All Bell ceremonies

Gong marks 30th Shell Eco-marathon

Linda van Schaik, General Manager Retail Benelux and France, and members of the Shell Eco-marathon team Euregiorunners sound the gong to mark the 30th Shell Eco-marathon which takes place in Rotterdam from May 15-18.

The team used desktop 3D printers to create many of the components of their car, making lighter parts and ultimately saving fuel. (featured: steering wheel, door, dashboard)

This is the 30th year of the Shell Eco-marathon, one of the world’s most challenging student competitions related to innovation, technology and sustainability that is held in Europe, the US and Asia every year. From 15 to 18 May 2014, more than 200 teams from 26 countries in Europe and Africa will again compete to drive the farthest using the least amount of fuel with their home-made vehicles. Teams use the latest technological innovations to make their cars, including one largely built using 3D printers. For the first time in its European history, eighteen Dutch teams participate the challenge. The competition offers future scientists and engineers an educational and experimental platform to apply their knowledge and skills in pursuit of sustainable solutions to global energy issues.

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Barber returns to Beursplein 5

After a long absence, the well-known barber returns to the Amsterdam exchange.

In 1934, the Exchange Salon was opened at the Amsterdam exchange building. Before they entered the trading floor, stockbrokers visited the barber for a shaving in a classical way. However, the barber disappeared in 1996 from Beursplein 5. Until now! The ‘Cut Throat Barber & Coffee’ barbers, located at the Warmoestraat, revive the old tradition. Traders can book the 'Cut Throat Shaves' treatment in one of the authentic barber chairs. Peter Paul de Vries was the first to take place in the barber chair to be "cut and shaved". Co-Owner and manager, Tom Sadd, sounds the gong.

For more information: www.facebook.com/CutThroatBarber

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Remote Bell Ceremony to open the Annual Life Science Convention Knowledge for Growth

On 8 May 2014, Benedikt Timmerman, CEO of Genticel opened the European stock markets of Euronext with a Bell Ceremony at the annual convention in the presence of Henk Joos, Managing Director of FlandersBio.

If you would like to find out more : www.Knowledgeforgrowth.be

Young Entrepreneurs ring the closing Bell in Lisbon

Graça Fonseca and Paulo Carvalho, from the City Hall, and two entrepreneurs, Jorge Santos da Magnifinance e Tiago Franco da Imaginary Cloud, rang the closing bell in Lisbon. Euronext Lisbon organized a conference to speak about Entrepreneurship and Capital Markets, initiative that has been supported by the Lisbon municipality. Two young entrepreneurs and two listed companies – Espírito Santo Saúde and Orey Antunes - were also invited to talk about their projects.  

New Fugro CFO visits Euronext Amsterdam

New Fugro CFO Paul Verhagen visits Euronext Amsterdam and sounds gong.

Fugro creates value by acquiring and interpreting earth and engineering data and providing associated consulting services to support clients with their design and construction of infrastructure and buildings. Fugro also supports clients with the installation, repair and maintenance of their subsea infrastructure. Fugro works around the globe, predominantly in energy and infrastructure markets offshore and onshore.

For more information: www.fugro.nl

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EnterNext welcomes Innoveox on Alternext in Paris

Innoveox specializes in environmental services. The group provides a technology of hydrothermal oxidation in supercritical environment to industries and communities for the processing of any form of hazardous industrial waste (oil, solvents, pesticides, etc.) and complex, corrosive and resistant waste. The technology consists in putting the effluent to be treated under pressure and temperature, and injecting the oxygen immediately soluble and causing oxidation and almost complete destruction of the organic matter. The water from the process can be discharged directly in the environment or recycled, whereas the metals and minerals can be precipitated and recycled.

Amsterdam Business Award organisation visits Beursplein 5

For the fifth time in a row, the Amsterdam Business Award, organized by Business Platform MeerBusiness Amsterdam, is handed out to the Amsterdam-based company that has contributed to the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area.

The award is presented on May 8 during a gala dinner at the NH Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky in Amsterdam. Previous winners include Olcay Gulsen of Supertrash, Hans Brouwer of Massive Music, Raymond Cloosterman of Rituals, Ivo van Hove of Toneelgroep Amsterdam, Pierre Audi of the Dutch Opera and Dook van den Boer from TataSteel. The nominees for this year are Renny Ramakers of Droog Design, Dirk Kronemeijer of SkyNRG and Bas Welling of WE-Film. Head chef at Restaurant Vermeer, Chris Naylor, who is also the head chef at the gala diner, sounds the gong.

For more information: www.amsterdambusinessaward.nl

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Namur

On 5 May 2014 Euronext Brussels celebrated the listing of bonds (Medium Term Notes) issued by the city of Namur. The Mayor of Namur, Maxime Prévot rang the Opening Bell in the presence of Belfius representatives.

Gong marks Remembrance Day and Liberation Day

Amsterdams 4 en 5 mei comité visits Beursplein 5 to sound the gong for Remembrance Day and Liberation Day.

The Amsterdam committee is commissioned by the City of Amsterdam and is responsible for organizing the Remembrance Day May 4 and Liberation Day May 5 program. Through a joint effort by many parties, the program consists of more than 250 activities. In addition to the National Memorial on Dam Square on May 4, there are activities like commemorations in the city, remembrance events in theaters, cinemas or concert halls, Open Jewish Houses and Houses of Resistance, Liberty Meals and the Liberation Festival in the Westerpark. Member of the board Amsterdams 4 en 5 mei comité and managing director of the Johan Cruyff Foundation, Carole Thate, opens trading.

For more information: www.4en5meiamsterdam.nl

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Jong Ondernemen visits Beursplein 5

Jong Ondernemen Foundation (Young entrepreneurs foundation) visits Beursplein 5 to sound the gong.

The student company KnifeCleaner, creators of a professional knives cleaner, sound the gong together with Arko Veefkind, director of the foundation Jong Ondernemen. KnifeCleaner registered at the Chamber of Commerce recently, still during the entrepreneurship program of the foundation.

Jong Ondernemen is an entrepreneurial organization that allows young people to undertake during their school period and provides entrepreneurship programs at all educational levels. Through continuous learning and close involvement from business annually almost 26,000 pupils and students from primary school to university develop entrepreneurial skills. Jong Ondernemen is made possible by ABN AMRO, APG, CCHO, Delta Lloyd, ExxonMobil, ING, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, SME Service Desk, MN, NAM, NBA, PWC, SNS REAAL Fonds Twinfield, Van Lanschot and VNO-NCW.

For more information: www.jongondernemen.nl

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Klinkenberg Traders celebrates 15th anniversary

In honor of the 15th anniversary of Klinkenberg Traders, Mark Meinen, Director Emissions trading, sounds the closing gong.

Klinkenberg Traders was founded in 1999 as a trading company in stock options. With a small specialist team Klinkenberg Traders nowadays trades in equities, derivatives, hard metal options and carbon emission trading.

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Kendrion Executive Committee opens trading

CEO of Kendrion, Piet Veenema, sounds the gong together with the Executive Committee and opens trading at Euronext Amsterdam.

The Executive Committee sounds the gong in preparation of the publication of the first quarter results which will be published on 8 May 2014.

Kendrion develops, manufactures and markets innovative electromagnetic and mechatronic systems and components for customers all over the world. Kendrion's operations are carried out by the Division Industrial and the Division Automotive. Kendrion has leading positions in a number of business-to-business niche markets. Germany is Kendrion's main market, although other countries are becoming increasingly important.

For more information: www.kendrion.com

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Euronext celebrates the World Wish Day in Lisbon

On Tuesday, April 29, representatives from the Make-A-Wish Foundation rang the bell on Euronext markets in Europe to celebrate the World Wish Day.

The NYSE Euronext Foundation is a longtime supporter of the Make-A-Wish Foundation, which grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy.

Lisbon welcomes two children whose wishes are granted. And the Director of Make a Wish Portugal rang the closing bell. 

Young student entrepreneurs from various schools in the Ile de France region

The students were invited by Euronext for an intensive training session in order to prepare the Regional Championship taking place in June 2014 prcede by ringing the opening bell . This falls under the initiative of the Corporate Responsibility Group at Euronext. 

Make-A-Wish The Netherlands sounds gong on World Wish Day

CEO of Make-A-Wish The Netherlands, Peter Douwes, sounds the gong for World Wish Day together with volunteers and area ambassadors. The bells are also sounded for this occasion at the other Euronext exchange locations.

Every year on the 29th of April Make-A-Wish celebrates World Wish Day all over the world. In 1980 the first wish was granted to the 7-years old Chris, he suffered from leukemia. The whole village contributed enthusiasm to fulfil his dearest wish: being a cop. Make-A-Wish The Netherlands is founded in 1989 and annually fulfills more than 500 dearest wishes of children between 3 and 18 years with a life-threatening illness. Fulfilling a wish means a world of difference for these children and provides them and their family with hope and strength for the future.

For more information: www.makeawishnederland.org

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Mr. Peter Crosby, President and CEO of Mainstay Medical, opens the European trading day in Paris

Mainstay Medical is an Irish medical device company that is developing an innovative implantable neurostimulation device, ReActiv8, for people with debilitating Chronic Low Back Pain.

Chronic Low Back Pain is generally defined as Low Back Pain where the pain persists for more than three months. Low Back Pain is a leading cause of activity limitation and work absence throughout much of the developed world, imposing a high economic burden on individuals, families, communities, industry, and governments. The Company estimates that in approximately 7% of all cases of Low Back Pain, the pain persists for more than three months.

ReActiv8 represents a new approach to the treatment of Chronic Low Back Pain. ReActiv8 is an implantable neurostimulation device which applies electrical stimulation to nerves that supply one of the key stabilising muscles in the back, the lumbar multifidus muscle. The hypothesis on which ReActiv8 is based is that electrical stimulation of the nerve that innervates the lumbar multifidus muscle to cause contraction of the muscle can help reactivate the muscle control system, thereby leading to improved spine stability and a reduction in the effects of CLBP.

Further information is available at www.mainstay-medical.com

Euronext Brussels celebrated World Wish Day

On 29 April 2014 Euronext Brussels celebrated World Wish Day with Sofie

Make-A-Wish France, Maison Lenôtre and wish child Victor celebrate World Wish Day in Paris

Euronext supports Make-A-Wish France who grants wishes for children with life-threatening medical conditions. For the 5th edition of World Wish Day, Make-A-Wish France is invited to celebrate the anniversary of the first wish granted. A ceremony will take place where Victor,  Wish Child of the day, will be put in the spotlight. Victor's wish  was granted in April with the support of Maison Lenôtre: "I wish to make pastry with a famous Chef".