Category Archives: United Kingdom

Press Releases & News from United Kingdom distributed via EuropaWire

EY one of the few organizations to be named a leader in all of the IDC MarketScape reports

The recognition is for global, Americas, EMEA and Asia-Pacific regions LONDON, 21-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — EY has been recognized as a leader for business consulting globally and in the Americas, EMEA and Asia-Pacific regions by IDC in its annual report … Read the full press release

VC levels will moderate in 2016 as investors switch to a focus on execution

Companies in the venture capital (VC) pipeline can expect more scrutiny over their ability to execute More activity anticipated in China this year following seven-fold increase over the last five years LONDON, 21-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — 2016 looks set to be … Read the full press release

Inmarsat demonstrated its first transcontinental live demonstration of the high quality broadcast capabilities of Global Xpress at NAB in Las Vegas

The launch of the Global Xpress service offers ‘new opportunities’ to enhance capabilities for newsgathering, broadcasters and content creators worldwide Las Vegas, 21-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Inmarsat today detailed its strategy for addressing the mobile journalism and broadcasting market worldwide. Inmarsat … Read the full press release

Tate will feature major retrospectives of contemporary artists in 2017

LONDON, 20-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Tate announced today highlights of its 2017 exhibition programme, which will feature major retrospectives of contemporary artists including David Hockney, Wolfgang Tillmans, Rachel Whiteread and Emilia and Ilya Kabokov. And fifty years after the celebrated exhibition … Read the full press release

Co-op: sharp rise in contactless payments

Nearly two thirds of all transactions at the Co-op are still paid for with cash But contactless payments have tripled over the last year MANCHESTER, 20-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The Co-op has reported a sharp rise in contactless payments – up … Read the full press release

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