LONDON, UK: Clean Food Group, a UK-based bio-tech company that produces microbial oils from food waste, has announced a strategic collaboration and investment from Alianza Team, a Latin American food technology specialist with expertise in lipids, nutrition and frozen bakery. The partnership will combine the strengths of both companies to develop and market sustainable, functional…
Concurrent Technologies ships new version of 3U VPX Plug-In Card
LONDON, UK: Concurrent Technologies (AIM: CNC), a global specialist in the design, development and manufacture of leading-edge embedded computer solutions for critical applications, has announced that it has engineered and shipped a new version of its flagship 3U VPX Plug-In Card. The new variant, TR K9x/6sd-RCx, is based on an 11th Gen Intel® Core™ Processor…
Spirax-Sarco Engineering announces CEO retirement and successor
LONDON, UK: Spirax-Sarco Engineering plc, the leading global thermal energy management and fluid technology solutions Group, has announced that Nicholas Anderson, Group Chief Executive, will retire in early 2024, after ten years in this role. The Board has appointed Nimesh Patel, the current Chief Financial Officer, as his successor. Anderson joined the Group in 2011…
Apester appoints TikTok executive Anni Ben Yair as new CEO
LONDON, UK: Apester, a digital experience platform that enables brands to engage and understand customers across all digital media channels, has announced the appointment of Anni Ben Yair as its new Chief Executive Officer. Ben Yair replaces Itay Gissin, who will remain with the business for a short period to ensure an orderly handover. Ben…
Exchange rates for GBP against major currencies on August 8, 2023
LONDON: The latest exchange rates for GBP against major currencies such as USD, EUR, JPY, AUD and more. Stay up-to-date on the latest fluctuations and trends in the GBP-exchange market. According to www.exchangerates.org.uk: GBP-EUR 1.1605 Pounds to Euros GBP-USD 1.2758 Pounds to Dollars GBP-NZD 2.1031 Pounds to New Zealand Dollars GBP-AUD 1.9528 Pounds to Australian…
Aquis Exchange acquires stake in US block trading start-up OptimX Markets Inc
LONDON, UK: Aquis Exchange PLC, a London-based exchange services company, announced on Monday that it has acquired a minority stake in OptimX Markets Inc, a US-based financial services start-up focused on the block trading market. The investment was made as part of a consortium that also includes DB1 Ventures, the venture capital arm of Deutsche…
Visiativ acquires Techform, a leader in technical and commercial configuration software
PARIS, FRANCE: Visiativ, a publisher and integrator of innovative software platforms for industrial SMEs and mid-sized companies, announced today that it has acquired Techform, a pure-player technical and commercial configuration software editor. The acquisition was approved by the Toulouse Commercial Court, which chose Visiativ to take over all the assets and employees of Techform. Techform,…
Oil prices hit four-month highs after Ukraine attacks Russian port and OPEC extends cuts
Oil prices rose to their highest levels since mid-April on Monday, following a drone attack by Ukraine on a key Russian oil export hub and an extension of production cuts by Saudi Arabia and Russia. Ukraine launched a naval drone attack on Russia’s port of Novorossiysk, a critical hub on the Black Sea for Russian…
Gemfields to triple ruby processing capacity in Mozambique with new plant
LONDON, UK: Gemfields, a global leader in the mining and marketing of coloured gemstones, has announced that it will build a new processing plant at its Montepuez ruby mine in Mozambique, tripling its processing capacity from 200 to 600 tonnes per hour. The company has signed a contract with Consulmet, a South African engineering firm,…
Fulcrum Metals to acquire Tully Gold project in Ontario
LONDON, UK: Fulcrum Metals plc (LON: FMET), a company focused on mineral exploration and development in Canada, has announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire a 100% interest in the Tully Gold project in Ontario from 1911 Gold Corp. (TSXV:AUMB) for CAD800,000 in cash, plus a 1.5% net smelter return royalty. Tully…
Carr’s CEO Peter Page to retire in January 2024
LONDON, UK: Carr’s, the Agriculture and Engineering Group, has announced that its Chief Executive Officer, Peter Page, will retire from the company in January 2024. Mr Page has agreed with the Board that he will not seek re-election at the company’s next annual general meeting and will step down from the Board following the conclusion…
Eutelsat and Thaicom to partner for new software-defined satellite over Asia
PARIS, FRANCE: Eutelsat Communications announced that its subsidiary Eutelsat Asia has signed a partnership agreement with Space Tech Innovation Limited (STI), a subsidiary of Thaicom, a leading Asian satellite operator, related to a new software-defined satellite (SDS) to be positioned at the 119.5° East orbital slot over Asia. Under this partnership, Eutelsat will expand its…