Category Archives: United Kingdom

Press Releases & News from United Kingdom distributed via EuropaWire

First full-frame E-mount lenses from Sony

Light, compact premium E-mount lenses; mount adaptors compatible with full-frame α7 and α7R; new A-mount G Lens SEL35F28Z: Carl Zeiss Sonnar T* FE 35mm F2.8 ZA SEL55F18Z: Carl Zeiss Sonnar T* FE 55mm F1.8 ZA SEL2470Z: Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar T* … Read the full press release

Cable & Wireless Communications to launch Long Term Evolution (LTE) mobile data services in The Bahamas

London, United Kingdom, 15-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Cable & Wireless Communications’ (CWC) will launch Long Term Evolution (LTE) mobile data services later this year as part of its Christmas marketing campaign in The Bahamas. CWC first launched mobile data services in The … Read the full press release

Key management team changes at Virgin Rail Group

London, UK, 10-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Virgin Rail Group (VRG) today (7 October 2013) confirmed details of its management team moving forward as Tony Collins, Chief Executive Officer and Chris Gibb, Chief Operating Officer  announced plans to retire after combined service of … Read the full press release

Scientific study finds environment can impact taste and flavour of whisky

Change the room; change the taste of your whisky  Research results prove environment enhances taste and flavour.  London, UK, 10-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — A change of environment can enhance the experience of enjoying whisky by up to 20% according to the … Read the full press release

On Farm Anaerobic Digestion Fund launched in England to help farmers turn farm waste into energy

London, UK,  10-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Farmers will be able to obtain funding to set up small anaerobic digestion (AD) plants under a government-funded loan scheme which opens today. The technology turns waste into energy, reduces greenhouse gas emissions and produces … Read the full press release

UK Science and Universities Minister David Willetts announced £186M investment package for technologies of the future

London, UK, 10-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — A package of investment in the 8 great technologies of the future will accelerate high-tech progress from the lab to the marketplace and help drive UK economic growth, Science and Universities Minister David Willetts announced. In … Read the full press release

Rail Research UK Association and RSSB funded project at Loughborough University aims at reducing rail passengers’ accidents at UK railway stations

Loughborough, UK, 10-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Researchers at Loughborough University are hoping to help reduce the number of accidents involving elderly passengers at railway stations across the country. Rail users aged over 70 are five times more likely to have an accident … Read the full press release

AstraZeneca’s global biologics research and development arm MedImmune completed its acquisition of US-based Amplimmune for $225M plus $275M based on predetermined milestones

London, United Kingdom, 10-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — AstraZeneca today announced that on 4 October MedImmune, its global biologics research and development arm, completed its acquisition of Amplimmune, a privately-held, US-based biologics company focused on developing novel therapeutics in cancer immunology. As previously announced, … Read the full press release

AstraZeneca: temporary injunction against the US launch of Hanmi’s 505(b)2 NDA esomeprazole strontium lifted by Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC)

London, United Kingdom, 10-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — AstraZeneca today announced that the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) lifted a temporary injunction against the US launch of Hanmi’s 505(b)2 NDA esomeprazole strontium product. AstraZeneca’s CAFC appeal of claim construction … Read the full press release

Jaguar Land Rover UK announced record September 2013 sales with retail figures up 13 per cent YoY

Whitley, Coventry, UK, 09-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Whitley 4th October 2013. Jaguar Land Rover UK is celebrating record September sales with retail figures up 13 per cent year-to-date over the same period last year. Land Rover had its best ever September month of … Read the full press release

John Edwards appointed Managing Director of the newly created Individual Products Division at Jaguar Land Rover

Whitley, Coventry, UK, 09-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Jaguar Land Rover has appointed John Edwards into the role of Managing Director of the newly created Individual Products Division with immediate effect. The new division will be responsible for designing and creating a portfolio … Read the full press release

Marks & Spencer’s Cheshire Oaks store highlighted by UK’s innovation agency the Technology Strategy Board in its comprehensive and independent post-occupancy evaluation (POE)

London, UK, 09-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — UK’s innovation agency, Technology Strategy Board, commends first-year performance of M&S sustainable learning store Marks & Spencer’s (M&S) Cheshire Oaks store has been highlighted by the UK’s innovation agency, the Technology Strategy Board as a “star project, … Read the full press release

Kingfisher Future Homes announced the launch of the Kingfisher iQE Alliance Partnership at Loughborough University

Loughborough, United Kingdom, 09-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Kingfisher Future Homes is delighted to announce the official launch of the Kingfisher iQE Alliance Partnership, which took place at Loughborough University on Wednesday 25th September 2013. The launch event also marked three important milestones in … Read the full press release

Selex ES provides thermal imaging cameras for BBC’s new television series ‘The Great British Year’

Basildon, UK, 08-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Selex ES, a Finmeccanica company, has provided the BBC with thermal imaging (TI) technology which was used to film its new television series ‘The Great British Year’ and will show previously unseen footage of nocturnal animal … Read the full press release

Heathrow CEO Colin Matthews on CAA’s final Q6 regulatory proposals: this proposal is the toughest Heathrow has ever faced

Today the CAA has published its final proposals for the economic regulation of Heathrow, saying airport charges should be subject to a real terms price freeze (RPI +0%) from 2014-2019. London, United Kingdom, 07-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The CAA’s figure is derived … Read the full press release

Morrisons calls on the nation to awaken its taste buds after research revealed Brits stuck in repeat meal rut

49 per cent of Brits consume the same meals two or more times a week 55 per cent are consuming the exact same meals they were 10 years ago Spag Bol is the most popular recurring dish Bradford, West Yorkshire, … Read the full press release

IAG CEO Willie Walsh: A Sad Day for Heathrow’s Customers

London, UK, 07-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — With today’s final price proposal for Heathrow, the Civil Aviation Authority has left the airport’s customers with the burden of forking out almost an extra £1bn over the next five years, IAG chief executive Willie Walsh … Read the full press release

Visa Europe: 1M POS now accept contactless payment across Europe; spend grows six fold in 12 months

London, UK, 04-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — European consumers have made 211 million contactless purchases in the last 12 months (August 2012 to July 2013), according to figures released today from Visa Europe. The monthly contactless spend has also increased six fold to €285 million in July … Read the full press release

Sir Richard Branson backed groundbreaking interactive video start-up set to change the face of online video

Branson-backed start-up embeds slick interactivity into online video First commission from Virgin Media goes On The Line London, UK,  04-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Storygami, a groundbreaking interactive video company, launched today with the premiere of its first major commission. The new British company, … Read the full press release

CNH Industrial N.V. (CNHI) announced its wholly owned subsidiary CNH Capital LLC plans to offer new notes

Amsterdam, Netherlands, 03-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — CNH Industrial N.V. (CNHI) today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, CNH Capital LLC, plans to offer new notes, subject to market conditions. The notes will be guaranteed by CNH Capital America LLC and New … Read the full press release