The turnover of electricity and gas provider EVN AG has dropped slightly, new figures show.The Lower Austrian company said today (Thurs) it achieved a turnover of 1.63 billion Euros in the first half of the 2010/2011 business year, 0.3 per cent less than in the same period of the previous business year.EVN added that its […]
A young boy is fighting for his life after a bathing accident.The four-year-old was fished out of the water by his mum after he leapt into a public pool in Braunau, Upper Austria, yesterday afternoon (Tues). The woman resuscitated the unconscious kid before he was transferred to the local clinic.Doctors decided to airlift him to […]
Upper Austrian fire truck and fire-fighting equipment producer Rosenbauer International AG (Rosenbauer) has suffered a slight setback.The companys earnings before interest and taxes (Ebit) declined by 15 per cent to 6.9 million Euros from the first three months of 2010 when the firm did extraordinarily well to the same time span of this […]
Vienna hosted more congresses than any other city in the world last year.The International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) announced today (Fri) that 154 international summits took place in the Austrian capital in 2010. This figure helped the city to stay on top of the ICCAs global ranking. Vienna was tied for first place with […]
A young boy was hospitalised after being injured by the rotating blade of a lawnmower.The one-year-old child suffered serious injuries to his arms and upper body when his mum, 34, had an inattentive moment, police in Niedernsill, Salzburg, said today (Fri) about the incident in the familys back garden yesterday afternoon.Officials explained the woman was […]
Prospering plastic producer Borealis AG has said the construction of a centre for innovation in Abu Dhabi should be completed soon.The Vienna-based company which also runs factories in Austria and Sweden among other countries announced today (Thurs) that the facility in the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will be operating by […]
Peter Schöttel has been named new Rapid Vienna manager.The former defender, who currently coaches league rivals Magna Wiener Neustadt, agreed with Rapid bosses a two-year deal, it was confirmed today (Mon). Schöttel was hotly tipped to take over at the Green-Whites for weeks.He will succeed Peter Pacult who was fired last month amid accusations he […]
Nadine Beiler finished last Saturdays Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) in a disappointing 18th place.The 20-year-old pop singer competed with the ballad “The secret is love” in the event held in the German city of Dusseldorf. Beiler had to go through the semi final last Tuesday before performing as 18th of 25 contenders on Saturday. She […]
Fireproof products manufacturer RHI AG has said it is optimistic about the coming months despite the setback the firm experienced at the beginning of this year.RHI announced today (Thurs) it achieved a profit of 18.3 million Euros in the first quarter of 2011, down by 14.9 per cent compared to the same period of last […]
Viennese brewery Ottakringer AG achieved a turnover beyond 45 million Euros in the first quarter of this year.The company said today (Thurs) it managed to improve its turnover from 34.39 million Euros between January and March 2010 to 45.45 million Euros in the same time span of 2011. However, Ottakringer pointed out that its turnover […]