Category Archives: Spain

Press Releases & News from Spain distributed via EuropaWire

Millecasa won the CLH Group’s 2015 “Zero Accidents” award for best occupational health and safety performance

The award, which is celebrating its fifth year, is given to the collaborating company with the best occupational safety performance MADRID, 13-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Millecasa, a company that provides assembly and maintenance services for industrial facilities, has won the … Read the full press release

CAF to attend Rail Solutions Asia in Kuala Lumpur from 22 to 24 April

MADRID, 2-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — CAF will attend Rail Solutions Asia in Kuala Lumpur from 22 to 24 April. CAF will exhibit the company’s latest technology developments in the sectors of high speed, with the Oaris 350 km/h train platform, … Read the full press release

SEAT: we reduced water consumption by 15 per cent over the last four years

MARTORELL, 24-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Closing the tap when we wash our hands or using a low-flow toilet in the bathroom are two examples of habits people have recently been adopting to conserve this precious resource. But water conservation also depends … Read the full press release

SEAT announces the biggest income figure in its history; 56% improvement over 2013

Martorell, 20-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — SEAT continues to move with determination towards sustainable growth. The sales increase for 2014 enabled the company to end the year with a total invoicing amount of 7.497 billion euros – a 15.8% improvement on … Read the full press release

Abengoa Yield to be included in the NASDAQ Clean Edge Green Energy Index effective March 23rd, 2015

SEVILLE, 18-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Abengoa Yield (NASDAQ: ABY), the sustainable total return company that owns a diversified portfolio of contracted assets in the energy and environment sectors, announced today that it will be included in the NASDAQ Clean Edge … Read the full press release

Global leader in environmental and industrial measurement Vaisala to mark 40 years of aviation innovations with customers at World Air Traffic Management (ATM) Congress in Madrid

VANTAA, 13-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Vaisala, a global leader in environmental and industrial measurement, will celebrate forty years of aviation innovations with customers at World Air Traffic Management (ATM) Congress in Madrid, Spain this week.  In 1975 Vaisala developed a … Read the full press release

Cepsa consigue un Resultado Neto de 459 millones de euros en 2014, cifra superior en un 24% a la conseguida en 2013

Estos resultados son superiores en un 24% respecto a los conseguidos en 2013 La recuperación de los márgenes de refino en el último cuatrimestre del año, y de la demanda del mercado nacional de combustibles y carburantes, han contribuido de … Read the full press release

Accenture to showcase the new FIAT 500X with Uconnect™LIVE features onboard at 2015 Mobile World Congress

Uconnect™LIVE provides streaming music services, live news feeds, social media updates, emission reduction guidance, live navigation and a range of performance-related services BARCELONA, 6-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Accenture (NYSE: ACN) is helping Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) in EMEA (Europe, Middle East … Read the full press release

Spanish beverage company Damm Group to implement mobile application developed by Accenture

BARCELONA, 6-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Damm Group, the Spanish beverage company, has implemented a mobile application which allows its salesforce to make data-driven decisions when negotiating commercial agreements, and to more effectively target promotional activity. Developed by Accenture (NYSE: ACN), the new … Read the full press release

New project in Barcelona called KanGo! to help school children travel to school alone on public transport

Abertis Foundation, Barcelona City Council, Catalan Down Syndrome Foundation, Teléfonica, and public transport operator Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona, launch KanGo! to help school children from the neighbourhood of Sarrià-Sant Gervasi (Barcelona) to travel to school alone on public transport. KanGO! … Read the full press release

Abertis Telecom Terrestre to acquire 90% of WIND Telecomunicazioni S.p.A.’s subsidiary “Galata” for EUR 693 million

The terrestrial telecommunications subsidiary of Abertis will acquire a package of 7,377 telecommunications towers in Italy. Abertis Telecom Terrestre will invest 693 million euros in a deal that will give Abertis a 90% stake of the company which will manage … Read the full press release

Telefónica, Orange, Engineering and Atos create FIWARE Open Source Community to support standards for Smart Cities

The companies commit to deliver commercial offerings and provide their support to the establishment of an open source community around FIWARE. Simple, Open, Free and standardized: enabling the new future for Smart Cities services. Barcelona, 5-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Telefónica, Orange, Engineering … Read the full press release

Más de 15.600 familias han contratado con Liberbank créditos personales por un importe total que supera los 140 millones de euros en 2014

La entidad ha concedido un volumen superior a los 140 millones de euros del que se han beneficiado más de 15.600 familias MADRID, 27-02-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — El Grupo Liberbank ha concedido en 2014 un 50,42 por ciento más de … Read the full press release

MAPFRE: 7 de cada 10 pequeñas o medianas empresas desaparecen si no tienen un seguro que cubra la paralización de su actividad

Tras sufrir un siniestro importante (un incendio o una inundación, por ejemplo) 7 de cada 10 pequeñas o medianas empresas desaparecen si no tienen un seguro que cubra la paralización de su actividad MADRID, 24-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Esta es … Read the full press release

CaixaBank to make a voluntary public tender offer in cash to acquire all outstanding shares that it does not already own in Banco BPI, S.A.

After the transaction, the intention is that BPI remains as a listed company • The cash offer is subject to exceeding 50% of the share capital in BPI and the removal of BPI’s 20% cap on voting rights. • CaixaBank, … Read the full press release

Solunion, la joint venture de seguro de crédito de Euler Hermes y MAPFRE, ha sido reconocida por segundo año consecutivo como la mejor compañía de seguro de crédito en el “BARÓMETRO ADECOSE 2014

MADRID, 16-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Solunion, la joint venture de seguro de crédito de Euler Hermes y MAPFRE, ha sido reconocida por segundo año consecutivo como la mejor compañía de seguro de crédito en el “BARÓMETRO ADECOSE 2014. Estudio sobre la Calidad … Read the full press release

Endesa: the first ever charging point to include a used battery from electric vehicle set up in Malaga

• Under this project, the useful lives of batteries that can no longer be used in vehicles can be extended by using them to store energy. • Green eMotion was designed to guarantee the swift and successful mass deployment of … Read the full press release

Gamesa specified its estimate for net free cash flow generation for 2014 at over €300 million

The increase with respect to the initial estimate for positive free cash flow is underpinned by a solid business performance, in line with guidance, coupled with a sustained improvement in working capital. The results of the working capital streamlining programme … Read the full press release

Alcatel-Lucent and Vodafone Spain successfully transported data at speeds of up to 400G between Madrid and Zaragoza using existing optical infrastructure

Test using Alcatel-Lucent 400G technology over existing network between Madrid and Zaragoza demonstrates significant increase in ultra-broadband access capacity Paris, 30-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) and Vodafone Spain have successfully carried out a trial of transporting … Read the full press release

BBVA’s executive director José Manuel González-Páramo becomes the new Europe chair of the TransAtlantic Business Dialogue

BBVA’s executive director José Manuel González-Páramo is the new Europe chair of the TransAtlantic Business Dialogue (TABD). The TABD, of which BBVA is a longstanding member, gathers more than 60 major U.S. and European companies. The organization’s goal is to … Read the full press release