, Airbus Defence and Space, beam steering, beamforming, Boldyn Networks, Center for Telematics Würzburg, Creonic GmbH, Cross-industry consortium delivers breakthrough 6G demonstrators for terrestrial, Deutsche Telekom, device handover, DLR, DSI Aerospace, EANT GmbH, early 2030s 6G deployment, Fraunhofer FOKUS, German Federal Ministry of Research Technology and Space, IHP Leibniz, IMST GmbH, John Deere, MEC for NTNs, Non-Terrestrial Networks, NTNs, NXP Semiconductors, O2 Telefónica, OTARIS Interactive Services, Rohde & Schwarz, Technical University of Kaiserslautern, three-dimensional networks, UAV connectivity, University of Bremen, ZF Friedrichshafen AG
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund has committed €70 million to Alantra’s Klima Energy Fund II, a growth-stage investment vehicle focused on scaling cleantech companies essential to Europe’s energy transition. Building on the successful track record of Klima1, the new … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, Small Business, Technology
Tagged Alantra, Article 9 fund, Bastien Gambini, clean energy generation, cleantech, Climate Action, decarbonization, EIB Group, EIF, EIF Backs Klima2 to Scale High-Growth Cleantech Companies Supporting Europe’s Decarbonization Efforts, energy efficiency, energy storage, energy transition, European Innovation, European Investment Fund, growth equity, Klima Energy Fund II, Klima1, Klima2, low carbon economy, Marco Marrone, Mid-Caps, REPowerEU, SFDR, SMEs, sustainable transport, TechEU, €70 million investment
(IN BRIEF) Bilfinger has been appointed by Emdad Aviation Fuel Storage FZCO, an affiliate of Emarat, to deliver complete engineering and design services for a new jet-fuel pipeline that will connect Dubai’s harbor-based Emdad terminal with the expanding Al Maktoum … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology, Travel
Tagged Al Maktoum International Airport, Ali Khalifa Al Shamsi, AMIA depot, aviation growth, Bilfinger, Dubai aviation infrastructure, Dubai Strengthens Aviation Fuel Infrastructure with Bilfinger Appointed to Engineer New High-Capacity Pipeline, DWC expansion, Emarat, Emdad Aviation Fuel Storage FZCO, engineering services, fuel supply resilience, high capacity pipeline, Jebel Ali terminal, jet fuel pipeline, logistics corridor, Marco van der Linden, Mohamed Almehrzi, UAE fuel network
(IN BRIEF) Schroders has appointed Dan Morris as its new Head of Investment, marking a strategic move to strengthen its innovation efforts and expand tailored client solutions across Public Markets. Morris, who previously worked at Schroders and most recently served … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Industrial, Insurance, Investment, Management, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged active asset management, AI-enabled investment solutions, Allspring Global Investments, customised portfolios, Dan Morris, Dan Morris Returns to Schroders to Lead Investment Strategy and Strengthen Public Markets Capabilities, global investment leadership, Head of Investment, investment innovation, Johanna Kyrklund, LDI Solutions, net inflows, PGGM mandate, public markets, quantitative investing, scalable technology platforms, Schroders, US Portfolio Solutions, Wells Fargo Asset Management
(IN BRIEF) The Company reports that on 25 November 2025, the Bucharest Court of Appeal acquitted Digi Romania S.A., its current and former directors, and all other defendants in a long-running criminal case investigated by Romania’s National Anticorruption Directorate (DNA). … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, Investment, Law, Management, News, Romania, Technology, Telecom
Tagged Accusations, acquitting, Bucharest Court of Appeal, court’s decision, criminal acts, criminal case, digi romania, Digi Romania S.A., DNA, Romanian National Anticorruption Directorate
(IN BRIEF) Emmi Group is set to acquire The English Cheesecake Company Ltd., a leading UK premium cheesecake producer widely recognised across major British retailers. The move aims to strengthen Emmi’s desserts portfolio by tapping into the rapidly expanding global … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Food & Beverage, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged acquisition, artisanal cheesecakes, cheesecake market, Didier Boudy, Emmi Expands Global Presence in Premium Cheesecakes Through Purchase of Leading UK Brand, Emmi Group, frozen desserts, global indulgence trend, Mademoiselle Desserts Group, premium desserts, retail expansion, snack formats, The English Cheesecake Company Ltd, UK retail, vegan desserts
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