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FLOWER POWER
[BIZ: Maastricht, Venlo, August 30]
In 2012, the Floriade will be held in Limburg’s high north, the Venlo Region. The Floriade is a flower show that is organized once every ten years in the Netherlands. It is one of the biggest horticultural events in the world...[more]
NONOX AT AVANTIS
[BIZ: Hoensbroek, August 29]
Nonox, which has been developing a Natural Compressed Gas Engine (NCGE) for heavy-duty vehicles (Buses/Trucks, etc.) over the last 8 years, is moving to Avantis, the cross-border Science and Business Park, set to spearhead new developments...[more]
NUON WANTS SNCB CONTRACT
[BIZ: Hasselt, August 29]
Dutch energy giant Nuon is in the running to provide power to Belgian Rail (SNCB). Currently, SNCB draws most of its power from the former Electrabel monopoly. Nuon has been active in the Flemish Energy market for three years. It has...[more]
DTZ TO SELL LA MEUSE
[BIZ: Liege, August 29]
Liege real estate specialist DTZ has been appointed exclusive agents for the sale and/or rental of the 8,000 m² plus building at 8 Boulevard de la Sauvernière in Liege, the old “La Meuse” newspaper building owned by “Sud Presse”.
The...[more]
VELDHOEN & CO SIGN WITH TBI
[BIZ: Maastricht, August 27]
Veldhoen and Company, an international advisory organization in Maastricht, and TBI, a construction and technology company from Rotterdam - with revenues of EUR 1.8bn in 2004 and more than 10,000 permanent staff, recently (end June),...[more]
VIESSMANN IN WELKENRAEDT
[BIZ/LOG: Welkenraedt, August 27]
The German central heating specialist has opened a new sales office in Welkenraedt. This will replace the Verviers building and should encourage ongoing growth for the company. The new development represents an investment of...[more]
ENCI NORTH DEVELOPMENTS
[BIZ: Maastricht, August 26]
Friday August 26 plans were launched in Maastricht for the redevelopment of north hall at ENCI. The cement works in the city, built by the famous architect Peutz. This is part of the AINSI project (Art, Industry, Nature, Society...[more]
MEUSE-RHINE SHOPPING
[BIZ: Liège, August 26]
The Euroregional program to encourage shopping across boarders in Meuse-Rhine is well on the way and has published an explanatory leaflet. Check the web site for more information. The next special day is in Maastricht on September 24...[more]
STRUCTURING GAS PROCUREMENT
[BIZ: Aachen/Bochum, August 26]
Using a new Excel-based software called GasOpt, EWMR and Trianel have equipped themselves with a straightforward approach to the structured gas procurement process. GasOpt, a tried and tested software program, is able to provide...[more]
FORTUM SIGNS WITH TRIANEL
[BIZ/INFRA: Aachen, August 25]
Fortum Service has signed a 15-year operation and maintenance agreement with Meuse-Rhine-based Trianel Energie. The agreement covers the 800 MW combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power plant in Hamm-Uentrop, Germany. The mobilisation...[more]
AGRICULTURAL FAIR
[BIZ/LEI: August 25]
The annual Agricultural Fair at Battice-Herve will be held at the Route de Charneux site on September 3 and 4. Check the website for location details. The fair started in 1937 and has always been held on the weekend of the first Sunday in...[more]
VODAFONE AND MAASTRICHT U
[BIZ/EDU: Maastricht, August 25]
Vodafone Netherlands and the University of Maastricht have started a cooperative project in which large private and non-profit employers in the region are going to combine forces. Both parties are convinced that cooperation in...[more]
AACHEN ENERGY MANAGERS
[BIZ/EDU: Aachen, August 25]
October 17 for the third time, the University of Aachen and the Aachen Global Academy (AGLAC) will be running their successful certificate program for ‘Aachen Energy Managers in Electricity and Gas’. The program provides its students...[more]
AACHEN AT EXPO REAL
[BIZ: Aachen, August 25]
Once more the Aachen Region will be making a presentation at the major Munich real estate fair “Expo Real” from October 10 through 12. Fritz Rötting, leading the Aachen team, says coverage is virtually complete this time. Belgium is...[more]
UNIVERSITY MONITORS SECURITY
[BIZ: Aachen, August 25]
The “Red Team” research group at Aachen RWTH University is warning about security gaps in the new iTAN procedure. The new iTAN security feature for online banking promoted by German banks does not protect against phishing attacks and...[more]
TELENET H1 GROWS FURTHER
[BIZ: Hasselt, August 25]
Telenet, the telephony, Internet, TV and Biz-info company has had a successful H1 with business revenues rising by 7% to EUR 358.8m; EBITDA profits at EUR 169,9m, 12% more than the same period last year. The company from Mechlin (Malines)...[more]
FLEMISH BUILDING PERMITS
[BIZ: Hasselt, August 25]
The number of building permits was the highest in the first 6 months of this year since 1980. Building permits for new houses have broken a record. From January through end June, 21,134 were issued. 1,500 more than H1, 2004. This is...[more]
UPGRADING BÜTGENBACH
[BIZ: Bütgenbach, August 25]
Private business is going to spend EUR 9.5m in the coming years on construction in Bütgenbach. This will include 60 housing units, shops and offices. The proposal is being submitted to the town council....[more]
WALLOONS SELL ARCELOR SHARES
[BIZ/GOV: Liege, August 25]
There is some concern in trades union quarters and elsewhere in the Walloon country at the sale of 25% of the Walloon government’s holdings of Arcelor shares worth EUR 90m. The unions are worried about the use to which this is to...[more]
FORD TAKES ON 280
[IND: Genk, August 25]
The Ford plant in Genk will take on another 280 part-time employees between September and December. The employees will be employed from two months to a year, on contract. They will be assembling new Ford models, including the SUV-cross-over...[more]
FAVINI PAPER WITH ‘DNA’
[BIZ: Meerssen, August 24]
Favini’s South Limburg -based paper mill is further expanding the wide range of options offered by “create your own watermark” paper. Consumers who want to add their own DNA to their corporate or personal stationery can now choose...[more]
ELECTRABEL AGREES ON SUEZ
[BIZ: Brussels, August 24]
The board of Electrabel has come up with a positive advice on the takeover of the shares of the group by the French group Suez. The board’s decision is based on the ‘fairness opinions’ of Goldman Sachs and KBC Securities. The banks...[more]
QVC TELESHOPPING JOBS
[BIZ: Hückelhoven, August 24]
The old mining site in Hückelhoven is the location for the leading German tele-shopping operation QVC, which is expected to take on another 120 part-timers this year. In June, 70 additional jobs were created, so that by the end...[more]
CONTI IN ROMANIA
[IND: Aachen, August 24]
The Continental Tire Company AG in Hanover and Aachen is investing in Eastern Europe. Manfred Wennemer, chairman of the board, said that they would be expanding production in low cost countries, but that Aachen, with its 300 workers,...[more]
ELIA GREEN POWER
[BIZ/INFRA: Brussels, August 23]
Elia is offering its green power certificates for sale on the market for a fourth time. It will sell them to the highest bidder(s). The 364 certificates in question were issued by the VREG in 2004 and 2005. Interested parties...[more]
DSM TO SPLIT SHARES SEPTEMBER 5
[BIZ: Heerlen, August 22]
On 5 September 2005 DSM will split its shares on a two-for-one basis (two shares for one old share). The general meeting of shareholders passed a resolution to this effect August 22. The reason for the split is the relative price level...[more]
WALLOON EXPORTS GROW 7.5%
[BIZ: Liège, August 22]
In the last year, the Walloon export business grew 7.5%, which is more than the European average, but is slightly below Flanders, which has 8.7% and the Pas-de-Calais region in North France, the Netherlands and Germany, which achieved...[more]
BELOVO EGG PLANT GOES CHINESE
[BIZ: Bastogne, August 22]
Belovo is going to dismantle its plant in Bastogne and take the whole thing to China, where it will be reassembled to produce egg powder. Belovo S.A. has acquired a solid international reputation in Egg Science & Technology, over a...[more]
RSDB LOOKS FOR A PARTNER
[BIZ: Weert, August 22]
Roto Smeets De Boer, employing 4200 and producing EUR 700m in annual revenues, is the largest printer in the Netherlands - in Europe’s top five - and prints ‘The Economist’ among other titles. It is now looking for a partner in Europe....[more]
VOKA DEMANDS NUCLEAR RETHINK
[BIZ/INFRA: Hasselt, August 22]
Voka, the Flemish Business Association has asked the Belgian Federal Government to review its decision to abandon nuclear power by 2015. “We are going to import nuclear power, but we don’t want to have any power plants on our...[more]
LOMMEL WINDPARK AT UMICORE
[BIZ/INFRA: Lommel, August 19]
Gislom NV is starting to build its first wind park in Lommel this month. It was established in 2004 for this purpose. The project involves the construction of four wind turbines, representing an investment of EUR 9.4m, according...[more]
CROSS-BORDER POWER
[BIZ/INFRA: Brussels, August 18]
RTE (1) and Elia (2), the French and Belgian electricity
transmission system operators respectively, are implementing a joint provision on allocating capacity at the French-Belgian border for September 2005. With an increase...[more]
PRORAIL DELAYS IRON RHINE
[BIZ/LOG: August 18]
Prorail has not yet started the work on redeveloping the seven kilometers of rail track between Budel and Weert in Netherlands’ Limburg. According to Prorail, they took the decision after the Limburg Environmental Association and the Weerterbergen...[more]
ADECCO INCREASES PROFIT
[BIZ: Amsterdam, August 18]
Adecco, the temporary employment agency playing a major role in the Province of Liège at the airport, has revealed net profits for Q2, 2005, of EUR 100m; 5% up on the EUR 95m for Q2 of 2004. The net profit for Q2 2004 included the...[more]
BASE NEW NAME SIMYO
[BIZ: Brussels, August 17]
Base, the Belgian mobile telco owned by the Dutch KPN is launching a new cheap mobile telco in Belgium to be called Simyo. Simyo, that already exists in Germany, is a sort Ryanair on the mobile telco market; for a low price, you get...[more]
IMTECH RAIL MAINTENANCE
[BIZ: Amsterdam, August 17]
Imtech, the technology service provider with bases in the southern Netherlands, is to be the fourth railway contractor in the Netherlands. The company has set up a joint venture for this purpose with Dura Vermeer and Arcadis and they...[more]
LEONI AG TO TAKE OVER KERPEN
[BIZ: Stolberg, August 17]
Last year, the Stolberg cable manufacturer Kerpen took over the production of copper data cables from Leoni Kabel GmbH. Now Kerpen is to be taken over by the MDAX exchange-quoted concern in Nuremberg. After the close of the exchange...[more]
STAKE IN AACHEN ARCADES
[BIZ: Aachen, August 17]
On August 5, TCN Property Projects GmbH & Co. KG (Düsseldorf) and AMW Projekte GmbH (Aachen), a major stakeholder in International PCM Property Projects, with its base in the Netherlands, announced a major participation in the project...[more]
WIRTH DRILLING FOR EUR 118M
[BIZ: Erkelenz, August 17]
The drilling specialist Wirth, originally founded in 1895 and based in Erkelenz, where they have been produced drilling machines and pumps since 1916, and tunnel boring machines since 1965, have EUR 118m worth of contracts on their...[more]
EUROREGIONAL PAVILION
[BIZ: Maastricht, August 16]
The 11th Business Contact Fair (BKD) to be held in the MECC Maastricht, October 11 through 12, has developed into a Euroregional business-to-business event. It is the largest business fair in Meuse-Rhine with 325 stand holders; it...[more]
GERMAN LAW FROM STRICK
[BIZ: Cleves, August 16]
Strick’s valuable newsletter covers a range of topical issues: including the status of franchise holders; reporting ill health; registering a trademark; the dangers of advertising the World Football Championship; setting up a business...[more]
TNT 20 YEARS PLUS TO GO IN LIEGE
[BIZ: Liège, August 16]
Niky Terzakis, CEO of TNT Airways in Liège has informed the Belgian paper De Tijd that the company is expecting to grow for another 20 years at Liège Airport. Terzakis does not think that a new hub is coming and he thinks that the focus...[more]
EVS GAINS BSKYB CONTRACT
[BIZ: Liège, August 16]
Liège-based, EVS, Broadcast Equipment, which designs media servers, with the associated control software and production networks and an early specialist in LSM (Live Slow Motion), has won a multimillion order from BskyB in the UK. The...[more]
AUTOMOTIVE LIMBURG
[BIZ: Hasselt, August 16]
The automotive sector is with its Ford plants in Genk the most important sector in Belgian Limburg. In a West-European context, the automotive industry is also considered one of the most important industries, with 100 plants, a production...[more]
IRC TEXTILE PARTNERING
[BIZ: Brussels, August 16]
Surface treatment and coatings are constantly evolving. Coating and laminating technologies are designed to increase the performance of textile products and add new functionalities. New technologies are also being implemented in digital...[more]
BENVITEC TAKES OVER SOVAL
[BIZ: Beringen, August 16]
Group Benvitec Environmental & Industrial contractors form Beringen has taken over the Temse Soval NV, specialist in fire security, industrial pipes and industrial installations. The takeover will diversify Benvitec, contributing to...[more]
NEW MOVIE COMPLEX AT GENK
[BIZ: Genk, August 16]
Euroscoop is to develop a new EUR 4.5m, 10-auditorium, multicinema complex at Winterslag, the former mine site in Genk. The Strabag Construction Company is to undertake the project. The project represents thee first stage in the redevelopment...[more]
SABCA LUMMEN A400M: EUR 15M
[BIZ: Lummen, August 16]
Sabca Limburg, the Aerospace Design Technology and Manufacturing specialist - with a focus on composite-based structural components, such as airfoil skins, ribs, spars and stringers for the leading aerospace companies - is to build a...[more]
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MINEWATER PROJECT
[INFRA/GOV: Heerlen, August 22]
The former mines are a potential source of energy; Heerlen wants to use the heat from mine water at the Oranje Nassau 1 and Oranje Nassau 3 mines for heating and cooling of the new buildings in Stadspark Oranje Nassau and Heerlerheide...[more]
GEOROUTE SYSTEM IN LIMBURG
[LOG: Hasselt, August 19]
Limburg is the first Flemish province to benefit from mail delivery of post via Georoute systems. Every Limburger will receive the newspaper before 07:30 hrs and every company will receive mail before 09:00 hrs. Each private customer...[more]
FREE STATION PARKING (B)
[LOG: Brussels, August 16]
From August 16, 12 Belgian rail stations will offer free parking in the context of free parking for home-to-work traffic. The travelers who have a valid train ticket or free ticket - with the exception of a Campus-, Railflex- or Schooltrain...[more]
CONSTRUCTION: AACHENER KREUZ
[LOG: Aachen, August 16]
The Aachener Kreuz highway interchange is going to be completely upgraded at a cost of EUR 14m - construction is due to start in 2008. The plan is currently waiting a go-ahead. There will be additional lanes and bridges. The plan is...[more]
ASEAG AND BENDY BUSES
[LOG: Aachen, August 16]
ASEAG, the Aachen street car and energy supply company, is going to introduce double articulated buses - better known as bendy or jointed buses - in Germany. From August, the double articulated buses will on the streets. They are 25...[more]
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BELGIAN CARGO BLACKLIST
[GOV/LOG: Brussels, August 29]
The cargo airline blacklist published by the Belgian Minister Landuyt contains the following names:Africa Lines (Central-African Republic); Air Memphis (Egypt); Air Van Airlines (Armenia); Central Air Express (Democratic Republic ...[more]
EUREGIONALE 2008: 3 PROJECTS
[GOV: Aachen, August 26]
So far, three projects proposed for the EuRegionale label have prospects of a positive decision on September 12. They are: the “pferdelandpark”, a nature park between Aachen, Herzogenrath and Kerkrade; the “EuRegionale academy for craft...[more]
DG GETS MORE INVOLVED
[GOV: Eupen, August 25]
When one looks around at the involvement in Euroregional activities one cannot but marvel at the range and energy displayed by Belgium’s German-speaking community. Not only does their Prime Minister have a series of diplomatic and regional...[more]
EMAIL YOUR LOCAL POLICE
[GOV: Maastricht, August 24]
South Limburg Police have received their 1,000th complaint by email. In this case, it referred to a citizen in Landgraaf, who was complaining that someone had tried to steal his car. Since June 1, the South Limburg police have been...[more]
QUOTING THE POPE
[EDU/LEI: Aachen, August 22]
A mass, held at the sight of Aachen’s CHIO horse show held this week, welcomed 5,000 people. This is no doubt echoing the one million who attended the papal mass in the Marienfeld near Cologne, holding high the banner of Europe’s...[more]
DG AND RHINELAND PALATINATE
[EDU: Eupen, August 18]
DG education minister Olivier Paasch used the visit of the Rhineland palatinate minister for Education, Women and Youth, Dr. Joachim Hofmann-Gottig a visit for a wide-ranging exchange of ideas about the PISA results. Specialists from...[more]
LANGUAGE IMMERSION
[EDU: Eupen, August 18]
Through August 26, 91 children from Belgium’s German-speaking community will be following a French course in Philippeville near Charleroi and 76 children from the French-speaking community will be improving their German in East Belgium....[more]
MU REGISTRATIONS UP 20%
[EDU: Maastricht, August 16]
The University of Maastricht is enjoying ongoing popularity and new registrations this year are 20% up on last year. This puts it in the lead in the Netherlands; Maastricht has received additional publicity this year as the best...[more]
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CELLS AT WORK III
[LIFE-SCI: Maastricht, August 25]
November 14 and 15, the third edition of Cells at Work Conference will take place at the MECC in Maastricht and again promises to be a top-quality meeting. The organizers are looking forward to meet business people and scientists...[more]
CDA ON PHARMA INSTITUTE
[LIFE-SCI/GOV: Maastricht, August 19]
The Christian Democrats (CDA) in the Province of Limburg have produced a press release on government plans for a pharmaceutical research institute. It reads as follows, in translation: “This evening we read in the NRC...[more]
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CRISTA FLIES AGAIN
[SCI-TECH: Jülich, August 24]
CRISTA (cryogenic infrared spectrometer and atmospheric telescope) has now successfully completed test flights on board the Russian high-altitude research Geophysica aircraft above Germany, France and Switzerland. On its short trip,...[more]
NEWS FROM JUELICH
[SCI-TECH: Jülich, August 24]
The new JUBL supercomputer at Research Center Jülich means more than a quantum leap. Thanks to JUBL, it is now possible to simulate the world of quarks and quanta with previously unachievable accuracy and with a top computing power...[more]
RFID TO TAKE OVER BARCODES
[SCI-TECH: Louvain, August 17]
IMEC, the Louvain based Flemish research center for nano-electronics and nanotechnology, has reached a breakthrough on Radio Frequency Identification (RFID - smart tags) thanks to its research into organic plastic semiconductors....[more]
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MARSNA ART ROUTE 2005
[LEI: Meerssen, August 25]
In cooperation with the municipality of Meerssen and the town twinning association "Meerssen in Europe”, there will be an extensive art exhibition on several locations in the centre of Meerssen. In the framework of the 29th Douzelage...[more]
JACK MILLION TOPS IN SA
[LEI: Lanaken, August 25]
The Jack Million Band is a big band with 21 professional musicians and singers from Meuse-Rhine, headed by Jack Coenen from Maastricht. Coenen (44) teaches the trombone at the Maastricht Conservatory of Music and also in Antwerp. He...[more]
RETROUVAILLES - BACK AGAIN
[LEI: Liège, August 24]
The major back-to-school fair that takes place in the Parc de La Boverie in Liège on September 3 and 4, involving 275 associations, four separate stages and a whole range of activities with 50 hours of performances, marks the end of the...[more]
XMAS MARKETS UNDERGROUND
[LEI: Valkenburg, August 24]
There will be an open ticket for visitors to the Christmas Market in Valkenburg, available from November 18 through December 20. This has been specially developed for tour operators and is available for groups of ten via the South...[more]
RIGHTS OF MAN SHOW
[LEI: Hasselt, August 18]
There is to be an exhibition of 50 works of art made by artists for the universal rights of man. It will be held at Huis Vanstraelen, Koningin Astridlaan 35 in Hasselt in an art-deco building loaned for the purpose by Mrs and Mr Paul...[more]
FUN IN OLD SPA
[LEI: Spa, August 17]
There will be a big party in Spa on September 2, 3 and 4. The traditional cabaret, put on by the population of the downtown quarter, will be on on Friday September 2 at 20:00 hrs. More than 70 young people and some less young will interpret...[more]
MEDITATION IN THE SAUNA
[LEI: Aachen, August 17]
Barbara Baumann of the See of Aachen has had the idea of offering meditation sessions for people ‘taking the waters’ at the Carolus Thermen in Aachen. This is a unique project in Germany and now 300 people are participating in 18 meditation...[more]
HUY SEPTENNIAL PILGRIMAGE
[EDU/LEI: Huy, August 16]
The miraculous Virgin of the South is celebrated every seven years in the city of Huy, south of Liège, and 4,000 believers have followed the banner this year as they have done every seven years since 1935. Of course, a little bite of...[more]
NEW POOL
[LEI: Liège, August 16]
The new swimming pools in Wégimont have been opened to the public. Construction started last March and is now practically complete...[more]
WALLOON PROVERBS
[LEI: Liège, August 16]
The new dictionary of Walloon proverbs was published, following the annual celebrations of August 15, (the Annunciation of the BVM) in the Walloon country. It was first published in 1891 in Spa in the well-known form by Joseph Dejardin...[more]
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