The Ghanaian community in Europe is set to witness a vibrant celebration of culture and community development as Royal House Chapel in Belgium organizes a high-profile Mother’s Day event on 9th May 2025 at Evergem Themed ‘Parenting Affecting Ghanaians in Europe and the Diaspora’ the event is expected to bring together distinguished speakers and the diaspora community to reflect on the evolving dynamics of parenting within the Ghanaian diaspora while celebrating the strength and influence of mothers A rich line-up of speakers has been announced including *International Diplomatic Consultant Farouk Al-Wahab the Chief Priest of Gua Nummo – Nummo Gbele Nfo III and Queen Mother of the Akyekyere Community in the Wassa Amenfi Traditional Area – Nana Badu Anna II* Popular Ghanaian media personality Akumaa Mama Zimbi is also billed to speak The event will not only be intellectually engaging but also culturally enriching The renowned *Jaynii Cultural Troupe* from Accra bringing the audience closer to their roots and heritage Their participation is highly anticipated and viewed as essential to the cultural essence of the day The celebration will feature live performances by some of Ghana’s top gospel and inspirational musicians including award-winning artist *Nana Kweku Osei Other music highlights include Rose Adjei* and Odehyieba Priscilla both acclaimed for their soul-stirring gospel renditions Adding a blend of humour and charisma to the event veteran Ghanaian actor and entertainer ‘Koofori’ will serve as the Master of Ceremonies ensuring that the day flows with elegance and enthusiasm The event has received official endorsement from the *Diaspora Affairs Directorate at the Office of the President of Ghana reflecting its significance and alignment with ongoing efforts to strengthen Ghanaian diaspora relations Organizers have described the event as a platform not only to celebrate mothers but to provoke dialogue on the critical role of parenting in shaping future generations of Ghanaians in Europe and beyond ABB has opened a new €20 million injection molding manufacturing site at Evergem smart and sustainable electrification solutions in Europe The modern plant has been developed to meet the latest energy-efficiency demands through the installation of new injection molding machines It replaces an existing facility that joined ABB as part of its acquisition of GE Industrial Solutions in 2018 The site will produce power distribution enclosures which serve as protective housings for electrical distribution components such as circuit breakers metering and control of electricity throughout residential The global electrical enclosure market size is projected to grow from $7.42 billion in 2024 to $13.15 billion by 2032[1] due to increasing demand for new buildings the modernization of existing buildings with more efficient and reliable electrical systems The new Evergem site is part of ABB’s Mission to Zero™ initiative towards significantly reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of ABB sites while supporting customers to reduce their GHG emissions by providing a decarbonization roadmap that they can implement The initiative is expected to reduce CO2e emissions by more than 6,700 tonnes and energy consumption by more than 9,400 MWh annually compared to 2019 at the previous facility The measures are anticipated to result in approximately €2.5 million in energy cost reductions annually it is expected that 10 percent of energy required at the site will be generated by 1,330 on-site rooftop solar panels with the remaining sourced from certified green energy supplies cooling water circuits and a new air ventilation plant are also contributing to the energy and carbon emissions reduction The Evergem site will continuously monitor and optimize energy usage leveraging ABB's own digital solutions such as ABB Ability™ Building Analyzer which tracks buildings data and utilities in real-time and provides actionable insights to optimize energy efficiency coupled with the use of green energy and heat pumps also facilitates the reduction in energy consumption and CO2 emissions Additional digital technologies such as a building management system will be introduced in the coming months to further support the energy efficiency achievement "The Mission to Zero™ approach at Evergem is a significant example of our aim to enable a lower-carbon society and of our commitment to accelerating the transition to more sustainable manufacturing,” said Mike Mustapha President of ABB Electrification’s Smart Buildings division “This advanced site is designed to fulfil future demand Incorporating cutting-edge technologies and innovative processes that can optimize efficiency and productivity now and in years to come will provide a training ground and sustainability roadmap for our people and customers We will continue to combine digital technologies with measures to reduce energy consumption and increase renewable energy sources at Evergem in 2024 and beyond." 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KGStiftsbergstraße 1 · D-74172 Neckarsulm, GermanyE-mail: [email protected]Web: www.prezero-international.com FreshPublishers © 2005-2025 HortiDaily.com we successfully opened our new delivery service location in Evergem (Belgium) according to plan This move means that from now on delivery customers of our wholesale outlet in Antwerp will be supplied from Evergem This is an important step forward as Sligro transitions towards the new model for delivery in Belgium Sligro-M and JAVA Foodservice supplied from the nearest delivery service location.  As previously announced during the presentation of the half-year results and confirmed during our trading update of 19 October we have adjusted the course of our approach to ERP implementation and the management of our Belgian activities We have started rolling out the same ERP landscape as we are using for Sligro-M and the opening of the new delivery service location in Evergem is the first step In the coming months we will also switch the Sligro-ISPC wholesale outlets in Liège and Ghent over to this technology but it wasn’t confectionary heaven I was searching for during my first visit to Belgium KEAN Suspensions (the name a combination of KEnny and ANdy) has been a go-to place for many car enthusiasts in this traffic code-obsessed country Belgium’s vehicle code doesn’t allow any sort of engine tuning and not even a wide-body kit or stretched tires the Neirinck brothers have made a living from their hobby now working on around 300 customer cars every year Cars run in the family blood; Kenny and Andy’s father had a big love for cars and his passion helped the youngsters begin working on their own and clients’ builds the brothers started a a club called ‘Concept 983′ for people with an interest in modifying cars and cruising to events Back then it was the early days of aftermarket air suspension and a lot of people had problems with their airbag setups With a vast amount of mechanical knowledge and practical skills between them at almost every meeting Kenny and Andy would lend a hand to those that needed one working on cars grew into a bonafide business For a long time it was a second job for the brothers but around two years ago Kenny and Andy decided to take it to the next level: They bought a big garage and dived in full time Andy mentioned that although the workshop space seemed huge when they first moved in after two years there’s not a lot of free room left The first floor is dedicated to the service area while the second floor features a guest room where customers can sit down or do what every KEAN visitor does: appreciate at least 10 or so project cars in the shop at any given time The carbon fiber Pandem wide-body BMW M3 and the bagged Ferrari 308 GTB are the brothers’ own cars Both have seen plenty of road miles over the last year and they’ll be doing plenty more this year going show to show Look out for features on both cars in the coming months Something that piqued my interest were the number of Peugeots around the workshop On top of the two parked in front of the building was a rare 505 GTi It turns out that the 206 was Kenny’s first car and the one that he and Andy cut their project car teeth with Twenty-one years later it’s still in pristine condition This turbocharged Honda S2000 belongs to a friend and the guys are currently fine tuning the air ride package for this show car The same thing goes for the bagged Porsche 964 The Honda Legend had its air ride system fitted around a decade ago This RUF BTR – the first RUF model to have its own VIN number – was a barn find and will be restored to original condition complete with its factory-fitted 500hp 3.8L engine At first glance this hot rod looked very familiar, and it turned out to be that BMW-powered 1928 Ford Model A that StanceWorks’ Mike Burroughs built back in 2012/2013 I never thought it would be in a Belgium garage and the guys keep it in good running condition for him the pickup can’t be legally driven on Belgian roads With the summer car show and event season in Belgium just starting things are getting really busy in Kenny and Andy’s workshop Over the coming months you’ll be able to see many of these builds and other KEAN projects at events like Wörthersee Shop Tours on Speedhunters This really is a neat and tidy workshop with a very interesting selection of modified cars Sebastian.PS: Love that 505 with the period-correct rear window louvers I knew that the Stanceworks Hotrod ended up in Belgium Evergem of all places!?As for spacers: Not in legal form: Illegal in Belgium... "Barn find" how do you barn find a Ruf good God their father went to some shed to do piping or plumbing and later said: "damn there wasn't any free space between a wall and a dusty old Porsche" and guys got interested in the later part of the story when is some European hot rod shop just going to call itself "The Resistance?"The Third Reich never went away ....my name is Mark & I have a problem (maybe not just myself though) & I absolutely adore the Pug 505 on Borbets The country where aftermarket exhausts legally can’t be louder than the factory item and lowered cars still have to have at least 10cm of ground clearance Airride is the antichrist (unless it’s factory of course) and stretched tires get you sentenced to death Every mod has to be accompanied by 5 chapters of paperwork to prove that it’s legal and you get to pay extra for a tuning report at the annual inspection Only for them to deem your car illegal despite the necessary paperwork so you can pay them again once you’ve rectified your ‘illegal’ mods i’m proud to see the quality of the projects of KEAN and other likeminded enthousiast in this country do some people register their cars in other countries and drive them in Belgium like what happens in the states with Montana i think (note in the states it is mostly to avoid taxes and sometimes emissions and yearly inspections) Most of them take off the parts that are ‘obvious’ offenders airride and the such every year when inspection time comes around A brand new car gets 4 years before they have their first inspection ‘Oldtimers’ are currently completely exempt as well because they’re viewed as cars that don’t see public roads every day You do have to register them as such though Any car that’s 25 years or older is regarded as a regular car with yearly inspection unless registered as oldtimer in which case you get a special licence plate as well That’s the reason car shows in Belgium usually feature a mix of very new and reasonably old cars Legislation regarding oldtimers has changed recently though so even cars with oldtimer registration that were exempt in the past (i.e free pass to do some crazy stuff) have a yearly inspection on their hands They’re loopholes the government is aware of obviously and frankly i’m surprised people have been able to exploit them for as long as they have I myself just ‘know a guy who knows a guy’ Plus I’m lucky my car isn’t all that common and most of my mods are in fact legal i guess every area has its own rules and there is always someone trying to find the loopholes I guess it also depends on the people enforcing the laws too I live in an area with bumper height laws (both a maximum and a minimum) and they are usually enforced heavily on the minimum side and lightly on the maximum side Then there are the fender laws which are usually used to go after tuners who prefer to have poke on their lowered cars while off road trucks and jeeps often get away with having half the tire outside the fender Do you see a lot of targeted enforcement in Belgium where the police go after one group of enthusiasts over another I love talking about the ridiculous rules involving cars here in Belgium if I'm honest I think it's fun to see people's reactions especially if they have a lot more freedom to modify than we do Speaking to other people with the same passion for cars and modifying them the strictness of the enforcement and the technical inspection does seem to depend on the region you live in I'm in one of the stricter parts of the country but have been lucky up untill now that I haven't been pulled over have been forced to follow the police to the technical inspection multiple times having their car deemed illegal for road use They then need to convert the car back to legal spec show it at the police office and at the technical inspection to have it approved again From my experience though day to day driving is reasonably safe as long as you don't drive around like a jackass It's usually when there's car meets or car related events going on that you see the patrols ready at the exit to pull people over who are attending or visiting the show they tend to walk around on the show grounds checking out the cars they'd like to try and stop when they leave the private property of the event Stock (or stock looking) oldtimers and offroaders usually get away scot-free poke and ride height on jeeps is usually ignored while poke and camber on 'stanced' cars is likely to get you at least a ticket Thoroughly looking forward to driving through your country next week Passing through or having a short stay shouldn’t really get you in to any trouble frankly Unless you bag yourself a chance encounter with a cop who really thinks he needs to prove a point that is Your car having a foreign registration will usually give you some extre leeway as well I’ve seen local authorities have a chat with owners of tuned cars from Holland and such and they almost always seemed genuinely interested in how our legislation differs from theirs they do only enforce what the goverment dictates as well Some are lenient when they see your car isn’t a public menace (even though your car happens to be on air for example) there will always be ‘tuners’ that feel the need to challenge the police just as much as there are ‘those guys’ with a police badge who have the need to prove their point I hope I’ll be able to quickly say hi at Players Classic this year so as you said 'Belgium’s vehicle code doesn’t allow any sort of engine tuning and not even a wide-body kit or stretched tires' then what do the owners of the cars in this article do brand new cars are exempt from inspection for 4 years So unless you run info a cop who’s out to get you Oldtimers (cars of 25 years and up registered as such) were exempt as well untill recently when the rules around it changed People usually revert illegal mods come inspection time or when they get caught by an officer Very few of them are registered in another country Speedhunters is an international collective of photographers writers and drivers with a shared passion for uncovering the world's most exciting car culture stories Trelleborg inaugurated its new European logistics hub for material handling and construction tires and its new Benelux commercial office in Evergem The new premises consist of a 10,000 square metre warehouse along with offices to house the Benelux commercial office for Trelleborg Wheels Systems Trelleborg Wheel Systems can serve its European warehouses and key customers in the region from this facility on a JIT basis says: “We were honoured to cut the ribbon and celebrate this special moment at the Evergem site in Belgium in the presence of 150 guests that included representatives from local authorities and Trelleborg employees We consider Evergem as the beating heart of the material handling and construction tyres business and a key hub due to its strategic position in Europe “We are now located in a modern and prime location with state-of-the-art equipment designed according to the latest Trelleborg technology standards This means we will be able to serve our customers even better from this hub which is within the world-wide logistics organisation of Trelleborg Wheel Systems It will increase our efficiency and flexibility Our investment in Evergem is highlighting our strong commitment to our partners to deliver an excellent service and to improve the productivity of their operations.” The new building is constructed in the historical location of Bergougnan on a production site built at the beginning of 1900 and acquired by Trelleborg Wheel Systems in 1988 Trelleborg relocated its production of solid tyres to Sri Lanka but kept Evergem as the central hub for logistics operations for material handling and construction tyres in Europe and the Middle East servicing more than 50 countries If you would like the latest news from the Chinese tyre industry in Chinese, visit our partner site TyrepressChina.com NICK Makin has kicked off his racing block in Europe with a win at the Evergem Kermesse in Belgium. Makin will compete in a few more races before linking up with the Mid Devon Cycling Club (MDCC) team in France to participate in the prestigious Vire race. This year's team is Nick Makin, George Watch, Ben Meek, James Pearcy, Charlie Meredith and Shaun Davey. The team will be managed by Andy Hitchens and supported by mechanic Simon Aske. The Totnes Vire race, held annually since 1974, celebrates the twinning of Totnes and Vire, France.   Torbay Velopark came alive this past weekend with the Shutt Velo Rapide Hitters Crits Rd 1, marking the start of the senior racing season. MDCC riders were out in force, putting on a strong showing across multiple categories. James Williams took a win in the E/1/2/3 category, showcasing his early-season form. Clubmates Julian Pittock (4th), Will Kelly (6th), James Pearcy (11th), and Shaun Davey (12th) also impressed. Several MDCC riders opted to double up and compete in both the E/1/2/3 and Masters races. In the Masters race, Julian Pittock continued the winning ways, securing the top spot with James Williams (4th) and Andrew Hitchens (8th) further bolstering the MDCC presence. The 3/4 race saw Joshua Snow finish a commendable fourth, followed closely by Andrew Hitchens in fifth. Shaun Davey rounded out the MDCC finishers in ninth. The strong performances by MDCC riders bode well for the upcoming season. The Tiverton National Series Junior Road Races saw two Mid Devon Cycling Club riders tackle the demanding 73-mile course against a strong national field. From the starting gun, the pace was fierce, pushing the peloton to its limits. Both Mid Devon riders, Ben Meek and George Watch, displayed excellent race positioning throughout. Coming down to the final sprint finish, Meek put in a strong showing, securing an impressive 18th place. Watch also dug deep, crossing the line in a solid 30th. This challenging race showcased the talent and determination of the Mid Devon juniors. Their ability to handle the intense pace and compete against top national riders bodes well for their future performances. The Mid Devon Cycling Club's off-road crew made a strong showing at the South West MTB XC Series race held at Woodies Bike Park in Cornwall. Female Juvenile rider Lauren Fox displayed impressive skills, securing a well-deserved second place. Lara Dix, competing in the Female Youth category, also took home second, showcasing her talent on the challenging course. The Open Juvenile category saw Mid Devon riders dominate the podium. Matt Holmes claimed a hard-fought second, while James Alan battled his way to a close third. Comments Tel: 01626 336600[email protected]Follow us Further Links Owned or licensed to Tindle Newspapers Ltd | Independent Family-Owned Newspapers | Copyright & Trade Mark Notice & 2013 - 2025 The Food Manager of the Year for 2024 was announced on 14 November 2024 during the National Food Congress in Grand Hotel Amrâth Kurhaus in Scheveningen Koen Slippens was present via a live video link   -   (photo: Jan Willem Houweling)  According to the jury report: "This is the first time that this title has been won by a manager from the food service channel The jury was particularly impressed by the way that Mr Slippens has steadily built up his business since 2008 in the face of extremely difficult market conditions and easily leads the field in the Dutch food service market as well as having a strong foothold in Belgium Sligro is a food service provider with not only a modern efficient online operation but also a network of wholesalers where entrepreneurs in the food service and catering business can draw inspiration for their customers.”The following criteria determined the jury’s opinion:The Food Manager of the Year: As announced at the presentation of our 2024 half-year figures in accordance with our dividend policy.  The interim dividend amounts to €0.30 per share and will be payable on Monday 7 October 2024 The ex-dividend date is Friday 20 September 2024.The record date is Monday 23 September 2024 A first in the Dutch food service market: from 8 May 2024 all of SmitVis’ fresh salmon will be GGN-certified The GGN label stands for sustainability and transparency across the entire supply chain which benefits both the climate and the salmon salmon farmed in compliance with the GGN standard receives different nutrition compared to regular salmon which results in higher omega-3 fatty acid levels As one of the top labels in the Milieu Centraal foundation’s quality mark guide GGN has immediately been included in the ‘Eerlijk & Heerlijk’ range that helps Sligro customers make sustainable choices in designing their product range SmitVis is Sligro Food Group’s fish processing company Sligro Food Group Nederland has been awarded the ISO 14001:2015 certificate for the receipt storage and transport of food and non-food products When it comes to environmental management systems ISO 14001:2015 is the international standard ISO standard 14001:2015 is geared towards managing and improving environmental performance both internally within the organisation and across the entire supply chain The aim is to keep on implementing improvements in the area of the environment and sustainable business practices Certification under this ISO standard is based on an assessment of an organisation’s current environmental policy environmental aspects relevant to the organisation the organisation’s energy efficiency with a view to cutting carbon emissions and measures the organisation is taking to control or reduce carbon emissions.Larger companies and governments in particular often stipulate certification as a precondition for tendering for their contracts ZiN Inspiratielab was all about sustainability on November 23rd 123 food professionals attended the fourth edition of 'Together towards sustainability' interesting meet-ups and tasty and sustainable innovations.  He talked about the importance of sustainability within foodservice and the choices Sligro Food Group makes in this regard He also introduced the first plastic-free coffee cup during the event This plastic-free disposable cup meets the requirements of the SUP legislation.  The keynote speaker of the day was Kees-Willem Rademakers lecturer and researcher in logistics at the Hogeschool of Amsterdam He took the audience through his vision of logistics in food service He is convinced that logistics is at the core of keeping people in urban regions fed in the future and improving livability.  food professionals participated in several master classes Participants were able to ask questions about SUP legislation or taste Primitive Dutch dishes from the chef that got you started on understanding and tackling large it was time to walk around the XL Meet&Greet plaza in the self-serve wholesale food court Almost thirty suppliers were ready to provide the food professionals with a vegan bitterball vegan kibbeling or a piece of pure meat.  restaurant critic and culinary journalist at NRC closed the day with his views on sustainability Sustainability does not have to be just vegetarian and organic His message was clear: How can we work together to make the world a little bit better?  A beautiful valuable day for 123 food professionals Tintelingen has been the market leader in Christmas packages since 2003 where the customer is completely unburdened from assortment A "personal choice gift" is becoming increasingly popular to give at Christmas or as a token of appreciation at other times of the year for good cooperation or to celebrate successes Customisation is the starting point; 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