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Relocations and expansions across Europe
New warehouse improves delivery speed for European Automation
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uropean Automation, the supplier of industrial automation parts, has opened a new 10,000 sq ft warehouse in Fenton, one of the six towns of Stoke-on-Trent. The new site will provide even faster delivery of components such as inverters, motors and PLCs to a growing range of clients worldwide. European Automation is currently the only company in Europe offering a nine-hour premium delivery service. The company delivers to over 220 countries and territories around the globe. It is particularly focused on providing frequently used parts, such as the Siemens Simatic S5, as well as components that are very difficult to find. Visit: www.euautomation.com
Second production line at Renault-Nissan Tangier plant
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he inauguration of the second production line at the Renault-Nissan Tangier plant was celebrated on October 8. The new line will increase the site’s output capacity to 340,000 vehicles a year, starting in 2014. It required an investment of €400 million and will produce Dacia Sandero and Dacia Sandero Stepway, two leading models in the Dacia range. This achievement, the result of a public-private partnership between the Kingdom of Morocco and the Renault group, makes the plant the largest in Africa, a major industrial ambition and a source of productivity and development for the country’s automotive sector. “I am sure this second production line will produce great quality Sandero vehicles and will be a strong testimony to the ‘made in Morocco’ label globally,” said Jacques Prost, managing director of the Renault Morocco group. Visit: www.euautomation.com
Orange unveils its new generation data centre in Normandy
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Alphatrad extends pan-European presence
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lphatrad, part of the Optilingua Group and a pan-European leader in the field of translation services, has opened new offices in Copenhagen (Denmark) and is preparing to set up a branch in Italy. In addition, new services, such as film subtitling, audio-file transcription and vocal dubbing, are being implemented in order to meet customer requirements. With over 35 years’ experience in the translation field, Optilingua Group already boasts a host of affiliates and offices throughout Europe and operates under the names Alphatrad, Traducta or Viaverbia. The company provides translation services by native speakers across all business sectors, as well as proofreading/copywriting services in over 50 languages. Visit: www.alphatrad.co.uk
Dunlop expands with £4 million UK manufacturing investment
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xpanding Birmingham-based manufacturer Dunlop Aircraft Tyres completed a £4 million factory investment programme when it switched on another new production machine that will further improve efficiency and increase capacity. The company, which now exports 80% of the
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order to meet the growing demand for IT services, Orange has built a 16,000m2 data center in Val-de-Reuil, France, including 5000m2 of computer room space. Known as ‘Normandy’, it will be used to host data and services for Orange business customers and the general public, to accelerate the development of Orange’s cloud computing offers and to support the group’s own IT transformation. It completes the worldwide infrastructure for Orange data centres, which now includes 16 sites in France and more than 50 around the world, representing an investment of more than €100 million. This new generation data centre uses cool ambient air to cool the computer equipment for 11 months out of the year, thereby reducing the use of artificial air-conditioning for more than 80% of the year. Visit: www.orange.com
products it manufactures at its Fort Dunlop site, has doubled in size in the last five years and it has recently added a number of new semi-automated production machines to satisfy the rising demand for its products. Together, the new production and testing machines increase Dunlop’s new tyre output by 15%, with most of this expansion focused on supporting operators of
popular regional aircraft manufactured by Bombardier and Embraer. Visit: www.dunlopaircrafttyres.com
