(IN BRIEF) Shell’s Projects & Technology Director, Harry Brekelmans, and Legal Director, Donny Ching, are stepping down from their positions after 33 years of service with the company. Brekelmans will be replaced by Robin Mooldijk, the current Executive Vice President … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Management, News, United Kingdom
Tagged appointment, Donny Ching, Harry Brekelmans, leadership, Philippa Bounds, Robin Mooldijk, Shell, UK, Wael Sawan
(IN BRIEF) Shell has released two new scenarios, Archipelagos and Sky 2050, which explore possible energy and climate outcomes following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Archipelagos shows how national interest remains a key priority, with renewables seen as a way to … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Commodities, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Government, Management, News, United Kingdom
Tagged Archipelagos, climate outcomes, scenarios explore energy, Shell, Sky 2050, UK, Ukraine invasion
(IN BRIEF) The Living Wage Foundation has introduced the Living Pension, a voluntary pension savings target for employers who have achieved Living Wage accreditation. Aviva is among the first UK employers to be awarded the Living Pension accreditation. The pension … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Bentley’s Blower Continuation Series to debut with Car Zero racing at events in 2023. Car Zero, the first car of the Blower Continuation Series, will race at various events in the UK, France, and Belgium in 2023. The … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Management, Media, News, Sports, United Kingdom
Tagged Belgium, Bentley, Bentley Blower, Car Zero, France, Le Mans track, Paul Williams, UK
(IN BRIEF) The Prudence Foundation has launched a new web-based learning game to promote financial literacy among 7-12 year-olds. The Cha-Ching Money Adventures game was created in partnership with the US-based not-for-profit education and health organisation Education Development Center and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Financial, Insurance, Management, News, United Kingdom
Tagged Bill Tally, Cha-Ching Money Adventures game, EDC, financial literacy, kids, Marc Fancy, Prudence Foundation, Prudential, UK
(IN BRIEF) ABL Group ASA has announced that it will acquire AGR, a multi-disciplinary engineering, consultancy and software company, in order to expand its offering within well and reservoir consultancy, support operators’ digitalisation and decarbonisation plans, and expand its opex-driven … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Management, News, United Kingdom
Tagged ABL Group, acquisition, AGR, offshore energy, Reuben Segal, Svein Sollund, UK
(IN BRIEF) A new study published in Nature Communications reveals that widespread species tend to benefit from anthropogenic changes, increasing the number of sites they occupy, while more narrowly distributed species tend to decrease. The study was conducted by researchers … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Staffordshire County Council has extended its contract with highways’ partner Amey for another five years, with an extra £30m for the next two years to invest in the county’s highways network. As part of the contract extension, Amey … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, United Kingdom
Tagged Amey, David Williams, highways, investment, partnership, Peter Anderson, Staffordshire, UK
(IN BRIEF) The British Ministry of Defence has awarded BAE Systems and Pitch Technologies UK a contract to deliver a new virtual training programme for the British Army. The Land Training Test & Reference Capability will enable the Army to … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Inmarsat, a global mobile satellite communications company, has successfully connected its I-6 F1 satellite to new ground stations in Western Australia, marking a significant milestone as the company upgrades its communications availability in the fast-growing Asia-Pacific region. The … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Management, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged ELERA, Global Xpress, I-6 F1 satellite, Indian Ocean, Inmarsat, orbital slot, orchestra, Peter Hadinger, UK, Western Australia
(IN BRIEF) Experian is partnering with Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) NHS Trust to offer financial support to NUH employees. The initiative will include two “Money Clinics” that will provide guidance and support for the Trust’s 18,000 members of staff on … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Healthcare, Insurance, Investment, Management, News, United Kingdom
Tagged "Money Clinics", Anthony May, Emma Bates, Employees, Experian, financial support, James Jones, NHS Trust, Nottingham University Hospitals, partnership, UK
(IN BRIEF) Amey, a provider of facilities management (FM) services to educational facilities in Scotland and the UK, is working closely with its clients and suppliers to develop sustainable ways of creating low-cost energy solutions for schools. The Scottish Government’s … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Environment, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, News, United Kingdom
Tagged Amey partnership, carbon reduction, educational facilities, Scotland, UK
(IN BRIEF) The Port of Immingham has increased its grain handling operations thanks to new investment from owner Associated British Ports (ABP). The port has installed two metal plate bunds that can be set up on any quay surface and … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, United Kingdom
Tagged ABP, agriculture, Grain Handling Operations, investment, James Maw, Port of Immingham, Simon Bird, UK, Viterra
(IN BRIEF) Burberry has appointed Kate Ferry as its Chief Financial Officer and Executive Director, effective by early September 2023 at the latest. Ferry will report to Chief Executive Officer Jonathan Akeroyd, and will oversee finance and business services functions, … Read the full press release
Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Business, Management, News, United Kingdom
Tagged appointment, Burberry, CFO, Executive Director, Gerry Murphy, Ian Brimicombe, Jonathan Akeroyd, Julie Brown, Kate Ferry, leadership, McLaren, UK
(IN BRIEF) A new study from Scotland’s Rural College, the universities of Bristol and Edinburgh reviewed recent research into the development of high-value materials made from ruminant animal dung. Despite being a source of biogas and fertilizer, dung has been … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Management, News, Science, United Kingdom
Tagged biogas, Bristol, Edinburgh, fertilizer, Livestock dung, materials science, nanocellulose, Professor Fabrizio Scarpa, recycled ruminant waste biomass, RWB, Scotland's Rural College, Sustainable Composites, UK, University of Bristol, Vijai Kumar Gupta
(IN BRIEF) A new report from the universities of Oxford, UCL, Bristol and Newcastle suggests that changes are needed in the way safer sleep information is communicated to reduce risks to babies from unsafe sleeping practices. The report focuses on … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Healthcare, Management, News, United Kingdom
Tagged Bristol, Dr Anna Pease, Infants, Jane Barlow, National Institute for Health and Care Research, Newcastle, NIHR, Oxford, researchers, Safer Sleep Practices, sudden unexpected death in infancy, SUDI, UCL, UK, University of Bristol, unsafe sleeping
(IN BRIEF) Jürgen Rigterink, the First Vice President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), has visited Poland and Ukraine to meet private-sector clients and authorities. This trip underlines the EBRD’s continuing commitment to Poland and the Central … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Investment, Management, News, United Kingdom
Tagged BANKING, EBRD, Elisabetta Falcetti, Jürgen Rigterink, Marta Kightley, National Bank of Poland, UK, UKRAINE, Warsaw
(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has provided a KZT 4.1 billion (€8.5 million) loan to the Regional Center of Public-Private Partnership of the East Kazakhstan region, which will allow the city of Ust-Kamenogorsk to upgrade … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Management, News, United Kingdom
Tagged EBRD, Green Cities programme, Kazakhstan, LED street lights, UK
(IN BRIEF) Insurance company Aviva has partnered with property developer Stories to invest £100m in UK real estate and infrastructure projects. The venture will mark the first funding commitment from Aviva Capital Partners, Aviva’s new in-house capital unit which develops … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 5-Jan-2023 — /EuropaWire/ — DNV, the independent energy expert and assurance provider, has announced it acquired MBI Healthcare Technologies, a UK-based healthcare data assurance company. The acquisition is part of DNV’s strategic expansion into the digital health … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) STOCKHOLM, 24-Aug-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Skanska (STO: SKA-B), a world leading project development and construction group, has announced it will upgrade 6.6 kilometer stretch of the A46 Newark Bypass in the Midlands region, UK as part of a … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, News, Sweden, United Kingdom
Tagged A46 Newark Bypass, Cattle Market, Farndon, Leicester, Lincolnshire, M1, Midlands, National Highways, road network, Skanska, UK, Winthorpe
(PRESSEMITTEILUNG) STOCKHOLM, 24-Aug-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Skanska (STO: SKA-B), ein weltweit führendes Projektentwicklungs- und Bauunternehmen Group, hat angekündigt, dass sie im Rahmen eines neuen Vertrags im Wert von 345 Millionen GBP, etwa 4,3 Milliarden SEK oder 410 Millionen Euro, den … Read the full press release
Posted in Construction, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Sweden, United Kingdom
Tagged A46 Newark Bypass, Cattle Market, Farndon, Leicester, Lincolnshire, M1, Midlands, National Highways, road network, Skanska, UK, Winthorpe
(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 3-May-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — bp (LON: BP), a British multinational oil and gas company, has announced a massive £18 billion investment in the energy system of the UK aimed at boosting the country’s energy security and net … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, United Kingdom
Tagged Bernard Looney, BP, carbon capture, CCS, Clair, decarbonisation, East Coast Cluster, ECC, electric vehicle charging, EnBW, energy security, energy transition, ETAP hub, EV charging, green hydrogen production, H2 Teesside, hydrogen, HyGreen Teesside, Kate, Mungo, Murlach, North Sea, North Sea oil and gas, Northern Endurance Partnership, NZT Power, Offshore wind, Port of Aberdeen, Redcar, Redcar & Cleveland College, renewable energy, Schiehallion, Teesside, UK, west of Shetland
(COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE) LONDON, 3-May-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — bp (LON : BP), une multinationale pétrolière et gazière britannique, a a annoncé un investissement massif de 18 milliards de livres sterling dans le système énergétique du Royaume-Uni visant à renforcer la sécurité … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, United Kingdom
Tagged Bernard Looney, BP, carbon capture, CCS, Clair, decarbonisation, East Coast Cluster, ECC, electric vehicle charging, EnBW, energy security, energy transition, ETAP hub, EV charging, green hydrogen production, H2 Teesside, hydrogen, HyGreen Teesside, Kate, Mungo, Murlach, North Sea, North Sea oil and gas, Northern Endurance Partnership, NZT Power, Offshore wind, Port of Aberdeen, Redcar, Redcar & Cleveland College, renewable energy, Schiehallion, Teesside, UK, west of Shetland
(PRESSEMITTEILUNG) STOCKHOLM, 22-Feb-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — EQT, eine zweckorientierte globale Investmentorganisation, hat bekannt gegeben, dass ihr Fonds EQT Infrastructure V hat InstaVolt von Zouk Capital, einem Infrastruktur- und Private-Equity-Fonds, übernommen und wird weiter investieren, um den Beschleunigungsplan des Unternehmens zu … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Sweden, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged Adrian Keen, Anna Sundell, Basingstoke, Elektrofahrzeuge, EQT, EQT Infrastructure, EV, EV-Ladenetzwerke, InstaVolt, InstaVolt Limited, Ladestationen, Massimo Resta, RBC Capital Markets, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, UK, Zouk Capital
(PRESS RELEASE) STOCKHOLM, 22-Feb-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — EQT, a purpose-driven global investment organization, has announced that its EQT Infrastructure V fund has acquired InstaVolt from Zouk Capital, an infrastructure and private equity fund, and will invest further to support the … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged Adrian Keen, Anna Sundell, Basingstoke, charge points, electric vehicle, EQT, EQT Infrastructure, EV, EV charging networks, InstaVolt, InstaVolt Limited, Massimo Resta, RBC Capital Markets, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, UK, Zouk Capital
(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 13-Jan-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Royal Dutch Shell plc (AMS: RDSA), a Dutch-British multinational oil and gas company, has announced it has replaced all of its existing petrol and diesel pumps at its station in Fulham, London with … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Netherlands, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Costa Coffee, diesel pumps, electric vehicles, EV charging hub, fuel station, Fulham, go-green, István Kapitány, Little Waitrose & Partners, London, mobility, net-zero, petrol, renewable electricity, Shell, Shell Fulham, Trudy Harrison, UK, ultra-rapid charge points
UK-based young enterprise Low Sulphur Fuels presented a unique process for recycling pre-sorted plastics as well as used tires and rubber products. Successful second cooperation with Innovation Network for Advanced Materials (INAM). Continental aims to cooperate with challenge winner to … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Awards, Environment, Germany, Industrial, News, Science, Technology
Tagged Amersham, chemical polymer recycling, circular economy, climate neutrality, Continental, Continental Challenge, ContiTech, Dr. Daniel Biensfeld, Dr. Jens Högermeier, Dr. Steffen Wietzke, engineering plastics, Fast Electrochemical Process, feedstock, FEP, Glenn Halliday, John Taylor, low sulphur distillate, low sulphur fuels, LSF, Mark Bolton, naphta, Oliver Hasse, plastic, plastics recycling, raw carbon black, recycling, Rubber, rubber recycling, sustainable material solutions, sustainable recycling, tires, UK
(PRESS RELEASE) SWINDON, 10-Aug-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — UK Research and Innovation, non-departmental public body of the Government of UK that directs research and innovation funding, has announced that a UK start-up called Smart Green Shipping is using satellite data to … Read the full press release
Posted in Environment, Industrial, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged aerofoils, Business Incubation Centre UK, CO2 emissions, cutting CO2 emissions, Diane Gilpin, domestic carbon budget, Dr Sue O’Hare, ESA BIC UK, ESA Space Solutions, European Space Agency, greenhouse gases challenge, Harwell campus, International Maritime Organization, reduce fuel consumption, Royal Observatory, satellite data, satellite technology, Sci-Tech Daresbury, Science and Technology Facilities Council, shipping industry, ships, Smart Green Shipping, Smart vertical aerofoils, Space Park Leicester, Space tech, start-up, UK, UK Space Agency, University of Leicester, vessels, wind power, wing sail system, wing sails
UK’s leading funeral provider estimates that 9.7 million mourners have been denied the opportunity to say their last goodbye at their loved one’s funeral 59% of bereaved UK adults said their grief process has been negatively affected by the lockdown … Read the full press release
Posted in Healthcare, Insurance, Management, News, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged Andy Langford, bereavement, charity, Co-op, Co-op Funeralcare, coronavirus, crematoriums, Cruse Bereavement Care, David Collingwood, funeral, funeral provider, gravesides, grief pandemic, lockdown, Mind, REPORT, Stephen Buckley, UK, YouGov survey
(PRESS RELEASE) STOCKHOLM, 13-Feb-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Skanska to construct the commercial office building 20 Ropemaker Street in Central London, UK. The contract worth around 286 million euros (GBP 240 M/ SEK 3.0 billion) was signed with Great Elm Assets … Read the full press release
STOCKHOLM, 17-Dec-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — ASSA ABLOY has acquired Lorient, a leading designer and manufacturer of high performance door sealing systems based in the UK with half of sales exported outside of the UK and EU. “I am very pleased to … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Industrial, Security & Safety, Sweden, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged acquisition, ASSA ABLOY, door opening solutions, door sealing systems, fire protection, Lorient, Neil Vann, Nico Delvaux, safety, SECURITY, UK
78% of investors expect increased investment in Europe over next five years Europe’s perceived stability and commitment to sustainability declines BRUSSELS, 08-Nov-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Europe’s attractiveness as an investment destination is on the rise compared to 2017, as the … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, Investment, Management, United Kingdom
Tagged Brexit, EU, infrastructure, investments, investors, Michael Collins, regulatory, stability, survey, sustainability, UK, workforce
Leicestershire, UK, 16-Oct-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Loughborough University has been named best in the country for student accommodation by a recent Student Crowd survey. Over 17,000 students from across the UK provided reviews for the organisation, who have compiled a list … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Education, Real Estate, United Kingdom
Tagged Loughborough University, student accommodation, Student Crowd survey, survey, UK
SWINDON, 15-Oct-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Research carried out at the UK’s neutron and muon beam research facility could help to make the process of making plastic more environmentally friendly. The environmental issues surrounding plastic are well-documented, with recent headlines highlighting the … Read the full press release
Posted in Environment, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Environment, environmental issues, environmentally friendly, muon beam, neutron, plastic, RESEARCH, UK, VCM, waste
SWINDON, 15-Oct-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Researchers at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory have welcomed the new £14million investment into the UK’s Catalysis Hub that will support a nationwide research programme. Funding is provided by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, which … Read the full press release
Posted in Investment, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Catalysis Hub, engineering, funding, INNOVATION, investment, physical sciences, RESEARCH, science, STFC, UK
LONDON, 02-Oct-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Thousands of Aviva colleagues across the UK are being given the chance to gain qualifications as they work, thanks to a new Learning Agreement between the insurer and Unite the Union. Following a successful pilot … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Insurance, Management, United Kingdom
Tagged Ade Carter, Andrew Case, Anthony Fitzpatrick, Aviva, Learning Agreement, Maria Nacey, qualifications, UK, UNITE the Union
AARHUS, 24-Aug-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — MHI Vestas Offshore Wind has signed a conditional agreement for the Moray East offshore project in the UK. The project is to be delivered by MHI Vestas Offshore Wind and will not enter into the order … Read the full press release
SWINDON, 01-Aug-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Scientists and businesses from the UK and India are joining forces to combat global challenges through two new collaborative research and development programmes. The two programmes, worth over £15 million, aim to tackle the reduction and … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Environment, Investment, Management, Science, Technology
Tagged businesses, crop, INDIA, industrial waste, oilseed, RESEARCH, scientists, UK, waste
200,000th model is a Golf R* Delivery to Cambridgeshire, UK Volkswagen R model series began with Golf R32 in 2002 WOLFSBURG, 09-Jul-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Volkswagen R has handed over the jubilee car to a UK customer. Volkswagen R stands for performance, … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Germany, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged Cambridgeshire, GolfR32, Jost Capito, Keith Williamson, milestone, UK, Volkswagen, VolkswagenR, ‘R’ model
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