Wood to supply inspection qualification services to the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station

ABERDEEN, 11-Dec-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Wood has won a contract as sole supplier of inspection qualification services to the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station. EDF Energy, the station developer, has commissioned Wood’s Inspection Validation Centre (IVC) to qualify ultrasonic inspections … Read the full press release

Saxo Bank’s 10 ‘Outrageous Predictions’ for 2018: Fed; Bank of Japan; China; Volatility; US 2018 election; EU; Bitcoin; South Africa; Tencent; Apple

2018 will be a true roller coaster ride compared to an outrageously placid 2017 COPENHAGEN, 11-Dec-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Saxo Bank, the online multi-asset trading and investment specialist, has today released its 10 ‘Outrageous Predictions’ for 2018. The predictions focus on … Read the full press release

Bouygues Construction partners with Accenture and Dassault Systèmes to centrally manage construction projects from start to finish

Vélizy-Villacoublay, France, 11-Dec-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Bouygues Construction is accelerating the digital transformation of its project activities by collaborating with Accenture (NYSE: ACN) and Dassault Systèmes (Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA) to enable it to centrally manage construction projects from start … Read the full press release

Qatar Armed Forces and Dassault Aviation agree on future cooperation and the exercise of an option for 12 Rafale

In the presence of the President of the French Republic, Mr. Emmanuel Macron, and his Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the Qatar Armed Forces and Dassault Aviation signed an agreement on future cooperation and the exercise of an … Read the full press release

University of Twente: Gréanne Leeftink will be awarded a PhD for her thesis entitled: Why Wait? – Organizing integrated processes in cancer care

ENSCHEDE, the NETHERLANDS, 11-Dec-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — In the Netherlands, first-rate care pathways have been developed for various types of cancer. The only drawback is that patients cannot receive the full benefit of this care if they have to wait – … Read the full press release

University of Twente: Fraunhofer Project Center to develop special micro assembly machine for photonic chips

ENSCHEDE, the NETHERLANDS, 11-Dec-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The Fraunhofer Project Center, on the campus of the University of Twente in The Netherlands, will develop a special micro assembly machine for photonic chips. This is an important step, moving from small series … Read the full press release

University of Liverpool’s Department of Music part of project aiming to enhance student employability through the introduction of new digital initiatives

LIVERPOOL, 11-Dec-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The University of Liverpool’s Department of Music will join five other universities as part of a £1million project aiming to enhance student employability through the introduction of new digital initiatives. The Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) Ensemble+ scheme received … Read the full press release

New exhibition explores the troubled lives of eighteenth and nineteenth century convicts at London Metropolitan Archives

LIVERPOOL, 11-Dec-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — A new exhibition exploring the troubled lives of eighteenth and nineteenth century convicts, produced in collaboration with the University of Liverpool’s Digital Panopticon Project, opens on Monday. Criminal Lives, 1780-1925: Punishing Old Bailey Convicts, runs at the … Read the full press release

Professor Mick Peake honoured by the Irish Cancer Society for his lifelong work in cancer research

Professor Mick Peake recognised for lifelong work in cancer research and care LEICESTER, 11-Dec-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — A University of Leicester Professor and consultant at Leicester’s Hospitals has been honoured ‘for his lifelong work on earlier diagnosis and improved outcomes for … Read the full press release

The Leicester Diabetes Centre (LDC) recognised by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF)

LEICESTER, 11-Dec-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — A diabetes research centre based in Leicester has officially been recognised for its “high global standards” by an international authority on the condition The Leicester Diabetes Centre (LDC) has been named an ‘International Centre of … Read the full press release

MAN Truck & Bus and the Austrian consortium Council für nachhaltige Logistik to jointly test and optimise fully electric trucks

The MAN “eTruck” conquers all in the truck star category | MAN impressed with its eMobility concept for developing and testing fully electric trucks MUNICH, 08-Dec-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The German trade newspaper, Transport, this year handed out the European Transport … Read the full press release

Global Finance magazine names UniCredit “Best Foreign Exchange Provider 2018” in Austria

UniCredit Bank Austria has been awarded the “Best Foreign Exchange Provider Award 2018” by US business magazine “Global Finance” VIENNA, 08-Dec-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — UniCredit was named “Best Foreign Exchange Provider 2018” in Austria by the US business magazine “Global Finance” … Read the full press release

RaboResearch report: ‘Blockchain: The Trigger for Disruption in the Food Value Chain’

Utrecht, Netherlands, 08-Dec-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Companies that want to remain successful in the future food value chain should start to explore options for participating in blockchain initiatives in order to help them lower costs, increase efficiencies, offer sustainable products and … Read the full press release

CLH Group oil products deliveries to the Spanish market in November reached 3.3 million cubic metres

MADRID, 08-Dec-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Deliveries of oil products from CLH Group facilities to the Spanish market during November almost reached 3.3 million cubic metres, 0.7% more than in the same period of the previous year after correction of the … Read the full press release

Alstom to develop urban transport in Baghdad and Basra

Saint-Ouen, France, 08-Dec-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Alstom has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Iraqi government for the development of urban transport in Baghdad and Basra. The MoU was signed during the Franco-Iraqi government authorities meeting, in the presence of … Read the full press release

Alstom: ACTN Consortium was selected to complete the civil works of the Cuenca Tram project in Ecuador

Saint-Ouen, France, 08-Dec-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The ACTN Consortium was selected to complete the civil works of the Cuenca Tram. It is composed of Alstom, CIM (Compagnie Internationale de Maintenance) and NGE Group (TSO and NGE contracting). The Consortium will perform … Read the full press release

Alstom named leading socially responsible company in Mexico by the Mexican Center for Philanthropy and by the Aliarse

Saint-Ouen, France, 08-Dec-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Since its creation in 2007, the Alstom Foundation has carried out more than 150 projects around the world, in order to support sustainability, social development, the access to water and energy, mobility and environmental protection … Read the full press release

Alstom equipped 70 ICE T, 66 ICE 3 and 40 ICE 1 high speed trains with its Atlas 200 for Deutsche Bahn

Saint-Ouen, France, 08-Dec-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Alstom has been equipping for Deutsche Bahn the complete ICE high speed fleet, intended for the German Unity Transport Project VDE 8, with its Atlas 200 onboard control systems (ETCS/ERTMS[1] level 2 baseline 3). On 10 … Read the full press release

Ahlstrom-Munksjö will engage in plant-level sustainability trainings throughout the Group to integrate the principles of the UN Global Compact

STOCKHOLM, 08-Dec-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — In November 2017, Ahlstrom-Munksjö committed to the United Nations Global Compact’s ten principles for ethical business practices by joining the initiative. The company is now among nearly 8,000 companies worldwide that have affirmed their dedication to … Read the full press release

Barco: change of the ownership structure of BarcoCFG joint venture for the Chinese cinema market

Regulated information Kortrijk, Belgium, 08-Dec-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Barco, the global leader in cinema technology, announced today that it has reached an agreement with China Film Co., Ltd. (“CFG or China Film Group”) to change the ownership structure of its … Read the full press release