PARIS: Total and Microsoft announced that they have agreed to collaborate as strategic partners to further digital transformation and support progress toward net-zero emissions. The dynamic development of Microsoft and Total in their respective areas of expertise and their rich histories of innovation brings many concrete opportunities for collaboration over a multi-year timeframe: Total’s global…
LINK Mobility signs mobile communication agreement with Everbridge
OSLO: LINK Mobility has signed a mobile communication agreement with Everbridge to help keep people safe and organizations running amid critical events, a news release said. LINK, Europe’s leading provider in the mobile communications industry, today announces that U.S.-based Everbridge, the global leader in critical event management (CEM) has selected the company as a short…
Norwegian Air Shuttle launches reconstruction processes to exit from Irish examinership
OSLO: Following the Irish High Court’s decision on Friday 5 March 2021 in respect of the repudiation of certain contracts, Mr Kieran Wallace of KPMG Ireland as Examiner of Norwegian Air Shuttle and a number of Irish subsidiaries of the Group proposed schemes of arrangement for the financial restructuring the Company and the Examinership Companies,…
Sosandar launches brand partnership with Marks & Spencer
LONDON: Sosandar Plc, the online women’s fashion brand, is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement to sell a curated collection of its products through Marks & Spencer as a third-party online retailer. Through the consignment agreement, a selected range will begin to be sold on M&S’ online platform from late March,…
HeiQ Viroblock signs partnership with Berger Paints India
LONDON: HeiQ Plc has signed an agreement with global luxury paint provider Berger Paints India Ltd., a news release said. Berger will produce an innovative antiviral paint, Silk Breathe Easy, which will be powered by HeiQ Viroblock, proven to destroy over 99.99% of infectious viruses and bacteria. The agreement will deliver US$600,000 of revenue to…
WANdisco signs LiveData partnership with Snowflake
LONDON: WANdisco Plc, the LiveData company, announced a partnership with Snowflake, the Data Cloud company, to automate, accelerate and simplify the migration of on-premises Hadoop analytics workloads to Snowflake’s data platform. The partnership opens a new distribution channel for WANdisco with Snowflake’s c.4000 customers and significant market share of Fortune 500 customers, a news release…
WANdisco Plc (Cirata plc)
WANdisco Plc (LON: WAND) is the LiveData company. WANdisco solutions enable enterprises to create an environment where data is always available, accurate and protected, creating a strong backbone for their IT infrastructure and a bedrock for running consistent, accurate machine learning applications. With zero downtime and zero data loss, WANdisco’s products keep geographically dispersed data…
X5 Retail Group launches import hub in Novorossiysk
MOSCOW: X5 Retail Group, a leading Russian food retailer operating the Pyaterochka, Perekrestok, and Karusel chains, has launched a logistics hub in Novorossiysk to handle the Company’s imports and ensure their smooth delivery to X5 distribution centres. The 18,000 sq. m hub has eight storage chambers coupled with two quality control and repackaging zones. Each…
Tandem Group acquires land in Birmingham to construct warehouse and distribution facility
LONDON: Tandem Group plc announced the acquisition of freehold land adjacent to its Birmingham headquarters, where the company plans to construct a warehouse and distribution facility which will link to its existing premises. The Company has exchanged contracts on the Acquisition of the freehold on approximately 3.23 acres of land adjacent to its existing site…
CEO of Marston’s Plc , Ralph Findlay stepping down
LONDON: Ralph Findlay will step down from the office of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Marston’s Plc at the end of the current financial year ending 30 September 2021, a news release said. The process to appoint his successor is underway and a further announcement will be made in due course. William Rucker, Chairman of…
Ofgem sets out plan to boost investment for Britain’s electric car and local power revolution
LONDON: Ofgem has set out its working assumptions on the financial package that will be applied for the next round of price controls for local electricity networks (DNOs) starting in April 2023. Ofgem has confirmed ambitious plans to boost investment in local electricity grids needed to support the growth in electric cars, small scale renewables,…
Mutares SE & Co. signs agreement to divest STS Group AG to Adler Pelzer Group
MUNICH: Mutares SE & Co. KGaA signed an agreement to divest its stake in STS Group AG to Adler Pelzer Group following its best owner principle. The transaction includes the shares and the full business operations of Plastics and Materials in Europe, China and the US. The company will be part of the Adler Pelzer…