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Nordic Capital announces the sale of COROB to Wise SGR

Nordic Capital Fund VI (“Nordic Capital”) today announces that it has agreed to sell COROB Group, (“COROB”), a leading global provider of advanced tinting equipment to the paints and coatings industry, to WISE SGR S.p.A. (“Wise SGR”). The new owner will continue to support COROB’s growth and strategy.COROB is a leading global provider of advanced tinting equipment to the paints and coatings industry.  Headquartered in San Felice sul Panaro, Italy, COROB has three development and manufacturing sites in Italy, India and Finland and employs approximately 530 employees. "Nordic Capital

FORS trains thousands of drivers with Safe Urban Driving course

· Over 23,000 drivers have now attended Safe Urban Driving (SUD) courses · Over 43,000 drivers have been trained on key elements of driver safety and maintenance using FORS e-learning · Courses teach essential skills to drivers of commercial vehicles who operate in urban areas or areas of high vulnerable road usersThanks to TfL funded FORS training courses and online learning, tens of thousands of drivers are now better equipped to tackle difficult urban driving conditions.   The courses teach essential skills to drivers of commercial vehicles who operate in urban areas. Teaching

Saab Receives Order On Advanced Anti- Submarine Warfare Training

Defence and security company Saab has received an order from the Swedish Defence Material Administration (FMV) for delivery of advanced anti-submarine warfare training, including the autonomous underwater vehicle AUV62 in training configuration. Deliveries will take place during the period 2016-2019.As part of the Letter of Intent (LoI) between Saab and FMV, announced on June 9 2014, and which supports the Swedish Armed Forces’ underwater capabilities for the period 2015-2024, Saab has now received an order for the delivery of advanced anti-submarine warfare training. Included in the

Introducing a revolution: The sustainable dust-tight Sealed Paper Packaging for dry foods

A clean environment, as well as clean shelves and supply chains, without compromising material strength and stability. It is now possible to replace conventional packaging for dry foods with the first dust-tight sealed all-paper packaging produced on vertical form, fill and seal (VFFS) lines.BillerudKorsnäs continues in its quest to solve the packaging challenges of the future. Together with Bosch Packaging Technology, the companies are now launching the world’s first Sealed Paper Packaging. This is intended to enable brand owners to reduce their environmental footprints and enhance

Increased focus on developing intercontinental routes to Sweden – new Director of Intercontinental Route Development

Swedavia is now strengthening the Aviation Business team by employing Ole Wieth Christensen as Director of Intercontinental Route Development. Ole will be overall responsible for development and execution of Swedavia’s Intercontinental Route Development Strategy. Intercontinental routes are essential to support the fast growing Swedish economy. During the last two years, 14 new direct intercontinental routes have been inaugurated from Stockholm Arlanda Airport. Swedavia is currently planning and expanding capacity at Arlanda to be able to meet the demand of the future and becoming

Increased focus on developing intercontinental routes to Sweden – new Director of Intercontinental Route Development

Swedavia is now strengthening the Aviation Business team by employing Ole Wieth Christensen as Director of Intercontinental Route Development. Ole will be overall responsible for development and execution of Swedavia’s Intercontinental Route Development Strategy. Intercontinental routes are essential to support the fast growing Swedish economy. During the last two years, 14 new direct intercontinental routes have been inaugurated from Stockholm Arlanda Airport. Swedavia is currently planning and expanding capacity at Arlanda to be able to meet the demand of the future and becoming

Banks and households increasingly vulnerable

Housing prices and household indebtedness are continuing to rise, making households and banks more vulnerable. Measures are therefore needed to reduce the risks linked to households’ increased indebtedness and to strengthen the resilience of Swedish banks. If this does not happen, the imbalances will increase, which can ultimately become very costly for the national economy.“Historically, sharp falls in asset prices combined with extensive private indebtedness have contributed to deep and long-term recessions”, Stefan Ingves points out. Swedish housing is highly valued in a historical

Nederman receives order in China with an order value of SEK 30 million.

Nederman China has received an additional order for a boiler flue gas cleaning project.   The customer is building district heating in China using environmentally friendly coal fired power plant technology. The order value is SEK 30 million.The Nederman solution will provide an efficient low emission two-stage system with dust filtration and dry scrubbing for additional emission elimination. Nederman will provide design, manufacturing and installation. “This is a confirmation that we have a strong offering in the market for district heating flue gas cleaning in China. Nederman’s

Dr Andy Pearson to present at ASHRAE district heating seminar

Dr Andy Pearson, Group Managing Director of Star Refrigeration and ASHRAE Fellow, will present a paper on ‘Low Carbon District Heating: Centralised Heat Pump Systems’ at Birmingham University on 14th of June. The open seminar event will be hosted by ASHRAE UK in association with IOR, CIBSE West Midlands, BRSA and the BEI.Centralised heat pump systems, which draw warmth from water sources including rivers, lakes, aquifers and industrial processes and deliver low carbon heat for whole cities are a proven technology in Europe and North America and are well suited to the UK climate. The

BitSol Systems Hire Forensics Graduate

Image shows L-R: Martin Lee and Greg Buchanan Manchester IT firm BitSol Systems has taken on Computer Forensics graduate Martin Lee as a technical support engineer. Martin, who is bi-lingual and speaks fluent Cantonese, will also assist in the firm’s planned operations in Asia. Company founder Greg Buchanan, said: “Martin will undergo on-the-job training to familiarise him with all aspects of BitSol’s operations in the UK and abroad. “His primary focus will be dealing with support requests, but his experience in forensics and his language ability mean he will be a fantastic

Get the Big Brother look

Emma Willis looks good in anything. Especially an Arne Jacobsen Egg Chair. The Big Brother host is perched upon the iconic Scandinavian seat in the trailer for the latest series of the Channel 5 reality show. Now you can get the Big Brother look in your own home ahead of the June 7 series launch. British furniture manufacturer Pash Living has a collection of Arne Jacobsen-inspired Egg chairs at a fraction of the cost of an original. Available in a multitude of colours, from bold brights to subdued hues, and three different finishes, there is an Egg for all decors.  The Egg has

Coor offers climate-smart meetings

Coor is one of the Nordics’ largest service providers, offering over one hundred services. One of the services we offer is smart conferences in our centrally located conference facilities in Stockholm and Gothenburg. These facilities now offer the option of booking climate offset meetings.“Coor Conference Services provides centrally located meeting and conference facilities in Stockholm and Gothenburg. Although a conference facility that is centrally located and can be reached with public transport is an environmentally friendly choice in itself, we’re now also making it possible for our

Ambea moves to Arenastaden

Ambea, one of Sweden’s leading companies in the area of care and assistance, has decided to leave Solna Strand and move to Arenastaden in August 2017. Fabege and Ambea have signed a 7-year rental agreement for premises covering approximately 3,600 square metres, with an average rental value of just over SEK 10.5m, not including supplements. The company’s new address will be Evenemangsgatan 21, and it will have Siemens and H&M as neighbours in the same building.The new office is right at the top of the Uarda 6 building, with a view over the lake Råstasjön. The building has a large glazed

Biotage AB (publ) – board member Anders Walldov leaves his assignments

Anders Walldov, member of the Board of Directors, sold his and with him related companies’ entire shareholding in Biotage on 17 May 2016.Anders Walldov will keep his assignments as a Board Member and a member of the Compensation Committee up and until the Board meeting on 10 August 2016. A new member of the Compensation Committee will be appointed at the forthcoming Board meeting.The current Nomination Committee has not notified the company about any intention to suggest a new member of the Board of Directors in advance of convening the new Nomination Committee for the 2017 AGM.

Receipt of payment for KRI oil exports

1 June 2016 Genel Energy plc Receipt of payment for KRI oil exports from Tawke field Genel Energy plc (‘Genel’ notes the announcement from DNO ASA, as operator of the Tawke field, that the Tawke field partners have received　a payment of $16.3 million from the Kurdistan Regional Government for oil sales during April 2016. The payment follows the receipt of $16 million as announced on 27 May 2016. The payment completes settlement of the invoiced amount of $32.3 million for April 2016 Tawke oil sales, an amount that incorporates $27.1 million towards contractor monthly

Completed logging and sampling of drill cores from Engebø

Geologists have finished logging and sampling of drill cores retrieved from the drilling program at the Engebø rutile deposit. Approximately 2,000 samples have been sent for chemical analysis at an accredited laboratory.The drill cores have been investigated by geologists and studied in terms of geological and geotechnical parameters. All ore samples will be chemically tested at an accredited laboratory to determine rutile grade. Mineralogical and petrological testing will also be carried out to assess garnet quantity and other rock properties. The company has received the first analytical

Catella: Consolidation is coming to Europe’s retail sector

At present, there are some 590 million square metres of retail space in Europe. A never-ending stream of technological innovations is giving digitalisation an increasingly prominent position in our everyday lives. This is having tremendous effects on shopping activities, and Catella predicts a loss of 10% of retail space in Europe by 2030.Future technological innovation and the societal impact of digital natives will radically alter the definition of shopping between now and 2030. Customer focus, transparency, festivalisation and window shopping will be the focal issues. These are some of

Vitrolife acquiring OCTAX and MTG, jointly holding a world-leading position in laser technology for IVF

Vitrolife AB (publ) has completed the acquisition of 100% of the shares in OCTAX Microscience GmbH “OCTAX” and MTG Medical Technology Vertriebs-GmbH “MTG”. Vitrolife thereby strengthens its market position and broadens the product portfolio within a growth segment of IVF.Profitable growth companiesOCTAX is the developer and producer of the world-leading OCTAX Laser and Imaging Systems. MTG is the exclusive global distributor of OCTAX and acts as a distributor in Germany, Austria and Switzerland for IVF products from other manufacturers as well. Furthermore, MTG develops and markets a

SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge: sale of own equity certificates

SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge has sold own equity certificates to employees and members of the board of directors, at a discount and with a sale constraint. 617.257 equity certificates are distributed 31.05.2016 at price 26,628 with 3 years required holding period. A list over participating primary insiders is attached. 2.127 equity certificates are sold 31.05.2016 at price 37,80. 263 certificates are given as a reward to an employee. Following this, SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge has no holding of own equity certificates.

Andrea Fuder appointed new member of Volvo’s Group Executive Board

Andrea Fuder has been appointed a new member of Volvo’s Group Executive Board and Executive Vice President Group Trucks Purchasing, Volvo Group’s global purchasing organization. Andrea Fuder has more than 20 years of experience from similar roles in the Volkswagen Group.Andrea Fuder, born in 1967 in Germany, has held a large number of senior positions at Volkswagen’s purchasing organization since 1992. She has comprehensive international experience after being stationed in countries including Germany, the UK, China and Sweden. She has served as Head of Purchasing at Volkswagen-owned Scania

Exercise of Over-allotment in Relation to Resurs and Notice of Stabilization

Morgan Stanley, Carnegie and Goldman Sachs International (“Joint Global Coordinators”) have notified Resurs Holding AB (publ) (“Resurs”) , Cidron Semper Ltd. and  Waldakt AB (the “Principal Selling Shareholders”)  that the over-allotment option has been exercised in respect of 4,923,883 shares.In connection with the offering of Resurs’s shares and the initial public offering on Nasdaq Stockholm (the “Offering”), the Principal Selling Shareholders granted the Joint Global Coordinators an option to purchase up to 9,739,999 additional shares during 30 days from the first day of trading of the

Wood components to boost the quality of food products

Xylan, fibrillated cellulose and lignin are wood-derived polymers that could be used for improving the texture and reducing the energy content of food products. According to VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, wood-derived ingredients could be utilised in the manufacture of products such as yoghurt, baked goods and meat products. The food industry is continuously looking for new, natural ingredients that improve the quality of food products and promote consumers’ health. Studies conducted by VTT have shown that xylan, fibrillated cellulose and lignin have properties that make them

RELEASE OF ANNUAL REPORT, UPDATE ON DISCUSSIONS WITH LENDERS AND REVISION OF FINANCIAL CALENDAR.

Press releaseAs previously communicated, Viking Supply Ships A/S has been in discussions with its lenders during the past months for the purpose of finding a long-term financing solution. Viking Supply Ships AB announced on 2 May 2016 that it had entered into an in principle agreement with its lenders, pending certain conditions precedent. The dialogue is still not completed, but Viking Supply Ships is confident that a restructuring will be completed within the foreseeable future. As previously communicated, the Annual General Meeting and the publication of the Q1 2016 Financial report

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