GENEVA, 20-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — SGS is delighted to announce that it has formed a strategic alliance with ABDI, the UK monitoring and evaluation firm. Through this alliance, SGS will scale up ABDI’s human capital investment courses, designed to train government … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Management, Switzerland, United Kingdom
Tagged ABDI, courses, evaluation, GOV, monitoring, NGO, SGS, training, UK monitoring and evaluation firm
LONDON, 20-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The arrival of two state-of-the-art cranes worth £10.5 million will enable ABP’s Hull Container Terminal to handle double the volume of trade by increasing capacity to more than 400,000 units per year. The giant 600 tonne … Read the full press release
Teddington, UK, 19-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — BMT has announced that it has taken Dubai’s next signature structure, ‘Dubai Creek Tower’ to 100% design development. This iconic, megatall building by Emaar Properties, has been designed by world-renowned architect and engineer, Santiago Calatrava … Read the full press release
Etten-Leur, the Netherlands and Solna, Sweden, 19-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — BEWi Group AB (“BEWi”) today announced that it has submitted a binding offer to acquire Synbra Holding B.V. (“Synbra”), a leading manufacturer of particle foam products for thermal (building and construction) and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Commodities, Investment, Management, Netherlands, Sweden
Tagged acquisition, BEWi Group AB, Christiaan Bekken, EPLA, EPP, EPS, foam, Gilde Buy Out Partners, hvac, MERGER, polystyrene, Rik Dobbelaere, Synbra Holding B.V., thermal
Valio has announced its nutrition agreement for improving the health and wellbeing of consumers. The ambitious targets for reducing salt and sugar content in Valio’s products by 2020 are part of our sustainability programme and continued efforts to improve public … Read the full press release
Posted in Finland, Food & Beverage, Management
Tagged Anu Kaukovirta-Norja, health, salt, salt and sugar content, sugar, sustainability, Valio, wellbeing
MADRID, 16-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Garanti Bank is recognized internationally with its practices in gender equality and once again included in the Bloomberg Gender Equality Index. Through its numerous practices and initiatives for ensuring gender equality within its human resources as well … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Management, Society, Spain, Turkey
Tagged bank, BBVA, Bloomberg Gender Equality Index, equality, Garanti Bank, Gender, gender equality, Turkey
MADRID, 16-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — José Manuel González-Páramo, BBVA’s Executive Director Responsible for Global Economics, Regulation & Public Affairs, will chair the recently created Spain-Peru Council Foundation, a non-profit body set up with the aim of fostering relations between the two … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Management, Spain
Tagged BBVA, Defense, Environment, foreign affairs, José Manuel González-Páramo, PERU, science, Spain-Peru Council Foundation, trade
Securitised receivables volume amounts to around EUR 900 million Braunschweig, Germany, 15-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Volkswagen Bank GmbH has successfully placed its 14th Auto Asset-Backed Securities (ABS) transaction, Driver 14, on the market. The issue securitises vehicle financing contracts and has … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Banks, Financial, Germany, Management
Tagged receivables, refinancing, Securities, securitised vehicle financing contracts, vehicle financing, Volkswagen Bank
STUTTGART, 15-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — McKesson Europe has published its first Europe-wide Corporate Responsibility Report in accordance with the international Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) guidelines: The company provides insights into its sustainable handling of economic and ecological resources and informs readers … Read the full press release
A new approach to electric mobility is needed to stimulate economic growth and reduce carbon emissions, says new Forum report Electrified autonomous vehicles (AV) will revolutionize urban mobility by reducing travel costs by up to 40% and cut down CO2 … Read the full press release
The company is designing and installing a next-generation electricity microgrid at the Monash University campus, Australia’s largest, to guarantee its sustainability and energy efficiency The microgrid is based on InGrid Active Grid Management (AGM), the IoT platform developed by Indra … Read the full press release
WOLFSBURG, 13-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The Supervisory Board of Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft is to receive a competent addition in the person of manager Marianne Heiß (45). A corresponding proposal will be submitted to the shareholders at the Annual General Meeting in Berlin … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Germany, Management
Tagged Annika Falkengren, leadership, Management, Marianne Heiß
Future topic: Densification in metropolitan cities HAMBURG, 13-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The hotel developer MQ Real Estate, founded in 2014, will construct the world’s first modular hotel on top of a shopping center in Berlin. For this, a new story … Read the full press release
Posted in Construction, Germany, Management, Real Estate, Retail, Travel
Tagged Berlin, Dr. Nikolai Jäger, ECE, hotel, modular hotel, MQ Real Estate, real estate, Ring-Center 2 shopping center, shopping
OSLO, 12-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The heads of relevant ministries, central banks, financial supervisory authorities and resolution authorities in the Nordic and Baltic countries, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation and coordination on cross-border financial stability. The Nordic … Read the full press release
Posted in Economy, Financial, Government, Management
Tagged BALTIC, cross-border financial stability, Financial, Nordic, stability
The new DNV GL centre will serve as an incubator and testbed for research and development of additive manufacturing technology for the oil & gas, offshore and marine (O&M) sector. SINGAPORE, 12-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The new centre, which is … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Management, Norway
Tagged 3D printing, additive manufacturing, Brice Le Gallo, DNV GL, gas, Lim Kok Kiang, offshore, oil, Remi Eriksen, ships
Technical advisor’s due diligence enabled lenders to gain an understanding of the technical risk profile of the offshore wind project LONDON, 12-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — DNV GL, the world’s largest independent energy advisory and certification body, secured a leading role as … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Management, United Kingdom
Tagged Aviva Investors, BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited, DNV GL, institutional lenders, investment, Legal & General Investment Management Real Assets, Macquarie Infrastructure Debt Investment Solution, Prajeev Rasiah, technical advisor, technical due diligence study, Walney Extension, wind farm
Presence in West Africa expanded / Investments in growing markets HAMBURG, 12-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — On February 1, 2018, Hapag-Lloyd moved into its own new office in Tema, the most important port city in Ghana. Effective immediately, the company will be … Read the full press release
STUTTGART, 12-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Ruth Schimanowski took over management of the German Centre Beijing, a member of LBBW group. The German Centre has been supporting German companies in China with offices, advice and networks since 1999. She is the … Read the full press release
LONDON, 12-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Inflexion Private Equity is pleased to announce that its portfolio company Ocorian, a leading global financial services firm, has entered into an agreement to acquire ABAX Holding Limited (“ABAX”), an integrated advisory, corporate and business services provider … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Investment, Management, United Kingdom
Tagged ABAX Holding Limited, acquire, advisory, Financial, Inflexion Private Equity, investment, Mauritius, Ocorian, PE, Richard Arlove, Simon Turner
MADRID, 12-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Broadspectrum, the Australian subsidiary of Ferrovial Services, has appointed Nick Miller to the position of Chief Executive Officer; he will fully assume these functions in May. Since 2010, Miller has been Managing Director of Fulton Hogan, a construction and services … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, Spain
Tagged appointment, Broadspectrum, Ferrovial, Fidel López, Fulton Hogan, infrastructure, Nick Miller, toll roads
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