Category Archives: United Kingdom

Press Releases & News from United Kingdom distributed via EuropaWire

BAE SYSTEMS: YEOVIL TEAM WINS PRESTIGIOUS BRONZE MEDAL

Posted on 18, January 2013 by

18-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The Centralised Aviation Data Service team from Yeovil has been awarded a prestigious bronze medal by the Royal Aeronautical Society. The award was recently presented to the team at the Wilbur and Orville Wright Lecture as part … Read the full press release →

Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Awards, Business, Defence, Technology, United Kingdom

UK: Aviva appoints chief underwriting officer for Commercial and Corporate & Speciality Lines

Posted on 18, January 2013 by

18-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Aviva, the UK’s largest insurer, has today appointed Susan Penwarden as chief underwriting officer (CUO) for Commercial, Corporate & Speciality Lines. Susan joins Aviva from RSA where she worked for 13 years, most recently as Group Specialty … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Financial, Insurance, Management, United Kingdom

Tesco comments on FSAI beef survey

Posted on 18, January 2013 by

18-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Tesco comments on FSAI beef survey Tim Smith, Group Technical Director comments: “Today we were informed that the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has found that a number of beef products they have recently tested contained … Read the full press release →

Posted in Food & Beverage, Government, Retail, Society, United Kingdom

LLOYDS BANKING GROUP APPOINTS REGIONAL MD OF COMMERCIAL BANKING FOR SCOTLAND

Posted on 18, January 2013 by

18-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Lloyds Banking Group has announced the appointment of Alasdair Gardner as Regional MD of Commercial Banking for Scotland. Alasdair will now take on responsibility for all of the Group’s SME clients in Scotland, in addition to his … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Management, United Kingdom

BAE SYSTEMS: UK BUSINESS SECRETARY VISITS OUR SITE AT WARTON

Posted on 17, January 2013 by

The Rt. Hon. Vince Cable, MP, hailed BAE Systems as a ‘brilliant example of British advanced manufacturing’ during a visit to Lancashire  17-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — To mark the recent agreement with Oman, Mr Cable – the Secretary of State for … Read the full press release →

Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Defence, Technology, United Kingdom

UK: 60 is the new 40 in 2013 for retiring baby boomers

Posted on 17, January 2013 by

One in four 65 to 74 year olds continues to earn a wage One in three over-55s plans to work part-time in retirement Nearly half have their sights set on foreign travel 17-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The UK is witnessing the … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Financial, Insurance, Investment, Society, United Kingdom

First sweet lemon to be launched in the UK

Posted on 17, January 2013 by

17-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — First sweet lemon to be launched in the UK Is it a lemon or is it an orange? That’s the first reaction people give on tasting a sweet lemon, the latest unusual fruit to go on supermarket shelves … Read the full press release →

Posted in Food & Beverage, Retail, United Kingdom

LLOYDS TSB LAUNCHES BALANCE TRANSFER FEE REFUND OFFER

Posted on 16, January 2013 by

New offer makes Lloyds TSB Platinum credit card one of the best value balance transfer deals on the market 0% interest for 21 months on balance transfers and three months on purchases 50% refund of the 3% balance transfer fee … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, United Kingdom

BANK OF SCOTLAND PMI: GROWTH OF SCOTTISH PRIVATE SECTOR ACTIVITY STRENGTHENS IN DECEMBER

Posted on 16, January 2013 by

Fastest rise in output for six months Growth driven by increase in new business wins Slight drop in output prices 16-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Scotland’s private sector economy ended 2012 on a sound footing, according to Bank of Scotland’s PMI report … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Investment, United Kingdom

Shell Technology Center Houston relaunches after expansion and renovation

Posted on 15, January 2013 by

Shell today relaunched Shell Technology Center Houston, which has undergone extensive modernization and expansion to become one of the largest industrial technology centers in the world. 15-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The center is the largest of Shell’s three technology hubs with … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Netherlands, United Kingdom

Kulluk drilling unit arrives in Kodiak Island safe harbour

Posted on 15, January 2013 by

Shell today confirmed its Arctic-class drilling unit, the Kulluk, has been safely towed to a safe harbour on Kodiak Island in the Gulf of Alaska, where it will undergo a thorough safety assessment before resuming its journey to its winter … Read the full press release →

Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Netherlands, United Kingdom

Doing more with less – State aid reform in times of austerity: Supporting growth amid fiscal constraints

Posted on 15, January 2013 by

Joaquín Almunia — Vice President of the European Commission responsible for Competition Policy  King’s College – The modernisation of State aid rules London, 15-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Mr Secretary of State, Professor Jacobs, Professors, Dear Students, Ladies and Gentlemen: I thank King’s … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Economy, European Union, Financial, Government, Investment, Politics, Society, United Kingdom

Manipulating the Schmallenberg virus genome to understand how it causes disease

Posted on 14, January 2013 by

14-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Scottish researchers have developed methods to synthesize and change the genome of a recently discovered virus, in a bid to understand how it induces disease among livestock such as cattle, sheep and goats. The research, led by … Read the full press release →

Posted in Education, Healthcare, Pharma & Biotech, Science, United Kingdom

Experts from the University of Glasgow host BBC Stargazing LIVE events

Posted on 11, January 2013 by

11-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Academics from the University of Glasgow are hosting a range of events across the city of Glasgow as part of BBC Stargazing LIVE on Wednesday 9 January. More than 20 staff and students will join members of … Read the full press release →

Posted in Education, Media, Science, United Kingdom

BT Sport broadens appeal as it signs live women’s tennis with WTA agreement

Posted on 11, January 2013 by

11-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — BT Sport has signed a deal with the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) to show as much as 800 hours per year of live tennis featuring the best women players in the world, including the season-ending showpiece TEB … Read the full press release →

Posted in Entertainment, Media, Sports, Telecom, United Kingdom

Viacom International Media Networks deal brings MTV, Comedy Central and Nickelodeon channels to BT Vision

Posted on 10, January 2013 by

10-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — BT Vision has signed a contract with Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN), to bring leading TV entertainment channels, MTV, Comedy Central and Nickelodeon, to BT Vision’s fast-growing line-up of linear channels. MTV is the world’s premier youth … Read the full press release →

Posted in Entertainment, Internet & Online, Media, Telecom, United Kingdom

BT Global Services again positioned as a leader by Gartner in the Communications Outsourcing and Professional Services Magic Quadrant

Posted on 10, January 2013 by

Evaluation based on Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute 10-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — BT today announced that it has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the Leaders Quadrant in the ‘Magic Quadrant for Communications Outsourcing and Professional Services  report for … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Internet & Online, Marketing, Technology, Telecom, United Kingdom

CBI responds to Government probation proposals

Posted on 10, January 2013 by

10-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The CBI responded to an announcement from the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, Chris Grayling MP, on opening up probation services to competition from the private and voluntary sectors. Jim Bligh, CBI Head of Public Services, … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Government, Law, Politics, Society, United Kingdom

Ombudsman criticises Commission’s refusal to disclose documents on UK opt-out from Charter of Fundamental Rights

Posted on 10, January 2013 by

P. Nikiforos Diamandouros – European Ombudsman 10-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Ombudsman, P. Nikiforos Diamandouros, has strongly criticised the European Commission’s refusal to give access to documents concerning its view of the UK opt-out from the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. This follows … Read the full press release →

Posted in European Union, Government, Law, Politics, Society, United Kingdom

BT: New Year’s Eve Sees Record Rise in Hotspot Usage

Posted on 10, January 2013 by

BT Wi-fi reports boom December with rise of mobile devices and tablets  10-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — BT has revealed that New Year’s Eve 2012 saw a massive year on year rise over its BT Wi-fi network – the largest in the … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Internet & Online, Technology, Telecom, United Kingdom