MANCHESTER, 26-10-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Bridging the digital skills gap is the responsibility of technology businesses themselves, according to a panel of tech and education experts at a round table debate in Manchester. The call comes after research from digital … Read the full press release
MANCHESTER, 26-10-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Cloud infrastructure firm UKFast has scooped the Managed Service Provider of the Year prize at the prestigious Dell Enterprise Partner Awards. The Manchester-based firm, which provides cloud and managed hosting services, beat off competition from … Read the full press release
LONDON, 26-10-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Nine months after achieving zero non-hazardous1 waste to landfill across its global network of 242 factories – believed to be a world first – Unilever today announced it has become a zero landfill company in Europe. … Read the full press release
Posted in Environment, Industrial, United Kingdom
Tagged Jan Zijderveld, Pier Luigi Sigismondi, Unilever, zero landfill company in Europe
PARIS, LONDON, 23-10-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Capgemini, one of the world’s foremost providers of consulting, technology and outsourcing services, has today announced a five year contract to provide IT infrastructure services to Nationwide. The deal will help the world’s largest building society … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Construction, France, Management, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Capgemini, Debra Bailey, IT infrastructure services, Nationwide
Our competitive performance remained strong in the first nine months of the year with share gains across our major markets including US higher education courseware, US school courseware and UK qualifications. Cyclical and policy related factors made some of our … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Management, United Kingdom
Tagged John Fallon, Pearson
Branson signs Project Literacy petition, raising awareness of the 757m people who can’t read, write or sign their name LONDON, 23-10-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Richard Branson has signed the largest petition ever committed to raising awareness of the global challenge … Read the full press release
SURREY, 23-10-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Samaritans’ Press team has won a national public relations award for their work with the media on the reporting of the suicide of Robin Williams last year. The team was highly commended in the Issues … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Media, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged Crisis management, PR award, PR Week Awards, Robin Williams, Robin Williams suicide, Samaritans
Data centre solutions from the LIGHTNESS project to support expected mobile traffic boom Valencia, 22-10-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Interoute Italia – subsidiary of the owner operator of one of Europe’s largest networks and a global cloud services platform – has presented the … Read the full press release
MANCHESTER, 22-10-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Concept Life Sciences, a scientific laboratory and consultancy group, has acquired pharmaceutical testing business Agenda1 Analytical Services Ltd. This marks the second bolt-on acquisition for the company since it was formed in July 2014 through … Read the full press release
LONDON, 22-10-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Funds managed by Equistone Partners Europe have disposed of their controlling stake in Easynet, a leading global managed service provider, via a trade sale to Interoute. In December 2013, Equistone invested £53.2m for a controlling … Read the full press release
Posted in Investment, Telecom, United Kingdom
Tagged Andi Tomkinson, Chris Candfield, Easynet, Equistone Partners Europe, Joyce Church, Mark Thompson, Rob Myers, Tim Swales
UK Government spending on R&D lowest among G8 countries LONDON, 21-10-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The CBI is pressing the Government to prioritise innovation and science funding in the forthcoming Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR). Raising total research and development spending to … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Government, Science, United Kingdom
Tagged CBI, G8 countries, R&D, UK Govt
LONDON, 21-10-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Businesses must take further steps to demonstrate to the public that not only are their tax affairs legal, but that they are responsible taxpayers, according to the CBI. In 2014, business paid nearly £175 billion … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Government, United Kingdom
Tagged CBI, John Cridland, taxpayers
LONDON, 21-10-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The CBI responded to a speech by John Swinney MSP, Deputy First Minister, at the SNP conference in Aberdeen. Hugh Aitken, CBI Scotland Director, said: “Business shares the ambition to build a more prosperous Scotland … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Government, Politics, United Kingdom
Tagged CBI, Deputy First Minister, Hugh Aitken, John Swinney MSP, SNP conference in Aberdeen
LONDON, 21-10-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Rio Tinto chief executive Sam Walsh said “We continue to deliver efficient production, rigorous cost control and sound allocation of capital. This approach is ensuring that our tier one assets generate substantial free cash flow … Read the full press release
Posted in Financial, Investment, Metals and Minerals, United Kingdom
Premiere of the 570S Coupé in the South of France at the Prestige Pavilion of the French Riviera Classic motor show The 570S Coupe made its dynamic debut on the hill run of the Goodwood Festival of Speed with 2009 … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, France, Monaco, United Kingdom
Tagged 570S Coupé, French Riviera Classic motor show, Jon Pollock, McLaren Monaco
The government’s new one-nation Counter-Extremism Strategy launches today to confront and defeat all forms of extremism. LONDON, 19-10-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Parents concerned that their 16 and 17 year old children are at risk of travelling abroad under the influence … Read the full press release
Posted in Government, United Kingdom
Tagged Counter-Extremism Strategy, extremism, Prime Minister David Cameron, UK Government
Electricity margins are manageable with a range of tools available to keep the system in balance. LONDON, 16-10-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — National Grid has today published the Winter Outlook 2015/16 report, looking ahead at the picture of supply and demand … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Infrastructure & Utilities, United Kingdom
Tagged gas supplies, national grid, WINTER
National Grid is inviting people to share their memories of the gas works Gas holder dismantling project separate to the Generation Park Norwich project and associated planning applications LONDON, 16-10-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — A disused gas holder site in Norwich … Read the full press release
RCOG recommends that bariatric surgery should only be considered as a “last resort” LONDON, 16-10-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Weight loss surgery can improve fertility and reproductive outcomes in obese women according to a Scientific Impact Paper (SIP) published today by … Read the full press release
LONDON, UK, 16-10-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Geometry Global UK has announced the arrival of Juan José Posada as Chief Creative Officer. Juan José, formerly Geometry Global Executive Creative Director Latin America and Executive Creative Director Geometry Global Colombia, will relocate from Colombia … Read the full press release
Posted in Art & Culture, Management, Marketing, United Kingdom
Tagged Geometry Global UK, Juan José Posada, WPP
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