BSI, the business standards company has revised BS 7212:2016 Code of practice for the safe use of construction hoists. Such hoists are used to transfer persons and/or goods between defined landing levels on sites of engineering and construction. The standard was developed to assist the construction industry in utilizing safe practices which help to protect both construction workers and the public alike.
London, UK: FireMon CEO Jim Lewandowski has announced the security management firm achieved record growth in revenue, bookings and new customers for 2015. He also introduced former Juniper Networks and McAfee marketing executive, Michael Callahan, as Chief Marketing Officer – the first in the Company’s 12-year history.
- Revenue grew by 9.1 per cent to EUR 318.8 million
- EBIT showed extraordinarily strong increase of 28.6 per cent to EUR 30.2 million
- Consolidated net result rose by 29.0 per cent to EUR 18.6 million
- Outlook still marked by growth
Performance of the PALFINGER Group
In the first quarter of 2016, the performance of the PALFINGER Group was marked by revenue growth and an extraordinarily strong increase in earnings. Revenue rose by 9.1 per cent to EUR 318.8 million (Q1 2015: EUR 292.3 million), setting a new record for a first-quarter result. EBIT showed an extraordinarily strong increase of 28.6 per cent from EUR 23.5 million to EUR 30.2 million, which is a new record as well. This, in turn, generated a marked increase in the EBIT margin, which came to 9.5 per cent, as compared to 8.0 per cent in the first quarter of the previous year. The consolidated net result for the first quarter of 2016 was EUR 18.6 million, 29.0 per cent higher than the previous year's figure. Earnings per share came to EUR 0.50, as compared to EUR 0.39 in the previous year.
London, UK: Tripwire, Inc. has announced that Tripwire® Enterprise coverage for security policy and regulatory compliance increased by over 200 new policies across 26 policy types between Q1 2015 and Q1 2016. During this same time frame Tripwire also retired 100 outdated policies. By dramatically simplifying visibility, automation, assessment and remediation of thousands of configuration variables, and with a library of nearly 700 policy and platform combinations, Tripwire Enterprise provides the broadest, most comprehensive security and compliance coverage in the industry.
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