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3M finishes create shimmering colourful surface effects without the expense

Bracknell, UK, 16 September 2013 – Diversified technology company 3M today announced the launch of its innovative range of colour shift products, enabling designers, artists and architects to produce dazzling effects at a fraction of the cost of authentic dichroic glass or coloured acrylic panels. New Dichroic Film from 3M will be shown for the first time on stand E170 at 100% Design, the biggest design event of the year, taking place 18-21 September 2013, Earls Court, London. There is an ever growing demand for the use of dichroic glass in architecture for its ability to shroud interior

Free CPD Guides to the Green Deal and Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive

Mitsubishi Electric has launched two free CPD-certified guides focusing on the Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) and the Green Deal. “RHI will help to increase demand for renewable alternatives to traditional heating and the Green Deal is an important part of encouraging households to look at the energy efficiency of their homes,” explains Graham Temple, Marketing Communications Manager. “However, there is a lot of misinformation about both in the market and we wanted to provide a clear, independent and definitive guide to them.” The Green Deal is the Government’s flagship

NEW 24/7 CARBON MONOXIDE HELPLINE LAUNCHED

16 September 2013 – A new Carbon Monoxide Helpline  has just been launched.  It will be managed by the long established Building & Engineering Services Association (B&ES ) and will provide consumers with a Freephone Helpline number 0800 810 8464 that will operate 24/7, 363 days per year.  A central focus of the new service is a website http://www.cohelpline.org that provides everything a household needs to know about the dangers of carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning and how to keep out of harm’s way from this “silent killer”. Commenting on the

BIBBY DISTRIBUTION THE CLEAR CHOICE FOR ROOFING MANUFACTURER ULTRAFRAME

16 September 2013Bibby Distribution has renewed its multi-million pound contract with Lancashire-based conservatory roofing manufacturer Ultraframe until 2018. The new deal builds on a seven-year partnership and means Bibby will continue to play a key role in the customer’s supply chain, managing all aspects of transport planning and distribution. Bibby makes between 70 and 80 deliveries per day for Ultraframe, including pre-fabricated roofs to installers and roof components to manufacturers and fabricators, with approximately 95 per cent of deliveries completed on a next-day basis.

Leading Spanish consulting company LKS Group partners with IFS

IFS , the global enterprise applications company, has signed a partnership agreement with LKS Group , one of the leading providers of professional consulting ser­vices in Spain. The companies will collaborate on joint sales opportunities, as well as implementation and support projects centered on the IFS Applications™  software suite.With more than 1,000 employees, LKS Group is one of the leading reference points in the professional services sector in Spain. Providing extensive coverage

Etteplan Oyj: The mandatory bid for Etteplan Oyj's shares by Ingman Group Oy Ab will commence on September 18, 2013

ETTEPLAN OYJ, STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE, SEPTEMBER 16, 2013 AT 12:15 P.M. ETTEPLAN OYJ: THE MANDATORY BID FOR ETTEPLAN OYJ'S SHARES BY INGMAN GROUP OY AB WILL COMMENCE ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2013 Etteplan Oyj ("Etteplan") has today received the enclosed announcement from Ingman Group Oy Ab ("Ingman Group"), according to which the offer period in the mandatory bid for Etteplan's shares by Ingman Group will commence on September 18, 2013 at 9.30 A.M. and will end on October 9, 2013 at 4 P.M. (Finnish time), unless the offer period is extended in accordance with the terms and conditions of the

MEET EDGAR WALLACE’S “THE GAUNT STRANGER” (Cert TBC)

Part of “The British Film” Collection Edgar Wallace’s best known story, The Ringer is atmospherically adapted into THE GAUNT STRANGER available on DVD courtesy of Network Distributing on 21 October 2013, RRP £9.99. Patrick Barr stars as a beleaguered Scotland Yard investigator, John Longdon is his hawkish superior and Patricia Roc appears in an early film role as a particularly haughty secretary. Also notable as the first film produced at Ealing by Michael Balcon, THE GAUNT STRANGER is presented here in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements in its as-exhibited theatrical

What is Personalized Learning?

New post on the Connected Learning blog by Peter Kent offer suggestionsSeptember 16, 2013 (Atlanta, GA) – In the era of customization, the increasing pressure on educators to move away from a one-size-fits all education is growing. Peter Kent, the lead author of Macmillan's  Teacher Masterclass Series and Promethean strategist, has been working with educators to build strategies to better personalize learning for today’s tech savvy students. In the first of a

The Armada Set Sail

World Record BreakersOn Sunday 15th September, it was a sunny start to the day when Sir Richard Branson, not one to stay on the side lines, decided it was time to set another world record. He was in the water at the Virgin Kitesurfing Armada, a more than suitable event name considering he joined 317 other kitesurfers as they attempted, successfully to break the world record for the ‘Largest Parade of kitesurfers’ ever assembled. See video here:  https://vimeo.com/74576836 318 participants left Hayling Island beach and completed the one mile course. He himself is the oldest person to have

SimCorp A/S – Share Buyback Program

On 27 August 2013, SimCorp A/S announced a share buyback program in accordance with the provisions of Commission Regulation No. 2273/2003 of 22 December 2003, also referred to as the “Safe Harbour”. In connection with the program SimCorp A/S will repurchase shares for an amount of up to EUR 20.0m (approx. DKK 149.2m) in the period from 28 August 2013 to 24 Februar 2014. Since the last announcement the following transactions have been executed under the program:   Date                 Number Average purchase Amount (DKK)  of price (DKK per

ÅF expands further in Norway with the acquisition of Kåre Hagen

For further information: Mats Påhlsson, Divisional President, Infrastructure Division +46 70 534 64 00 Viktor Svensson, Director, Corporate Information +46 70 657 20 26 ÅF has acquired 100 percent of the shares in Kåre Hagen AS, which is based inOslo, Norway. The company was established in 1961 and focuses on projectmanagement and construction management activities for public sector clients(hospitals, schools, airports, etc.) in the Oslo region. Kåre Hagen has 75 employees and sales for the current year is estimated to totalapproximately NOK 100 million with good

Mandatory notification of trade in SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge's issues

The attached list gives an overview of trades in subscription rights and subscriptions of new equity certificates carried out by primary insiders of the SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge and their related parties in connection with the rights offering and the employee offering. The trades in rights and the subscriptions for new equity certificates included in the list were conducted 13 September 2013. Equity certificates were subscribed according to subscription rights, and/or in the employee offering. The subscription period is from 13 September 2013 through 27 September 2013, 16.30 (CET).  The

Panoro Energy provides an update on the divestment of the Aje field in Nigeria

Panoro Energy ASA announced on June 18, 2013 that its wholly-owned subsidiary Pan Petroleum Aje Limited (“PPAL”), had entered into a Sale and Purchase Agreement (the “SPA”) with the Nigerian company Lekoil 113 Nigeria Limited ( “Lekoil”) for the sale of Panoro’s 6.502% participating interest in the OML113 license offshore Nigeria for a consideration of US$30 million. Under the terms of the SPA, Lekoil was required to deposit into an escrow account the cash consideration of US$30 million plus certain costs incurred from January 1, 2013. Once these funds were deposited by Lekoil, PPAL was

Technia announces the release of the Technia Integration Framework – Enterprise integration to PLM systems has never been easier!

Stockholm, Sweden - September 12, 2013 - Technia, the leading supplier of solutions for Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), has today launched the first release of the Technia Integration Framework (TIF). By offering simple configurability at a low cost of ownership, Technia’s aim is to greatly improve the way companies manage PLM integrations to enterprise systems.Based on demands from key customers, Technia, an Addnode Group subsidiary, launches its TIF to modernize and integrate the customers’ PLM system with Enterprise integration architecture. The development has been conducted in

Scientists creating new diagnostic and bioinformatics tools for psychotic disorders

A new EU project, METSY, develops and applies neuroimaging and bioinformatics tools to study how lipid metabolism is connected to psychotic disorders and metabolic co-morbidities such as metabolic syndrome and diabetes. The overall objective is to identify, prioritize and evaluate multi-modal blood and neuroimaging biomarkers that have diagnostic potential for prediction and monitoring psychotic disorders and associated metabolic co-morbidities. The consortium brings together clinicians, researchers and industry partners in the domains of psychiatry, neuroimaging, metabolic research,

Market opportunities for Gripen E

During recent months the security and defence company Saab has met an increased interest in Gripen E, the next generation of its multirole fighter.This is concurrent to the fact that Saab in February 2013 received an order from the Swedish Defence Material Administration (FMV) for the development of Gripen E and has started the assembly of the system. Approximately 6000 fighter jets will need to be replaced on the world market during the coming 15-20 years (Source: IHS Jane´s 360). Due to Swedish export restrictions and other prerequisites, Saab has access to approximately half of this

Karlie Kloss model for Lindex campaign with Matthew Williamson.

It’s Karlie Kloss, the world known model that will be the face of Lindex for the Matthew Williamson campaign this fall. The campaign images also show Matthew Williamson himself, to give the collection and its design a face. The materials for the campaign were shot in a studio in London and Matthews engaging personality manifests itself in both the campaign and his design. The images show a sparkling mix of prints, patterns and decorative details along with accessories and luxurious outerwear. " I have always been drawn to a very down to earth and insouciant glamour; my collections

Aker ASA : Mandatory notification of trade

As part of Aker ASAs employee share purchase programme, the following primary insiders have on 13 September 2013 acquired shares.The purchaseprice of the shares was set at NOK 156.80 per share. Atle Kigen, Head of Communications at Aker ASA, has ordered 295 shares in Aker ASA. Kigens total shareholding after the acquisition will be 4 349 shares.  Audun Stensvold, Investment Director at Aker ASA, has ordered 700 shares in Aker ASA. Stensvolds total shareholding after the acquisition will be 2 294 shares. The allocation of shares is drawn from Aker ASAs holdings of own shares. Subsequent

NPRO – agreement for the sale of Oslo Properties AS

Norwegian Property ASA has entered into an agreement with Petter A. Stordalen for the sale of 100% of the shares in Oslo Properties AS. Oslo Properties comprise inter alia the remaining NOK 400 million vendor note relating to the sale of Norgani Hotels AS in 2010. In the transaction the vendor note is valued at par with the addition of accrued interest at closing, and total purchase price is estimated at NOK 420 million. Closing of the transaction is expected to take place during October 2013.  Olav Line, CEO of NPRO comments: “With the sale of Oslo Properties Norwegian Property will

Fiskars strengthens its Executive Board

Fiskars Corp.       Stock Exchange Release           September 16, 2013 at 9:00 EET Fiskars' Executive Board will be strengthened as of September 16, 2013 with two new members, the group’s new Senior Vice President, Human Resources, Nina Ariluoma-Hämäläinen and Chief Information Officer Frans Westerlund. Nina Ariluoma-Hämäläinen’s appointment was announced in August, 2013. Frans Westerlund has worked as Fiskars CIO since 2009.   Fiskars transformation into a world-class consumer goods company continues and both human resources and information technology play a key role in the company’

CapMan divests Curato to Altor

Funds managed by CapMan have signed an agreement to sell Curato AS, a leading provider of medical imaging services in Norway to Altor Fund III.Curato provides medical imaging (radiology) services in Norway and its main customers are the Regional Health Authorities, as well as health insurance companies and private individuals. The company has a nationwide network of 12 clinics and a patient flow of more than 300 000 patients annually. Curato’s annual turnover reached approx. €53 million in 2012 and currently employs some 220 people.  “We have achieved the strategic objective set for the

Exel Composites appoints Riku Kytömäki new President and CEO

EXEL COMPOSITES PLC     STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE         16.9.2013 at 9.00 EXEL COMPOSITES APPOINTS RIKU KYTÖMÄKI NEW PRESIDENT AND CEOThe Board of Directors of Exel Composites Plc. has appointed Riku Kytömäki, currently a Senior Vice President at ABB, as new President and CEO of Exel Composites. He will assume his duties not later than 13 March 2014, and succeeds Vesa Korpimies, who will resign from his position. Vesa Korpimies will continue in his role as CEO until Riku Kytömäki takes up his position. “I joined Exel Composites in 1987 and have been the CEO during the last five years.

SALES DEVELOPMENT IN AUGUST AND THE THIRD QUARTER 2013

In August 2013, H&M Group total sales including VAT in local currencies increased by 14 percent compared to the same month the previous year. Sales in comparable units increased by 4 percent. Comparable units comprise the stores and the internet and catalogue sales countries that have been in operation for at least a financial year. In the third quarter of 2013, i.e. during period 1 June to 31 August, sales including VAT increased by 12 percent in local currencies compared to the corresponding quarter last year. Sales in comparable units increased by 2 percent. Sales including VAT in the

WWTT launches its FingerQ product using FPCs 1080A sensor

Today, World Wide Touch Technology (Holdings) Limited, (“WWTT”) commercially launched its FingerQ products and services, starting in Asia. FingerQ is available as a wide range of accessories that can be connected via the micro-USB connector of selected Android mobile phones and tablets. It delivers as forms of “sleeve” and “key” that can easily be mounted on smart phones like Samsung Galaxy S3, S4, Samsung Galaxy Note 2, Samsung Galaxy Tab, and Android phones equips with USB OTG support. FingerQ embraces a wide range of patented technologies that are developed by WWTT. It is a point-to-

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