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SCC unveiled as the UK's first Apple Authorised Systems Integrator

Leading technology specialist SCC has been unveiled as the UK's first Apple Authorised Systems Integrator.In the latest stage of its strategy to help clients cope with the increasing impact of the consumerisation of IT, SCC has become the first UK Apple business partner to secure its ‘Authorised Systems Integrator’ accreditation. Awarded following an extensive qualitative review process, the certification recognises Europe’s largest independent technology group’s expertise in the fields of virtualisation, unified communications and optimisation around the IT infrastructure.   "One of

Systemair acquires Aaldering Group

Systemair AB (NASDAQ OMX Stockholm: SYSR) has concluded the acquisition of the companies within Aaldering Group which manufacture and market air curtains in Germany and the Netherlands. Aaldering Group comprises three companies; LGB which manufacture air curtains in Langenfeld, Germany, and sales companies Tekadoor in Langenfeld, Germany and LSA in Arnhem, Netherlands. The Group has 38 employees and the sales amounted to 67 MSEK during 2010 with an operating profit of 13 MSEK. The Companies will be consolidated from January 1st 2011. - By combining the acquired companies' product

International aid funds diverted to pay for Pope’s visit

Payments of nearly £2 million towards the cost of the Pope’s state visit to the UK have been made by the Department for International Development (DfID). The British Humanist Association (BHA) has described the payments as illegitimate use of government funds. In October 2010, it was reported that £3.7 million had been paid towards the spiralling costs of the Papal visit from environmental funds <http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/oct/05/pope-uk-environment-department-costs>, by the Department of Energy and Climate Change. The payment came to light following an investigation into

NCC secures power plant order worth SEK 300 million

NCC Construction Sweden has been commissioned to construct a power plant in Hissmofors, 20 km northwest of Östersund. The client is the municipal electricity company Jämtkraft. The assignment will be registered among orders during the first quarter of 2011. The order is worth approximately SEK 300 million.Work on the project will commence on March 1, 2011 and the Hissmofors VI power plant is scheduled for completion on October 31, 2013. The existing power plant is to be demolished and a new one built. “Since it is not every day that new power plants are constructed, it is gratifying that

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Affinity Trust announces Charity Commission approval

Affinity Trust is delighted to announce it has been registered as a charity by the UK Charity Commission.Registration confirms Affinity Trust’s continued charitable mission and values and will enable the charity to be recognised for the work and services it provides for people with learning disabilities. Leo Sowerby, Chief Executive, said: “Affinity Trust has always been a charitable organisation since it was formed in 1991, originally as an Industrial and Provident Society. We hope that our conversion and registration as a charity will help people understand how we operate and that we

SpareBank 1 SR-Bank posts all-time high profit

SpareBank 1 SR-Bank presented a strong profit and welcomed 26,000 new customers in 2010. At the same time EiendomsMegler 1 sold 1,200 more homes last year compared with 2009. The profit was created by a motivated and efficient organisation.  Throughout 2010 the group bolstered its market position through ordinary customer growth and the acquisition of Kvinnherad Sparebank. SpareBank 1 SR-Bank achieved a pre-tax profit of NOK 1,614 million in 2010, compared with NOK 1,432 million in 2009. After taxes of NOK 297 million, this provides a profit of NOK 1,317 million (NOK 1,111 million in

Top UK Fashion Influencers Named

Cision ranks top UK fashion writers ahead of London Fashion Week and releases in-depth media profilesLONDON, 3 February, 2011 - The UK's most influential media in fashion have been revealed by Cision, provider of software, services and tools for the media and PR industries. Powered by Cision's media database , and including more than 2,000 contacts and outlets with over 1,000 Twitter handles, Cision today released the list of top bloggers, Tweeters, Facebook pages and magazines in UK fashion. Covering the fashion industry in its

‘MUSIC IN HOSPITALS’ BRINGS MUSIC TO RESIDENTS’ EARS

The residents of Bupa’s Wylesfield Residential Home, Llandrindod Wells, Powys, will be serenaded by Heather Jones, a singer and guitarist on Thursday 10 February at 2.30pm. The concert has been organised by Music in Hospitals (MiH), a leading charity that provides professionally performed live music in health and care settings throughout the UK. It’s ‘Musical Memories in Care Homes’ project offers live music from a variety of performers, styles and instruments to care home residents. Concerts so far have been hugely successful with a variety of resident groups, including people with

‘MUSIC IN HOSPITALS’ BRINGS MUSIC TO RESIDENTS’ EARS

The residents of Bupa’s Wylesfield Residential Home, Llandrindod Wells, Powys, will be serenaded by Heather Jones, a singer and guitarist on Thursday 10 February at 2.30pm. The concert has been organised by Music in Hospitals (MiH), a leading charity that provides professionally performed live music in health and care settings throughout the UK. It’s ‘Musical Memories in Care Homes’ project offers live music from a variety of performers, styles and instruments to care home residents. Concerts so far have been hugely successful with a variety of resident groups, including people with

NEW TRUCKS HELP LEADING POWER STATION TACKLE HANDLING PROBLEM

A Birmingham-based company that designs and manufactures switchgear handling equipment has recently come to the aid of one of the UK’s largest power stations. Wilmat Ltd has designed and manufactured a number of bespoke manual handling trucks for the Magnox North, Wyfla power station in Anglesey, North Wales. The power station houses switchgear and low voltage circuit breakers, which need to be maintained, repaired or transported around the station with ease. Wilmat was called in when the current handling trucks were constantly in need of repair and maintenance. “All our manual lifting

Beijer Electronics AB: Invitation to the presentation of Beijer Electronics' Financial Statement 2010

Beijer Electronics’ Financial Statement January-December 2010 will be published around 08:00 a.m. CET on Thursday February 10th.A conference call for analysts and journalists will be held at 2:00 p.m. CET the same day, where President and CEO, Fredrik Jönsson, and CFO, Lennart Mauritzson, present the company and comment the report. To participate in the conference, please dial:from Sweden: +46 (0)8 506 269 04from the UK: +44 (0)207 108 6205 During the conference call a presentation will be held. To access the presentation, please use this link: 

STAFFORD FIRM HELPS FEED 1,500 STARVING CHILDREN FOR A DAY

A Stafford-based public relations and marketing firm has helped to raise nearly £600 to help feed starving children in India. Away from work, the managing director of Changeworks Communications, Sue Tupling, is a keen Yoga enthusiast and runs a number of classes for people in Staffordshire. Throughout January Sue ran special Yoga classes and sold copies of her own Yoga DVDs to raise around £295 for the Kanya Kitchen project - a sum that was then matched by Changeworks. An average meal consists of rice, vegetables, dahl and poppadoms, and costs between £360 and £1,000 for the 1,500 children

Fiskars to publish its Financial Statement Bulletin 2010 on February 9, 2011 at 8.30 EET

Fiskars Corp.  Stock Exchange Release February 3, 2011 at 11.00 am EET Fiskars Corporation will publish its financial statement bulletin for 2010 on February 9, 2011 at 8.30 EET. The financial statement bulletin will be available on the company’s website www.fiskarsgroup.com immediately after publication. Presentation for analysts and media A presentation for analysts and media on the fourth quarter and full year results will be held on February 9, 2011, at 10:00 am at the company’s headquarters, Fiskars Campus, Hämeentie 135 A, Helsinki. Presentation materials will be available at

Halti continues successful co-operation with FIS in Schladming 2013 Alpine World Ski Championships

(Link to press release in PDF form is at the bottom of the message.)Co-operation between Halti and the International Ski Federation (FIS) will continue in Alpine World Ski Championships held in Schladming in 2013. Halti will be one of the main sponsors and the official clothing supplier responsible for clothing all volunteers and FIS officials.Previously Halti has served as the official clothing supplier for FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in Åre 2007, Val D’Isére 2009 and Garmish-Partenkirchen 2011.“Collaboration with FIS has increased the international visibility of Halti’s brand

KONECRANES PLC - KONECRANES BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONVENES ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2011

KONECRANES PLC STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE February 3, 2011 at 10:30KONECRANES BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONVENES ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2011Konecranes Board of Directors has resolved to convene the Annual General Meeting to be held on March 31, 2011. The Board and its Committees will submit the below proposals to the Annual General Meeting:- Proposal to pay a dividend of EUR 1.00 per share (EUR 0.90 for 2009)- Proposals on the Board composition and remuneration- Proposal on the election of auditor and auditor’s fee- Proposal to authorize the Board to repurchase and/or accept as pledge of

CORRECTION: Svaneøgle exploration well nearly completed

This is a correction of the announcement from 08:32 03.02.2011 CET. Reason for the correction: Correctopn ov heading in Norwegian version Stavanger, 3 February 2011: Norwegian Energy Company ASA (Noreco) is in the process of completing the drilling of exploration well 17//6-1 on the Svaneøgle prospect.   The exploration well 17/6-1 was targeting the Svaneøgle Prospect and reached a total depth of 3065 m. The main objective was the Sandnes and Bryne formations of Middle Jurassic age. The well encountered oil in a five metre sandstone layer of low reservoir quality in the Sandnes-

Invitation to press conference on 8th Feb. in Finland: One of the oldest preserved beers will be studied at VTT

In summer 2010 an old shipwreck was found in the Åland archipelago at a depth of 50 meters. Divers found not only several bottles of well-preserved champagne, but also five bottles of beer. One of those beer bottles is now being studied at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland.Mr Rainer Juslin, Permanent Secretary of the Åland Government's Department for Education and Culture, presents the provincial government’s goals for the study. Dr Annika Wilhelmson, Customer Manager at VTT and the manager of the project Dr John Londesborough will describe what information can be obtained from the

Ministry of Defense of the Netherlands signs framework agreement with Sectra

The Ministry of Defense of the Netherlands has signed a new three-year framework agreement with Sectra. The agreement pertains to delivery of Tiger products that are used to protect voice and data communications from eavesdropping.The Ministry of Defense of the Netherlands has previously had a framework agreement with Sectra for supply of Tiger XS. This framework agreement has now been renewed for a duration of three years. Service and support are also included in the agreement.  The users of the products are such branches of the defense forces as the Royal Netherlands Navy, the Royal

Orc expands Eastern European offering with connectivity to the Ljubljana Stock Exchange

Stockholm, SWEDEN, Thursday February 3, 2011 – Orc Software (SSE: ORC), the leading provider of technology and services for the global financial industry, today announced it now provides connectivity to the Ljubljana Stock Exchange (LJSE) based on the XETRA Vienna technical platform.Since its acquisition in June 2008 by the Vienna Stock Exchange, LJSE has continued to operate on proprietary trading systems. Completing the integration with the CEE Stock Exchange Group (CEESEG), LJSE is migrating to XETRA. This way, LJSE is becoming an easily accessible, internationally comparable and

Goliat installation job for Aker Solutions

3 February 2011 - ABB has awarded Aker Solutions' wholly-owned subsidiary Aker Marine Contractors the contract to install its subsea power cable for the Goliat field in the Barents Sea. Aker Marine Contractors will install the cable utilising its new-build subsea installation and construction vessel, AMC Connector. She will install 106,5 kilometres of cable - in one length - stretching from Hammerfest, Norway, offshore to the Goliat  FPSO. The subsea power cable, supplied by ABB, will weigh approximately 6 000 tonnes. The AMC Connector - previously called Aker Connector - will easily

Probi signs distribution agreement with Ta`am Teva Altman in Israel regarding Lp299v™ dietary supplements

Probi has signed an agreement giving Ta`am Teva Altman rights to launch Probi’s dietary supplement for gut health based on Lp299v™ in Israel. The launch is planned to take place in the second quarter of 2011.“Ta`am Teva Altman is one of the leaders in consumer healthcare in Israel and the company is also well-known internationally. I am particularly pleased that we are able to move quickly to launch,” says Michael Oredsson, CEO of Probi. The Israeli VMS market is estimated at 200 million US dollars and is expected to have an annual growth of approximately 10 percent. Dietary

SKF sells the cage factory in Gothenburg to Japanese company NKC

SKF Sverige AB has entered into an agreement which transfers the cage production in Gothenburg to the Japanese component manufacturer Nakanishi Metal Works CO., Ltd. (NKC).The factory is located in SKF's production area in Gothenburg and has 130 employees. - This sale is part of the Group's long-term strategy of selling off component manufacturing which doesn't belong to the core business. We see it as very positive that a recognised supplier is taking over the cage manufacturing in Gothenburg and is planning to invest in and develop the operation, says Eva Karlsson, Managing Director

Svaneøgle exploration well nearly completed

Stavanger, 3 February 2011: Norwegian Energy Company ASA (Noreco) is in the process of completing the drilling of exploration well 17//6-1 on the Svaneøgle prospect.   The exploration well 17/6-1 was targeting the Svaneøgle Prospect and reached a total depth of 3065 m. The main objective was the Sandnes and Bryne formations of Middle Jurassic age. The well encountered oil in a five metre sandstone layer of low reservoir quality in the Sandnes-formation, while pressure measurements indicate a possible oil column of 45 metres. A water-bearing sandstone layer of good reservoir quality

CONSCIOUS COLLECTION – SUSTAINABLE STYLE AT H&M

Sustainability is a long term trend at H&M and this April as part of the focus on sustainability H&M will introduce the Conscious Collection – The collection which is for women, men and children is made from enviromentally – adapted and greener materials such as organic cotton, Tencel® and recycled polyester. H&M’s designers have been inspired by different shades of white, one of the most important colours this Spring. A minimalist, tailored look is combined with romantic lace, Broderie Anglaise, frills and draping. The Conscious Collection will be on sale in all H&M stores from 14th April.“

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