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Water makers: Dispelling the myths

Press Release:  20/05/2014 For immediate release While water management systems are vital to the smooth and cost-effective running of superyachts, they must operate seamlessly, effectively and without hassle. With a huge demand for freshwater for showers, baths, food preparation, laundry, washing down, etc. superyachts need to be able to produce their own fresh water through desalination. Water makers (also known as reverse osmosis desalination systems) are an essential piece of equipment on a superyacht, but on a yacht of a more modest size many believe that it is simply a luxury

PROTECT YOUR EYES THIS SUMMER

TOP TIPS FOR HEALTHY EYES THIS HAYFEVER SEASONThis year’s hayfever season  is upon us the temperatures and pollen count start to rise, noses are beginning to run and eyes are starting to itch. According to the Met Office1, the UK’s one in five hayfever sufferers can expect to experience the frustrating and uncomfortable symptoms well into September, and even beyond. But according to specialist eye hospital group, Optegra , there are steps we

KONECRANES PRESENTED ITS NEXT GENERATION LIFT TRUCKS AT CEMAT 2014

Konecranes unveiled the generation C series of lift trucks at CeMAT in Hannover, Germany. The all-new C series lift truck includes a completely new driver’s cabin with first-in-class features to enhance safety, comfort and productivity. The C series also boasts increased reach stacker lifting speed, an enhanced remote monitoring system and improved engine performance. The new C series spans the entire Konecranes product range of lift trucks (i.e. 10-65 ton fork lift trucks, container lift trucks and the full range of reach stackers). The C series will be gradually introduced into the

Valmet to deliver a boiler plant to ArcelorMittal Energy Ostrava in the Czech Republic

Valmet Corporation's press release on May 20, 2014 at 12:00 p.m. EET Valmet will deliver a complete boiler plant to ArcelorMittal Energy Ostrava s.r.o. in the Czech Republic. The new boiler plant will supply steam to existing turbines, which produce electricity and provide process steam to the adjoining ArcelorMittal steel mill. The boiler plant is scheduled to be started up mid-2016. The value of the order is about MEUR 50. The order was included in Valmet's first quarter 2014 orders received. "The new plant will fulfill EU's future emission limits and provide us with higher boiler

BIBBY DISTRIBUTION LPG VEHICLES CUT COST AND CARBON FOR UNIPART RAIL

20 May 2014Bibby Distribution has converted five MAN tractor units to dual fuel LPG for Unipart Rail, which will save up to £200,000 of fuel and cut CO₂ emissions by 10 per cent over the next five years. The two firms have worked together since 1998, with Bibby Distribution operating 30 vehicles for Unipart Rail, some of which run in excess of 200,000 km a year. The switch to LPG is expected to take over 66 tonnes of CO₂ out of Unipart’s vehicle operations. With fuel bills accounting for around 30 per cent of the overall contract cost, the move will also significantly slash operating

The Danish National Opera launches 'Democratic Opera' as part of the 2014-2015 season

In the upcoming season, the Danish National Opera will present La bohème and Così fan tutte, two of the most loved operas which will tour the country with Denmark’s five regional orchestras. The autumn of 2014 will see the presentation of the romantically tragic world of Giacomo Puccini’s La bohème – perhaps the world’s most admired opera and a perfect show for all ages and all types of audience. In the spring of 2015, the audience can also experience Mozart’s Così fan tutte in a beautiful production of one of the finest operas about the hard choices of young love. The audience will get a

School children in Brazil, Russia, South Africa and Denmark in shared effort to rethink their local neighbourhoods

The international school project “CICLO arts education” has kicked off in Denmark, St. Petersburg, Rio de Janeiro and Cape Town. During the past two months, school children from the four countries have explored the fields of sustainability, their dreams of the future and their neighborhoods in a fun and creative space within the schools. Moreover, they have shared their projects with each other in extensive, international internet/blog collaboration. The 19th-23rd May children and artists in all four countries celebrate UNESCOs Arts Education Week with performances and exhibitions on

I canal believe it! ‘Float my Boat’ challenge raises over £5000!

Tim Doggett, Regional Director for Europa Worldwide Logistics, has raised an impressive £5000 for Cancer Research UK. After beating cancer 12 years ago, Tim was inspired to help others beat the disease. Tim, from Macclesfield in Cheshire, has worked for Europa for eight years and Europa’s UK Midland hub which is close to a canal side location gave him the ‘Float my Boat’ idea. Tim planned to kayak along the canal networks between specific Europa branches for charity. Since 2012, Tim has kayaked over 170 miles of British canal networks. Tim had not stepped foot in a kayak for over 20

Avid Previews Breakthrough Audio Innovations in Avid Everywhere Webinar

Avid’s product design team explore how technological innovations built on the Avid MediaCentral Platform will help audio professionals create, manage and monetise audioWHAT:           Avid® will host a free webinar to explore how its Avid Everywhere TM vision will help audio professionals create, manage and monetise audio in more powerful, efficient and collaborative ways. Avid’s audio product design team will discuss unprecedented new features and workflows coming* to Pro Tools ®,

2014 Award Week Kicks Off In Vimmerby

Sunday marks the start of the 2014 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award Week, honouring Barbro Lindgren, the first Swedish ALMA laureate, who will meet her readers throughout the week. Her first stop is Astrid Lindgren’s childhood home, Vimmerby.“We’re incredibly pleased and honored that Barbro Lindgren will pay her first visit as ALMA laureate to us here at Astrid Lindgren’s Näs,” said Kjell Åke Hansson, CEO of Astrid Lindgren’s Näs.On Sunday, May 25, residents of Vimmerby can meet Lindgren as she holds a conversation with author and literary scholar Lena Kjersén Edman that will be open to

Qt 5.3 launches delivering enhanced cross-platform application development performance and user experience

Qt 5.3 features new Qt Positioning & Purchasing APIs, Qt Quick Compiler, increased performance and stability & a new subscription planMay 20, 2014 — Qt, the leading cross-platform application and user interface (UI) development framework, owned by the Finnish IT software and services powerhouse Digia Plc, is now available under version Qt 5.3. With Qt, developers can easily develop cross-platform applications and simply reuse code to target all the major desktop, embedded and mobile platforms. Qt 5.3 packs in numerous new features and improvements that enables the simple and effortless

Outokumpu completes the quarto plate investment in Sweden

OUTOKUMPU OYJPRESS RELEASEMay 20, 2014 at 10.00 am EET Outokumpu holds today a customer event in Degerfors, Sweden to mark the finalization of the EUR 100 million investment project at the quarto plate mill. The investment and associated improvements contribute to cost efficiencies across the production process and further strengthen Outokumpu’s position as the leading stainless steel plate producer. Outokumpu announced the investment plans in June 2010. The investment program entailed upgrades to the whole production process in Degerfors and increased the mill’s capacity by 30% to

World Energy Council welcomes National Grid as Global Partner

20 May 2014, London – The World Energy Council (WEC) has welcomed National Grid as the newest member of its Global Partner programme. National Grid owns and runs energy networks in the UK and north-eastern US, delivering power and gas safely to millions of customers. The company joins the WEC’s community of Global Partners with the intention to work and share experiences with existing partners in addressing the ‘trilemma’ of challenges that currently face the energy sector – affordability, security of supply, and environmental sustainability. Dr Christoph Frei, Secretary General of

Valmet to supply a complete boiler plant to Hamburger Hungaria Power in Hungary

Valmet Corporation's press release on May 20, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. EET Valmet will supply a complete boiler plant to Hamburger Hungaria Power in Dunaujvaros, Hungary. The new plant will provide more sustainable energy production by enabling the use of renewable resources. The value of the order is about EUR 50 million. The order was included in Valmet's first quarter 2014 orders received. The new power plant will produce electricity and steam for Hamburger Hungaria's containerboard mill that operates two paper machines. It will replace the existing gas-fired boiler plant that produces

Scania applies for delisting

The Board of Directors of Scania has decided to apply for delisting of the Scania class A and B shares from NASDAQ OMX Stockholm. The last day of trading in the shares will be notified when Scania has been informed thereof by NASDAQ OMX Stockholm. On May 13, Volkswagen AG announced that the public offer to the shareholders of Scania AB has been accepted to such extent that Volkswagen after completion of the offer will become the owner of 90.47 percent of all shares in Scania. At that time all conditions for completion of the offer had then been fulfilled. Accordingly, the Offer has been

Site Agreement signed to ensure a safe and functional construction site in Pyhäjoki

May 20th, 2014 Fennovoima, Rusatom Overseas and Finnish labour market organizations have today on 20th May, 2014, signed a site agreement regarding common rules and procedures at the nuclear power plant that is to be constructed in Pyhäjoki, Finland. Fennovoima is committed to carry out the nuclear power plant project in a socially responsible way. Terms of employment of workers are managed in compliance with Finnish labour laws, and to prevent grey economy. - The objective of the site agreement signed today is to settle the policies of cooperation and operating principles in

Interim Report January – March 2014

· Gross profit from property management increased by 9 per cent and amounted to SEK 288 million (264), which can be attributed mainly to the result of a property acquisition in Gothenburg during 2013. · Profit after tax for the period was SEK 194 million (266), equivalent to SEK 0.94 per share (1.29). The decrease is due to a negative change in the value of interest derivatives compared with the positive change the previous year. · The fair value of the property holdings was set at SEK 26.0 billion (25.9 at the turn of the year), which gives a net asset value of SEK 90 per share (

Alfa Laval wins SEK 75 million order for marine exhaust gas cleaning systems

Alfa Laval – a world leader in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling – has won an order to retrofit Alfa Laval PureSOx exhaust gas cleaning systems onboard four vessels. The order, which comes from a new customer in Germany, is booked in the Marine & Offshore Systems segment. It has a value of approximately SEK 75 million and delivery is scheduled for 2015.The order comprises hybrid systems for four RoRo vessels (ships with built-in ramps that allow the cargo to be efficiently rolled on and off the vessel when in port). A hybrid system enables switching between open and

Etrion Corporation Redeems EUR 60 million of Corporate Bonds

May 20, 2014, Geneva, Switzerland – Etrion Corporation (“Etrion” or the “Company”) (TSX: ETX / OMX: ETX), a solar independent power producer, has completed the redemption of its EUR 60 million of corporate bonds issued in 2011 that paid 9.0% annual interest and were to mature in April 2015 with ISIN NO0010607302 (“ETRION01 PRO”). The 2011/2015 bonds were redeemed at 101% of par plus accrued interest using a portion of the proceeds from Etrion’s recently issued EUR 80 million of senior secured bonds that have an annual interest rate of 8.0% and mature in April 2019. The Company has

Orexo announces new partner for the commercialization of Zubsolv® in the United States

Uppsala, Sweden – May 20, 2014 – Orexo AB announces a new partnership between Orexo US, Inc. and inVentiv Health for the commercialization of Zubsolv in the US. The new partnership agreement replaces existing contracts and will become effective July 1st, 2014 and has a three year term. In the new partnership, Orexo takes the leadership and control of all commercial functions to ensure the efficient and agile governance of the commercialization of Zubsolv. Consequently Orexo will directly employ the sales managers and take over leadership and day to day management of field-based

KA awarded EUR8 million (NOK 65m) contract from luxury SUV maker

Kongsberg Automotive’s Fluid Transfer business area has been awarded a contract for supplying air suspension lines to a luxury SUV maker. The estimated total value of the contract is EUR 8 million over its 7 year duration. Production under the contract is scheduled to start in 2016 at Kongsberg Automotive’s state of the art hose and assembly facility in Normanton, UK. “We are pleased to be a chosen partner of this leading manufacturer of luxury SUV’s. Having both local production and engineering support are key factors for continued growth in this exciting segment. Air suspension

Good first quarter for Noreco

Stavanger, 20 May 2014: Norwegian Energy Company ASA (Noreco) today presents good financial results for the first quarter 2014. Higher production resulted in increased revenues and NOK 166 million in operating profits before depreciations and amortisations (EBITDA). Net profit after depreciation, amortisation, financial items and tax amounted to NOK 64 million negative.The operating profit is also partly a result of low exploration costs in the first quarter 2014. The exploration activities in the second quarter will increase. Noreco is the operator for the Verdande well, which was spudded

Little exercise and heavy use of electronic media constitute a significant health risk for children

The Physical Activity and Nutrition in Children Study, PANIC, carried out by the Institute of Biomedicine at the University of Eastern Finland shows that low levels of physical activity combined with heavy use of electronic media and sedentary behaviour are linked to an increased risk for type 2 diabetes and vascular diseases already in 6–8 year-old children. The study was published in International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, an esteemed journal in the field of exercise and nutrition. Heavy use of electronic media has adverse health effects also in children

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