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mexgrocer.co.uk establishes first mainland Europe franchise in Norway

mexgrocer.co.uk, the online food distributer, a Times Top 50 Food Site and one The Independent’s 50 Best Food websites, has announced its first franchise in mainland Europe. mexgrocer.no, the company’s online outlet in Norway launching in January 2014, signals the beginning of the company’s expansion across the continent. mexgrocer.no will be run by Vanessa Rubio Wergeland and Harald Wergeland. Both have background from the international oil and gas business. Vanessa holds an International Business degree from the University ITESO in Guadalajara, Jalisco. Harald is a Master Mariner and

Gear hob features new polygon shaped interface

CoroMill® 177 ensures precision and high torque transfer in gear wheel machiningThe CoroMill® 177 tangentially-mounted hob from Sandvik Coromant features a number of innovations designed to deliver greater productivity and tool life in gear wheel machining operations. For instance, a unique new segment fixturing interface ensures cutter accuracy and rigidity to deliver greater stability during machining. The result is the ability to achieve aggressive cutting data without compromising process security or reliability. Four cutting edges Designed for module range 10-18, CoroMill 177

ATS EUROMASTER GUARANTEES FIVE YEAR CHARGE

3 December 2013ATS Euromaster has enhanced its fast-fit offer to include a new range of premium batteries for cars and light commercial vehicles, available with a five year warranty. The Platinum Prestige Plus batteries give motorists and fleets added confidence that their battery will meet or exceed original equipment specifications and deliver reliable performance over a longer life. Ideally suited to modern vehicles with an increased demand for electrical power, they are offered alongside the existing Platinum Prestige batteries, which carry a three year warranty. Prestige Plus

Portrait of the engraver

Engravings by James Hamilton Hay go on display at the WalkerLandscape and city etchings by Wirral-born artist James Hamilton Hay are the focus of a new exhibition opening at the Walker Art Gallery this December. James Hamilton Hay: Portrait of the engraver opens on Friday 13 December, displaying more than 25 etchings, including scenes of Lime Street Station, St George’s Hall and Runcorn Bridge, from National Museums Liverpool’s collection. There will be a media opportunity to preview the exhibition on Thursday 12 December at 1030 hours. Tomlinson Curator of Works on Paper, Charlotte

Capital Markets Day: SRV planning to build more shopping centres in Russia and proceeds with major projects in Finland

SRV GROUP PLC     STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE     3.12.2013SRV is holding a Capital Markets Day in Espoo today, 3 December 2013, for analysts and institutional investors. The event will feature management presentations on areas such as SRV’s projects in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area, shopping centre business in Russia and SRV’s financing and capital structure. SRV is planning to continue to benefit from the St. Petersburg and Moscow shopping centre markets. Plans include the Mytishchi shopping centre in Moscow and Phase II of the Pearl Plaza shopping centre, which opened in St. Petersburg in

Lagercrantz acquires El-produkter AS

Lagercrantz Group has today entered into an agreement to acquire the Norwegian company El-produkter AS. El-produkter designs, markets and sells LED-lighting including, inter alia, lighting design support. The products are sold under its own brand for the professional installer market in Norway. The company is headquartered in Ullsteinvik and has aggregate annual sales of over MNOK 50 with good profitability. “For several years El-produkter has displayed a powerful offering to the installer market in Norway and in recent years has successfully introduced LED-products to their customers.

Teleperformance UK Awarded Five Year Her Majesty’s Passport Office Contract

Teleperformance UK is delighted to announce that it has been awarded a new contract with Her Majesty's Passport Office following a competitive tender exercise.The new contract will commence on 1st February 2014 and could run for up to five years. Under this contract, the Teleperformance team will continue to manage contact centre services for general enquiries from the public regarding all passport applications including identity interviews for first time adult applications and Passport Validation Service for businesses. They will also support HM Passport Office in both its Digital By

Unibet Launching New Poker Software

As the next step in developing their customer experience, Unibet have decided to move to a standalone poker product in early 2014. The software is developed exclusively for the Unibet and Maria brands by Estonian based supplier Relax Gaming. Unibet has been closely involved in key functionality and design to cater for their new poker strategy.Unibet and Maria will be the sole operators offering this new product after previously being part of a network of multiple operators.   “The environment in the online poker industry has changed over the years and we have come to the insight that

U.S. Students’ Scores Unchanged In International Assessment

More international education systems surpass U.S.WASHINGTON—Average scores for U.S. 15-year-olds in 2012 were not measurably different from any of the previous comparison years, according to the results of the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) released today by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). Shanghai, one of three education systems in China that participated in PISA, remained the top performer in the world in all three subjects assessed: reading, mathematics, and science. “While average U.S. scores were not measurably different from any previous

Invitation to presentation of Sectra’s interim report on December 10

Sectra AB will publish its interim report for the period May – October 2013 on Tuesday, December 10, 2013. In conjunction with this, we will be arranging a telephone conference, to which we are pleased to invite investors, analysts and the media.When: Tuesday, December 10, 2013 at 09:30 CET. To participate, please call one of the following numbers, 5-10 minutes before the start of the conference. SE: +46 8 505 564 77   UK: +44 203 194 0544   US: +1 855 269 2604 Sectra’s CEO and President Torbjörn Kronander and CFO and Executive Vice President Simo Pykälistö will present the

TOMORROW by Emma Lindqvist for Lindex

During Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in Stockholm, Sweden, earlier this year, designer Emma Lindqvist was announced as the winner of Lindex design award, given for best design idea and collection. The prize consists of the chance to design a collection for Lindex as well as 50,000 SEK in prize money. Emma is a master student in Fashion Design at the Swedish School of Textiles - a program sponsored by Lindex - and she is the first to receive this award."It feels great to be given the opportunity to do this together with Lindex. It has been an intensive and instructive autumn. We

Katya Torres de la Rocha named Mexico-UK Entrepreneur of the Year

Katya Torres de la Rocha, CEO of mexgrocer.co.uk, has been named Mexico-UK Entrepreneur of the Year by the Mexican Chamber of Commerce in Great Britain. The award was made at the Chamber’s third annual Gala Dinner on Monday 25 November 2013 at 8 Northumberland Avenue in central London. The black tie event was attended by the Mexican Ambassador to the UK and Northern Ireland, HE Diego Gomez Pickering. The focus of the event was to recognise people and businesses whose work enhances the relationship between the UK and Mexico. The Mexico-UK Entrepreneur of the Year award highlights “

Helping Oxfam Reach Poorest People In Guatemala

Stockholm, 3 December, 2013 – Millicom today announced that international aid organisation Oxfam and Tigo in Guatemala have signed an agreement to continue to distribute aid using mobile money to people in the areas of the country that are the most affected by malnutrition.Oxfam, an organization that pioneers technology solutions, has chosen Tigo Money to use its secure system and the network of authorized agents to deliver funds to aid such communities.   Oxfam funds are used to cover basic needs of food and shelter for the most impoverished families. The agreement extends the

Job Satisfaction on the Rise at Duncan & Toplis

News release 3rd December 2013 High-res image available to downloadA happy workforce is a productive workforce, so they say – and a new survey has revealed that job satisfaction is on the rise at leading chartered accountancy practice Duncan & Toplis . The survey showed that overall satisfaction among the Duncan & Toplis team has increased by seven percentage points while employee engagement has risen by nine percentage points since 2010. The number of strengths identified by employees has gone up 20 percentage points while the number of weaknesses has

Injured and disabled people forgotten in ‘highly disabling’ Syria crisis

London, 3rd December 2013. Injured and disabled people are struggling to access the aid they need more than two and a half years after the start of the Syrian crisis, according to the charity Handicap International. Today, on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the organisation has called the crisis ‘highly disabling’ and said that more needs to be done to reach the most vulnerable people.“There's a huge ratio of injuries leading to amputation,” said Thierry-Mehdi Benlahsen, Handicap International’s emergency co-ordinator for Syrian refugees in Lebanon and Jordan. “And there'

Special tax refund amount confirmed

NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, IN WHOLE OR IN PART DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN AUSTRALIA, CANADA, JAPAN OR THE UNITED STATESStavanger, 3 December 2013: Reference is made to previous stock exchange announcement from Norwegian Energy Company ASA ("Noreco" or the "Company", ticker "NOR") concerning i.a. the private placement of new shares of NOK 430 million (the "Private Placement").The Company is pleased to report that it has now received final confirmation from the Norwegian tax authorities on the Company's special tax refund amount of MNOK 722.78 (plus interests), and that

Future Valmet concludes statutory negotiations in its Energy and Fabrics businesses in Finland

Metso Corporation's stock exchange release on December 3, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. local time Metso Pulp, Paper and Power's, the future Valmet's, Energy and Fabrics businesses have concluded the statutory negotiations initiated on October 21, 2013 in Finland. The process is part of Valmet's global cost competitiveness program launched in April 2013 (stock exchange release April 23, 2013) to adapt to changes in the marketplace. The global program, which has been speeded-up from the initial schedule, targets an annual cost reduction of approximately EUR 100 million by the end of 2014.

Occupational burnout predicts severe injuries

Occupational burnout increases the risk of injuries leading to death or hospitalization in all types of accidental injuries at work and in leisure time. An employee that experiences occupational burnout symptoms weekly has a 19% higher risk of injuries than a colleague with less frequent symptoms, as shown in the new study among forest industry workers conducted by the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health. The study was recently published electronically in the Journal of Occupational Health.Of the occupational burnout symptoms, exhaustion and cynicism in particular were related to an

Future Valmet concludes statutory negotiations in its Energy and Fabrics businesses in Finland

Metso Corporation's stock exchange release on December 3, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. local time Metso Pulp, Paper and Power's, the future Valmet's, Energy and Fabrics businesses have concluded the statutory negotiations initiated on October 21, 2013 in Finland. The process is part of Valmet's global cost competitiveness program launched in April 2013 (stock exchange release April 23, 2013) to adapt to changes in the marketplace. The global program, which has been speeded-up from the initial schedule, targets an annual cost reduction of approximately EUR 100 million by the end of 2014.

SDRL - Seadrill Limited sells the semi-submersible rigs West Leo and West Sirius to Seadrill Partners LLC

Hamilton, Bermuda, December 02, 2013 - Seadrill Limited (NYSE: SDRL) (the "Company") announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Seadrill Partners ("Seadrill Partners") pursuant to which the Company will sell to (i) Seadrill Operating LP, the Company's 70% owned subsidiary ("Seadrill Operating"), all of the ownership interests in the entities that own and operate the semi-submersible drilling rig, the West Leo (the "Leo Dropdown"), and (ii) Seadrill Capricorn Holdings LLC, the Company's 49% owned subsidiary ("Capricorn Holdings"), all of the ownership interests in the

Share subscriptions with KONE 2010 option rights in 2014

KONE Corporation, stock exchange release, December 3, 2013 at 9.45 a.m. EET KONE Corporation's 2010 option rights have been listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd. as of April 2, 2013. After the decision by the Extraordinary General Meeting of KONE Corporation on December 2, 2013 to increase the number of shares through a share issue without payment, one KONE 2010 option right entitles to the subscription of two (2) new KONE class B shares at a price of EUR 14.075 per share. Evli Bank Plc. carries out the share subscriptions. The share subscription schedule with 2010 option rights in 2014

Terms of KONE option rights 2010 and 2013 amended

KONE Corporation, stock exchange release, December 3, 2013 at 9.30 a.m. EETAfter the Extraordinary General Meeting of KONE Corporation on December 2,  2013 approved a share issue without payment, the terms of the company's option rights 2010 and 2013 have been amended as follows: Each 2010 and 2013 option right entitles to a subscription of two (2) KONE class B shares. After the Extraordinary General Meeting on December 2, 2013 approved a distribution of profits, the subscription price of a KONE class B share to be subscribed with a 2010 option right is EUR 14.075 per share and with a

Secondary offering of preference shares in Ferronordic Machines completed and oversubscribed

Press Release Stockholm, Sweden – 3 December 2013 NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, HONG KONG, JAPAN, NEW ZEALAND, SWITZERLAND, SINGAPORE OR SOUTH AFRICA OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN WHICH THE DISTRIBUTION OF THIS PRESS RELEASE WOULD BE UNLAWFULThe secondary offering of preference shares in Ferronordic Machines AB (publ) has been completed. The demand for the preference shares has been very strong and the offering was oversubscribed. The offering comprised 7,000 preference shares in total. Following the offering the company

Hexagon has acquired Pixis, a Chilean distributor of Intergraph software solutions

Hexagon AB, leading global provider of design, measurement and visualization solutions, has acquired Pixis (“PIXIS”: Consultoria, Soluciones de Ingeniera y Servicios PIXIS Ltda.), the exclusive distributor of Intergraph solutions in Chile and Peru since 1996. Headquartered in Santiago Chile, Pixis is a leading provider of engineering software solutions and services, primarily serving clients in the metals & mining industry, which is predominantly copper-related in the region. Pixis has been instrumental with regional support of Intergraph PP&M’s global client base as well as delivering

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