Category Archives: United Kingdom

Press Releases & News from United Kingdom distributed via EuropaWire

People with invisible impairments part of successful six-week trial across Transport for London (TfL)’s network

1,200 people with invisible impairments took part in the successful six-week trial across TfL’s network LONDON, 22-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — TfL is pleased to announce that a blue badge for those less able to stand on public transport will be introduced … Read the full press release

Transport for London (TfL) to open 31 railway arches in west London

Transport for London (TfL) unveils plans to open 31 railway arches in west London Improving pedestrian connectivity, diverse mix of office, leisure and retail space Arches will generate vital revenue to reinvest in transport LONDON, 22-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Transport for … Read the full press release

DONG Energy to sell 50% of Race Bank UK offshore wind farm project to Macquarie European Infrastructure Fund 5 and Macquarie Capital

FREDERICIA, Denmark, 21-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — DONG Energy has entered into an agreement to sell 50% of Race Bank, a 573 megawatt (MW) UK offshore wind farm project, to Macquarie European Infrastructure Fund 5 and Macquarie Capital, the principal investment arm of … Read the full press release

PwC research: consumers now the most disruptive force facing food industry today

To eat, drink and be merry could be very different in Christmases to come, writes Craig Armitage, Global Leader of PwC’s Food Supply and Integrity Services. LONDON, 21-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — For many it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas … Read the full press release

Final results: Case New Holland Industrial Inc. cash tender offer for senior notes due 2017

LONDON, 21-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — CNH Industrial N.V. (NYSE: CNHI /MI: CNHI) (“CNH Industrial”) hereby announces the final results of the cash tender offer (the “Tender Offer”) commenced by its wholly owned subsidiary Case New Holland Industrial Inc. (the “Company”) for … Read the full press release

CNH Industrial: Case IH and New Holland Agriculture included in the 2017 edition of the AE50 Awards

The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) have included five technologies from Case IH and four technologies from New Holland Agriculture in their annual AE50 Awards. This prestigious series acknowledges the year’s top 50 smart engineering product innovations … Read the full press release

Virgin Media research: 65% of parents have asked their children to help them with technology

Children teach their parents how to use home entertainment technology Parents think that their tech-savvy kids outshine them at exactly nine years and 10 months old Two thirds (65%) of parents have asked their children to help them with technology … Read the full press release

Virgin Media signs Young Women’s Trust pledge to help more young women into apprenticeships

LONDON, 21-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Virgin Media has today signed the Young Women’s Trust pledge to help more young women into apprenticeships – making it the first Technology, Media and Telecoms (TMT) company to do so. Young Women’s Trust, which … Read the full press release

Montagu sold its remaining minority investment in BSN medical

FRANKFURT, 21-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Montagu Private Equity announces today, that as part of EQT’s sale of BSN to SCA, Montagu has sold its remaining minority investment in the company. The transaction is subject to the customary regulatory clearances. Montagu had … Read the full press release

ABP to invest £8m in new facilities at its port of Troon

LONDON, 20-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Reliability and frustration over lack of investment are Arran islanders’ key concerns for their lifeline ferry link. That’s the clear conclusion after two consultation sessions held on Arran. Fed-up of seeing as many as 253 crossings … Read the full press release

Shell divested 31.2% shareholding in Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K. to Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd. for US$1.4 billion

Shell has completed the sale of a 31.2% shareholding in Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K. to Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd. for a total amount of JPY159 billion (approximately US$1.4 billion). Completion follows anti-trust approval from the Japan Fair Trade Commission. THE … Read the full press release

Shell Aviation Australia Pty Ltd acquired by Viva Energy Australia Pty Ltd for $250 million USD

Shell has signed an agreement with Viva Energy Australia Pty Ltd (“Viva Energy”) for the sale of Shell Aviation Australia Pty Ltd for a total transaction value of approximately $250 million USD. It follows the sale of Shell’s other downstream … Read the full press release

General Dynamics Land Systems–UK completes initial manned live firing tests onboard an ARES vehicle in Dorset, England

DORSET, England, 19-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — General Dynamics Land Systems–UK has successfully completed initial manned live firing tests onboard an ARES vehicle, a member of the AJAX family of Armoured Fighting Vehicles, at a range in Dorset, England. The manned firing … Read the full press release

The GRAHAM-Bam Healthcare Partnership (GBHP) completes the new Inpatient Ward Block project

Healthcare Partnership hands over to South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust. HILLSBOROUGH, 19-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The GRAHAM-Bam Healthcare Partnership (GBHP) has successfully completed the new Inpatient Ward Block project, which is the initial phase of the extensive £261m Phase … Read the full press release

NTT Communications Corporation selected by creative agency Rufus Leonard to support and manage its client projects on Microsoft Azure

Flexible cloud platform enables innovative digital agency to steal a march on its competition LONDON, 16-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ —  NTT Communications Corporation  (NTT Com), the ICT solutions and international communications business within the NTT Group (NYSE: NTT), announced today that it … Read the full press release

Berwin Leighton Paisner advises Golden Square Energy on sale of FiT Wind Portfolio to Pension Infrastructure Platform

LONDON, 16-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — International law firm Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has advised Golden Square Energy (GSE) on the c. £93m sale of its FiT Wind Portfolio to the Pension Infrastructure Platform (PiP). The portfolio of 31 assets, with a … Read the full press release

Nationwide research reveals one in five Brits want stores to be open on 25 December

Nearly one in five Brits think stores should open on Christmas Day Boredom and last minute shopping top reasons for wanting shops open Nearly a third have ‘popped to the corner shop’ on Christmas Day for food and drink SWINDON, … Read the full press release

Camfil selects Interoute Cloud Connect to transform its IT estate

Global air filter company selects Interoute as its worldwide digital infrastructure platform provider, with SD-WAN enabling data centre consolidation. STOCKHOLM, 15-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Interoute, owner operator of a global cloud services platform and one of Europe’s largest networks, is transforming the IT estate … Read the full press release

British Gas’ Home Energy Report 2016 reveal that adoption of 4K TVs likely to increase energy bills for the first time since 2011

New British Gas research shows mainstream adoption of 4K TVs will result in the first increase in energy consumption by TVs for five years 4K TVs shown to use a third more energy than HD TVs, with UK consumers predicted … Read the full press release

Beijing beats Shanghai as the top global city in the second publication of the Schroders Global Cities 30 index

LONDON, 14-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Beijing has been named as the top global city in the second publication of the Schroders Global Cities 30 index, putting it ahead of Shanghai which took the top spot in August. China’s mega-cities dominated … Read the full press release