Turnover of Austrias productive sector improved by more than seven per cent year on year in July, it has been reported.Statistik Austria said today (Fri) the companies in the countrys industrial and construction branch rose by 7.7 per cent to 19.3 billion Euros.The sectors metal production department did best. The sectors monthly turnover soared by […]
Fire-fighting equipment producer Rosenbauer International AG has been contracted by an Asian company to deliver 21 fire trucks.The Upper Austrian firm, which is based in Leonding, said today (Thurs) it was assigned by the internationally-operating UMW Group to produce 21 fire engines worth an overall 17.4 million Euros for Malaysia Airport Holding Berhad (MAHB).Rosenbauers turnover […]
Adeg has started operating its first petrol station shop in Austria.The Pein Energy station store in the Styrian town of Mureck offers around 1,000 products from the chains range. Shop manager Susanne Pein claimed most products were “almost as cheap as in supermarkets”, adding that her shops big benefit was its longer opening times. The […]
Fire-fighting equipment producer Rosenbauer International AG had a good first half of the year as business figures presented today (Fri) show.The company headquartered in Leonding, Upper Austria, managed to increase turnover by 14 per cent to 274.5 million Euros year on year, while earnings before interest and taxes (Ebit) rose by 33 per cent to […]
A Northern Irish property firm is set to build a new shopping centre an hours drive from Austria after getting a multi-million Euro loan from Erste Banks Slovenska sporitelna.British media report today (Fri) that the Slovakian subsidiary of Vienna-headquartered Erste Bank teamed up with VUB bank a Slovakian competitor owned by Italys Intesa Sanpaolo […]
An Austrian man may face charges after he blinded a pilot with a laser pen during landing procedures at a Swiss airport.Swiss officials said today (Weds) no decision has yet been made over whether the 27-year-old will get away with a fine or face criminal charges after the incident at Geneva International Airport, which is […]
A deranged Vienna woman claimed she was ordered to stab someone by “a monster” after watching an episode of the supernatural series “Charmed”.The 20-year-old, who suffers from borderline syndrome, according to her lawyer, drove to Vienna International Airport (VIA) earlier this year and attacked a German woman with a kitchen knife. The tourist from Berlin […]
A panel discussion about US president Barack Obamas vision of a world free of nuclear weapons organised by top international organisations will take place in Vienna next week.The Austrian Institute for International Affairs (oiip) and the United States Mission to International Organizations, both based in Vienna, announced the debates high-profile list of participators today (Fri).Glyn […]