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BWG Homes ASA - successful placement of new unsecured bond issue

BWG Homes ASA has successfully completed a new unsecured bond issue of NOK 350 million with maturity date in December 2016.An application will be made for the bonds to be listed on Oslo Børs. The net proceeds from the new bond issue will be used to refinance existing debt. Arctic Securities, Nordea Markets and SEB Merchant Banking acted as joint lead arrangers in connection with the placement of the new bond issue. For further information, please contact: Lars Nilsen, CEO, tel. +47 23 24 60 00 Arnt Eriksen, CFO, tel. +47 23 24 60 37, +47 922 14 625 This information is

Orc Group AB successfully places a EUR 60 million five year inaugural Nordic High Yield bond

On November 16, 2012 Orc Group AB (“Orc”) successfully placed a five year EUR 60 million Senior Secured High Yield bond. The notes, maturing on November 27, 2017, will bear a fixed coupon of 8.5% (paid semi-annually) and be subject to incurrence based covenants only, consistent with international high-yield transactions. Listing of the notes on Nasdaq OMX Stockholm will take place within five months after settlement. Proceeds will be used to refinance existing loans related to Nordic Capital Fund VII’s acquisition of Orc Group AB.The transaction was well received by the market, as evidenced

Best Kept Secrets Have a Record Year

Building on an outstanding 2012, Best Kept Secrets will be back at Spring Fair between 3 - 7 February  2013, with a range of brand new products. In 2012 the ‘Super 7’ range of scented candles provided a significant boost to the business, which almost trebled the company’s workforce to deal with demand for the product. Best Kept Secrets will be in Hall 5, at stand 5L31 throughout the show.At Spring Fair 2013, Best Kept Secrets will be unveiling ‘Three Lites’, a compact version of the highly successful ‘Super 7’s’ and featuring 3 high quality scented and decorated candles in a lovely gift box.

Technology use in the classroom helps autistic children communicate

The use of technology in the classroom is nothing new, but Topcliffe Primary School in Birmingham is breaking new ground by using technology to help pupils with autism communicate more effectively. The school, which teaches around 30 children with various levels of autism, was one of four schools across UK, which participated in the ECHOES research project, jointly funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the Engineering and Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC) from universities across the UK to explore how technology can make a difference in the classroom. The

Behavioural safety training programme delivered for major construction project

Behavioural safety training and accident reduction specialists  Azea have launched a new video to promote their safety training programmes aimed at improving workplace safety and reducing workplace accidents.Behavioural training specialist  Azea were chosen to assist one of the world’s best known brands to improve their safety performance. Azea were asked to deliver a safety awareness session to over 250 employees at the new Guinness site in Dublin, Ireland. Guinness is currently building one of the biggest and most energy efficient breweries in

3CX and snom Team Up to Deliver Advanced Unified Communications Solution

Strategic partnership pairs 3CX’s best of breed Windows-based IP PBX with snom IP Phones for fully interoperable end to end Business Telephony SolutionLONDON, UK, 29 November 2012 –  3CX , developer of the award winning Windows VoIP PBX 3CX Phone System , and snom , a pioneering developer and manufacturer of VoIP telephones, announced today a strategic partnership to provide increased flexibility for organisations using snom phones with 3CX Phone System. This partnership between two prominent

New meal service launched for older people in Dudley

An exciting new restaurant service is to be launched next week giving older people in Brierley Hill, West Midlands easy access to home cooked meals. Polly’s Wheels to Meals, which will extend the Polly’s Kitchen service at Myles Court to elderly members of the wider local community, is being launched at a special open day at the court on Thursday 6 December. The provision of transport to the court will enable more older people to have the opportunity to enjoy freshly cooked nutritious meals as well as taking part in social activities. The original restaurant initiative at Myles Court,

International-level masterpiece in wooden architecture wins Wood City architectural competition

Anttinen Oiva Arkkitehdit’s entry “Stories” was chosen as the winner of the architectural competition for the Wood City world-class wooden city quarter to be built by Stora Enso in collaboration with construction company SRV in the Jätkäsaari district of Helsinki. An exceptional and ecologically sustainable solution was sought from Finnish architects through an invitation-only competition for the demanding urban Wood City project, which on completion will exemplify urban wooden construction and the latest Finnish environmentally-friendly construction technology.“The Stories design gives

Kawasaki’s new Hedge Trimmers – Precision cutting at its best

Kawasaki has now enhanced their already superior blade technology to exceed the cutting performance their Hedge Trimmers are renowned for.  In addition, the new range of Kawasaki Hedge Trimmers is now powered by the also newly launched TJ23V Euro 2 complaint Engine, which offers significantly improved fuel economy. The KHDD600A, KHDD750A and KHSS750A models deliver advanced design and technology with a range of features that include: · Double reciprocating blades in double and single sided versions · New heavy duty chromised blades for extra durability and superior cutting

Vattenfall extends partnership with ReadSoft through an order worth 575,000 EUR

ReadSoft Sweden has signed an order worth 575,000 EUR with the Swedish energy giant Vattenfall AB. Through this deal Vattenfall expands its cooperation with ReadSoft and takes the next step to automate its invoice processing using ReadSoft's SAP®-certified solution. The agreement was signed in the fourth quarter of 2012.Vattenfall replaces a regional organization with a vertical where the various entities within the Group will work across borders. In connection with the change, a review of the administrative processes and systems has taken place. Vattenfall, which previously had different

SDRL - Seadrill reach 65.95% ownership in Asia Offshore Drilling Ltd

Hamilton, Bermuda, 28 November 2012 - Seadrill Limited ("Seadrill") has today acquired additional 1,887 shares of Asia Offshore Drilling Limited (the "Company", OSE: AOD). The shares were acquired at a price of NOK 28.70 per share. Following this acquisition, Seadrill will be the owner of 26,379,530 shares in the Company, corresponding to 65.95% of the total number of outstanding shares in the Company. This information is subject of the disclosure requirements pursuant to section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.

Teksid upgrades Compacted Graphite Iron series production capability

* SinterCast System 3000 to be installed at Teksid foundry in Monclova, Mexico * Ongoing product development for commercial vehicle and industrial power applications * Further CGI expansion planned for the Teksid foundry in Belo Horizonte, Brazil [Torino and Stockholm, 29 November 2012] - The Teksid group has initiatedCompacted Graphite Iron (CGI) product development for commercial vehicle andindustrial power cylinder head programmes at its foundry in Monclova, Mexico. In preparation for the start of series production, Teksid has ordered

Cybercom delivers Outotec´s new Virtual Experience Training System

Outotec and Cybercom have signed an agreement on the delivery of a new IT-solution to support Outotec's Virtual Experience Training service. The project has started and will be delivered in spring 2013.“We seek top level expertise from our partners as well and we knew when we signed the delivery contract that we would get both expertise and a solution that supports the implementation of our strategy, says Jussi Järvinen, Outotec’s product development manager from the Automation Product Line unit. “We are pleased with the previous project deliveries and therefore we trust to the skills and

Patients to be more involved in decision-making

Patient safety will not improve just by setting new rulesFor the purpose of improving patient safety, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed a new management model based on customer needs. All the actors taking part in the organizational activity in social and health care organizations play a key role in safety management – including the patient. Both in Finland and abroad, there is a clear need for the systematic improvement of patient safety. Patient safety cannot be improved by simply making new rules. On the contrary, sometimes new rules could make the work of healthcare

SOLO PROJECT IS SOUNDTRACK TO DUO’S LIVES

News ReleaseBand From Rockall · Runrig brothers’ first solo project set for festive screening · Documentary explores making of 60s influenced album · Hour-long special to be shown on Christmas DayA film following the making of the first solo project of Runrig brothers Rory and Calum Macdonald is to be screened on Christmas Day. The Band From Rockall, was inspired by the rock‘n’roll music from America and Merseyside the pair listened to while growing up in the Highlands and Islands in the 1960s. The intervening decades saw Rory and Calum write and literally shelve many of

Using Opcon technology, Dalkia improves the energy efficiency of the boiler system at the Skinnskatteberg sawmill

Opcon, the energy and environmental technology Group, has received an order for the market-leading flue gas condensation and water treatment equipment made by its subsidiary, SRE, to be delivered to the Setra sawmill in Skinnskatteberg, Sweden. The customer is the leading European company in energy services, Dalkia, which owns and operates the boiler plant at the Setra sawmill. The investment will improve the energy efficiency of the plant and increase energy production, which will also enable future deliveries of green district heating into the E.ON district heating network in

BWG Homes ASA is contemplating a new unsecured bond issue

BWG Homes ASA is contemplating the issuance of new unsecured bonds in the Norwegian bond market with maturity in December 2016.The net proceeds from the contemplated bond issue will be used to refinance existing debt. Arctic Securities, Nordea Markets and SEB have been retained as joint lead arrangers of the contemplated bond issue. For further information, please contact: Lars Nilsen, CEO, tel. +47 23 24 60 00 Arnt Eriksen, CFO, tel. +47 23 24 60 37, +47 922 14 625

Results from Probi’s Clinical Studies in Immune and Gut Health

The results from Probi’s two clinical studies conducted in 2012, one in immune health and one in gut health, are now available. Preliminary analyses of the data show that the results from the studies did not meet expectations. Probi will consequently not apply to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) for health claims within the EU at this point. ”We have gained important new knowledge from the studies and the data will now be analysed in more detail to guide continued clinical development within immune and gut health, areas where we have previously demonstrated very good results”,

Arctic Gold AB (ARCT): Nomination Committee appointed for Arctic Gold AB

Arctic Gold AB (publ), listed on First North, reports that a nomination committee has been appointed for the annual general meeting 2013 consisting of the following persons: Solveig Staffas, Tord Cederlund, Lars Höckenström, Catharina Lagerstam. The composition on the committee is based on the share ledger registered per Sept 28, 2012.The committee can be contacted through Solveig Staffas using email address solveig.staffas@telia.com or by phone +46 708 44 85 11 or by mail to the company address.Address: Arctic Gold AB, Box 275, 751 05 Uppsala.

New Nobel Commettee for Physiology or Medicine

The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet has appointed new members of the Nobel Committee for Physiology or Medicine. Professor Juleen R. Zierath was elected as Chairman of the Committee for 2013. She succeeds Professor Urban Lendahl, who concludes his 6 year term on the Nobel Committee.Professor Thomas Perlmann (Molecular Development Biology) will be the vice chairman of the Nobel Committee. Other members include Professors Jan Andersson (Infectious Diseases), Rune Toftgård (Environmental Toxicology) and Anna Wedell (Medical Genetics). In addition, 10 ad hoc members are selected each

Interim report January-September 2012

Two months of the acquired company Traen is consolidated in this report Period 1 JANUARY- 30 SEPTEMBER 2012 · Net sales SEK 113.8 million (78.0 million) · System income SEK 89.0 million (73.5 million) · EBITDA[2] SEK 30.5 million (21.1 million) · EBITDA[2] margin 26.8 % (27.0 %) · EBIT SEK 10.5 million (13.8 million) · Net profit after tax SEK 5.1 million (10.1 million) · One of cost related to the acquisition amounting to SEK 15.4 million is affecting profit before tax Period 1 JULY- 30 SEPTEMBER 2012 · Net sales SEK 56.6 million (20.9 million) · System

FPC updates sales forecast and issues financial forecast for sales and EBITDA margin for 2013

Fingerprint Cards (FPC) has today revised its previous forecast for sales of sensors from 20-40 million units between 2012 and 2014 to at least 30 million units in 2013. Due to this new forecast, the Board has also issued a financial forecast for 2013 to the effect that sales will be in the interval of SEK 130-190 M, and that the EBITDA margin will be 20-35%.FPC and CrucialTec (CT) published a joint press release today concerning a three-year supply agreement, expanded product-development and production partnership and a revised forecast for sales of sensors during 2013. Due to the forecast

FPC & CT sign three-year supply agreement and amendment to their JDA

Fingerprint Cards (FPC) and CrucialTec (CT) have signed a three-year supply agreement and an amendment to their existing Joint Development & Production Agreement (JDA) entered into in March 2012. FPC revises its sales volume for BTPs to 30 million units for 2013.The Biometric Track Pad (BTP) product has now been finalized for mass production and is available in many different colors, shapes and forms to address the growing interest from leading mobile phone and tablet suppliers. The BTP will be manufactured at CT’s packaging plants. CT has also perfected the navigation function, based on

Businesses Target Flexible Benefit Service Corporation for Guidance on Defined Contribution Health Benefits and Private Insurance Exchanges

Flex to present and host at industry events on emerging health insurance delivery models.ROSEMONT, Ill. (Nov. 29, 2012) – Flexible Benefit Service Corporation  (Flex), a leading provider of tax-advantaged and consumer-driven health plans (CDHPs), today announced they will be educating business professionals on defined contribution health benefits  and private insurance exchange s at numerous industry events.On

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