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Based in Lancashire, England, EURAVIA specialises in aftermarket services for P&WC PT6 aero engines. The partnership will support Bell 412 and 212 aircraft throughout Australasia. Sikorsky Aircraft Australia Limited is based in Brisbane, Queenslan…

Organisations bidding in the auction include Everything Everywhere; HKT (UK) Company Limited (a subsidiary of PCCW Limited); Hutchison 3G UK; MLL Telecom; Niche Spectrum Ventures Limited (a subsidiary of BT Group plc); Telefónica UK Limited and…

The report entitled Enabling Trade: Valuing Growth Opportunities was released by the World Economic Forum in Davos (pictured) in collaboration with the World Bank and Bain & Company and found that if all countries reduce supply chain barriers…

Bosch, the world’s largest car-part supplier and manufacturer of household electronics, said that it planned to initiate a cost-cutting drive following the release of sales figures which showed that sales rose 1.6% to €52.3bn last year, wel…

According to Gartner, the growing importance of public clouds is expected to result in the US government declaring them a critical national infrastructure.

“The popularity and increased adoption of cloud-based security services, albeit at different d…

The 10th edition of The Sustainability Yearbook, published by RobecoSAM and KPMG International, found that the country with the highest number of gold medal winners was the US. Nine US companies were found to top the league: Molson Coors Brewing Co (B…

The company has been struggling to return to profitability due to weak demand for its cars as well as a squeeze on its market share, which saw its sales fall by 6% in 2012.In order to turn this around, Volvo’s new CEO Hakan Samuelsson told The W…

However, factors such as questionable efficacy of antimicrobial coatings used in apparel, health issues associated with the use of active silver as the main ingredient and stringent regulations governing the antimicrobial coatings market are restraini…

Integrating more low-cost flights into companies’ travel schedules for their managers and employees could clearly work in favour for many organisations.

As highlighted in a recent Procurement Leaders category report, using low-cost carriers for…

This comes after a new poll of North American fleet managers conducted by Aegis Mobility.

However, Aegis argues that, while the poll shows that fleet managers are aware of the issues posed by staff using mobiles at the wheel, additional technical saf…