LONDON, 07-Mar-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Lloyds Banking Group (Lloyds) notes the announcement of the proposed all-share merger of Standard Life plc and Aberdeen Asset Management plc (Aberdeen). Lloyds has provided Standard Life and Aberdeen non-binding indications of support in its capacity … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Insurance, United Kingdom
Tagged Aberdeen Asset Management plc, Lloyds Banking Group, Standard Life
Facility finances seven newly constructed or to be constructed logistics assets located across the United Kingdom Deal indicative of continued strong performance of UK logistics sector Munich/London, 06-Mar-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank has provided a £147 million facility (approx. … Read the full press release
82% of companies say macroeconomic volatility will increase their likelihood to divest over the next year 48% believe tax-related divestment challenges have increased in the last 12 months 88% say advanced analytics would help make faster, better divestment decisions LONDON, … Read the full press release
Posted in Economy, Insurance, Investment, Politics, United Kingdom
Tagged EY, Geopolitical Disruptions, Paul Hammes, Pursue Divestments, Steve Krouskos
LONDON, 06-Mar-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Chief financial officers (CFOs) in the insurance sector operating in an extremely challenging economic environment, say that achieving growth is an imperative but one of the biggest parts they must play is in supporting the business … Read the full press release
Posted in Insurance, United Kingdom
Tagged CFOs, Chief financial officers, EY, Insurance Sector Growth, Nicola Panarelli
ABP’s Port of Grimsby recently hosted the HMS Severn which was also open to public viewing. LONDON, 06-Mar-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — ABP has today announced that it will be welcoming a Royal Naval Warship into the Port of Hull on … Read the full press release
Posted in Defence, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged Associated British Ports, Royal Navy Warship, Simon Bird
LEICESTERSHIRE, 06-Mar-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Loughborough University will contribute to a new £11 million programme aimed at developing research into robotics and artificial intelligence. The project, funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), is split into two categories.The … Read the full press release
BERGAMO, Italy, 03-Mar-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — B&B Hotels Group, one of the main independent chains of economy hotels in Europe, a brand renowned for the quality of its smooth, efficient and cozy stays, has selected the Vertical Booking CRS solution … Read the full press release
Posted in France, Germany, Internet & Online, Italy, News, Spain, Technology, Travel, United Kingdom
Tagged Alberto Guadalupi, B&B Hotels, booking, Central Reservation Offices, Competitor Rate Checker, cro, crs, digitalization, direct web booking engine, economy hotels, enterprise hotel distribution, gds, guest satisfaction, hotel, hotel booking engine, hotel chains, hotel groups, hotel Meta-Search, hotel online distribution, hotel technology integration, hotels, IDS, ITB Berlin, Jérôme Destors, native Hotel App, online reputation management, open CRS platform, OTA Price Comparison widget, OTAs, PAI Partners, reservation technology, RFP process, Tour Operatorsm, Vertical Booking, wholesalers
LEICESTERSHIRE, 03-Mar-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — John Anderson, Professor of Physical Geography at Loughborough University’s School of Social, Political and Geographical Sciences has been awarded the King Carl XVI Gustaf’s Professorship in Environmental Science for the 2017/18 academic year at Umeå … Read the full press release
LEICESTERSHIRE, 03-Mar-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The Rugby Football Union (RFU) has today announced the 10 clubs that have been offered places in the new Women’s Super Rugby competition, with Loughborough University being one of them. Kick-starting in September 2017, the … Read the full press release
LONDON, 03-Mar-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — MedImmune, the global biologics research and development arm of AstraZeneca, and Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccines division of Sanofi, today announced an agreement to develop and commercialise MEDI8897 jointly. MEDI8897 is a monoclonal antibody (mAb) for the … Read the full press release
Qtern fixed-dose combination will provide an additional oral medicine option for patients taking Farxiga (dapagliflozin) to improve blood sugar level LONDON, 03-Mar-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — AstraZeneca today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved once-daily Qtern (10mg … Read the full press release
Posted in Healthcare, Pharma & Biotech, United Kingdom
Tagged AstraZeneca, Elisabeth Björk, FDA approval, Qtern, treatment of type-2 diabetes
Automotive manufacturers’ investment plans on track despite ongoing uncertainty EU exit still seen as biggest threat to sector Manufacturers to focus investment in R&D in low carbon or electric vehicle technology Automotive firms determined to pursue new international opportunities LONDON, … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Banks, Economy, Investment, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Sentiment towards the country’s financial situation increases significantly Essential spending continues to rise though rate of growth slows Concern mounts around prospects for future disposable income LONDON, 03-Mar-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Consumer confidence rose in early 2017, despite ongoing hikes in … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Economy, Financial, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged Consumers’ Spending Power, Lloyds Bank, Lloyds Bank Spending Power Report, Robin Bulloch
BILBAO, 02-Mar-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Some of the UK’s top talent in the world of fintech were in Madrid this week to pitch their ideas to a selection of BBVA’s senior leaders. The event, which was organized by the U.K. Government’s … Read the full press release
The brand’s flagship CR and CX combines featuring the technically innovative Everest System were chosen by a jury of trade journalists for their benefits in terms of harvesting productivity and efficiency for customers who are working in challenging conditions. LONDON, 01-Mar-2017 … Read the full press release
Andrea Heath, GRAHAM Building Services Manager, makes shortlist. HILLSBOROUGH, 01-Mar-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — GRAHAM Construction Building Services Manager, Andrea Heath, has been shortlisted for ‘Engineer of the Year – Mechanical/ Electrical’ at the Women in Construction Awards 2017. Celebrating its 11th … Read the full press release
GRAHAM Construction ‘Highly Commended’ by Highways England. HILLSBOROUGH, 01-Mar-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — GRAHAM Construction has been Highly Commended at the Highways England Supplier Recognition Scheme event, which took place recently in Birmingham. The A138 Chelmer Viaduct project team collected the award … Read the full press release
SURREY, 28-Feb-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The Pirbright Institute is to play a key role in a new international project funded by the European Commission, to fight the mosquito-transmitted diseases now threatening Europe. The Infravec2 Project is an international consortium of 24 partner … Read the full press release
SWINDON, 27-Feb-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — A new agreement has guaranteed continued access to two world-class telescopes for astronomers in the UK. The future of the William Herschel and Isaac Newton telescopes on La Palma has been secured for the next decade … Read the full press release
SWINDON, 27-Feb-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — A major new £100 million investment by the government into the development of an innovative multi-disciplinary science and technology research centre was announced today (Thursday 23 February 2017) by Business Secretary Greg Clark. The new Rosalind … Read the full press release
Posted in Government, Investment, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Business Secretary Greg Clark, Dame Carol Robinson, EPSRC, Francis Crick, Harwell campus, James Watson, Patrick Vallance, Professor Ian Walmsley, RFI, Rosalind Franklin Institute, science and technology research centre, UK Government, £100 million investment
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