Celltech Group Plc announces Holding(s) in Company
Slough, U.K., Dec. 10, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Celltech Group Plc:
Skanska secures road-construction assignment in Finland valued at SEK 450 M
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Dec. 10, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Skanska has signed a contract to design and build a stretch of the E18 outside Helsinki. The contract is valued at SEK 450 M (EUR 50.4 M) and will be included in the order bookings for the fourth quarter of 2003. The customer is the Finnish Road Administration, Finnra.
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Dec. 10, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Epic Financial Corporation (OTCBB:EPFL) and Paramco Financial Group (OTCBB:PFDE) today announced that Epic Financial, Datalogic International (OTCBB:DLGI), and Paramco Financial have teamed to develop a proprietary VoIP Video Conferencing system for the mortgage industry.
Skanska preferred bidder for the largest UK PFI hospital project -- estimated value SEK 13 billion
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Dec. 10, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- The Skanska Innisfree consortium and Barts and the London NHS Trust have executed a preferred bidder agreement for the U.K.'s largest privately financed hospital project. Skanska and Innisfree will redevelop St. Bartholomew's Hospital (Barts) and The Royal London Hospital in central London.
Saab Receives Order for 9.3 million Euros from Finnish Navy
LINKOPING, Sweden, Dec. 10, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Saab has received an order from the Finnish Navy, worth 9.3 million Euros, for a Radar and Optronic Fire Control System, Ceros 200 FCS, for Finnish Navy's Sqadron 2000 vessels.
Volvo Buses to Close Aabenraa Plant
GOTEBORG, Sweden, Dec. 10, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Volvo Buses is to close its bodybuilding plant in Aabenraa, Denmark. The formal decision was taken yesterday 9 December by the board of Aabenraa Karosseri A/S. In all, about 200 employees will be affected by the closure.
Investor's Participation in ABB's New Rights Issue
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Dec. 10, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Investor has subscribed for its pro-rata share of ABB's new rights issue corresponding to 84,047,411 shares, or CHF 336 million.
Akzo Nobel Polymer Chemicals Continues to Restructure
ARNHEM, The Netherlands, Dec. 10, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Akzo Nobel Polymer Chemicals has announced a new phase in its restructuring plan in order to improve its performance. In this phase, the focus is mainly on lowering fixed manufacturing costs.
RANCHO DOMINGUEZ, Calif., Dec. 10, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- UTi Worldwide Inc. (Nasdaq:UTIW) today announced that Peter Thorrington, president and chief operating officer, will retire from his executive positions with the company in 2004 to focus on charitable work. Thorrington, 58, will remain fully active with the company until a successor is announced, at which time a transition period and exact retirement date will be determined. On retirement, Thorrington will continue as a director of the company.
UTi Worldwide Reports 24% Gross Revenue Growth and $0.42 Diluted EPS for Fiscal 2004 Third Quarter
RANCHO DOMINGUEZ, Calif., Dec. 10, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- UTi Worldwide Inc. (Nasdaq:UTIW) today reported, for the seventh consecutive quarter, increases in revenues and income for the three-month period ended October 31, 2003, compared with year-earlier results.
