Category Archives: United Kingdom

Press Releases & News from United Kingdom distributed via EuropaWire

Researchers investigate impacts of climate change on rare tropical plants

Posted on 8, December 2012 by

8-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Research led by the University of York has found that the impacts of climate change on rare plants in tropical mountains will vary considerably from site to site and from species to species. While some species will … Read the full press release →

Posted in Education, Environment, Science, United Kingdom

TYPHOON METEOR FIRST FIRING TRIAL A SUCCESS

Posted on 7, December 2012 by

The Meteor Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile has been successfully launched from a Eurofighter Typhoon as part of the Future Enhancements Flight Test Programme. 7-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The missile was eject launched from a rear fuselage missile station, which on … Read the full press release →

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

New evidence on how compound found in red wine can help prevent cancer

Posted on 6, December 2012 by
Professor Karen Brown of the Department of Cancer Studies and Molecular Medicine.

International conference at the University of Leicester will show how resveratrol can prevent cancer, heart disease and diabetes PHOTOCALL: There are photo and interview opportunities in a lab setting between 11am-12noon only on Tuesday December 4 at the University of … Read the full press release →

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

Alstom Wind has been awarded a prize by magazines InfoPower and InfoEnviro for its implication in Spain in the fields of Energy and Environment

Posted on 6, December 2012 by
Miquel Cabré, who participated in the name of 4,000 Alstom Spain employees and 1,500 Alstom Wind staff worldwide, received the prize

6-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — On Thursday, 29th November, the magazines InfoPower and InfoEnviro acknowledged the efforts of a number of companies in the area of Energy and the Environment. Alstom Wind was one of the stars of this first edition, winning … Read the full press release →

Posted in Awards, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Spain, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom

New rolling stock for Arriva in Poland

Posted on 6, December 2012 by

6-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Arriva’s Polish rail business has taken delivery of the first of four new trains as part of a deal with manufacturers PESA Bydgoszcz. Two SA133 series units, part of a €10 million investment, are now operating on Arriva’s … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Financial, Poland, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom

Alstom will supply 80 Metropolis metro cars to SuperVia in Rio de Janeiro and set-up a new assembly plant in Brazil

Posted on 6, December 2012 by

6-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Alstom has signed a contract worth around €105 million with SuperVia – the main railway operator of the Rio de Janeiro state, in Brazil – for the supply of 80 Metropolis metro cars.  The new cars will … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Industrial, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom

Arriva senior management changes

Posted on 6, December 2012 by

6-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Arriva has announced senior management changes following the decision by David Evans, Managing Director – Arriva Mainland Europe, to retire. David is recognised as having played a significant role in the effective development of the Arriva strategy … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Management, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom

Advice needed for parents on risk of poisoning in toddlers, research says

Posted on 4, December 2012 by

4-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — GPs and other primary care professionals need to warn parents about safely storing medicines and other hazardous household products in an effort to cut the number of poisonings among pre-school children, a study has said. The research, … Read the full press release →

Posted in Education, Healthcare, Science, United Kingdom

Rolls-Royce delivers the first Trent aero engine produced in Singapore

Posted on 4, December 2012 by
Rolls-Royce delivers the first Trent aero engine produced in Singapore

4-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, today delivered the first Trent 900 aero engine produced in Singapore to Airbus in Toulouse, France. Paul O’Neil, Rolls-Royce, Director of Seletar Campus, said, “The delivery of the first Trent aero engine … Read the full press release →

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

New portrait made of names to celebrate Lord Attenborough’s 90th birthday

Posted on 3, December 2012 by
Prototype of the portrait of Lord Attenborough being painted by Brighton artist Mike Edwards

Dame Judi Dench, Dame Maggie Smith, Michael Douglas and the broadcaster Channel 4 are among the people and organisations who have pledged their support for the new Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts, which is being developed at the University … Read the full press release →

Posted in Art & Culture, Education, Media, Society, United Kingdom

Rolls-Royce to develop new gas powered ferry design with Lauro Shipping of Italy

Posted on 3, December 2012 by

3-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has signed a teaming agreement with Italian company Lauro Shipping to design innovative new gas powered ferries based on the award winning Environship concept. This important agreement marks the first time … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Italy, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom

Rolls-Royce congratulates US Marine Corps for first F-35B Lightning II operational squadron

Posted on 30, November 2012 by
Rolls-Royce congratulates US Marine Corps for first F-35B Lightning II operational squadron -- F-35B Lightning II aircraft (Copyright Lockheed Martin Corporation©)

30-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, today offered congratulations to the United States Marine Corps for the stand-up and dedication of its first operational squadron of F-35B Lightning II aircraft at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma. Tom … Read the full press release →

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

BP Completes Sale of Non-Strategic US Gulf of Mexico Assets to PXP

Posted on 30, November 2012 by

HOUSTON, 30-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — BP has completed its sale of a number of oil and gas fields in the deepwater US Gulf of Mexico to Plains Exploration & Production Company (‘PXP’).As announced on 10 September, BP agreed to sell the … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Industrial, United Kingdom

Rolls-Royce to design and power new Chinese Offshore Supply Vessels

Posted on 30, November 2012 by
UT 755 Offshore Supply Vessels

30-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has won a £12 million order to design and equip two platform supply vessels (PSVs). The vessels will be built at Jiangsu Eastern Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. in China. Rolls-Royce UT 755 … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Industrial, Science, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom

AJW CAPITAL buys two A340-500s

Posted on 30, November 2012 by

Blagnac,  30-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — AJW Capital Partners Limited, a worldwide aviation services group based in the UK, has signed a firm contract for the purchase of two Airbus A340-500s aircraft. With this order AJW Capital becomes the newest Airbus … Read the full press release →

Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Financial, France, Technology, United Kingdom

600 pupils help celebrate 1,000 lectures on five continents

Posted on 30, November 2012 by

30-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Over 600 pupils from across Bristol and South Gloucestershire will be treated to a fun and explosive demonstration of chemistry to mark the special anniversary of a Bristol science project which has become a global success. An … Read the full press release →

Posted in Chemicals, Education, Science, United Kingdom

The Sussex Salon debate: Is it time for the UK to become a republic?

Posted on 30, November 2012 by

30-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The country may have celebrated the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in spectacular style this year, but is everything really happy and glorious with the monarchy in 21st Century Britain – or is it time for Britain to become a … Read the full press release →

Posted in Education, Government, Science, Society, United Kingdom

What lies beneath? New survey technique offers detailed picture of our changing landscape

Posted on 29, November 2012 by

29-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — A new surveying technique developed at The University of Nottingham is giving geologists their first detailed picture of how ground movement associated with historical mining is changing the face of our landscape. The new development by engineers … Read the full press release →

Posted in Education, Industrial, Science, United Kingdom

EADS Commissions External Audit of Group Compliance

Posted on 29, November 2012 by

Leading specialist ETHIC Intelligence to provide external audit of EADS Compliance System Full cooperation with the UK Serious Fraud Office on the allegations concerning EADS subsidiary GPT PwC review of GPT did not find evidence to suggest that GPT or … Read the full press release →

Posted in Austria, Aviation & Aerospace, Defence, European Union, France, Germany, Government, Law, Society, United Kingdom

University establishes Europe’s first tall tower greenhouse gas measurements network

Posted on 29, November 2012 by
The tall tower at Tacolneston, Norwich where greenhouse gases are measured from 50, 100 and 180 meters up the tower Image by Aoife Grant

29-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — A network of integrated greenhouse gas measurements in the UK and Ireland – the first of its kind in Europe – has been established by researchers at the University of Bristol. A network of integrated greenhouse gas … Read the full press release →

Posted in Education, Environment, Ireland, Science, United Kingdom