Amsterdam, Netherlands / Brussels, Belgium / Lisbon, Portugal / London, UK / Paris, France, 10-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Euronext N.V., a wholly owned subsidiary of IntercontinentalExchange Group (NYSE: ICE), today announced a series of management changes that will support and strengthen development … Read the full press release
London, UK, 10-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Today the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has published its decision on the economic regulation of Heathrow, cutting airport charges by RPI -1.5% from 2014-2019. This will see Heathrow’s per passenger airline charges fall in real … Read the full press release
London, UK, 10-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Heathrow and Asia House have expanded their series of tailored guides designed to help SMEs trade with Asia. The series now includes Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar (Burma), Pakistan, The Philippines and Turkey, and follows … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, International Trade, Media, Transportation & Logistics, Travel, United Kingdom
Tagged ASIA, Asia House, Azerbaijan, British Embassies, Colin Matthews, emerging markets, Heathrow, Kazakhstan, Keith Waterton, Malaysia, Michael Lawrence, Mongolia, Myanmar (Burma), Pakistan, SMEs, The Philippines, trade, trade bodies, Turkey
Bradford, UK, 10-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Morrisons has begun making its first online food deliveries. The supermarket’s distinctive yellow vans began delivering groceries to homes across the Midlands from 6.00am this morning. Morrisons has seen strong interest in its dot-com offer with … Read the full press release
Time Capsule is to be displayed in the transformed Tottenham Court Road Station London, UK, 10-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The conclusion of London Underground’s 150th anniversary year has been celebrated today with the installation of a time capsule containing a range of … Read the full press release
Hull, UK, 10-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Vivergo Fuels are extremely happy to announce that the team successfully raised over £1300 for the Smile Foundation during their Christmas Activities in 2013. We look forward to seeing where the money is spent throughout the … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Non Profit, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged charity, donation, philanthropy, raised money, Smile Foundation, Vivergo Fuels
London, UK, 9-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Former Southampton Port Director Doug Morrison, who retired in December 2013, has been awarded an OBE in the New Year’s Honours list. The honour is recognition of a lifetime devoted to working in the UK’s ports, … Read the full press release
Southampton, UK, 8-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — BMT Nigel Gee, a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, has announced further collaboration with Ares Shipyard in the design of a series of eight luxury passenger ferries, destined for Qatar. At 18m long with a beam of 6.7m, … Read the full press release
London, UK, 7-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Computacenter, Europe’s leading IT infrastructure services provider, will enter its 14th consecutive year as title sponsor of The RPA Computacenter Players’ Awards when they are held at Battersea Evolution, London, on Wednesday 21st May 2014. … Read the full press release
Posted in Marketing, Sports, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Battersea Evolution, Clare Rafferty, Computacenter, domestic rugby union calendar, HSBC England Seven’s Player of the Year, rugby, sponsorship, TAG Heuer Special Merit Award, the LV= Young Player of the Year, the RPA Blyth Spirit Award in association with Towergate Insurance, The RPA Computacenter Players’ Awards, The Sunday Times Try of the Year, title sponsor
London, UK, 7-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Commenting on reports about university leaders’ pay, Dr Wendy Piatt, Director General of the Russell Group, said: “The salaries of Vice-Chancellors and other senior staff at our universities reflect their roles leading extremely complex, international … Read the full press release
London, UK, 7-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — This year the Eurozone will experience annual GDP growth for the first time since 2011, but at just 0.9% the growth will not be strong enough to support a level of uplift in financial services that … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Investment, United Kingdom
Tagged Andy Baldwin, business lending, deflation, economic recovery, economy, EEFSF, Eurozone, EY, Financial, GDP growth, high unemployment, insurance profits, lending, Marie Diron, Robert Cubbage, The EY Eurozone Financial Services Forecast
London, UK, 7-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Inmarsat (LSE:ISAT.L), the leading provider of global mobile satellite communications services, today confirmed that it had completed regulatory and other approvals in relation to its US$45 million purchase of Globe Wireless, the Florida-based leading provider of value-added … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Investment, Technology, Telecom, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged acquisition, aerospace, Aviation, Business, Chris McLaughlin, Globe Wireless, Inmarsat, maritime communications services, mobile satellite communications, shipping market, technology, TELECOM, TRANSPORT, United Kingdom
• Online spending up 9.8 per cent on 2012, with in-store spending growing at a more modest 1.2 per cent • Big boost for Christmas Day and Boxing Day spending with 13.6 per cent rise • Average transaction values continue … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Internet & Online, Retail, United Kingdom
Tagged Barclaycard, Barclays, Barclays Retail and Business Banking, Black Friday, Boxing Day, Christmas Day, credit card transactions, debit card transactions, Mega Monday, online spending, retailers, shoppers, spending, Tom Foxton
Edinburgh, Scotland, 6-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Private Investment vehicle, James Caird Asset Management (JCAM), has purchased new business parks in Birmingham and Leeds having agreed a £43m funding facility from Royal Bank of Scotland Corporate & Institutional Banking (RBS CIB). Canmoor, the … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Investment, Real Estate, United Kingdom
Tagged asset management, Birmingham, business parks, Canmoor, debt facility, fund, funding, James Caird Asset Management, JCAM, Leeds, loan, office parks, RBS CIB, Royal Bank of Scotland Corporate & Institutional Banking, Stephen Wingate, Stuart Heslop
London, UK, 6-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Prudential plc today confirms that The Prudential Assurance Company Limited (PAC) has completed the process of domesticating its Hong Kong branch. The Hong Kong branch of PAC was transferred on 1 January 2014 to two new … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Insurance, Management, United Kingdom
Tagged domestication, general insurance, Hong Kong, Hong Kong branch, life insurance, PAC, PGHK, PHKL, Prudential, Prudential General Insurance Hong Kong Limited, Prudential Hong Kong Limited, Prudential plc, Raghu Hariharan, Richard Gradidge, The Prudential Assurance Company Limited (PAC)
The most expensive residential streets in England and Wales remain in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, according to latest research from Lloyds Bank. London, UK, 02-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Located in South Kensington, surrounded by fashionable boutiques and with the Victoria … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Investment, Real Estate, United Kingdom
Tagged Bayswater, Blenheim Crescent, Cadogan Square, Chelsea, Drayton Gardens, Eaton Square, Egerton Crescent, England, Hampstead, Kensington, Lancaster Gate, Lloyds Bank, London, Merton, most expensive London streets, most expensive residential streets, Nitesh Patel, Parkside, Prince Consort Road, RESEARCH, Royal Borough of Kensington, St. James's Place, The Bishops Avenue, the most expensive streets, Wales, Westminster
Shell today announces it has completed the acquisition of an additional 23% interest in the Parque das Conchas (BC-10) project offshore Brazil for US $1 billion. The Hague, Netherlands, 02-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Regulatory approvals have been obtained and Shell will now … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Investment, Netherlands, United Kingdom
Tagged acquired, BC-10, gas, ONGC, Parque das Conchas project offshore Brazil, Petrobras, Royal Dutch Shell plc, Shell
London, UK, 26-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Rolls-Royce has announced that it will collaborate with Istanbul Technical University to assess the capability and development needs of the Turkish supply chain to deliver the country’s planned fleet of civil nuclear reactors. A … Read the full press release
A record £31.9 billion to be spent on debit cards and a further £14.9 billion of cash withdrawn from ATMs The busiest day for ATM withdrawals is predicted to be Friday 20th December, with over £1 billion being dispensed that … Read the full press release
Edinburgh, Scotland, 23-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — RBS has today announced the appointment of Rory Cullinan, currently Chief Executive of the bank’s Non-Core Division, to lead the newly created Capital Resolution Group (CRG). The CRG, which is effective from 1 January 2014, … Read the full press release
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