Dornbirn, Austria, 30-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The latest edition of the Zumtobel Group’s artistic annual report has been designed by the prominent British architect David Chipperfield in collaboration with graphic designers from John Morgan studio. The report, which was presented at … Read the full press release
30-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Inmarsat (LSE:ISAT.L), the leading provider of global mobile satellite communications services, has confirmed the successful launch of Alphasat, the largest satellite, designated I-4A F4. Alphasat was launched on an Ariane 5 ECA, the latest version of the … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Defence, Science, Technology, Telecom, United Kingdom
Tagged Alphasat, Ariane 5 ECA launcher, European Space Agency, French Guiana, Global mobile satellite communications, Guiana Space Centre, Inmarsat, Inmarsat satellites, Kourou, satellite, the largest satellite
29-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Ukraine’s Donbass mining region, which started developing in the late 19th century and became the industrial heart of the Soviet Union, is famous for its ruthless managers running gigantic plants and more recently the entire country. So it … Read the full press release
29-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — HM Treasury has today announced that Her Majesty The Queen has agreed, on the recommendation of the Chancellor and Prime Minister, to appoint Sir Jon Cunliffe as Deputy Governor of the Bank of England with responsibility for … Read the full press release
29-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The Harvard Kennedy School, the Harvard Business School and the Bank of England are today announcing that Paul Tucker, currently Deputy Governor for Financial Stability and member of the Monetary Policy Committee at the Bank of England, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Education, Financial, Government, Management, United Kingdom
Tagged appointment, Bank of England, Bank of England Deputy Governor, Boston, Cambridge, Harvard Business School, Harvard Kennedy School, Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government, Paul Tucker, Senior Fellow
29-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Scientists at the University of St Andrews have shown that bottlenose dolphins can use copying of signature whistles as a way of addressing or labelling animals on an individual basis. The research was carried out by marine … Read the full press release
29-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — A major new technology has been developed by The University of Nottingham, which enables all of the world’s crops to take nitrogen from the air rather than expensive and environmentally damaging fertilisers. Nitrogen fixation, the process by which … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Chemicals, Education, Science, United Kingdom
Tagged ammonia, beans, breakthrough technology, crops, environmentally damaging fertilisers, fertilisers, legumes, lentils, nitrogen, Nitrogen fixation, nitrogen from the air, peas, plants, Professor Edward Cocking, synthetic nitrogen fertiliser, University of Nottingham, world’s crops
26-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Manchester-based cloud and colocation firm UKFast has been named as a finalist in four categories at the UK’s most prestigious business awards. The £20m turnover firm has been shortlisted in the Blackberry Business Enabler of the Year, … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Internet & Online, Marketing, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged cloud firm, finalist, Lawrence Jones, Manchester, prestigious business awards, UKFast
London/Rotterdam, 26-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Unilever today announced that it has signed an agreement, subject to regulatory approval, to sell its Unipro bakery & industrial oils business to AAK, one of the world’s leading producers of high value-added speciality vegetable fats, … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Denmark, Financial, Food & Beverage, Investment, Netherlands, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom
Tagged AAK, acquisition, Çorlu, Izzet Karaca, Swedish-Danish AAK, Turkey, Unilever, Unilever Turkey, Unipro bakery & industrial oils
London/ Rotterdam, 26-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Unilever today announced that its Audit Committee will invite leading accountancy firms to tender for its statutory audit contract. PricewaterhouseCoopers’ appointment will expire upon completion of their audit of the accounts for the year ending … Read the full press release
Krispy Kreme, Orchid Pub Group and Spirit Pub Group amongst first brands to run offers through The Cloud’s WiFi app, FastConnect 25-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The Cloud, Britain’s largest high street WiFi provider and part of BSkyB, has added location-based voucher … Read the full press release
25-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — TQ Education and Training, a Pearson business that provides outsourced training solutions, has been awarded a five-year contract to develop and operate three vocational colleges in Saudi Arabia, providing high quality vocational skills and qualifications for more … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, United Kingdom
Tagged Board of Colleges of Excellence, Buraydah, Christopher Samler, Dr Saleh A. Alamr, His Excellency Dr Ali bin Nasser Al Ghafis, Mecca, Medina, outsourced training solutions, Pearson, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, TQ Education and Training, vocational colleges
Geneva, 25-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The United States rejoined the five most-innovative nations and the United Kingdom moved up to the third spot while Switzerland retained its place atop the rankings in the Global Innovation Index 2013, published by Cornell University, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Denmark, Education, Finland, France, Investment, Ireland, Netherlands, Science, Sweden, Switzerland, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Ban Ki-moon, Booz & Company, Bruno Lanvin, Cornell University, Francis Gurry, GII 2013, Global Innovation Index 2013, INSEAD, microfinance, most-innovative nations, quality of top universities, Soumitra Dutta, Switzerland, venture capital deals, WIPO, World Intellectual Property Organization
25-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Rusatom Overseas has joined the Nuclear Industry Association (NIA), the trade association for the UK’s civil nuclear industry. The NIA represents more than 260 companies across the UK’s civil nuclear supply chain. It has two key roles: … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Russia, United Kingdom
Tagged civil nuclear industry, Dzhomart Aliev, Keith Parker, low-carbon future, nuclear energy, Nuclear Industry Association (NIA), Rusatom Overseas, UK Nuclear Industry Association, UK-Russia Energy Dialogue, UK’s civil nuclear supply chain
PALO ALTO, Calif., 25-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — HP Autonomy today announced it has partnered with the Workforce Management Software Group, Inc., (WFMSG), developer and provider of the Community workforce management solution, to help HP Autonomy Qfiniti customers improve contact center efficiency and performance … Read the full press release
25-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Catherine Johnstone, Chief Executive of Samaritans, said: “We are very disappointed that Unite have come out today and announced that Samaritans has ‘de-recognised the Union’. “It is surprising to us that this statement has been issued, … Read the full press release
Posted in Non Profit, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged Catherine Johnstone, Samaritans, statement, UNITE the Union, Voluntary Recognition Agreement
25-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Amey, one of the UK’s leading public service providers, has been awarded a two-year contract extension to the Total Facilities Management service it provides to the Home Office and Ministry of Justice across London, the south and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Energy, Gas & Oil, Government, Infrastructure & Utilities, United Kingdom
Tagged Amey, building maintenance, catering, cleaning, Energy management, facilities management services, grounds maintenance, Home Office and Ministry of Justice, London, public service provider, SECURITY, Total Facilities Management service contract, UK
24-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Sky Bet is to become the new title sponsor of The Football League under a new five-year agreement announced today. From 2013/14, The Football League’s flagship competition will be titled ‘The Sky Bet Football League’, with … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Entertainment, Internet & Online, Marketing, Media, Sports, United Kingdom
Tagged betting, football sponsorship, gaming, Greg Clarke, online bookmaker, Richard Flint, Sky Bet, Sky Bet League 1, Sky Bet League 2, Sky Betting & Gaming, sponsor, sponsorship, The Football League, The Sky Bet Championshi’, The Sky Bet Football League
24-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — SKY SPORTS will show all 24 teams and almost 24 hours of exclusively live European rugby union coverage in one weekend during the first round of the Heineken Cup. Viewers can enjoy 45 live televised fixtures from … Read the full press release
Posted in Entertainment, Media, Sports, United Kingdom
Tagged 2013/2014 Heineken Cup, Derek McGrath, live European rugby union coverage, rugby, Sky Sports, Sky Sports HD
24-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — SCC has announced that for the first time, it is now able to provide UK universities with a range of hardware and related services through the National Desktop and Notebook agreement (NDNA). The news follows this month’s … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Government, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged hardware, Lenovo, NDNA, SCC, the National Desktop and Notebook agreement, UK universities
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