(IN BRIEF) Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence Business Area and Oracle Red Bull Sim Racing have launched the 2026 Future Skills Challenge, a global online competition intended to identify people whose gaming, analytical and digital abilities could translate into advanced manufacturing and … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Automotive, Business, Education, Electronics & Machinery, Industrial, Sports, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged 1, 1.9 million manufacturing jobs, 100 participants, 12.4% global youth unemployment, 16.2% UK youth unemployment, 2025 Future Skills Challenge, 67 million young people, advanced manufacturing, AI, analytical skills, artificial intelligence, automation, British Mensa, Cobham, decision-making, digital skills, Digital Twins, Emanuel Viklund, engineering careers, eSports, F1 Sim Racing, F1 Sim Racing Drivers’ Championship, F1 Sim Racing Teams’ Championship, Fanatec sim rig, Formula 1, Future Skills Challenge, Future Skills Challenge 2026, Future Skills Forum, Hexagon, Hexagon and Oracle Red Bull Sim Racing Link Esports Skills With Industrial Careers Through Worldwide Future Skills Competition, Hexagon Expands Future Skills Initiative With Global Online Challenge and Red Bull Technology Campus Forum in Milton Keynes, Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence, Hexagon Opens Global Search for Digital Manufacturing Talent Through Oracle Red Bull Sim Racing and British Mensa Challenge, industrial technology, Introduction to Advanced Manufacturing programme, logic, manufacturing careers, Milton Keynes, MK-7, Morgan Ashurst, November 17 2026, October 21 2026, Oracle Red Bull Racing, Oracle Red Bull Racing factory, Oracle Red Bull Sim Racing, Portable Metrology Division, problem-solving, production data, Red Bull Technology Campus, Sim Racing, simulation, strategic thinking, Telemetry, transferable skills, United Kingdom, workforce skills, Youth employment, youth unemployment
(IN BRIEF) Hiab will showcase its ZEPRO-G tail lift and a range of application-specific load handling solutions at IAA TRANSPORTATION 2026 in Hanover from 15 to 20 September, focusing on fleet uptime, durability and lower total cost of ownership. Developed … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Electronics & Machinery, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Finland, Germany, Industrial, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 000 kg capacity, 000 sales and service locations, 000-cycle testing, 1, 200 employees, 3, 30, 5, 500 kg capacity, advanced hydraulics, Argos, bodybuilders, column lift, Commercial Vehicles, corrosion protection, DEL GB1000, Dennis Lundberg, durability, EFFER, Fleet Electrification, Fleet operators, fleet uptime, GALFAB, galvanised finish, gas-cylinder distribution, Germany, HAAS Tail Lift Systems GmbH, Hall 27 Stand F37, Hanover, heavy-duty transport, Heini Huuhka, Hiab, Hiab Brings ZEPRO-G Tail Lift and Integrated Fleet Solutions to IAA TRANSPORTATION 2026 With Focus on Uptime and Lower TCO, Hiab Corporation, Hiab Showcases ZEPRO-G Durability and Application-Specific Tail Lift Portfolio for Commercial Fleets at IAA TRANSPORTATION, Hiab Targets Higher Fleet Availability and Longer Equipment Life With ZEPRO-G Launch Showcase in Hanover, HIPERFORM, IAA Transportation 2026, ING, JONSERED, Labrie, last mile logistics, Leach, lifecycle performance, load handling, logistics, LOGLIFT, MOFFETT, more than 100 countries, MULTILIFT, Operational Efficiency, payload capacity, Princeton, Ross Townshend, September 2026, service support, slider tail lift, Stand L45, Tail Lifts, TCO, Total Cost of Ownership, transport sector, vehicle integration, WALTCO, waste and recycling, weather protection, Wittke, ZEPRO, ZEPRO Z2000, ZEPRO Z75, ZEPRO ZT 2500, ZEPRO-G, €1.6 billion sales
(IN BRIEF) ENGIE has begun construction of a new 74 MW / 296 MWh battery energy storage system at its Coo site in Liège province, expanding one of Belgium’s most important flexibility hubs and advancing the company’s ENERGIZE 2030 strategy. … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, Construction, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, France, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Technology
Tagged 080 MW, 1, 1.1 GW, 10.7 GW global storage capacity, 2, 296 MWh, 3.3 GWh, 4.7 GW European storage capacity, 454 MW, 640 photovoltaic panels, 715 kW solar installations, 74 MW, 816 MWh, 95 GW target, August 3 2026, Battery Energy Storage System, battery storage, Belgium, BESS, COO, Coo battery park, Coo pumped-storage power plant, decarbonisation, Drogenbos, early 2028, electric vehicle charging, electricity storage, electricity system, ENERGIZE 2030, Energy Hub, energy storage, energy transition, ENGIE, ENGIE Adds Large-Scale Battery Storage to Coo Pumped-Hydro Site as Belgian BESS Portfolio Reaches 454 MW, ENGIE Belgium, ENGIE Expands Belgian Energy Storage Portfolio With New 296 MWh Battery Project at Coo Energy Hub, ENGIE Starts Work on New Coo Battery Energy Storage System With Commissioning Planned for Early 2028, EV charging infrastructure, flexible assets, four-hour battery storage, grid flexibility, grid resilience, Kallo, Liège, March 2026, Netherlands, Poland, PORTUGAL, power grid, pumped-storage hydropower, renewable energy, renewable integration, Romania, September 4 2026, Spain, United Kingdom, Vilvoorde, Vincent Verbeke
(IN BRIEF) ENGIE has surpassed 10 GW of global energy storage capacity, reaching 10.7 GW of battery storage and pumped-storage hydropower assets in operation or under construction after adding approximately 1.1 GW / 3.3 GWh of European BESS capacity during … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, France, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged 1, 1.1 GW, 10.7 GW storage capacity, 100 MW, 100 MWh, 156 MWh, 2, 200 MW, 200 MWh, 216 MWh, 264 MWh, 280 MWh, 296 MWh, 3.3 GWh, 32 MW solar farm, 320 MW, 35 MW, 438 MW, 54 MW, 66 MW, 74 MW, 758 MW, 800 MWh, 876 MWh, 900 MW thermal power plant, 95 GW target, battery energy storage systems, battery storage, Belgium, BESS, BESS Maxima, Broxburn, Călan, Cathkin, COO, decarbonisation, East Kilbride, Edinburgh, electricity storage, energy security, energy storage, energy transition, ENGIE, ENGIE Builds 10.7 GW Global Storage Portfolio With Major New BESS Investments Across Central and Western Europe, ENGIE Establishes Major Polish Battery Portfolio as Global Energy Storage Capacity Climbs Above 10 GW, ENGIE Surpasses 10 GW Storage Milestone as Battery Investments Strengthen Renewable Energy Integration Across Europe, flexibility services, grid congestion, grid flexibility, grid stability, Hunedoara County, Lelystad, Liège, Mourisca wind farm, Netherlands, Osiek, Pedro Vasconcelos, Poland, PORTUGAL, pumped-storage hydropower, Rallo wind farm, renewable energy, renewable integration, Romania, Scotland, September 4 2026, Spain, Staszów County, Tarifa, Transylvania, Tursko Wielkie, United Kingdom, Łódź region
(IN BRIEF) Sener has secured a contract from Spain’s National Institute for Aerospace Technology (INTA) to provide SCRAB III, SCRAB II and MOAI aerial target systems for the ATLANTE 26 exercises at the El Arenosillo Test Centre in Huelva. The … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Defence, Electronics & Machinery, Government, Security & Safety, Spain, Sweden, Technology
Tagged 1, 19 countries, 3, 390 knots, 500 aerial target platforms, 500 field services, aerial targets, air defence evaluation, air-to-air gunnery, air-to-air training, ALBA target system, AMRAAM, ATLANTE 26, autonomous flight, Autonomous systems, autopilot, avionics, banner towing, C-UAS, CEDEA, Communications, Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems, El Arenosillo Test Centre, European defence systems, FMV, guidance systems, Huelva, INTA, INTA Selects Sener Aerial Targets for ATLANTE 26 Training Campaigns, José Antonio Ceballos, July 2026, live-fire exercises, military training, missile actuation and control, mission simulation, MOAI, NASAMS, National Institute for Aerospace Technology, NATO interoperability, navigation and control, operational readiness, PATRIOT, SCRAB II, SCRAB III, SENER, Sener Strengthens Spanish Defence Partnership With ATLANTE 26 Contract, Sener Wins INTA Contract for Aerial Targets for ATLANTE 26 Exercises, September 2 2026, Spain, Spanish armed forces, Sweden, Swedish Defence Materiel Administration, unmanned systems, Vidsel test range
(IN BRIEF) Barco Residential is expanding its luxury direct-view LED portfolio at CEDIA 2026 with the new Runar HDR and Vali NT-I video walls. Runar HDR builds on the company’s MicroLED-in-Package platform and delivers up to 1,000 nits brightness, a … Read the full press release
Posted in Art & Culture, Belgium, Electronics & Machinery, Entertainment, Media, Technology
Tagged 0.9 mm pixel pitch, 000 nits, 000:1 contrast ratio, 1, 1.2 mm pixel pitch, 1.5 mm pixel pitch, 200, Barco, Barco Introduces New MicroLED and Flip Chip Residential Displays in Denver, Barco Residential, Barco Residential Brings New HDR LED Solutions to CEDIA 2026, Belgium, CEDIA 2026, Cinemascope, CinemaTech, Colorado, Colorado Convention Center, Denver, direct-view LED, display technology, Diva Alta Utopia, energy efficiency, Flip Chip technology, Focal, Focal Utopia, HDR, Heimdall+, Immersive Audio, Kaleidescape, Kortrijk, L-Acoustics, LED video wall, luxury home entertainment, MadVR, media room, Mehmet Deniz Kaya, MicroLED-in-Package, MIP, Naim, Naim electronics, Native 4K, premium home cinema, private cinema, residential entertainment, RGB laser projector, Runar DCI, Runar HDR, Runar HDR and Vali NT-I Extend Barco’s Premium Home Entertainment Portfolio, Screen Innovations, September 2026, TruePix Bifrost TP-I, Vali NT-I, Vali NT0.9-I, visualisation technology, White Glove Service, Yoshi Koike
(IN BRIEF) The first of ten new Alstom Class 345 Aventra trains built at Derby Litchurch Lane Works has entered passenger service on London’s Elizabeth line, with unit 345071 beginning operations on 28 August 2026 after acceptance on 25 August. … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Electronics & Machinery, France, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged 000 employees, 1, 150th anniversary, 2, 40 UK companies, 660 Aventra carriages, Adessia, Alstom, Alstom Begins Passenger Rollout of Ten Additional Elizabeth Line Trains, Alstom Centre of Excellence, August 28 2026, Aventra, Class 345 Aventra, Class 345 No. 345071, Derby, Derby Litchurch Lane Works, electric multiple units, Elizabeth line, EMUs, First Government-Funded Class 345 Aventra Enters Service on Elizabeth Line, GTS, High Speed Two, HS2, London, New Derby-Built Aventra Train Joins London’s Elizabeth Line Fleet, Nimesh Tailor, nine-carriage train, Old Oak Common, passenger demand, passenger rail, passenger service, Rail Manufacturing, railway capacity, railway supply chain, railway testing, regional rail, rolling stock, September 1 2026, TfL, train manufacturing, Transport for London, UK government funding, UK rail industry, United Kingdom, Urban Rail
(IN BRIEF) Siemens is embedding artificial intelligence across its professional training programmes in Germany as around 1,500 young talents begin vocational training or dual-study programmes at 18 training centres nationwide this year, alongside more than 300 training positions provided for … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Education, Electronics & Machinery, Germany, Industrial, Internet & Online, Investment, Management, Society, Technology
Tagged 000 apprentices and dual students, 1, 1 September 2026, 18 training centres, 300 partner company training positions, 3D printing, 500 young talents, 90 training programmes, adaptability, AI Didactic Assistant, AI expertise, AI-powered learning platform, apprentices, artificial intelligence, Bettina Weckesser, career orientation, career training, classroom teaching, collaboration, competency-based curricula, competitiveness, critical thinking, curriculum-aligned teaching materials, Digital Twins, Dual Students, dual-study programmes, EUR 135 million training investment, fiscal 2025, flexible learning modules, future skills, generative AI, Germany, humanoid robotics, INNOVATION, Judith Wiese, Labour Market, low-code development, modular curricula, personalised learning, professional training, reskilling, responsible AI use, Siemens, Siemens AG, Siemens Expands AI-Powered Learning Across 18 Training Centres in Germany, Siemens Launches AI-Supported Career Orientation Tool for Schools, Siemens Professional Education, SIEYA[at]School, simpleclub, simpleclub and SIEYA[at]School Support Siemens’ AI-Focused Training Strategy, Skilled Workforce, smart manufacturing, STEM education, sustainable growth, training centres, upskilling, vocational training, work-study programmes, £4
(IN BRIEF) The German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) is calling for urgent expansion of charging and hydrogen refuelling infrastructure to support the market ramp-up of climate-friendly commercial vehicles, warning that inadequate infrastructure is now the key bottleneck for … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Czech Republic, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, France, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Poland, Sweden, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 000 fast-charging points, 000 hydrogen refuelling stations, 000 MCS charging points in Germany, 000 truck-suitable charging points, 1, 11 GW depot charging demand, 14 GW charging capacity demand, 2, 200 planned German charging points, 300 hydrogen stations in Germany, 31 August 2026, 35, 350-bar hydrogen stations, 355 German truck charging points, 400 CCS charging points, 50, 700-bar dispenser, 700-bar hydrogen stations, 730 EU truck charging points, 800 MCS charging points, 88 German charging locations, AFIR, Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation, battery-electric trucks, Berlin, CCS charging points, charging infrastructure, charging planning, climate-friendly commercial vehicles, Combined Charging System, CO₂ fleet regulations, CO₂-based truck tolls, cross-border transport corridors, Czech Republic, depot charging, EAFO, electric commercial vehicles, Energy Taxation Directive, EU Tolls Directive, European Alternative Fuels Observatory, European Union, Felicia Fullbrecht, France, freight forwarders, German Association of the Automotive Industry, German Auto Industry Warns Infrastructure Gap Is Slowing Climate-Friendly Commercial Vehicles, Germany, heavy duty vehicles, heavy-duty transport, high-capacity power grids, Hildegard Müller, hydrogen network, hydrogen refuelling infrastructure, hydrogen vehicles, MCS charging points, Megawatt Charging System, Milence, National Centre for Charging Infrastructure, NLL, Poland, power-grid expansion, Public Charging Infrastructure, road freight transport, route planning, Sweden, TCO, TEN-T Core Network, toll exemption, Total Cost of Ownership, truck charging points, VDA, VDA Calls for Rapid Expansion of Truck Charging and Hydrogen Infrastructure Across Europe, VDA Calls for Stronger AFIR Targets and Faster Grid Connections for Commercial Vehicles, zero-emission trucks, £4
(IN BRIEF) The DANISH-CRT trial, presented at ESC Congress 2026 in Munich and published simultaneously in The Lancet, found that targeted placement of the left ventricular lead did not improve outcomes compared with standard placement in patients with heart failure … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Denmark, Education, France, Germany, Healthcare, Science, Technology
Tagged 000 patients, 1, 25.5%, 27.9%, 31 August 2026, 45.8 months median follow-up, 95% confidence interval, Aarhus University Hospital, biventricular pacing, cardiac resynchronisation therapy, cardiovascular medicine, conduction abnormalities, coronary sinus branches, CRT, Danish Heart Foundation, Danish Pacemaker and ICD Registry, DANISH-CRT, Death, Denmark, double-blind trial, electrical mapping, ESC, ESC Congress 2026, ESC Hot Line Trial Questions Routine Electrical Mapping for CRT Lead Placement, European Society of Cardiology, functional status, hazard ratio 1.10, heart failure, heart failure hospitalisation, Hot Line 10, Hot Line session, Independent Research Fund Denmark, investigator-initiated trial, latest electrical activation, LBBB, lead-related complications, left bundle branch block, left ventricular lead placement, left ventricular structural changes, Messe München GmbH, Munich, non-apical coronary sinus, Novo Nordisk Foundation, p value 0.45, pacemaker treatment, physical capacity, posterolateral coronary sinus, primary endpoint, Professor Jens Cosedis Nielsen, quality of life, randomised controlled trial, secondary endpoints, standard lead placement, targeted lead placement, Targeted Left Ventricular Lead Placement Fails to Improve CRT Outcomes in Danish Trial, The Lancet, The Lancet Publishes DANISH-CRT Results on Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy Lead Placement, unplanned hospitalisation
(IN BRIEF) Voith’s SteamBooster is reducing energy use and carbon emissions at Koehler Paper’s Kehl mill in Germany by recovering high-temperature exhaust heat from the SM8 coating machine and converting it into usable process steam. Installed as part of a … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Electronics & Machinery, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Technology
Tagged 1, 300°C exhaust heat, 500 tonnes CO₂ savings per year, August 26 2026, boiler load reduction, carbon emissions, coating process, condensate, CO₂ savings, decarbonisation, digital solutions, Dr. Mario Vollmer, energy efficiency, energy-intensive processes, exhaust air, exhaust-air temperatures above 100°C, Germany, heat electrification, heat exchanger, heat recovery, Heidenheim, high-temperature exhaust heat, hot air dryers, June 2025 operation, Kehl mill, Koehler Group, Koehler Paper, Koehler Paper Uses Voith SteamBooster to Recover Waste Heat and Reduce CO₂ Emissions, machine-glazed specialty papers, maintenance shutdowns, Martin Dauner, MCB dryers, natural gas consumption, non-contact dryers, one to five tonnes of steam per hour, one tonne of steam per hour, paper machines, papermaking process, payback period under two years, process steam, retrofitting, SM8 coating machine, specialty paper production, SteamBooster, three-stage heat recovery concept, tissue hoods, turnkey solution, vacuum blowers, Voith, Voith Heat Recovery System Generates Process Steam at Koehler Paper’s Kehl Mill, Voith Paper, Voith SteamBooster Helps Koehler Paper Cut Energy Use at German Kehl Mill, Waste Heat Recovery
(IN BRIEF) Mercedes-Benz Trucks has opened the “Deutschlandfahrt” 2026 at its Wörth plant as part of its “130 years of trucks” anniversary year, celebrating the legacy of commercial vehicle development since Gottlieb Daimler created the world’s first truck 130 years … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Belgium, Business, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 086 kilometres, 1, 130 years of trucks, 300 kilometres first stage, August 27 2026, Belgium, Benelux, classic commercial vehicles, commercial vehicle development, commercial vehicle enthusiasts, commercial vehicle history, customer partnership, Daimler Motor Truck, Daimler Motor Truck from 1899, Daimler Motor Truck From 1899 Joins “Deutschlandfahrt” 2026 Anniversary Tour, Deutschlandfahrt 2026, driver comfort, Druten, economic development, efficiency, Eindhoven, ETM Verlag, Germany, Gottlieb Daimler, historic buses, historic commercial vehicles, Historic Commercial Vehicles Set Off From Wörth for “Deutschlandfahrt” 2026, historic trucks, historic vehicle tour, Hulst, INNOVATION, Jean-Marc Diss, Joachim Fehrenkötter, Leinfelden-Echterdingen, Lentzweiler, Luxembourg, Mercedes-Benz Trucks, Mercedes-Benz Trucks Europe, Mercedes-Benz Trucks Marks 130 Years of Commercial Vehicle Innovation on the Road, Mercedes-Benz Wörth plant, mobility, modern road freight transport, motorised freight transport, Netherlands, North Rhine-Westphalia, private collectors, reliability, road freight transport, safety, Sales and Marketing, September 6 2026, supply chains, technology evolution, transport heritage, vehicle tour, vintage trucks, Weeze, Wognum, Wörth am Rhein
(IN BRIEF) Rheinmetall and the State Government of Hesse have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to develop a North Hesse Defence Hub, including a new logistics and technology centre at Kassel-Calden Airport, expansion of Rheinmetall’s existing Kassel site and local … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Construction, Defence, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Security & Safety, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 000 square metres, 1, 2, 200 employees, 200 square metres training area, 30, administrative roles, Armin Papperger, Björn Bernhard, Boris Rhein, Bundeswehr, Bundeswehr training flights, Calden, defence innovation, defence investment, delivery quality, domestic orders, drone technologies, drone test centre, engineering centre, factory traffic reduction, Germany, Hesse, Hessian Drone Competence Centre, industrial strength, international orders, Jan-Phillipp Weisswange, Kassel, Kassel Airport, Kassel-Calden Airport, Kaweh Mansoori, logistics centre, logistics hub, lorry traffic, Memorandum of Understanding, military hub, military vehicle orders, Mittelfeld Industrial Park, North Hesse, North Hesse Defence Hub, North Hesse Defence Hub to Strengthen Rheinmetall’s Tactical Vehicle Operations, operational by end of 2027, regional development, regional jobs, Rheinmetall, Rheinmetall AG, Rheinmetall and State of Hesse Partner on Strategic Defence Investment in Kassel-Calden, Rheinmetall Landsystems GmbH, Rheinmetall to Build New Logistics and Technology Centre at Kassel Airport, shorter processing times, State Government of Hesse, supply chain optimisation, support centre, tactical military vehicles, technical roles, technology centre, three-digit million-euro investment, tracked vehicles, training centre, transport infrastructure, Vehicle Systems Division, Vehicle Systems Europe, warehouse specialists, wheeled vehicles
(IN BRIEF) The Immunological Toolbox, a research platform providing access to information on more than 20,000 immune reagents, has been relaunched on a new website to support global veterinary immunology research and the fight against animal viruses. Supported by UKRI’s … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Education, Germany, Government, Healthcare, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged 000 immune reagents, 000 researchers, 1, 20 %, 28 August 2026, 81 countries, animal health research, animal viruses, antibodies, antibody requests, antibody submission, antigens, automated tools, BBSRC, Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, chicken immune markers, community-driven platform, Compliance Resources, cytokines, Dr Crystal Loving, Dr Danish Munir, Dr Sonja Härtle, global research resource, immune reagents, immune responses, Immunological Toolbox, infection, laboratory assays, Livestock Antibody Hub, livestock research, LMU Munich, multicolour flow cytometry, New Platform Upgrade Supports Veterinary Vaccine Development and Immune Research, non-commercial immune reagents, omics, pathogens, porcine IgG subclasses, Professor Dan Horton, Professor Elma Tchilian, Professor Jayne Hope, Professor John Hammond, reagent database, Relaunched Immunological Toolbox Connects Veterinary Researchers Across 81 Countries, research collaboration, research outputs, Roslin Institute, scientific collaboration, swine research, Swine Toolkit, The Pirbright Institute, U.S. Department of Agriculture, UK Immunological Toolbox, UK Research and Innovation, UKRI, UKRI-Backed Immunological Toolbox Strengthens Global Animal Health Research, vaccination, veterinary immunology, veterinary reagents, veterinary vaccine development, zoonotic diseases
(IN BRIEF) Fincantieri and Oceania Cruises, part of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd., have launched Oceania Sonata™ at Fincantieri’s Marghera shipyard, with delivery scheduled for 2027. The new luxury cruise ship will have a gross tonnage of approximately 86,000 tons … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Industrial, Investment, Italy, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, Travel
Tagged 000 people, 000 tons, 1, 2027 delivery, 2029 delivery, 2032 delivery, 2035 delivery, 2037 delivery, 36 cruise ships, 390 guests, 6, 86, Allura Class, automation, comfort standards, cruise fleet, cruise ship launch, cruise shipbuilding, digitalisation, exclusive travel experience, Fincantieri, Fincantieri Launches Oceania Sonata at Marghera Shipyard, global cruise industry, industrial history, INNOVATION, Italy, large cruise ships, long-standing partnership, Luxury Cruise Ship, Marco Lunardi, Marghera, Marghera shipyard, new luxury vessel, New Sonata Class Begins With Launch of Oceania Sonata in Italy, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd, Oceania Allura, Oceania Arietta, Oceania Cruises, Oceania Sonata, Oceania Sonata Marks First Vessel in Oceania Cruises’ New Sonata Class, Oceania Vista, Paolo Novarino, production centre, production processes, Sestri Ponente shipyard, ship construction, sister ships, Sonata Class, spacious public areas, strategic shipyard hub
(IN BRIEF) Co-op and Co-op Media Network have been named official sponsors of the Special Olympics GB National Summer Games 2026, alongside Headline Partner Coca-Cola, supporting the country’s largest inclusive multi-sport event of the year. The Games will bring together … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Entertainment, Financial, Food & Beverage, Marketing, Media, Non Profit, Retail, Society, Sports, United Kingdom
Tagged 000 raised, 000 stores, 1, 100 grassroots clubs, 200, 200 athletes, 27 sports, Aberdeen, access to sport, Alex Rae, athlete achievements, athletes, awareness campaign, Birmingham, CCEP, charity support, Chile, CMN, Co-op, Co-op Builds on Meals That Matter Campaign With Special Olympics GB Sponsorship, Co-op Media Network, Co-op to Provide Food and Drink Support for Special Olympics GB Athletes and Volunteers, Coca-Cola, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, Coca-Cola products, community opportunities, community support, convenience stores, customer touchpoints, Dean Harris, donations, England, food deal, grassroots sports clubs, Great Britain, in-store campaign, inclusive sport, intellectual disability, Laura Baxter MBE, learning disability, Meals That Matter, multi-sport event, National Summer Games 2026, official sponsorship, organisers, own-brand food and drink, retail media, Rosehill Drive store, Scotland, social impact, Special Olympics GB, Special Olympics GB National Summer Games 2026 Gains Co-op and CMN as Official Sponsors, Special Olympics Great Britain, Special Olympics World Summer Games 2027, table tennis, volunteers, Wales, year-round participation
(IN BRIEF) Holcim has agreed to acquire Fermacell from James Hardie Industries plc in a EUR 840 million transaction that expands Holcim’s high-value Building Solutions portfolio and supports its NextGen Growth 2030 strategy. Fermacell, headquartered in Düsseldorf, Germany, is an … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Environment, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Law, Switzerland
Tagged 000 employees, 1, 13 European markets, 2027 EBITDA multiple, 7.6x EBITDA multiple after synergies, 9.5x EBITDA multiple, acquisition agreement, Aestuver, Art 53, building solutions, capital allocation, cement-bonded boards, construction materials, Düsseldorf, earnings per share accretive, EBITDA synergies, EPS accretive, EUR 22 million run-rate synergies, EUR 430 million projected net sales, EUR 840 million transaction value, Europe, European construction market, Fermacell, fibre gypsum boards, financial discipline, fire protection, flooring solutions, Germany, H1 2027 closing, Hebel, high-value Building Solutions, holcim, Holcim Announces EUR 840 Million Deal to Acquire Fermacell, Holcim Expands Sustainable Building Solutions With Fermacell Acquisition, Holcim to Acquire Fermacell From James Hardie Industries, integrated building systems, James Hardie Industries plc, Miljan Gutovic, modular construction, Multipor, NextGen Growth 2030, premium brands, production sites, regulatory clearances, Silka, SIX Exchange Regulation, sustainable building products, sustainable construction, walling solutions, Ytong
(IN BRIEF) Alstom has released an independent Socio-Economic Impact Assessment study, conducted in partnership with Dun & Bradstreet, showing that Madhepura Electric Locomotive Private Limited (MELPL), its joint venture with Indian Railways, supported ₹60,000 crore in total economic output and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Education, Electronics & Machinery, Environment, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 'Make in India', 000 crore economic output, 000 HP locomotives, 000 patients, 000 students, 1, 1 percent Bihar GST, 10, 12, 2, 300 jobs annually, 4.6 percent Madhepura GDDP, 700 rural residents, 800 crore Gross Value Added, 90 percent localisation, Alstom, Alstom Releases Socio-Economic Impact Report on Madhepura Electric Locomotive Project, Ankita Upadhyay, Asia Pacific operations, Atmanirbhar Bharat, Bihar, carbon footprint reduction, CSR initiatives, Dedicated Freight Corridors, domestic manufacturing, domestic supply chain, Dun & Bradstreet, e-locomotives, East Central Railways, electric locomotives, FDI, first female locomotive pilot, five engineering centres, foreign direct investment, freight decarbonisation, freight mobility, freight modal share, FY20-FY26, FY24, GDDP, Goods and Services Tax, Government of India, greenfield manufacturing facility, Gross District Domestic Product, GST, GVA, INDIA, India rail sector, Indian Railways, job creation, logistics costs, Madhepura, Madhepura Electric Locomotive Private Limited, Madhepura manufacturing facility, MELPL, MELPL Impact Study Highlights Economic and Social Contribution to Bihar and India, MELPL Strengthens Bihar’s Industrial Economy Through Make in India Rail Project, Ministry of Railways, mobile healthcare, National Rail Plan, Olivier Loison, Prima T8, railway modernisation, registered factory jobs, rural livelihoods, Shri Chhatrasal Singh, six industrial sites, skilled workers, Socio-Economic Impact Assessment, STEAM education, sustainable mobility, Viksit Bharat, Vivek R Garg, WAG 12B, women employment, ₹17 crore CSR investment, ₹23, ₹60
(IN BRIEF) BBVA has announced a €2 million donation to support urgent humanitarian needs, recovery and reconstruction in areas of Colombia affected by the earthquake, with funds channelled through UNHCR, UNICEF and Empresas Unidas por Colombia, an initiative led by … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Education, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Non Profit, Society, Spain
Tagged 1, 25 branches operational, 3, 40 branches, 400 ATMs, 479 employees, 500 kits, affected communities, ANDI, ANDI Foundation, BBVA, BBVA ATMs, BBVA Donates €2 Million to Support Earthquake Relief and Recovery in Colombia, BBVA Joins Relief and Reconstruction Efforts for Earthquake-Hit Areas in Colombia, BBVA Mobilises Humanitarian Aid and Fundraising Support After Colombia Earthquake, Bizum donations, Bogotá Food Bank, branch restoration, Carlos Torres Vila, charitable donations, children and adolescents, Colombia, Colombia earthquake, community recovery, corporate solidarity, customer donations, digital banking channels, disaster relief, Earthquake Recovery, emergency response, emergency supplies, employee donations, Employee Support, Empresas Unidas por Colombia, financial services continuity, food and hygiene kits, fundraising campaign, housing support, humanitarian aid, humanitarian needs, Mario Pardo, National Business Association of Colombia, psychosocial support, recovery and reconstruction, school infrastructure, school rebuilding, school repairs, shelter support, Solidaridad por Colombia, Spain, Spain-Colombia transfers, transfer fee waiver, UNHCR, UNICEF, vulnerable families
(IN BRIEF) Nestlé and Solidaridad have recognised 322 smallholder coffee farmers in Guerrero and Oaxaca, Mexico, as Soil Guardians under the Plan Nescafé® Regenerative Support programme, which forms part of the Regenerative and Resilient Agriculture Pilot Project running from 2023 … Read the full press release
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Tagged 000 smallholder farmers, 1, 322 farmers recognised, 34 percent productivity increase, 55 percent higher yields, 70 percent advanced adoption, Agapito Estrada, agroforestry systems, Aldo Michel Soriano Pérez, climate resilience, coffee farmers, coffee farming families, coffee plantation renovation, Coffee Production, coffee sector, Colonia de Guadalupe, digital tools, environmental impact, Farmer Livelihoods, farmer training, field verification, Florina Jerónimo Altamirano, Gonzalo Contreras, ground cover, Guerrero, healthy soil, household income, Latin America, long-term supply security, Mexico, Nestlé, Nestlé and Solidaridad Advance Sustainable Coffee Farming in Southern Mexico, Nestlé and Solidaridad Recognise Mexican Coffee Farmers as Soil Guardians, Nestlé Mexico, Oaxaca, organic inputs, participatory methodologies, personalised support, Plan Nescafé®, Plan Nescafé® 2030, Plan Nescafé® Programme Supports Regenerative Agriculture in Guerrero and Oaxaca, Plan Nescafé® Regenerative Support, productivity increase, Regenerative Agriculture, Regenerative and Resilient Agriculture Pilot Project, resilient agriculture, shade management, smallholder coffee farmers, soil analysis, Soil Guardians, soil health, Solidaridad, Solidaridad Mexico, sustainable agriculture, sustainable supply chains, Technical Assistance, Will Pauffley
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