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Large interest among Attendo's employees to participate in the first broad share savings program in the care sector

In August, Attendo launched its first broad share savings programme for all employees. More than 500 employees in all countries have chosen to save part of their salary on a monthly basis to invest in Attendo shares.Attendo has a long tradition of broad share ownership among managers and employees. Now, Attendo also becomes the first company in the care sector in the Nordics to offer a share savings programme to all employees. 520 employees in Sweden, Finland, Denmark and Norway have chosen to participate in the programme. This is in addition to the approximately 1,000 employees who already

Now only renewable candles at Clas Ohlson

Clas Ohlson continues to develop its range to become more sustainable and phases out paraffins and fossil based materials from all indoor candles. Today Clas Ohlson's entire range of candles is manufactured from renewable sources.Clas Ohlson takes further steps to offer its customers products for a more sustainable lifestyle and has developed the entire range of candles to be manufactured from renewable materials. All candles, tea lights and pillar candles are made of 100 per cent stearin while scented candles are made of a vegetable wax. – We want to help our customers to make more

Nomination Committee appointed for Electrolux Annual General Meeting 2017

The members of the Nomination Committee for Electrolux Annual General Meeting in 2017 have now been appointed.In accordance with decision by the Annual General Meeting, Electrolux Nomination Committee shall consist of six members. The members should be one representative of each of the four largest shareholders in terms of voting rights that wish to participate in the committee, together with the Chairman of the Electrolux Board and one additional Board member. The members of the Nomination Committee have now been appointed based on the ownership structure as of August 31, 2016. Johan

Comment to the first completion of Blackstone’s acquisition of shares in D. Carnegie & Co and request for an extraordinary shareholders’ meeting

D. Carnegie & Co AB (publ) (”D. Carnegie & Co” or the “Company”) notes that a first completion of the acquisition of shares in the Company that was announced by the Company on 15 July 2016 and 25 August 2016 has taken place. As can be seen in the updated ownership summary on the Company’s website, the buyer Blackstone Real Estate Partners Europe IV and Blackstone Real Estate Partners VIII (jointly “Blackstone”) now, through its entity Vega Holdco Sarl, holds 1,654,286 shares of series A and 20,463,264 shares of series B, corresponding to 29.09 per cent of the votes and 28.61 per cent of the

Bravida acquires Nilssons Elektriska AB in Kristianstad

Bravida acquires Nilssons Elektriska AB, based in Kristianstad in the south of Sweden. Nilsson Elektriska operates within electrical installations and services. The company has 35 employees and a turnover of around SEK 40 million.Nilssons Elektriska primarily offers electrical installations and servicing, but the operations also include white goods, washing equipment, security systems and entry control. Among the customers are local property owners, building companies, industries and retail. – This acquisition will strengthen our market position in Kristianstad and north-western Skåne,

HiQ HELPS ELENIA TO RESHAPE CUSTOMER SERVICE

The electricity company Elenia  has 417,000 customers in an area spanning over 100 municipalities in Finland. An integration partnership with HiQ enables reshaped, even better customer service and operational reliability for Elenia.”At Elenia we are constantly working to improve our customer satisfaction. As our business and services become more and more digital, integration plays an important role. Seamless connections between systems, processes and people’s work enables us to serve our customers even better,” says Jukka Grönroos, IT Manager at Elenia.

Pandox AB (publ) acquires Hilton Grand Place Brussels for MEUR 55

Pandox AB has entered into an agreement to acquire Hilton Grand Place Brussels, Belgium. The hotel is a full service hotel in the premium segment with 224 rooms and an attractive meeting product. The purchase price amounts to MEUR 55, corresponding to approximately MSEK 525, and is financed by existing credit facilities. The acquisition is expected to be completed during the fourth quarter 2016, and the hotel will then be reported under the business segment Operator Activities. For 2017 the hotel is expected to contribute the equivalent of approximately MSEK 125 in revenue and MSEK 20 in cash

Wipro Joins Oracle Cloud Managed Service Provider Program

- Customers Speed Innovation and Success in the Cloud with Leading Technology and Services from Oracle and Wipro Limited East Brunswick, New Jersey, USA and Bangalore, India : Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO), a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company, today announced that it has joined Oracle’s newly announced Oracle Cloud Managed Service Provider (MSP) Program. Wipro is a Diamond level member of Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN) and has an OPN Cloud Select designation.The Wipro Boundaryless Data Center (BLDC) offering is based

Wilson Therapeutics announces support of the annual event Big Wow to raise awareness of Wilson Disease

Wilson Therapeutics AB (publ) today announced its sponsorship of the second annual Big Walk on Wilson’s (Big Wow). The event will take place on October 1, 2016, in 24 cities across North America to increase awareness of Wilson Disease and raise funds for the Wilson Disease Association.“As the father of three sons, all diagnosed with Wilson Disease, I have personal experience with the importance of an early diagnosis,” said Christopher Simopoulos, MD, one of the initiators of the Big Wow. “We started the Big Wow last year to raise awareness of Wilson Disease among the public and the

Indutrade acquires Alphr Technology Ltd

Indutrade has signed an agreement to acquire all of the shares in Alphr Technology Ltd, UK, (www.alphrtechnology.co.uk), with annual sales of approximately 7 GBP million. Alphr Technology designs and manufactures customized equipment for manual and automated production lines. Their portfolio extends from simple mechanical Poka-yoke assembly stations to semi-automatic assembly and test stations, robotic manufacturing cells, rotary machines and even fully automated palletized production lines. Customers are primarily in the automotive industry, and 75% of sales are exported. Possession

Elocta® obtains reimbursement in UK, Italy and France, complemented by real-world data and extensive patient experience

Patient access to Elocta is increasing, contributing to further evidence generation and real-world patient experience for extended half-life factor VIII therapy Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB (publ) (Sobi™)  today announces that the company’s product Elocta® (efmoroctocog alfa), a recombinant human factor VIII Fc-fusion protein with an extended half-life for the treatment of haemophilia A, has been approved for  reimbursement in the UK, Italy and France. These countries join Germany, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Slovenia and the Republic of

Eniro changes its Group Management Team; Board of Directors to evaluate ownership of some parts of the Group

The Eniro Group has changed the composition of its Group Management Team to strengthen sales efforts and increase focus on the company’s customer offering. In addition, the Board of Directors are addressing the capital structure and evaluating optimal ownership of some parts of the Group.Today, the Eniro Group has announced a number of changes to its Group Management Team. The changes will strengthen Eniro’s sales efforts and increase focus on developing the company’s future customer offering, as well as establishing a slimmer, more dynamic Group Management Team. New customer offering“

Orkla ASA: Mandatory notification of trade - options

On 20 September, in connection with Orkla's former management option programme, 10,000 options in Orkla-shares were exercised at a strike price of NOK 40.03 per share. After this transaction, the total number of options issued in Orkla shares under the management option programme is 1,135,000. Orkla owns 1,393,135 treasury shares. Orkla ASAOslo, 21 September 2016Ref.:Investor RelationsElise HeidenreichTel.: +47 951 41 147 This information is subject of the disclosure requirements acc. to §5-12 vphl (Norwegian Securities Trading Act)

Polygiene teams up with Fogni, Korean fiber filling manufacturer, for odor-free home textiles and furniture

Polygiene today announced a strategic partnership with Fogni Co., Ltd., the Republic of Korea’s leading manufacturer of functional, environment friendly fiber filling for home textiles and furniture as well as bedding for use at home, hospitals and hotels.The alliance combines Polygiene’s expertise in odor control technology with Fogni’s market-leading manufacturing processes to deliver safe, antibacterial and odor-free fiber filling to a broad range of home textiles, bedding and furniture manufacturers to meet South Korea’s growing consumer and commercial demand for healthier mattresses

NORDIC NANOVECTOR ASA – CHANGES TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING

Renee Tannenbaum has informed Nordic Nanovector ASA ("Company") of her resignation from the board of directors for personal reasons. The board of directors wishes to thank Renee Tannenbaum for her contribution during the period she has served as a board member. The nomination committee proposes that Renee Tannenbaum is replaced by Joanna Horobin and the Company has today called for an extraordinary general meeting to be held on 12 October 2016. The notice of the extraordinary general meeting and the nomination committee's proposal are attached.This information is disclosed in accordance

Volvo Buses unveils life-saving safety technology for unprotected road-users

Volvo Buses is taking steps to reduce the 1.25 million annual road traffic deaths* by unveiling a pedestrian and cyclist detection system, unique to the bus industry. Launching at the IAA in Hannover, the system will be introduced on Volvo’s  European city bus fleet in 2017.“Accidents involving buses and unprotected road-users seldom occur, but when they do the consequences may be very serious. In order to minimise the risks, it is important that drivers and anyone moving around near buses – such as at bus stops and pedestrian crossings – pays close attention to the traffic. In this context

WWF Scorecard shows which companies kept their promises to consumers on palm oil

+-------------+----------------------------------------+|Media Release|Embargoed to 0:01 GMT 21 September 2016 |+-------------+----------------------------------------+ Gland, Switzerland. While many palm oil buyers are taking the right actions on palm oil, some have failed to keep their promises to consumers or are still doing nothing at all to help reduce deforestation and other adverse impacts of producing the world’s most popular vegetable oil in some of the most vulnerable tropical habitats around the world. The 2016 edition of WWF’s Palm Oil Buyers Scorecard 

T-Mobile and Ericsson achieve over 12 Gbps on 5G connection

· T-Mobile and Ericsson demo shows the benefits of mobility between 5G and LTE connections with first ever uninterrupted voice call between 4G and 5G networks · Field trials continue through second half of 2016 · Builds upon Ericsson's long-standing partnership with T-Mobile for LTE-Advanced and network transformation T-Mobile US, Inc. and Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) today announced the results of their 5G trial that included a voice call between 4G and 5G networks, using Ericsson's 5G radio prototype system and T-Mobile's LTE network and devices. The innovative demonstration

Achiever’s names Veterans United one of its Elite 8 for its commitment to vision and values

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Veterans United Home Loans , a full-service VA lender, is proud to announce Achievers , an industry leader in employee recognition and rewards solutions, named it one of the Elite 8 for its 50 Most Engaged Workplaces . The Elite 8 distinction recognizes the eight companies that received the highest scores for each of the Eight Elements of Employee Engagement—the criteria used to determine the Most Engaged Workplaces winners. Veterans United received the highest

The future of Stevia in the EU discussed at The 9th EUSTAS Stevia Symposium

Last week, on September 15-16, The 9th EUSTAS Stevia Symposium ”Stevia Science: from field to fork” was held at the department of Food and Bioscience at SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden, Gothenburg. The purpose of the two day meeting has been to bring together basic and translational scientists, researchers and industry professionals to stimulate creative interaction and discussions around Stevia. Bayn has hosted EUSTAS, the scientific, non-profit association focusing on stevia, with the goal to connect stevia science to the industry.”During the symposium we have heard lectures by

Scania creates the world’s first clock made of trucks

Tick, tock, truck. Scania has taken on the toughest challenge of them all – the race against time. A challenge that involved 14 trucks having to keep track of every second. Literally. At a deserted airfield in the middle of nowhere, Scania set out to create a gigantic clock made out of trucks – one that would run for 24 hours straight.When you operate in long haulage transport, being at the right place at the right time can make or break your business. This is why Scania put its new generation of trucks and services through the toughest test of them all – time itself. The process of setting

The Parts Alliance extend ‘Garage Essentials’ with 90 branch boost

The Parts Alliance has announced that the Garage Essentials equipment brochure, originally developed by GSF Car Parts, will be made available through all members from the next issue (Autumn 2016) due out in October. Garage Essentials is widely regarded by both the equipment and tool suppliers who participate, and the independent garages who receive it, as the UK’s leading garage equipment publication. Since GSF Car Parts joined The Parts Alliance, by acquisition in September 2015, Garage Essentials has continued to showcase the best of what’s available from GSF Car Parts’ branches

How statins aid the immune system

[PRESS RELEASE, 20 SEPTEMBER 2016] Statins protect against cardiovascular disease in more ways than previously thought. In a study, researchers from Karolinska Institutet are able to show the immunological effects of statins, and present a new hypothesis on why satins are effective at preventing heart attacks. The study is published in The Journal of the American Heart Association.Atherosclerosis can lead to a number of serious medical conditions, such as heart attack, stroke and intermittent claudication. These and other cardiovascular diseases are on the increase around the world, and are

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