SYDENY: Norwood Systems Ltd announced the signing of a further agreement with Spark New Zealand Trading Limited for the provision of additional Norwood World Voicemail services to Spark. Under the Agreement, Norwood will provide Spark with a Spark-branded version of Norwood’s existing hosted World Voicemail service and application, for use exclusively in New Zealand, that…
Automotive supplier MAHLE UK are now supported for SAP HR & Payroll by Zalaris
OSLO: Zalaris ASA has announced to support leading automotive supplier MAHLE UK for their HR and Payroll needs. MAHLE is a leading international development partner and supplier to the automotive industry as well as a pioneer for the mobility of the future. The group’s product portfolio addresses all the crucial issues relating to the power…
IDEX Biometrics extends patent coverage for on-card enrollment in Germany and USA
OSLO: IDEX Biometrics ASA, a leading provider of advanced fingerprint identification and authentication solutions, has significantly expanded its patent coverage for on-card biometric enrollment solutions with the grant of a new patent in the USA and registration of a utility model patent in Germany. On-card enrollment solutions permit cardholders to enroll a template image of…
Atea Denmark announces cost efficiency program, change of MD
OSLO: Atea Denmark is undertaking a cost efficiency program which involves the reduction of 67 full time employees, effective from January 2020. The program will result in severance costs of DKK 26 million, which will be recognized as a restructuring charge during the first quarter of 2020. In connection with the cost efficiency program, management…
Nina Arkilahti appointed Head of Business Banking at Nordea Bank
HELSINKI: Denmark based Nordea Bank has announced that Nina Arkilahti will join Nordea as Head of Business Banking and become a member of the Group Leadership Team. Nina Arkilahti, 52, served as Country Head of Handelsbanken Finland from 2010 to 2020. Prior to that she held several senior management roles at Handelsbanken, including the position…
Tclarke signs exclusive deal with smart building services provider Gooee
LONDON: TClarke plc, the Building Services Group, has signed a 5 year UK exclusive agreement with Gooee to sell, install and maintain the revolutionary Gooee suite of smart building products. As part of this agreement, TClarke has made a small but strategic investment in Gooee. Gooee is an interoperable, smart buildings solution that connects and…
Derwent London to acquire freehold interest in Blue Star House for £38.1 million
LONDON: Derwent London has exchanged contracts to acquire the freehold interest in Blue Star House, 234-244 Stockwell Road, Brixton SW9 for £38.1 million before costs. The 53,750 sq ft eleven-storey building comprises multi-let office space, including two vacant floors, with restaurant and leisure accommodation at ground/podium level. The rent on acquisition is £0.8 million, equating…
PPHE to develop a new city centre hotel in Zagreb, Croatia
LONDON: PPHE Hotel Group has announced its plans to develop a new city centre hotel in Zagreb, Croatia, through its subsidiary Arena Hospitality Group d.d. PPHE Hotel Group is an international hospitality real estate company, with a £1.7 billion portfolio, valued as at summer of 2018 by Savills and Zagreb nekretnine Ltd (ZANE), of primarily…
Abcam acquires gene editing platform and oncology product portfolio of Applied StemCell
LONDON: Abcam Plc has announced the asset purchase of the gene editing platform and oncology product portfolio of Applied StemCell, Inc. (ASC) for life science research and diagnostic markets. As a global life sciences company, Abcam identifies, develops, and distributes high-quality biological reagents and tools that are crucial to research, drug discovery and diagnostics. Over…
Zenith Energy forms subsidiary in Norway to bid in future licensing round
LONDON: Zenith Energy Ltd., an international oil & gas production company, has announced the establishment of its fully owned Norwegian subsidiary, Zenith Energy AS (Zenith Norway). As announced on December 9, 2019, Zenith intends to use Zenith Norway as a vehicle for intended participation in future licensing bids to be organised by the Norwegian Ministry…
Walker Greenbank’s Sanderson collaborates with National Trust
LONDON: Walker Greenbank PLC, the luxury interior furnishings group, announced that its Sanderson brand is collaborating with the National Trust to create a unique collection of fabrics that celebrate the countryside, coastline and nature conservation. The collaboration brings together Sanderson, whose floral themes are inspired by nature and the English countryside, with Europe’s largest conservation…
Saracen Minerals sells entire shareholding in Red 5 for A$39mn
SYDNEY: Saracen Mineral Holdings has sold its 10.5% interest in Red 5 Limited for approximately A$39 million. The sale was completed at A30c per share via book build process before the ASX market open on 30th January 2020. Saracen Managing Director Raleigh Finlayson said the proceeds of the sale would be used to pay down debt…