A group of Glasgow lawyers are swapping the courts for the track, as they are taking part in a sponsored run to raise money for a vital Scottish health service.
The six runners from national law firm Irwin Mitchell are taking part in the 10k Great Scottish Run to raise money for the Queen Elizabeth Spinal Unit at the Southern General. They chose the cause due to a client who was in a road traffic accident and was treated in the Spinal Unit. [..] Read more.
A leading Scottish lawyer has urged employers to make sure safety is always their top priority after a man suffered a serious brain injury whilst working.
The warning from Elaine Russell, partner and work accident specialist at the Glasgow office of national law firm Irwin Mitchell, comes as the Health and Safety Executive fined a company for breach of duty after a 49-year-old man was left brain damaged by a falling saw in 2007. [..] Read more.
ReadSoft, a global provider of software solutions for business document automation, today announced it has achieved Oracle Validated Integration of PROCESSIT 4.2 with the Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.1 through the Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN) program. As an Oracle PartnerNetwork Platinum Partner, ReadSoft has maintained a strong commitment to Oracle, and to its customers, by providing essential business document automation, and integration with the Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.1 to streamline manual and time-consuming processes to greatly improve operating efficiencies. Read more.
AAK, the world's leading producer of high value-added speciality vegetable oils and fats, announced today the availability of "AAK in the world - Sustainability Report 2009".
The sustainability report is available for download at www.aak.com (http://www.aak.com/). A Swedish version of
"AAK in the world - Sustainability Report 2009" will be published late September or early October.
For further information, please contact:
Bo Svensson Fredrik Nilsson
Vice [..] Read more.
Only nine percent of consumers actively seek out organic product claims; with organic being ranked 27th of 34 commonly `looked for' product claims by UK shoppers Read more.
Lantra Sector Skills Council has launched an extensive consultation examining management and technical roles, skills and responsibilities in the horticulture industry. Horticulture managers and professionals are being asked to complete an online survey as part of the industry's National Occupational Standards (NOS). Read more.
Milan, Sept. 3rd, 2010 - International Business Systems (STO: IBS B) the leading business application supplier for wholesale and distribution announced today that Alfar, Alessandria Farmaceutici, a pharmaceutical distributor with headquarters in Alessandria in the Piemonte region of Italy, and with business operations in Piemonte and Liguria, has chosen IBS Enterprise for Pharmaceuticals to help run their business. Read more.
In 2006, Betsson sued the Swedish government for damages of SEK 102 million on the basis that the State back in 1997 improperly imposed a ban on slot machines which Betsson (former Cherryföretagen AB) operated. The district court in Stockolm has announced that Betsson lost the trial despite the fact that the ban was illegal.
"A clear case of court decay. Apparently the state can act outside the law while the law applies for everyone else." says Pontus Lindwall CEO of Betsson in a comment.
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· The board of HQ AB ("HQ") has decided to sell all common shares in its subsidiary HQ Bank AB ("HQ Bank") including the option to acquire HQ Fonder Sverige AB to the Carnegie group.
· HQ sells the shares in HQ Bank to Carnegie for SEK 268 million.
· Through the transaction HQ will be able to complete its obligations regarding the personnel convertible programme.
· The transaction means that Carnegie therefore guarantees all HQ Bank's client obligations. [..] Read more.
Reference is made to the statement dated August 30th, 2010. The payment has been determined based on a selling price of 23.5259 per share.
Charles McCathieNevile purchased 190 shares at a price of 23.5259.
Stig Halvorsen purchased 600 shares at a price of 23.5259.
Jason Hoida purchased 590 shares at a price of 23.5259.
After this, Charles McCathieNevile holds 7 527 unexercised options in the Company, corresponding to 7 527 shares at the strike price of NOK 12. [..] Read more.
Leading financial comparison and money saving website Moneyexpert.com has today (2nd September, 2010) launched a newly redesigned website making it easier for consumers to compare prices on everything from car insurance to loans, current accounts to utility bills and everything else in between.
Commenting on the website redesign, Gareth Jones, Online Marketing Manager at www.moneyexpert.com says;
"We have launched the newly redesigned website with a much simpler interface; most of the extra [..] Read more.
Securitas has acquired the mobile security services company Nikaro in the United Kingdom. Enterprise value is estimated to MSEK 31 (MGBP 2.75). Read more.
Avengers director Joss Whedon has written a glowing foreword for a new art book by comic Artist, Bryan Hitch.
Hitch, who currently works for Marvel, and has worked with other big names such as Mark Millar (author of Kick-Ass) is publishing Bryan Hitch's Ultimate Comics Studio with Impact books at the end of October this year.
The book which takes you though the various stages of creating a comic stip is packed full of Hitch's famously detailed and celebrated artwork. [..] Read more.
There has been speculation in the Finnish daily press regarding a possible structural deal on newsprint between Holmen, Norske Skog and Stora Enso. In view of this Holmen wishes to announce that no discussions are under way that correspond to the information published.
Contact:
Ingela Carlsson, Public Relations Director, Holmen, tel. +46 702 12 97 12
In its capacity as issuer, Holmen AB is releasing the information in this press release in accordance with Chapter 17 of the Swedish Securities Market Act (2007:528). [..] Read more.
· Easily compare multiple policies on individual gadget insurance
· MP3, iPod, Sat-Nav, DVD Players, Laptop, Mobile Phones, Home Cinema, Projector, Flat Screen TVs, e-Reader Insurance, head-phone insurance and more
Money saving website www.moneymaxim.co.uk has today (2nd September 2010) announced the launch of the UK's first gadget insurance comparison service, allowing consumers to easily compare the cost of individual insurance on everything from Sat-Navs to laptops, MP3 players to PSPs, DVD [..] Read more.
A high-level delegation from China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) visited Chempolis Biorefining Park in Finland to get a hands-on experience of Chempolis' formico® biorefining technologies and its recently commissioned biorefinery. The NDRC delegation regarded the possibilities for making wider use of Chempolis' biorefining technologies in China very positive. Chempolis' formico® biorefining technologies have been selected as one of the most promising new sustainable solutions by the NDRC and the Finnish Ministry of Employment and the Economy. [..] Read more.
