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Industry Manager – Future Technologies

The future begins in October 2016Moenchengladbach/Germany, July 12th, 2016 – Today publisher astragon Entertainment has announced that the release of Industry Manager - Future Technologies will be postponed. The business simulation which was originally scheduled for release at the end of July will now officially become available on October 6th, 2016 for 19.99 Euro/19.99 USD/18.99 GBP. Benjamin Wolf, Junior Producer astragon Entertainment: „Since the first announcement of the initial release date at end of January we have received a tremendous amount of constructive feedback and

Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking and Altor Fund IV to acquire Navico and Digital Marine Solutions from the Altor 2003 Fund

On July 12th Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division and Altor Fund IV signed an agreement to acquire Navico Holding AS (Navico) and Digital Marine Solutions Holding AS (Digital Marine Solutions), owner of Jeppesen Marine, from the Altor 2003 Fund.Navico is a leading provider of marine electronics to the recreational segment and is an innovative force within the commercial marine market. Navico sells its products under the three brands Lowrance, Simrad and B&G. The company was created from the acquisitions of Simrad-Yachting, Lowrance Electronics and Brunswick New Technologies. Navico

Prime Day is the New Black Friday

E-commerce delivery experts Fastlane International say Amazon’s Prime Day has overtaken Valentine's and Black Friday – and is set to create an annual summer shopping bonanza.Forget Brexit worries, global e-commerce experts Fastlane International  say Amazon’s Prime Day has created a mini Christmas in July. Not only are Amazon’s own sales set to beat its Black Friday-busting results from last year; but Amazon’s retail rivals have been quick to get on board the new summer shopping festival. Fastlane International’s Head of Consumer Research, David

New, multi-function simulator design addresses ADAS, AV and HMI simulator hardware needs

Cruden’s newly designed top frame provides a flexible “blank slate” for automotive engineers to design their own driver interface structure and quickly switch hardware according to their testing needs.Cruden, the world’s leading designer, manufacturer and integrator of professional open architecture driving simulators has redesigned its simulator top frame to allow automotive engineers to design and modify their own driver interface structure and make hardware changes themselves. This is in response to evolving applications for driving simulators where there are rapidly changing

South Caernarfon Creameries showcase local school’s cheeseboard creations at Royal Welsh Show

South Caernarfon Creameries will showcase slate-inspired accompaniments designed by local children from Pentreuchaf School at this year’s Royal Welsh Show. The Welsh farmer co-operative were approached by the Pwllheli-based school  to help on a project intended to educate the primary-school children about business and marketing.The project, which the pupils decided to call ‘Menter Llechan Lan’, has been the focus of the school term. The school children have spent months designing and liaising with Cerrig, to devise a range of slate products that can be used with South Caernarfon’s Welsh

Climate change cuts are a false economy

ADEPT calls for more action on adaptation in light of new reportADEPT, the Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning and Transport, has called for more action on climate change adaptation following publication of the UK Climate Change Risk Assessment 2017 Evidence Report. Rupert Clubb, ADEPT President, said: “We are concerned that government has cut back on adaptation support to both Defra and the Environment Agency. In light of the report findings, we believe this is a false economy. “ADEPT members are ready to meet the challenges this new evidence presents, but

For seventh consecutive year, Skytrax recognises Finnair as the Best Airline in Northern Europe

Finnair has been named Northern Europe’s Best Airline at the Skytrax World Airline Awards for the seventh year running. Organised by Skytrax, the award is based on an independent survey of 19 million travellers from over 100 countries. "We are very proud of this special recognition given to us by our customers. The award proves that our customers value the elements our services are based on; reliability, genuineness and Nordic style," says Piia Karhu, SVP, Customer Experience Development at Finnair. "Our employees do excellent work to serve our customers in Europe as well as when they

Handheld Launches the NAUTIZ X2 All-in-One Rugged Android Device

Handheld Launches the NAUTIZ X2 All-in-One Rugged Android Device [Lidköping, Sweden, July 12, 2016.] Handheld Group , a leading manufacturer of rugged mobile computers, today announced the new Nautiz X2 enterprise handheld which integrates a high-quality scanner, camera and mobile phone while offering the most compact and ergonomic form factor on the market. The Nautiz X2  gives enterprise users an all-in-one mobile computer that can handle all the tasks of a day’s work, with built-in ruggedness that allows it to

Jennifer Davis Named Branch Manager of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage’s Cobb Office

Atlanta, GA (July 12, 2016) – Jennifer Davis, a sales associate affiliated with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, has been named the new branch manager of the company’s Cobb office.  She will lead over 70 independent sales associates as a non-competing manager.   Davis affiliated with Coldwell Banker in 2013, and completed the brokerage’s Leadership Development Program, which prepares agents for a new role in management. She is a member of the multi-million dollar sales club, is a certified relocation specialist, a Cartus Network Affinity Specialist (CNAS), a Seller

Setra reports strong second quarter

Wood products company Setra reports an operating profit of SEK 76 million (88) for the first half of 2016. Net sales totalled SEK 2,188 million (2,270). Operating profit for the second quarter amounted to SEK 67 million (64) and net sales reached SEK 1,160 million (1,229).“The market for wood products continued to develop in a positive direction during the second quarter. We can see a significantly better balance in the market, particularly for whitewood products. We report an operating profit for the second quarter of SEK 67 million which is a strong result in the current market situation,”

Alimak Group announces new CFO

We are pleased to announce that Per Ekstedt (age 52) has been appointed Chief Financial Officer for Alimak Group AB, with effect from 1 January 2017.Per Ekstedt is currently CFO at the Swedish high-tech company Mycronic, and he has been in that position since 2012. Per has previously held several positions as CFO, among others, Selecta, Group4 Securicor and Siemens Business Services.   “We are very pleased to welcome Per Ekstedt to the management team of Alimak Group. His broad experience as CFO, working with global organizations will be of benefit to Alimak Group”, says CEO, Tormod

MEDICAL MARIJUANA, INC. LAUNCHES NEW HIRING DRIVE FOR SALES PROFESSIONALS AS OPERATIONS EXPAND ACROSS THE GLOBE

Hemp Industry Pioneer Looks to Expand Rapidly Growing Sales Team For New Markets Including Latin AmericaMedical Marijuana, Inc.’s  (OTC: MJNA) management team announced today that the Company is launching a new hiring drive for sales professionals as it continues rapid expansion in the United States and international markets including Latin America. “The world is waking up to the vast untapped potential of cannabinoid (CBD) hemp oil and our flagship product, Real Scientific Hemp Oil™  (RSHO™ ),

Roughneck launches ‘best of both worlds’ bolt cutters

Olympia Tools has extended its product offer with another innovative solution. The business - which distributes hand tools and workwear under the Roughneck brand - has launched a new range of bolt cutters which draw on intelligent design and advanced raw materials to offer ‘the best of both worlds’. The new Roughneck Professional Bolt Cutters are lightweight and consequently easy to carry and easy to use yet still remarkably heavy duty. They can make light work of cutting through chains, padlocks, bolts, nuts, rods, wire mesh and many other materials. Like most Roughneck products,

CFO Per Ekstedt leaves Mycronic

Täby, 12 July, 2016 - Mycronic AB (publ), announce changes in management.  Per Ekstedt, Chief Financial Officer, CFO for Mycronic, has decided to leave Mycronic to take on an equivalent position as CFO for Alimak Hek Group AB (publ), a global leader in vertical access solutions. He assumes the position no later than 1 January 2017. The process to find a successor has been initiated. ” I’m grateful for Per Ekstedt’s contributions at Mycronic where he has been a member of Group Executive Management Team. I am happy to announce that Per will stay to ensure a successful transition to his

IAM Market lists AT&T cloud-related patent portfolio for sale or license

IAM Market, the online marketplace that brings together buyers, sellers and licensers of valuable intellectual assets, patents and technology announces today the addition of a patent portfolio pertaining to cloud technologies. The listing, which consists of nine families and 16 issued US patents, was added by multinational telecommunications corporation AT&T. The patent portfolio is related to cloud-based network management, security and data storage, which will be of great interest to buyers of intellectual assets in a number of industries, including diversified industrials, general

lunch! 2016: First Keynotes announced

Rod McKie, CEO of Welcome Break, Caroline Cromar, group director of food at Pret A Manger, and Vincent McKevitt, MD of Tossed, are among the first big name speakers to be confirmed for this year’s lunch! food-to-go trade show.  Returning to the Business Design Centre in London on 21-22 September 2016, the multi-award winning event will feature over 20 free business seminars – including exclusive Keynotes, interviews, research, and panel discussions – in two dedicated theatres.  “lunch! is an exciting date in the diary to see new ideas from innovative companies, it not only showcases

Rocket science propelled to new heights by software

Accurate ‘virtual validation’ of complex rocket designs enables scientists to create more efficient propulsion systemsA new CFD (computational fluid dynamics) software package is helping rocket scientists to develop higher performance propulsions with the ability to do more accurate testing, all in a virtual world. With detailed combustion data hard to obtain in the harsh environment and very little validation data possible, simulating rocket design has been a difficult science until now. Now US-based ORBITEC, a subsidiary of Sierra Nevada Corporation, has enlisted the expertise of

Cleantech Invest raises 1 MEUR investment into Watty, as part of 3 MEUR funding round

Cleantech Invest SPV 3 AB, a Swedish holding company founded by Cleantech Invest Plc, has made an equity investment of 1MEUR into Watty as part of a 3MEUR investment round. Cleantech Invest Plc owns 23% of the holding company and the effective fully diluted ownership of Cleantech Invest Plc in Watty will rise to 4% from current 1% after these investments. Cleantech Invest Plc will receive a fee of 25000 EUR related to the transaction. Recently launched European Venture fund EQT Ventures, with some of Europe's most experienced investment advisors, most of them company builders themselves,

Kristoffer Ljungfelt appointed new CFO of Nobia

Kristoffer Ljungfelt has been appointed as new CFO of Nobia. He will succeed Mikael Norman and will take office 1 November 2016.Kristoffer Ljungfelt is 39 years old and has since January 2016 served as Business area Director in Sigdal, Nobia Norway. Kristoffer Ljungfelt joined Nobia in 2013 as Finance Director for Nobia Norway, as well as for the Nordic region. Before that, he held a number of international finance and business controlling positions at Electrolux, in both Asia and Europe.“Kristoffer has done a great job in Nobia Norway and is now ready to take the next step in his

Stockmann Group's sales in June 2016

STOCKMANN plc, Company Announcement 12.7.2016 at 13:00 EET The Stockmann Group's sales in June were down by 4.6 per cent and amounted to EUR 101.0 million in continuing product areas and businesses. Stockmann Retail's sales in continuing product areas and businesses were down by 14.0 per cent. Sales were down by 16.3 per cent in Finland where the summer sales campaign was launched later than in the previous year. The renewal works which will continue the entire summer in the department store in Helsinki city centre, affected the sales negatively. In the Baltic countries, sales were at

The choice of world’s top 3 dental universities

Planmeca’s solutions are used in all of the world’s top 3 dental universities. According to QS World University Rankings, the number one dental school in the world is Karolinska Institutet in Sweden followed by the University of Hong Kong in 2[nd] place and another Swedish school, the University of Gothenburg, in 3[rd] place. In April QS World University Rankings  published a ranking of the world’s top dental schools of 2015 as one of six new additions to the QS

Atea Norway wins agreement with Public Labour and Welfare administration (NAV)

Atea Norway has won a framework agreement with The Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration (NAV). Atea will deliver IT-equipment and related services to the local NAV offices across Norway. The agreement runs for 2 years with an option of renewal for an additional 2 years, and has an estimated annual value of NOK 60 million.  The framework agreement includes delivery of hardware, product consulting and related maintenance and support. The NAV network consists of 566 offices across Norway, and Atea can offer the strong local presence and close collaboration needed to support the

SMBA Summer Networking Event a Great Success

Corrie's Sally gives a talk at annual business eventPhoto shows Sally Dynevor and SMBA chair Liz Law Nearly 50 local businesses attended the South Manchester Business Association’s (SMBA) summer open evening at the Mercure hotel, Bowdon. Speakers at the networking evening included talks from Coronation Street’s Sally Dynevor, and former journalist and comedian turned Public Relations practitioner John Warburton. The SMBA usually meet every Wednesday morning for breakfast at the hotel, but twice a year host evening networking events. Group chairman Liz Law, said: “The night was a

Bricknode launches App for managing BankGiro payments

Today Bricknode (www.bricknode.com) launches a new application in the Bricknode Add-On Marketplace called BGC Manager. The application can be launched as an add-on to Bricknode Financial Systems (BFS) and offers a way to efficiently import and manage payments from BankGirot to BFS. This specialized app supports high volumes of payments and simplifies exception handling for un-matched payments in order to automate reconciliation.Bricknode develops and offers a cloud based financial business platform including modules like back office, financial advisory, account management, customer portal,

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