Europe & CIS - 04 December 2014

Siemens filed 9% more patent applications in fiscal 2014 than in fiscal 2013 and has honoured twelve researchers and developers who together account for more than 900 inventions.

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development will provide the Italcementi Group with a loan of around €20 million for a revamp project at the Shymkent cement plant in Kazakhstan.

The most important element of the Autumn Statement for the construction industry was the ‘National Infrastructure Plan 2014’.

According to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB), the government’s Autumn Statement offers no clarity on its plans for apprenticeship funding reform.