Category Archives: United Kingdom

Press Releases & News from United Kingdom distributed via EuropaWire

GRAHAM: Tennison Road Replacement Bridge shortlisted for the 2016 ICE London Civil Engineering Awards

Cast your vote now for the ICE London Evening Standard People’s Choice Award. BELFAST, 19-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Tennison Road Replacement Bridge is one of thirteen shortlisted projects for the 2016 ICE (Institution of Civil Engineers) London Civil Engineering Awards. These … Read the full press release

GRAHAM: Lews Castle in Stornoway wins 2016 RICS award for ‘Building Conservation’

Lews Castle in Stornoway picks up 2016 Scottish RICS Award. BELFAST, 19-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The most dramatic and visible listed building in the Nan-Eilean Siar (the Outer Hebrides), Lews Castle, picked up a 2016 RICS award for ‘Building Conservation’ at … Read the full press release

GRAHAM-BAM Healthcare Partnership selected to deliver Ulster Hospital’s new £95 million Acute Services Block

Healthcare Partnership to commence work on new Acute Services Block. BELFAST, 19-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust has appointed the GRAHAM-BAM Healthcare Partnership, a joint venture between GRAHAM Construction and BAM, to deliver Ulster Hospital’s new … Read the full press release

Law firm Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) advised GT Gettaxi Limited and GT Gettaxi (UK) Limited on their offer for the entire issued share capital of Mountview House Group Limited

LONDON, 18-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — International law firm Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has advised GT Gettaxi Limited and GT Gettaxi (UK) Limited, which trade under the Gett brand, on their recommended offer for the entire issued share capital of Mountview House … Read the full press release

Interoute wins Best Cloud Service Provider at the UK Cloud Awards against Amazon Web Services, Claranet, iCloudHosting and Microsoft

Interoute received the award after being shortlisted alongside AWS, Claranet, iCloudHosting and Microsoft. LONDON, 18-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Interoute, owner operator of a global cloud services platform and one of Europe’s largest networks, has today announced that it has been named … Read the full press release

The world’s largest health imaging study launched to create the biggest collection of scans of internal organs

LONDON, 15-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The world’s largest health imaging study, funded by the Medical Research Council, Wellcome Trust, and the British Heart Foundation is launched today. It will create the biggest collection of scans of internal organs, and transform the … Read the full press release

THIS IS A VOICE exhibition runs from 14 April to 31 July 2016 at Wellcome Collection

LONDON, 15-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The voice is shapeless and immaterial, and yet fills up an entire gallery in Wellcome Collection’s major spring exhibition. ‘This is a Voice’ looks inside vocal tracts, restless minds and speech devices to capture the elusive … Read the full press release

Overweight people make unhealthier food choices than lean people when presented with real food – University of Cambridge research

CAMBRIDGE, 14-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Overweight people make unhealthier food choices than lean people when presented with real food, even though both make similar selections when presented with hypothetical choices, according to research led by the University of Cambridge and published … Read the full press release

University of Cambridge led study finds Geo-Social Networks may be able to predict when a neighbourhood will go through gentrification process

CAMBRIDGE, 14-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Data from location-based social networks may be able to predict when a neighbourhood will go through the process of gentrification, by identifying areas with high social diversity and high deprivation. The first network to look at … Read the full press release

Bentley Motorsport won its debut Blancpain Sprint Series Cup race at Misano

Bentley Motorsport wins its debut Blancpain Sprint Series Cup race The qualifying race result put car #8 on pole for the main race Main race podium prevented by avoidable contact from competitor Misano, 13-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Bentley Motorsport’s works team … Read the full press release

Sharper deterioration in business conditions in Scotland’s private sector – Bank of Scotland PMI

EDINBURGH, 12-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — March survey data pointed to a sharper deterioration in business conditions in Scotland’s private sector. Output declined and staffing levels continued to decrease, while the volume of incoming new business fell for the second successive month, … Read the full press release

Lloyds Bank Regional Purchasing Managers’ Index®: Output growth and employment slightly higher in March but first quarter the worst in three years

Output growth picks up slightly in March despite slower rise in new business Wales records stronger increase in business activity than all English regions Signs of inflationary pressures returning as prices rise at faster rate LONDON, 12-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — … Read the full press release

Scots author William McIlvanney honoured with posthumous honorary degree at University of Glasgow’s Bute Hall

GLASGOW, 08-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Scots author William McIlvanney has been honoured with a posthumous honorary degree – a Doctor of Literature (DLitt) – at a memorial service in the University’s Bute Hall. His daughter, Dr Siobhan McIlvanney, received the … Read the full press release

Report demonstrates what agriculture in England can make towards meeting UK’s and the world’s challenging climate goals

Warwickshire, UK, 07-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The Greenhouse Gas Action Plan’s progress report published today demonstrates the contribution that can be made by agriculture in England towards meeting the UK’s and the world’s challenging climate goals. This report comes just weeks … Read the full press release

NFU commissioned LEI at Wageningen University to assess the impact of a UK exit from the EU

Warwickshire, UK, 07-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The NFU has commissioned a world-leading agricultural research institute – the LEI at Wageningen University – to consider the impact of a number of possible trade and farm support scenarios that would be open to … Read the full press release

Study: World’s soils could help to limit the impacts of climate change

The world’s soils could potentially store an extra 8 billion tonnes of greenhouse gases, helping to limit the impacts of climate change, says a new study from a team including Professor Pete Smith from the University of Aberdeen, ABERDEEN, 07-Apr-2016 … Read the full press release

University of Aberdeen is a major partner of new EU research project to investigate the effects of climate change on fish

In France, April 1 is referred to as Poisson d’Avril, or ‘April Fish day’ and French children are said to tape a picture of a fish on the back of their schoolmates, crying “Poisson d’Avril” when the prank is discovered. … Read the full press release

Oil and gas firm Apache donates to University of Aberdeen scientists’ fight to beat Alzheimer’s disease

Aberdeen scientists’ fight to beat Alzheimer’s disease has been aided by a generous donation from oil and gas firm Apache. ABERDEEN, 06-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The £45,000 gift will be used to buy a specific piece of equipment that is vital … Read the full press release

Year-to-year climate variability and hazardous weather at key points leave UK wine industry highly sensitive to the elements – University of East Anglia research

The idea of climate change turning the UK into a viable wine-making region may have boosted the industry in recent years. But cold snaps, sharp frosts and downpours threaten productivity – according to University of East Anglia research. Norwich, UK, … Read the full press release

Lloyds Banking Group to help reverse UK’s widening trade deficit; pledge to help 25,000 exporters by 2020

Pledge will help 5,000 new exporters in 2016 – and a total of 25,000 by 2020 – supporting the Government’s efforts to help 100,000 businesses export for the first time, as part of its Exporting is GREAT campaign. Commitment is one … Read the full press release