November 14, 2025

Step into Asia’s Most Dazzling Holiday Experience as the Magic of Hong Kong WinterFest Unfolds Leave a reply Winter Wonderland Lights Up Central as the City Kicks Off a Season of Festive Delights HONG KONG, Nov. 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — As winter wraps us in its warming embrace, Hong Kong is being transformed into a magical hub of festive cheer to make it Asia’s most enchanting seasonal destination. The highly anticipated annual Hong Kong WinterFest was launched today in the beating heart of the city, Central. The showcase event is “Winter Wonderland in Central” with a spectacular 20-metre Christmas tree and a delightful giant toy-themed “Christmas Town” to mark the start of weeks of citywide seasonal celebrations. Throughout Hong Kong, neighbourhoods are being dressed in glittering holiday decorations as a thrilling lineup of events is prepared. Visitors from around the world are invited to immerse themselves in the magic of the perfect winter fantasy. Hong Kong WinterFest Offers Endless Excitement as Dazzling Lights Make Central Shine Winter Wonderland in Central – Christmas Town Step into a Dreamlike World of Winter with Giant Toys in Christmas Town Statue Square Garden in Central has been transformed into a vibrant Christmas Town, where classic holiday melodies fill the air and create an enchanting winter atmosphere. A dazzling 20-metre Christmas tree—as high as a six-storey building—features dynamic lighting effects with colourful patterns. Christmas Town also has 28 smaller Christmas trees decorated with gold, red, and copper ornaments. Christmas Town is filled with giant classic toy-themed decorations, including airplanes, jeeps, trains, and airship, along with puppets delivering presents, evoking the charm of a fairytale Christmas destination. The area is brimming with delightful details such as vintage clocks and heart-shaped candy canes. A miniature train operates every 20 minutes, complete with toot-toot sounds and steam

Jetex Arrives in Milan Leave a reply Dubai, Nov. 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Jetex, a global leader in private aviation, has announced its expansion in Italy with the opening of Jetex Milan in early 2026. Milan Linate Prime Airport is renowned for its excellence in business jet and helicopter services and charter flights, and the arrival of Jetex is aimed to cement its reputation as Europe’s leading business aviation hub. Jetex Milan will boast a unique position in Europe at less than seven kilometers from the city center. The new Milano Linate Prime terminal will offer a different luxurious lounges welcome award-winning hospitality as well as well-appointed facilities to ensure each guest enjoys a seamless and personalised experience. “We are proud to add Milan to the Jetex list of destinations. Milan is a key business and leisure destination in Europe, and we are entering the destination at a historical moment in anticipation of the traffic peak foreseen during the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympics”, said Adel Mardini, Founder & CEO of Jetex. International events like the F1 Grand Prix and the Milan Fashion Week have been catalysts of business aviation traffic in Milan with record numbers of visitors and peaks of more than 300 daily movements. “Thanks to its growing international prominence, Milan has become one of the leading destinations for business aviation, as confirmed by recent traffic data at the Milano Prime facilities, with over 27,600 business aviation movements recorded up to September 2025. The upcoming Linate Prime terminal expansion, scheduled ahead of the 2026 Winter Olympic Games, will add approximately 2,400 square meters of new lounges and passenger service areas, further enhancing comfort and operational efficiency. We are therefore delighted with Jetex’s decision to expand its presence in Milan, joining other prestigious companies that have chosen to operate permanently from Milano Prime Airports”, commented Chiara Dorigotti,

LUFKIN Introduces SROD™ V9.2.0 Leave a reply Sophisticated Rod Design Software Enhanced to Generate Multiple Well Design Scenarios in Minutes MISSOURI CITY, Texas, Nov. 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — LUFKIN Industries, a pioneer in rod lift optimization solutions, products, automation and software technologies and services, today announced the launch of SROD™ V9.2.0. The intelligent rod design solution enables operators to confirm optimal well designs in minutes to realize greater well production and faster ROI. Creating manual iterations of 20 unique well designs can take up to 20 hours of engineering time, delaying production. SROD V9.2.0’s Multi-Case Generation Wizard enables engineers to define design criteria such as pump depth, rod string configuration, production targets, and failure thresholds to automatically generate multiple well design scenarios in just minutes to identify the configurations that optimize production and minimize workovers. This eliminates the need for engineers to manually adjust and re-calculate well designs, speeding decision making to improve profitability. LUFKIN Introduces SROD™ V9.2.0 The Multi-Case Generation Wizard not only empowers engineers to determine the most profitable well designs but also the most efficient, cost-effective and reliable. The impact of cost, uptime, energy requirement and output can be compared to deliver rich, holistic insights that can help operators save thousands of dollars per well. “With SROD V9.2.0, we’re providing operators unparalleled strategic leverage that can positively impact their oilfield operations and bottom line,” said Brent Baumann, Chief Executive Officer for LUFKIN Industries. “Faster, accurate well designs lead to faster deployment, optimized production and ultimately greater ROI. This allows engineers to spend less time re-iterating well design scenarios and more time optimizing operational strategy.” Learn more about SROD V9.2.0 here. About LUFKIN Industries Lufkin Industries is a leading global provider of rod lift optimization solutions, products, technologies, and services to the oil and gas industry. With over

‫شركة جون كرين تطلق Performance Plus™ معلنة بداية حقبة جديدة من التميز في خدمات المعدات الدوارة Leave a reply النطاق الحديث للخدمات يُسهم في تقليص فترات التوقف عن العمل للمشغلين الصناعيين، ويعزز الموثوقية ويدعم جهود الاستدامة سلاو، المملكة المتحدة،, Nov. 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — أعلنت شركة جون كرين، الرائدة عالمياً في حلول المعدات الدوارة وإحدى شركات مجموعة سميثز جروب بي إل سي (Smiths Group plc)، عن إطلاق Performance Plus™، الجيل الجديد من خدمات الدعم الفني المصممة لتعزيز كفاءة المعدات الدوارة وتحقيق نتائج قابلة للقياس في الأداء والاستدامة. ويأتي هذا الإطلاق استجابة للتحديات المتزايدة التي تواجهها القطاعات الصناعية، حيث تشير تقارير ديلويت (Deloitte) إلى أن التوقفات غير المخطط لها تكلف القطاع الصناعي نحو 50 مليار دولار سنوياً، وتُعزى أكثر من 40% من هذه الخسائر إلى أعطال المعدات. وفي ظل تصاعد متطلبات الامتثال التنظيمي وأهداف الاستدامة، يمثل Performance Plus™ نقلة نوعية نحو تمكين الشركات الصناعية من تعزيز موثوقية أصولها، تقليل الانبعاثات، وتحقيق أقصى استفادة من استثماراتها. وفي هذا السياق، قال فيليب لامبرت، نائب الرئيس للشؤون التجارية والخدمات في جون كرين: “نحن ننتقل من كوننا مورداً للمكونات إلى شريك استراتيجياً في الأداء، مع تركيزنا على تحقيق نتائج ملموسة تشمل زيادة زمن التشغيل، تحسين السلامة، وخفض التكاليف والانبعاثات على مدار دورة حياة الأصول.” ويستند إطار Performance Plus™ إلى شبكة جون كرين العالمية التي تضم أكثر من 200 مركز خدمة في 50 دولة، حيث يجمع بين الخبرة المحلية والانتشار الدولي لتقديم حلول مصممة خصيصاً لتلبية الاحتياجات التشغيلية لكل عميل. ويعتمد البرنامج على المراقبة الذكية المعتمدة على البيانات، والاستشارات الفنية المتخصصة، وبرامج التدريب العملي، بهدف تقليل فترات التوقف، وتعزيز الاعتمادية، ورفع مرونة العمليات على المدى الطويل. ويُعد عقد Seal Reliability Management من جون كرين محوراً أساسياً في هذا الإطار، إذ يوفر اتفاقيات خدمة طويلة الأجل تضمن التحسين المستمر في الاعتمادية وخفض تكاليف الصيانة من خلال المراقبة الاستباقية والدعم الفني المتواصل للأختام الميكانيكية. وقد أثبتت الشركة