Press Releases by Category Business, Economy, Finances, Banking & Insurance
New EU Chemical Requirements to Protect Children from Chemical Hazards in Toys
In 2009, the European Union (EU) adopted the new Toy Safety Directive 2009/48/EC (TSD). The implementation of the TSD is essentially in 2 phases. The safety assessments, including the Chemical Safety Assessment (CSA) and non-chemical requirements were enforced in July 2011. The chemical requirements were enforced on 20 July 2013.
Toys must be designed and manufactured in such a way to prevent exposure to harmful chemical elements that can have adverse…
Global Summit Focusing on Developing Local Content Policies to Create In-Country …
Leaders from the global oil and gas industry are confirmed to participate at the NOCs & Governments Summit, taking place 28-30 October 2013, at the Mandarin Oriental, London. Industry experts include Hon Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, Minister of Energy and Petroleum, Ministry of Energy, Ghana; Engr Ernest C Nwapa, CEO & Executive Secretary, Nigerian Content Development & Monitoring Board; Nuno de Oliveira, CEO, Petromoc, Mozambique; Elias Kilembe, Senior Principal Geologist &…
Labor Shortage Sweeps the LED Tube Industry
MiscTek Technology, an LED tube manufacturer in China, is facing difficulty in recruiting enough staffs for its LED light production. This situation is also true to most industries in China, especially for those high-tech companies.
Right after the Holiday, the labor shortage is sweeping through the two major economic regions in China, namely the Pearl River Delta and Yangtze River Delta regions.
Most companies now can only fill their administrative posts but…
US GDP Up 1.7% Shattering Economists Predictions
Aug. 01, 2013 - HONG KONG -- On Wednesday the US Commerce Department released its highly anticipated report on GDP, stating that in the second quarter the US economy grew 1.7% driven by an increase of 1.8% in consumer spending and 9% in business investment. New home construction was another important driver of growth, with investment rising 13.4%, the fourth consecutive increase. This gain beat expectations of a 1%…
The Lexington Group Targets Motorola´s Return To the Smart Phone Market
Aug. 08, 2013 - CHIYODA-KU, Japan -- Later this month Motorola Solutions Inc. will release its first smart phone, the Moto X, in the United States since being acquired for $12.5 billion by Google in 2012. Motorola´s CEO Dennis Woodside and Google Chairman Eric Schmidt are looking to take market share from Apple and Samsung by offering a lower priced smart phone, the handset will retail for $200 in the…
Publication of Banks & Future 2013 trend survey
Results to be presented during the Banks & Future conference in September.
More than 460 banking experts took part in Fraunhofer IAO’s Banks & Future 2013 trend survey. According to the respondents, the biggest challenge stems from the current politically induced, historically low interest rates and their impact on banks and financial service providers. The survey also reveals the measures being implemented by banks to counter this volatile market situation.
Fraunhofer…
MAUSER Acquires California Fiber Drum in Merced, California in North America
Bruehl/Germany, August 02, 2013
MAUSER Group, a worldwide leading company in industrial packaging, has acquired California Fiber Drum (CFD) in Merced, California in North America. The acquisition provides MAUSER a nationwide footprint of fiber drum facilities capable of supplying customers anywhere in North America with a variety of high quality fiber drum solutions for their product needs.
MAUSER Group further expands its presence as a worldwide leader in industrial packaging through the…
aviationexperts PCS taking part in important LH-project
Germany-based consultancy entrusted by Lufthansa to support the implementation of its Premium Economy Class
Dreieich/Germany, July 30, 2013. Lufthansa has assigned aviationexperts PCS to help set into operation its new Premium Economy Class. The consultancy, specialized in the realization of complex projects, will assist Lufthansa’s core team in the fields of project management, business process alignment and IT migration.
This March, Lufthansa announced the introduction of a premium economy class for…
MBB Industries AG continues profitable growth in first half of 2013
- Revenue rises by 27.3% to EUR114.3 million
- Consolidated earnings improve by 9.6% to EUR6.3 million
- Outlook positive
Berlin, 30 July 2013 - MBB Industries AG (ISIN DE000A0ETBQ4), a family-owned, medium-sized corporation, has posted further growth in revenue and earnings in the first half of 2013. Revenue increased by 27.3%, from EUR89.8 million in the first half of 2012 to EUR114.3 million. Consolidated earnings improved by…
Etension of Engineering Activities within the A380 Program
With the aicraft financier Doric Asset Finance expressing his intent to purchase 20 new A380 airplanes various new projects and work packages expect the BPOut Exerts Team.
In fact, Airbus has sold more airplanes this year than it has been forecasted: While the A320 is still the money-spinner, British Airways put their very first A380 in operation.
This constant demand for the biplane affirms the strategy of the Hamburg based BPOut GmbH…
VEIT Group Highly Satisfied with Texprocess 2013 Results
„Absolutely positive“ is the VEIT Group’s bottom line in the market leader’s final evaluation of the industry’s main trade fair Texprocess. The show took place in Frankfurt in June. The Group’s presentation of both tried and tested products and upmarket innovations turned out a successful mix. At the same time, the Texprocess supplied the perfect platform for the exhibiting companies.
„We are extremely satisfied with our performance at the Texprocess…
Volunteering via companies
Fraunhofer IAO studies the importance of voluntary work to companies
Fewer and fewer people are committing themselves to dedicated volunteering organizations, with many preferring to support causes on an ad hoc basis. Many companies also encourage their staff to support non-profit projects. Fraunhofer IAO is using an online survey to study the importance companies attach to employees’ voluntary work.
The recent floods across parts of Germany drew a great many volunteers from…
Patents are hidden values - why it is making sense to measure them?
Today the value of intangible assets are much higher (>80%) than those of material assets. Among the intangible assets: The companies Patents.
In 2009 the biggest Canadian ICT company NORTEL was bankrupt. The 5 year average company value was about 1.2b USD.
One year later, in 2010 the Patent Portfolio of NORTEL was finally sold: 4.5b USD.
The value of the Intellectual Property was obviously more than 3 times higher than the…
New Projects and Ambitious Goals
With the first half of the year 2013 passing by it’s time for the BPOut management to take the first stock.
The results correlate with the course of the company last year: the positive economic situation of the aerospace industry, as seen in the recent bulk orders of A380 and A350 aircrafts made by various airlines, mean on the one hand that current projects will stay stable, on the other hand…
Datamax-O’Neil Presents its Unique Printing Solutions at ScanSource’s SolutionCi …
Printer systems for improved efficiency and productivity on display in partner event at Old Trafford
BOURG-LÈS-VALENCE, FRANCE – July 10, 2013 – Datamax-O’Neil, a leading manufacturer of stationary, vehicle mount, portable label and receipt printers, today presents its vision of selling printers to provide value to the complete channel from partner profitability to end user application advantages at ScanSource’s SolutionCity UK (Old Trafford, Manchester). Channel partners can learn about how Datamax-O’Neil’s…
Hosting provider intergenia acquires internet24
intergenia to strengthen its market position as a leader in the German managed hosting sector
Huerth/Cologne, July 9th 2013. intergenia is pleased to announce that it has acquired the German managed hosting services provider internet24 GmbH. intergenia is a leading international supplier of professional web hosting and server solutions. With this acquisition, intergenia strengthens its position as one of the leading providers of managed hosting in Germany.
internet24 GmbH is headquartered in…
SEPA in eCommerce
New Service: Bank biw AG facilitates mandate management
Willich, 02.07.2013 - SEPA migration is the most important topic at eCommerce conferences.
Especially the solutions still allowing a trouble free migration to companies being almost too late are of high demand. SEPA-solution, developed by biw AG, further saves your companies’ resources.
Professionals who are able to clearly explain to online merchants what really to expect with the SEPA migration are currently popular speakers at…
Welcome to the Family.
rational motion is new distributor for Remy International.
Cologne, 24. June 2013
Remy International, Inc., the global leader for generators, starters and electric drive motors, has recently expanded its sales network to include a further distribution partner: rational motion is the latest member of the Remy family, and, effective immediately, is actively serving as one of seven global sales and service partners that represent the innovative high-end products of this American manufacturer.
Conclusion…
Datamax-O’Neil’s RL4 Portable Printer Achieves Certification for Ruggedness and …
The company’s 4-inch portable printer successfully passes a grueling 2,000 free-fall drop test and receives positive comments in a comprehensive product review of competitive printers
BOURG-LÈS-VALENCE, FRANCE – June 20, 2013 – Datamax-O’Neil, a global provider of label and receipt printing solutions, announces that its RL4 portable printer has achieved standard IEC 60068-2-31, a free-fall drop test comprised of 2,000 repeated drops from 500 mm. The testing was conducted by Bureau…
MBB Industries AG: Annual General Meeting approves all proposed resolutions
- Dividend increase to EUR0.50 per share resolved
- Gert-Maria Freimuth elected as Chairman of the Supervisory Board
Berlin, 19 June 2013 - The Annual Meeting of MBB Industries AG (ISIN DE000A0ETBQ4), a family owned, medium-sized corporation, approved all items on its agenda with a majority of more than 98%. 81.63% of the voting capital was represented at the annual meeting. As proposed by the management, the dividend for the 2012 financial…
Guideline study into the future of manufacturing
Survey of production managers and experts sketches out a vision for Industry 4.0
Fraunhofer IAO is laying the foundations for building the 4th industrial revolution. In its study entitled “Manufacturing Activities of the Future – Industry 4.0”, some 600 production managers and over 20 top-class experts sketch out a vision of work in tomorrow’s factories. You can download the study for free from June 2013. An Industry 4.0 innovation network is…
Datamax-O’Neil to Show its Latest Stationary Printers and Supplies at BlueStar L …
Presentation of current desktop printers, new battery pack and keyboard application in Nottingham, Harpenden and Salford
BOURG-LÈS-VALENCE, FRANCE – June 11, 2013 – Datamax-O’Neil, leading manufacturer of stationary, vehicle mount, portable label and receipt printers, showcases its state-of-the-art stationary printers as well as supplies at BlueStar UK’s Lunch & Learn in June. The events of its valued added distribution partner take place in Nottingham (June 11), Harpenden (June 12) and Salford…
Partnership with Eltek Deutschland.
rational motion is distributor for the e-mobility branch of the industry giant.
Cologne, 11 June 2013
The co-operations of Cologne-based vehicle integrator and system supplier rational motion continue to expand: with Eltek, yet another global player in electric mobility acknowledges its faith in this young enterprise. rational motion is now an authorized partner of Eltek Deutschland GmbH for sales and support of its e-mobility portfolio.
As a leading manufacturer of highly…
Electric cars in action
Small and medium-sized companies sharing fleets of electric vehicles
Imagine a number of different companies sharing a single fleet of electric vehicles... Fraunhofer IAO and eight project partners are busy working out just how to make this vision a reality. Funded by the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology, the Shared E-Fleet research project aims not only to work up suitable IT solutions, but also to design the smart energy…
curasan AG: Dental Business Unit acquired as of June 1
Kleinostheim, Germany, June 6, 2013 – curasan AG, Germany, has acquired a large part of the “Oral Regenerative Medicine” division of Riemser Pharma GmbH, Germany, effective June 1, 2013.
curasan AG now owns the marketing and distribution rights for the products covered by the contract and is assuming the sales structures, including the na-tional and international customer base.
As a result of this change, curasan has immediate access to the dental market…
Public Relations between Classical PR and Contemporary Online PR
The transfer of the public relations work to an experienced PR agency ensures that the public relations work for a company is handled professionally in any case
Hanover, Germany, June 06, 2013 -- Normally, good public relations provide a much higher level of awareness of a company, service or brand. At the latest when a new company, a new service or a new product has been established or been put on…
MBB Industries AG: MBB Fertigungstechnik establishes subsidiary in China
- Production in China to gain additional market share
- Positive business performance expected to continue
Berlin, 4 June 2013 - MBB Industries AG (ISIN DE000A0ETBQ4), a family-owned, medium-sized corporation, plans to significantly expand its subsidiary MBB Fertigungstechnik GmbH's business in China. For this purpose, the subsidiary MBB Technologies (China) Ltd. is to be established in Changzhou, a large metropolitan city in Eastern China. The company is expected to start operations already…
Public Relations Press Relations Between Classical and Contemporary Online PR
Positive PR, or sometimes even negative PR, usually helps your business or brand to get a high profile. Public Relations Agencies utilize newsletters, newspapers, booklets, political contacts and connections to many other media not used by traditional advertising.
Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany, June 04, 2013 -- Provide good public relations usually for a substantially higher level of awareness of a company, service or brand. At least when a new company, a new…
Multisensory preview of the new shopping world
Showroom opens for the planned Home of 5 Senses in Mönchengladbach/Germany
Visitors to the Home of 5 Senses will be able to experience a new type of community in future. The interior will take the form of a multisensory experience, featuring the aspects of ‘seeing, feeling hearing, smelling and tasting’. Since 28 April, the public and prospective tenants have been treated to a little ‘taste’ of the planned shopping world…
"Municipal Finance Agency" for German Municipalities about to start
„Nuremberg and Wuerzburg, Municipal Bond 2013/2023“ paves the way for a new class of assets
Straubing, May 14, 2013 – With a landmark transaction the cities of Nuremberg and Wuerzburg will together issue the so called EUR 100 million "Frankenanleihe" (Franconian Bond, ISIN DE000A1TNFP6) on May 16, 2013. The bond is oversubscribed by 4.5 times.
This is the first time that German municipalities issue a bond together. By doing so, Nuremberg and…
bmp media investors AG: bmp acquires stake in ferret go GmbH
13.05.2013
bmp media investors AG (ISIN DE0003304200) has acquired a 9.76% stake in Bernau-based ferret go GmbH.
ferret go GmbH offers a scalable SaaS solution for analysing web content that supports companies in media monitoring. The analysis provides them with results about how their company, their brands and individual products are reported on in various media environments.
In addition, ferret has developed a sentiment analysis process that allows it to analyse even…
With our innovative HPLC Column Configurator one can easily find and compare HPL …
Munich based company Altmann Analytik has already helped a large amount of satisfied customers with time and money savings, thanks to the innovative HPLC Column Configurator on http://www.analytics-shop.com/gb/hplc-column-configurator.html. It helps you to quickly find the right column you are looking for. Within a few seconds you find the right column out of over 50.000 HPLC and UHPLC columns from more than 20 manufacturers.
„It is pretty hard to keep track of…
Publication of figures for first quarter of 2013
- Net result of EUR 118 thousand
- One new investment in Q1 2013
- More new investments and a considerable earnings planned for 2013
Berlin, 6 May 2013 - bmp media investors AG (ISIN DE0003304200) is today announcing its figures under IFRS for the first quarter of 2013.
After a slight loss of EUR 18 thousand as of the end of the same period of the previous year, the company posted a profit…
MBB Industries AG remains on growth track based on successful first Quarter 2013
- Revenue rise by 77% to EUR55.5 million
- Adjusted consolidated earnings rise by 125% to EUR3.3 million
Berlin, 25 April 2013 - MBB Industries AG (ISIN DE000A0ETBQ4), a family-owned, medium-sized corporation, was able to seamlessly follow on from the successful 2012 results in the first quarter of 2013. First quarter revenues increased by 77% to EUR55.5 million from EUR31.4 million during the same period in 2012. Beside the good performance of…
Katja Rosenkranz brings her strategic expertise to Consileon
Karlsruhe, 23. April 2013. Since the 1st of April 2013, Katja Rosenkranz Management Consulting has been co-operating with Consileon Business Consultancy GmbH. Adding to Consileon’s deep expertise in the financial industry, Ms Rosenkranz, a former Member of the Group Executive Management of Clearstream International, strengthens Consileon’s ability to deliver innovative solutions in the strategy area of Capital Markets and Securities Back-Office operations.
Katja Rosenkranz, CEO of Katja Rosenkranz Management Consulting…
NEW OPERATIONS MANAGER AT BERLIN CAPITAL INVESTMENTS®
Berlin, 20/04/2013; Jeffrey Balmert (36) completes the team at Berlin Capital Investments® as Operations Manager under the real estate company Zabel Immobilien GmbH & Co. KG.
The United States (Chicago) native is since April 2013 the most recent addition to the coordination of the company's sales team based in Berlin.
With a multilingual team comprised of seven different languages, and being bilingual himself, Jeffrey Balmert can appropriately fulfill the individual needs and…
New Report: Banking Apps – A Few Excellent, Majority Still Offering Basics Only …
Zurich 10 April 2013. The overall quality of mobile apps for banking is increasing, but there is still a critical lack of more advanced, user-friendly features and content. This is a main finding in the new report on the mobile solutions for retail customers of the world’s top 50 banks by Swiss research company MyPrivateBanking. Compared to the 2011 edition of this report, the sheer number of banking apps and…
Diskounto.com, an innovative platform for retailers and online shoppers
India, 8th March 2013: Unify Deals Pvt. Ltd entered the virtual marketplace with the launch of its eCommerce store Diskounto.com. Diskounto.com is another online retail store but with a difference that lies in offering all-in-one budget shopping experience. The launch of this virtual shopping store with a good number of different categories of products is an initiative to contribute to the Indian eCommerce industry and cater to the needs of…
Keepsake Companions' In Home Care Franchise Offers Coaching Program
Keepsake Companion franchise owner Porsha Vogt is set this month to complete one of the company’s signature programs, “Keepsake Coach,” in which she has received intensive, one-on-one business guidance from franchise founder and owner Kristen Chazaud.
“I am so pleased that additional business administration help was available. In order to feel completely comfortable as a new business and franchise operator, I needed some tips, especially on effective marketing and sales techniques,”…
Canada Post launches easy-to-use online address validation platform
Canada Post today launched AddressComplete, a web service that allows for cost-effective and efficient address data capture and validation using Canada’s most current and accurate address database.
The new product was developed through a strategic relationship with the leading provider of address validation web services, Postcode Anywhere and helps reduce costs related to incorrect addresses and improves the end-user address capture experience.
“Delays in payment receipt, parcel delivery failures and…
Next wave of consolidation in Poland’s banking sector expected in 2013
“By consolidating smaller banks, leaders could realize significant economies of scale and benefit from cost reductions as a way to offset stagnating revenues.” explains Marcin Mazurek, Director of Inteliace Research, a consulting company specializing in CEE financial-markets research.
The growth in Poland’s banking sector slowed down significantly in 2012. The most reliable driver of bank lending in recent years—retail mortgages—stalled in the last months of 2012, while retail deposits showed…
Russell Bedford firm RBSM combines with Sherb & Co
RBSM LLP, the New York member of the Russell Bedford CPA firm network, has acquired the accounting practice of Sherb & Co LLP based in New York and Boca Raton, Florida. The combined firm will operate under the RBSM LLP name.
As a result of the acquisition, RBSM’s partner group has expanded with the addition of Howard Brodman and Manny Tzagarakis. Peter Stefanou will continue as the firm's managing partner.
Howard Brodman…
Crestron DigitalMedia Presentation System 300 with Acoustic Echo Cancellation No …
DMPS-300-C-AEC provides all-in-one digital AV presentation solution for video conference rooms
Crestron today began shipping the DigitalMedia Presentation System 300 with Acoustic Echo Cancellation, the newest addition to its category leading family of all-in-one digital presentation solutions. The DMPS-300-C-AEC features full-bandwidth acoustic echo cancellation on each of its six mic inputs to filter out disruptive echoes from voice communications during teleconferencing calls. DMPS-300-C-AEC integrates directly with up to two audio or…
The Approved Carpet Cleaners Association
The founding members of TACCA come from a variety of locations across the UK. They began by having online discussions about how to change the public opinions about carpet cleaning. TACCA wanted to find a means of educating the public about the problems of certain carpet cleaning methods, and also to demonstrate the value for money they get when choosing carpet cleaners who know what they are doing. Together they…
Mozambican Ministry of Mineral Resources and ENH host international oil & gas le …
H.E. Alberto Vaquina, the Prime Minister of Mozambique, Mozambican Ministry of Mineral Resources and ENH are hosting the CWC Group's first official Mozambique Gas Summit in Maputo, March 12-14, 2013. The event is gathering all key representatives from Mozambican government, local organizations and international oil and gas companies to discuss the gas discoveries in Mozambique and their impact on the global gas industry.
The Ministry of Mineral Resources, Ministry of…
CWC announces 4th World Shale Conference Focused on Sustainability
CWC has announced its World Shale Oil & Gas Conference & Exhibition returns to Houston this fall, with its key theme this year being sustainability.
Voted one of the top five energy conference by the Houston Chronicle, and the only event endorsed concurrently by the International Gas Union (IGU) and America Gas Association (AGA), the double-stream conference will be focused upon increasing international gas demand, reducing production costs, gas monetisation and…
Green Room Completes Design Project for Nu Skin
Birmingham, United Kingdom (6th February 2013) - Green Room Retail, the UK's fastest-growing retail design and delivery practice, has recently finished its extensive interior design development for global anti-aging company, Nu Skin.
The work on Nu Skin's 1,500 square foot Spark Centre, situated on Poland Street, London, provides various sales, meeting, conference and training facilities. It was officially unveiled on Saturday 12th January. The contemporary design builds on Nu Skin's brand…
Dow Corning Gold Award Goes to Krayden Again
Dow Corning has named Krayden Inc. as the recipient of the Gold Level Distributor in Electronics. This commemorates the first time this prestigious award has been bestowed upon a single distributor 5 times by Dow Corning North America Electronics Channel.
“Something we have always prided ourselves on is that we may not have the most product lines, but one thing we know is that we have the best. It’s all in…
Travelpro Wins Coveted New Product Innovation Award at the 2013 Travel Goods Ass …
1st Place Award for Platinum Magna 8-wheel Spinner Luggage Which Incorporates 5 new technologies
Boca Raton, Fla. – March 6, 2013 – Hollywood has its prestigious Oscar Awards and the Travel Goods Association (TGA) has its New Product Innovation Award. Travelpro, a market leader in durable, lightweight luggage was honored to receive the New Product Innovation Award for its revolutionary Platinum® Magna™ luggage collection at the TGA 2013 show in…
Pollo Campero Sets its Sights on Providence, RI, for the Opening of its New Rest …
(PROVIDENCE, R.I.) March 5, 2013 – Pollo Campero, the Latin restaurant leader beloved worldwide for its signature flavors, today announced the location of its newest restaurant opening on March 12. The new restaurant located at 661 Atwells Ave at Eagle Square, will create an estimated 60 new jobs for the Providence community.
“This is an exciting year of strategic growth for us,” said President and COO of Campero USA, Roberto Denegri.…
