GE Oil & Gas, based at Bridge of Don in Aberdeen, Scotland has won a coveted Gold Award from the Scottish Centre for Healthy Working Lives, recognising it as one of the safest and healthiest employers in Scotland.
ABERDEEN, SCOTLAND - November 5, 2009 - Tasty, healthy food on the menu and an online personal trainer have helped GE Oil & Gas, based at Bridge of Don in Aberdeen, Scotland to win a coveted Gold Award from the Scottish Centre for Healthy Working Lives and to be recognised as one of the safest and healthiest employers in Scotland.
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GE UK's volunteering programme has helped teenagers in disadvantaged areas to reach their full potential by raising standards amongst a third of participating students.
The Stretch, Challenge and Excite programme was launched in April 2008 and has covered a number of GE locations across the UK, giving students the opportunity to expand their knowledge by benefitting from the life skills of GE volunteers. It is one of a number of GE volunteering and corporate citizenship initatives in the UK.
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CHALFONT ST GILES, UK, 27 AUGUST 2009 - GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), today announced that Stephen Minger, Ph.D, previously Senior Lecturer and Director of King's College London's Stem Cell Biology Laboratory, will join GE Healthcare's Life Sciences business as head of Research and Development for Cell Technologies on September 1st 2009.
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You don't expect flashbulbs popping and TV crews jostling for space in an aircraft engine service facility but that was the scene at GE Aviation's Nantgarw site in South Wales, UK with the visit of senior government Business Minister, Lord Mandelson.
Lord Mandelson was shown Nantgarw's engine test facility which is one of the most advanced aircraft engine testing facilities globally. The site is also the only aircraft engine shop in the world to offer a complete suite of service and testing facilities for the GE90 115B (an engine often used on 777s).
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GE announced second-quarter 2009 earnings from continuing operations (attributable to GE) of $2.9 billion, or $.26 per share attributable to common shareowners, down 47% from second quarter 2008.
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GE announces first UK commitment to healthymagination business strategy
London 29 June 2009 -- GE, a worldwide partner of the Olympic Games, has today announced plans to donate £4.8 million ($8 million) worth of medical equipment, including foetal monitors, incubators and MR scanner, to Homerton University Hospital in Hackney, East London.
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Paris Air Show 2009
LE BOURGET, France--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GE Aviation's Dowty business recently delivered the 600th propeller system for the Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 aircraft. The advanced six-bladed propeller system for the Dash 8 has single removable all-composite blades.