NOTTINGHAM, 05-Dec-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The University of Nottingham is part of a major new government-backed initiative to trial self-driving taxis around parts of London. Led by Jaguar Land Rover, the ServCity pilot has won £11.15m from Innovate UK towards … Read the full press release
STOCKHOLM, 05-Dec-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Skanska UK has been awarded a contract by Eastbury Park Limited to provide facilities management services to the Ministry of Defence at Northwood HQ in Hertfordshire. The contract is worth GBP 196 M, about SEK 2.3 … Read the full press release
Posted in Construction, Defence, Management, Sweden, United Kingdom
Tagged construction, Defence, development, facilities management, Hertfordshire, Management, Skanska UK
MANCHESTER, 04-Dec-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Impressive growth continues at one of the UK’s most innovative technology businesses, as cloud hosting firm UKFast reveals that it is on track to deliver more than £53m revenue in 2018. The result equates to a 13 … Read the full press release
LONDON/ ROTTERDAM, 04-Dec-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Unilever today announced it has signed an agreement to acquire the Health Food Drinks portfolio (GSK HFD) of GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) in India, Bangladesh and 20 other predominantly Asian markets. The transaction consists of three elements: … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Food & Beverage, Healthcare, Management, Netherlands, United Kingdom
Tagged acquisition, ASIA, Bangladesh, GlaxoSmithKline, Healthcare, Horlicks, INDIA, MERGER, Nitin Paranjpe, Nutrition, Sanjiv Mehta, Unilever
Violence Against Women (VAW) is a global issue, a public health issue and a human rights issue that violates autonomy and hinders development. It is wholly incompatible with FIGO’s vision of a world where women achieve the highest possible standards … Read the full press release
Posted in Healthcare, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged advocacy, discrimination, FIGO, GBV, human rights, law, mental health, public health, reproductive health, sexual health, VAW, Violence Against Women
Rio Tinto’s Amrun project in Queensland, Australia, has achieved a significant milestone, successfully making the first shipment of bauxite, six weeks ahead of schedule. LONDON, 03-Dec-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The US$1.9 billion (A$2.6 billion) investment in Amrun will replace production from … Read the full press release
BEASAIN, Spain, 30-Nov-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — CAF will take part in the next Rolling Stock Maintenance 2018 summit that will be held in London on December 4 and 5. This conference will present different practical case studies and experiences in saving … Read the full press release
27 scientific presentations, including long-term data from Calquence in mantle cell lymphoma and updated early-phase trial results in chronic lymphocytic leukaemia New data on six medicines and potential new medicines across a variety of blood cancers demonstrate breadth of haematology portfolio … Read the full press release
Posted in Healthcare, Pharma & Biotech, United Kingdom
Tagged Acerta Pharma, AstraZeneca, biologics, blood cancer, haematology, hematology, leukaemia, lymphoma, MedImmune
InMotion Ventures, Jaguar Land Rover’s venture capital fund, today announces seed investment in WeTrip, the digital platform making group holiday planning and booking simpler. Jaguar Land Rover’s venture capital fund invests in group travel experience platform WeTrip InMotion Ventures backs … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Internet & Online, Investment, Management, Travel, United Kingdom
Tagged booking, group holidays, investment, Jaguar Land Rover, seed funding, startup, travel, WeTrip
LONDON, 28-Nov-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The FP WHEB Sustainability Fund has won the award for ‘Best Sustainable Investment Fund’ at Investment Week’s Sustainable & ESG Investment Awards 2018. The awards are aimed at fund managers and organisations who are at the … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Environment, Investment, Management, United Kingdom
Tagged Award, CSR, Environment, ethics, George Latham, investment, sustainability, sustainable, WHEB
PARIS, 28-Nov-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Contracted by the Spanish construction group Cobra, BOURBON completed the installation of the first wind turbine at Cobra Wind’s Kincardine site, Scotland, off the coast of Aberdeen this summer. Bourbon Subsea Services’ experience in floating wind turbine … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, France, Industrial, United Kingdom
Tagged BOURBON, Cobra Wind, floating wind turbine, Kincardine, Patrick Belenfant, s Kincardine site, Scotland, wind turbine, windfarm
LONDON, 28-Nov-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — WPP today announces a new partnership with Women Political Leaders (WPL) – the only global network of female politicians with a mission to increase both the number and the influence of women in political leadership positions … Read the full press release
LONDON, 28-Nov-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — WPP today announced that Wunderman and J. Walter Thompson will unite to form Wunderman Thompson, a creative, data and technology agency built to inspire growth for its clients. The new organisation will be distinctively positioned as … Read the full press release
Posted in Internet & Online, Marketing, Media, United Kingdom
Tagged advertising, creative, data, J. Walter Thompson, Mark Read, marketing, Media, Mel Edwards, PR, Tamara Ingram, technology agency, WPP, Wunderman, Wunderman Thompson
LONDON, 28-Nov-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Volkswagen has named WPP as its lead creative partner in North America following a competitive review. Responding to VW’s emphasis on expertise in technology alongside outstanding creativity, WPP put forward a cross-company and multi-disciplinary team comprising … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Internet & Online, Marketing, Media, United Kingdom
Tagged advertising, Communications, creative partner, creativity, Mark Read, marketing, Media, North America, PR, Volkswagen, WPP
NEW DELHI, India, 27-Nov-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — New Holland Agriculture, a brand of CNH Industrial (NYSE: CNHI /MI: CNHI), has initiated a three-year pioneer project, in partnership with the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and the Indian Agricultural Research Institute … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Environment, Industrial, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged agriculture, crop residue management, IARI, ICAR, INDIA, New Holland Agriculture, straw management, stubble burning
LONDON, 27-Nov-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — ABP’s Port of Immingham has been globally recognised as the Best Dry Bulk Port after winning the prestigious accolade at the International Bulk Journal (IBJ) Awards. The Immingham Bulk Park (IBP) which offers a premium dry … Read the full press release
Business insurance specialist QBE has further expanded its SME product distribution by launching Office insurance on Open GI’s commercial platform, Powerplace. WORCESTER, 27-Nov-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The launch will see the product available across all Open GI broker platforms including Mobius … Read the full press release
Posted in Insurance, Management, Small Business, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged commercial platform, Corinne Pringle, David Kelly, insurance, Open GI, Powerplace, QBE, SME
Chris Williams heads up project finance business in Great Britain and Ireland STUTTGART, 23-Nov-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Chris Williams has taken over the management of LBBW’s Project Finance segment in Great Britain. The 48-year-old comes from the Bank of Ireland, where … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Germany, United Kingdom
Tagged appointment, Chris Williams, finance, Financial, LBBW, leadership, Management, Thomas Schulz
• Innovation and circularity are key to feeding the planet in the future • Intesa Sanpaolo intends to become the first Impact Bank in the world also thanks to a systemic transition to the circular economy. • Two events dedicated to food in … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Economy, Food & Beverage, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Alberto Mancuso, circular economy, Circularity, compost, food tech, INNOVATION, Intesa Sanpaolo, Startups, sustainability, Vincenzo Antonetti, waste
Board chaired by Roger Taylor includes experts from academia and industry such as Lord (Robert) Winston, world renowned expert in fertility and genetics The Alan Turing Institute is proud to announce two of its Fellows, Luciano Floridi (Chair of Data … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Internet & Online, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Adrian Weller, AI, Alan Turing Institute, appointment, artificial-intelligence, Baroness (Kate) Rock, Dame Glenys Stacey, Dame Patricia Hodgson, data, Data Ethics, Dr Adrian Weller, Edwina Dunn, fDr Susan Liautaud, Greg Clark, INNOVATION, Jeremy Wright, Kriti Sharma, leadership, Luciano Floridi, Management, Professor Lord (Robert) Winston, Professor Luciano Floridi, Richard Sargeant, Roger Taylor, Rt Revd Dr Steven Croft
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