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Italian Chamber of Commerce & Industry for the UK Italian Trade Commission, London. Italian State Tourist Board, London with the patronage and support of the ItalianEmbassy, London.

Year XI, Issue 3, September 2010

Italy at 100% Design

BBC Good Food Show Glasgow

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Italy~UK Partnership

Editorial Committee:The Italian Embassy London:The Economic Department of the Italian Embassy,Marco Mancini,www.embitaly.org.uk

The Italian Chamber of Commerce& Industry for the UK:Leonardo Simonelli Santi, Barry Walker and Helen Girgenti

North-West Branch: Stefania Corallo

Scottish & Northern Ireland Offices:Immacolata Scirpoli/Martina Missiatowww.italchamind.org.uk

Italian Trade Commission: Fabrizio Di Clemente.www.ice.it

Italian State Tourist Board:Valerio Scoyni, Alessandra Smith,Stefania Gattawww.enit.it

Advertising: Helen Girgenti, Giuseppe D’Emilio,Italian Chamber of Commerce & Industry for the UK,Tel: 020 7495 8191email: helen@italchamind.org.uk

Published by:Italia UK Limited,34a Green Lane,Sale, Manchester M33 5PPTel: 0161 976 1212email: admin@italiauk.net

Circulation: 13,000 copies sent free of charge to members of the Chamber and a broad range of companies dealing with trade, investment and tourism between Italy and the UK.

Inside this issue:

03 Editorial

04 Trade

06 Tourism

08 London Activities (ICCI)

10 Chamber Trade Fairs

11 Collyer Bristow

12 New Members

15 News from the North West

17 News from Scotland

Editorial: The Narrow Path to Recovery

The severe financial crisis and economic downturn in the called developed countries are at least two years old and the recovery is still very slow and patchy. To alleviate the effects of the financial crisis in the real economy an enormous amount of liquidity and stimulus have been provided (although in different measures by the various nations) in a somewhat co-ordinated effort.As a result the budget deficits have increased well above the regulated limit with an increase in the state’s indebtedness. There is now the need of rebalancing which requires measures of austerity with higher taxes and/or cuts to economic and social support.

It is claimed the cuts should not slow down growth but only penalise inefficiencies and waste. However, it is difficult to be selective when huge amounts are required. There is a real danger that together with the elimination of bad things there could be a loss of good.

In the Italian revised budget which needed to produce a €20 billion euro correction, there has been also a cut of 50% to the support of activities of the Italian chambers abroad, which produced a very modest saving (5 million euro which could jeopardise the promotional effort of the Chamber especially towards the small companies). Several promises have been made to correct this particular measure and we are confident that thanks to the solidarity of the entire Italian system of promotion abroad, solutions will be found.

In the meantime at Partnership our effort and commitment and co-operation will continue to achieve useful results.

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Fabrizio Di ClementeDirettoreItalian Trade CommissionLondon

Valerio ScoyniDirettoreItalian State Tourist BoardLondon

Leonardo Simonelli SantiPresidentItalian Chamber ofCommerce and Industryfor the UK

100% DESIGN, the UK’s leading contemporary interiors show is taking place in Earls Court in late September. This event runs concurrently with its companion events 100% FUTURES and 100% MATERIALS and is the perfect showcase for stylish Italian products in interior furnishing.

The Italian Trade Commission presence this year has more than doubled. Together with a much larger pavilion featuring the ceramics industry, there will be a quite separate pavilion providing a unique opportunity for creative and innovative new and established Italian designers to display their fresh ideas to companies in the UK.

The show’s core audience is London based architects and interior designers but there are a large number of overseas visitors as London is an acknowledged hub for commercial hospitality projects in the Middle East and Asia, including the vital Chinese market, with over 25000 global design consultancies looking for inspiration for their projects.

The FUTURES section encompasses emerging design talent and puts them in touch with influential manufacturers, retailers and buyers in the international design community. Many of these use this event to commission work as a result of the designers on display. Its sister event 100% MATERIALS is committed to the sourcing of unknown and sustainable materials, processes and components for use in the furnishings industry.

ICE are, for the first time, presenting a collective of companies from the design sector which have been selected and approved by the 100% Design panel. The products on the stand G10 range from furniture to partitioning design elements, lighting and objêts d’art.

Confindustria Ceramica ( The Italian Association for Ceramics ) have exhibited at the show before in collaboration with the Italian Trade Commission and have been very successful in promoting their member companies activities and supply in the UK. This year the stand will also host five individual displays within the pavilion with products ranging from porcelain stoneware to kitchen flooring, tiling and bathroom furniture.

Italian presence at this year’s 100% Design Show has been supplemented by a national advertising campaign in the leading design trade magazines.

ICE (Italian Trade Commission) offices in Perugia and London joined forces and were responsible for organising the impressive Regione Umbria stand at this year’s Farnborough Air Show in late July.The Region featured its aerospace cluster companies with product displays of contract manufacturing of mechanical and electronic components These are already present in most of the major aircraft producers flight programmes and utilise specialist alloys and composite materials. Other products included textiles for cabin interiors, simulators for the space programme, laboratory hydraulics test equipment, prototype design houses and fuselage parts.

The Italian Aerospace industry was well represented in Hampshire from the giant Finmeccanica and Alenia stands to the military helicopters from Agusta (itself a Finmeccanica company) in both static and flying

displays and a number of the most important aerospace clusters including Piemonte, Campania and Puglia in addition to the Regione Umbria stand. This large presence was enhanced by the Italian Space Agency, a major contributor to the European Space effort and A.I.A.D. which is the Italian Industries Federation representing high technology companies involved in the construction of flying platforms and ground systems.

The Farnborough exhibition is biennial and is considered to be one of the most important in the world. It completely takes over the entire town and its sleepy aerodrome for a week transforming the area and creating a focus for all the world’s airlines, component manufacturers and military chiefs to view the latest hardware and network. The show is unique in that it genuinely creates sales on the spot – or, at least, an indication of future sales - giving the manufacturers of both commercial and military aircraft an opportunity to achieve a realistic assessment of their production programmes for the next twenty years.

The last show in 2008 came at the peak of manufacturing activity in both the UK and around the world before the global recession, so anxious eyes were on order levels and the attendance at the 2010 event to determine hopeful signs of recovery in the industry. Farnborough is the world’s largest temporary exhibition with the build up occupying four months prior to the show.

Trade: Italian Twin Presence at London Design Show

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Trade: Farnborough Airshow Reflects Industry Confidence

The Regione Umbria President Catiuscia Marini in discussion on the stand.

Some of the facts and figures for the Air Show are staggering. Over 3,600 tonnes of structures are transported to the show site for 22 international pavilions and 8 national pavilions with the total show occupying 107,498 square metres and tailor made floor space which would accommodate the Royal Albert Hall no fewer than thirty times.

This year’s exhibition was sold out with an increased number of exhibiting companies (1455) compared to the last event (1393). There were 120,000 trade visitors over 5 days and the two-day public display saw another 108,000 visitors. There were 70 delegations from 44 countries to view 152 aircraft in both static display and active flying displays.

In the “ Meet the Buyer “ programme 46 companies held 800 meetings with over 150 subcontractors and, most encouragingly saw 2781 apprentices to the aerospace industry attend the “futures” programme. There were 1816 media representatives accredited with 22 international television crews, nearly 13,000 online media mentions in the course of the week and 320 broadcast reports about Farnborough.

Orders during the show were back up to 2006 levels with $47 billion actually placed for aircraft. The two stars of the show were Boeing’s new 787 Dreamliner and the Airbus 380 with its military derivative the A400m turboprop monster.

There is considerable interest shown in these aircraft because, commercially, they adopt total different business strategies; the Boeing aircraft plays the eco card by using composite materials in an otherwise conventional airliner to decrease fuel usage with the Airbus choosing the other option by increasing the passenger payload (up to 800 passengers) to minimise the number of journeys, albeit only at larger specially prepared airports to cater for the number of passengers. Both are spectacular and innovative and good news for Rolls- Royce which has the preferred Trent engine option for both aircraft.

The role of the contract manufacturer is paramount in the aerospace industry with the clearest definition of its role being the provision of specialist components to create the eco efficient airliners that will serve the world’s air traffic for the next decade and beyond. This has always

been an area in which the creativity and innovative technical skills of Italian engineering companies have played a major role.

However, providing high tech components in this industry is very often beyond the financial resources of these small and medium sized engineering firms and this has led to the development of the aerospace poles or clusters throughout Europe which enable the pooling of resources and, most importantly, expertise in the development of new materials and innovative products which meet the demanding requirements of a fast changing commercial world.

The majority of the Italian poles showing at Farnborough are affiliated to the European Aerospace Cluster Partnership. This encourages a sharing of experience and supports the development and implementation of realistic projects to further European interests in the ultra-competitive global market.

This year’s Air Show has provided a degree of optimism about the future – at least in commercial marketing terms. There will still be a question mark, particularly in the United Kingdom, about the capability of the military equipment manufacturers to face the twin problems of recessionary cuts in spending coupled with the pressures of the peace dividend. Their future is less certain and will be affected by important decisions soon to be made in the UK about the Trident nuclear armaments programme. However developments in military hardware do impact on commercial materials and there was clear evidence of crossover in electronics systems on commercial craft with their origins in weapons programmes.

Farnborough ended a very successful week by allowing the public an opportunity to see a long list of aircraft both in the sky and on the ground with long queues to see the Dreamliner and A380 and sore necks from the acrobatic displays of Alenia’s Eurofighter, the obligatory visit of the Red Arrows and a host of others for military, rescue and the business travel markets.

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Trade continued.

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner leaving Farnborough with a Spitfire escort

The National Gallery - Sainsbury Wing, Admission charge13 OCTOBER 2010 –16 JANUARY 2011‘Antonio Canale…astounds everyone in this city who sees his work,which is like that of Carlevarijs, but you can see the sun shining in it.’(Alessandro Marchesini, painter and adviser to collectors, July 1725

X6447, Canaletto The Entrance to the Grand Canal, looking West, with Santa Maria della Salute, about 1729 © The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. The Robert Lee Blaffer Memorial Collection, gift of Sarah Campbell Blaffer (56.2)

This landmark exhibition presents the finest assembly of Venetian views by Canaletto and his 18th-century rivals to be seen in a generation. Bringing together around 50 major loans from the public and private collections of the UK, Europe and North America, Venice: Canaletto and His Rivals highlights the extraordinary variety of Venetian view painting, juxtaposing masterpieces by Canaletto with key works by artists including Luca Carlevarijs, Michele Marieschi, Bernardo Bellotto and Francesco Guardi.

Featured works span the 18th-century, from one of the first accurately datable Venetian views by Luca Carlevarijs of 1707 to the death of Francesco Guardi in 1793. The age of the veduta (view) reached its zenith around 1740, by which time the acquisition of this choice souvenir had become an important element of the Grand Tour of Italy. In the first half of the century, aristocratic travellers, led by English milordi, fuelled a vibrant and highly competitive market for Venetian view painting which saw artists jostling for commissions and fame. Together they immortalised some of the best-loved landmarks of the city including the Grand Canal, the Piazza San Marco, the Rialto, the Molo, Santa Maria della Salute and the Lagoon.

X6450, Canaletto The Piazza San Marco, looking East, about 1723 © Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid. Photo: José Loren

Foremost among these artists was Giovanni Antonio Canal, known as Canaletto (1697–1768). Trained, like many of his rivals, as a painter of theatrical scenery, he visited Rome in 1719, which inspired him to try his hand at view painting. In the late 1720s, in response to market demand, he began to replace the moodiness of his earlier works with views bathed in warm sunshine. Within a decade, Canaletto had come to dominate the genre. The exhibition features some of Canaletto’s greatest masterpieces, including The Riva degli Schiavoni, looking West, about 1735 (Sir John Soane’s Museum, London), The Stonemason’s Yard, about 1725 (The National Gallery, London), and four of his finest works from the Royal Collection.

Room 1 opens with a pivotal work by Canaletto’s earliest precursor and the founding father of Italian view painting, Gaspare Vanvitelli (1652/3–1736): The Molo from the Bacino di San Marco, 1697 (Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid). Trained in the Netherlands and based mostly in Rome, Vanvitelli is thought to have visited Venice in 1695, a trip resulting in some 40 views over the following decades. Yet despite being filled with anecdotal detail, Vanvitelli’s Venice remained distinctly placid in comparison to the work of Canaletto and his contemporaries

X6455, Canaletto The Entrance to the Grand Canal, looking East, with Santa Maria della Salute, 1744 The Royal Collection © 2010, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

The immediate successor to Vanvitelli and the first view painter in Venice to depend on foreign patronage was Luca Carlevarijs (1663–1730). Important early works by Canaletto – including The Piazza San Marco, looking East, about 1723 (Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid) – are displayed alongside depictions of similar locations by Carlevarijs, the artist he had already begun to eclipse.

The largest room of the exhibition celebrates the floating city’s dramatic festivals, regattas and ceremonies, a highlight being Canaletto’s The Molo from the Bacino di San Marco on Ascension Day, about 1733–4 (Royal Collection). Here too, for the first time, Canaletto’s masterpiece, The Reception of the French Ambassador Jacques-Vincent Languet…, about 1727 (The Hermitage, Saint Petersburg) is displayed alongside the pioneering composition by Carlevarijs, The Reception of the British Ambassador Charles Montagu…, about 1707–8 (Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery). During the 1730s and 1740s the only artist to pose a real threat to Canaletto’s domination was Michele Marieschi (1710–1743), perhaps the most spontaneous of the Venetian vedutisti. Comparisons made in Room 2 demonstrate Marieschi’s characteristically broad brushstrokes and fondness for unexpected view points, a highlight being The Rialto Bridge from the Riva del Vin, 1740s (The Hermitage, Saint Petersburg).

Tourism News: VENICE Canaletto and his Rivals

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At the height of Canaletto’s fame, his workshop offered the finest training a view painter could receive. Among those to benefit was his precocious nephew, Bernardo Bellotto (1722–1780). By the age of 18 he could already imitate his uncle’s style with extraordinary dexterity and increasingly sought to introduce ‘improving’ flourishes of his own. Having worked closely with Canaletto during his ‘cold’ period of 1738–42, an almost wintry light remained characteristic of Bellotto’s style for the rest of his career. Yet just as characteristic of Bellotto’s style were his uniquely vibrant blue skies, perhaps most dramatic in The Piazzetta, looking North, about 1743 (National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa). During the final decade of his life Canaletto had a new rival – Francesco Guardi (1712–1793) – who was to outlive him by 25 years and to provide a glorious final chapter in the history of Venetian view painting. By the 1770s Guardi was considered something of an authority on Canaletto’s work and throughout his career showed a willingness to borrow his compositions. Yet, as juxtapositions in the final section of the exhibition demonstrate, Guardi’s concerns were very different from those expressed by Canaletto. In his promotion of nature over the works of man, Guardi anticipated the rise of romanticism in the 19th century, and crucially emphasised the fragility of Venice rather than its permanence. Out on the Lagoon, where Venice’s human element is at its most marginal, Guardi appears at his most poetic (View of the Venetian Lagoon with the Tower of Malghera, probably 1770s, The National Gallery, London). While Guardi took this composition from adrawing by Canaletto, his intense concern with mood transforms this quiet backwater into something else entirely.

Venice: Canaletto and His Rivals presents the finest view paintings of one of the world’s most enthralling and beautiful cities. As well as celebrating the great works of Canaletto, one of the best-loved artists in Britain, the exhibition highlights the exceptional achievements of his now less well-known rivals and associates.

For further press information please contact Thomas Almeroth-Williams at thomas.almerothwilliams@ng-london.org.uk or 020 7747 2512.

Press view: 12 October 2010 (10.30am–1.30pm)Open to public: 13 October 2010 – 16 January 2011

Daily 10am–6pm, Friday until 9pm, last admission 5.15pm (8.15pm Friday)

For public information, please contact 020 7747 2885 or information@ng-london.org.uk

BRONZINO ARTIST AND POET EXHIBITION IN FLORENCE

One of the greatest painters of the sixteenth century, the work of Agnolo di Cosimo Tori, known as Bronzino (1503-1572), embodied the fullness of the Mannerist style.

Bronzino. Artist and Poet, the first exhibition to be devoted to his paintings, will be staged at Palazzo Strozzi in Florence from 24 September 2010 to 23 January 2011. It is particularly appropriate that this monographic show should be held in Florence as, not only was he born and died here, he was court artist to Cosimo I de’ Medici (1519-1574), and the majority of his paintings are still to be found in the city, particularly in the Uffizi, and its other museums and churches.

This landmark exhibition, which has taken over four years to prepare, will include loans from the world’s most important museums such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, the Musée du Louvre, Paris, and the Städel Museum, Frankfurt. Visitors will be able to admire 56 works by the artist himself, shown alongside others by his

contemporaries such as Pontormo, Cellini, Niccolò di Raffaello di Niccolò dei Pericoli, called Il Tribolo, Bandinelli, Pierino da Vinci and Alessandro Allori, as well as works by the artists that re-elaborated his style later. The exhibition will be divided into chapters devoted to crucial phases, episodes or artistic genres in Bronzino’s work.

Importantly, the show will bring

together a wide variety of Bronzino’s masterpieces, many of them displayed together for the first time. Alongside the works conserved in the Uffizi, the exhibition will present works such as the Adoration of the Shepherds from the Szépművészeti Múzeum in Budapest, the Portrait of Young Man with a Book from the Metropolitan Museum of Art and two versions of the Holy Family and Saint John, from the Louvre and the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna. In addition, the newly restored Panciatichi Crucifix and the lost right-hand panel that was originally part of the Besançon Altarpiece will be on public display for the first time.

The exhibition is curated by Cristina Acidini, Carlo Falciani and Antonio Natali, the foremost experts on the period, who have also contributed essays to the accompanying catalogue.

Location: Palazzo StrozziPiazza Strozzi, 50123 Firenze (Florence), ItalyTel. +39 055 2645155 www.palazzostrozzi.org

Exhibition hours: Daily 9 am to 8 pm, Thursday 9 am to 11 pmLast admission to the exhibition 1 hour before closing.

Admission: Adult: €10.00; concessions: €8.50, €8.00, €7.50; schools: €4.00

Booking: Sigma CSC, Tel. +39 055 2469600, Fax. +39 055 244145 prenotazioni@cscsigma.it; or via www.palazzostrozzi.org

Stefania GattaPress and communicationsItalian State Tourist Board

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Enna, Sicily – Trade Mission 15 – 17 September 2010The London office of our Chamber in collaboration with Enna Chamber of Commerce, is arranging a delegation of Tour Operators and Travel Journalists to visit Enna, Sicily, 15th – 17th September 2010 on a trade and fact finding mission.

The event is an excellent opportunity to visit the heart of Sicily, a unique land full of art, archeology, history, folklore and breathtaking scenery, and, of course, great food. During this trip delegates will discover the treasures of the province of Enna, hidden behind the magnificent Mount Etna.

On the first day there will be a guided tour of the historical centre of Enna and on the second day a visit to the Rocca di Cerere Geopark and the Pergusa Lake, the Mineral Park Floristella Grottacalda and the medieval city of Piazza Armerina. The gems of the tour will be the two astounding archeological sites of Morgantina Polis and Villa del Casale, a UNESCO heritage Roman Villa containing the richest, largest and most complex collection of Roman mosaics in the world. Both days will be followed by a dinner in traditional Sicilian restaurants where the best local dishes will be served.

The Commercial Department in London organises many similar trips to varying regions of Italy throughout the year if you are a buyer or journalist and would like to register your interest to be considered as a delegate please contact Melody Dadon by email mdadon@italchamind.org.uk

Focus on the Calabrian Cuisine The cuisine of Calabria is a typical southern Italian Mediterranean cuisine with a balance between meat-based dishes (pork, lamb, goat), vegetables (especially aubergine), and fish. Pasta is also very important in Calabria. In contrast to most other Italian regions, Calabrians have traditionally placed an emphasis on the preservation of their food, partly because the heat and dryness of the mountains inland make crop failure a distinct possibility.

As a result, there is a tradition of packing vegetables and meats in olive oil, making sausages and cold cuts (Sopressata, ‘Nduja), and, along the coast, curing fish- especially swordfish, sardines (Sardelle rosamarina) and cod (Baccalà). Local desserts are typically fried, honey-sweetened pastries (Cudduraci, scalidde) or baked biscotti-type treats. Some local specialties include Caciocavallo Cheese, Cipolla rossa di Tropea (red onion), Frìttuli (fried pork), Liquorice, Lagane e Cicciari (a pasta dish with chickpeas), Pecorino Crotonese and Pignolata.

Although Calabrian wines are not well known outside Italy, in ancient times Calabria was referred to as Enotria (from Ancient Greek “land of wine”). Some vineyards have origins dating back to the ancient Greek colonists. The best known DOC wines are Cirò (Province of Crotone) and Donnici (Province of Cosenza). Many producers are resurrecting local, ancient grape varieties which have been around for as long as 3000 years.

This autumn we will be presenting in London all the best products from the Calabria region. It will be a marvellous opportunity to taste and appreciate these extraordinary products from the heart of the Mediterranean. If you are interested and wish to receive further information please write to events@italchamind.org.uk.

Inauguration of Notable Services LDP

21st September 2010

The Italian Chamber in association with new member Notable Services LDP will be celebrating the inauguration of the firm on 21st September 2010 from 6pm – 8pm with latin music, canapes and cocktails. The event will be held at their offices located at 33 Wigmore Street, London, W1U 1AU. If you are interested in attending kindly notify your interest to rsvp@italchamind.org.uk.

Notable Services offer notarial and solicitor services. Priding themselves on providing a friendly, efficient and rapid service whether it is a private individual, a partnership or a corporate organisation. Their boutique practice offers clients a tailor made support according to their specific requirements. Their multilingual team speak a wide range of languages such as Italian, Russian, French and Spanish to name but a few.

They are one of the first practices that have been set up as an LDP (Limited Disciplinary Practice) where lawyers and non-lawyers co-operate in order to provide legal, accounting and other professional services including football agents services, offering a multidisciplinary support to our clients.

The team comprises expert Solicitors, including Qualified Italian Lawyers, Chartered Accountants and Notaries Public.

London Activities of the Chamber

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London Activities of the Chamber continued.

Annual Conference

15th October 2010

Glaziers Hall, 9 Montague Close, London SE1 9DDThe Chamber’s most important event is its Annual Conference first held in 1981. It was originally scheduled just prior to the International Monetary Fund as an informal get together of the participants en route from Italy to Washington or one of the other venues abroad. Over the years it has became a significant event in its own right and an obligatory date on the calendar of anyone dealing with Italy and the UK.

Attendees include senior bankers, economists, lawyers and businessmen and women from Italy and the UK involved in a wide spectrum of business activities between the two countries.

Now in its 32nd year the conference this year will return to the Glaziers Hall on Friday 15th October with the title ““The Path to Recovery: Concerted Structural Changes and Investments in Infrastructure”.

The speakers include;

Chairmen:

Mr Vincent Boland, Financial Times’ Lex column, Prof. Bob Leonardi, London School of Economics and Political Science

Panel:

• Sir Win Bischoff, Chairman - Lloyds Bank;

• Dott. Giampaolo Galli, General Manager – Confindustria;

• Ms Angela Knight, Chief Executive - British Bankers’ Association;

• Dott. Massimo Ponzellini, President - Impregilo SpA and President Banca Popolare di Milano;

• Dott. Giovanni Sabatini, General Manager - Associazione Bancaria Italiana

• Martin Temple CBE, Chairman, EEF.

For further details including how to register please visit http://www.italchamind.eu/EN/annual_conference.aspx. Please note as the official airline, Lufthansa offers delegates to the Italian Chamber’s Annual Conference exclusive discounted rates on the entire global route network for flights operated by Lufthansa as well as their Italian based airline, Lufthansa Italia. To make a booking at the special rates, see aforementioned website.

For information about the network, go to www.lufthansa.com

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Save the Date9th November 2010 – Seminar with Bevan Kidwell discussing topical issues and an economic overview for the coming months.

17th November 2010 – International Wine & Chat with the Chambers of Italy, France, Spain and Argentina hosted at the Residence of the Argentinean Ambassador. Join us for an evening of excellent wines from each represented country and the opportunity to meet members of all Chambers. For more details including the cost of this event visit http://www.italchamind.eu/EN/events.

Fieracavalli, the n.1 event in the equestrian panorama, to be held in Verona from 4 to 7 November, includes an International showcase

for equitation articles, clothing and accessories, country life giftware, technical equipment, veterinary products and feed for horses. As the official representative of VeronaFiere, the Italian Chamber of Commerce and Industry for the UK will be pleased to assist UK companies in applying for their stand, offering an additional free of charge range of services.

SICUREZZA has now reached its 15th edition and continues to be the only international fair in the industry. It is held in Italy every

two years and it has been confirmed in the ranking of the most important events in the world in the field of “security”.

For more than 25 years, the world of security has been giving you an appointment at the international exhibition of anti-intrusion, fire prevention, passive and home & building automation. The 2008 edition has sold 43,800 sqm, with a total of 535 exhibitors, of which 183, that is 35%, coming from abroad.

LIFT is the International Vertical Transport exhibition featuring machinery, components, accessories, trade publications and services

that will be held in the new fairgrounds of Milan from 17 – 20 November 2010. LIFT, the most important tradeshow in the world

dedicated to lift technologies and furniture supplies, is held every even-numbered year and is the perfect place where lift operators have the opportunity to discover the latest in the industry and test the cutting-edge solutions presented by international manufacturers.

The World Fruit & Vegetable Show, which will take place on the 27th and 28th of October in London (Excel), is an international trade exhibition, targeted at a very specific sector of the market, which is focused on the fruit, vegetable and flower industry. However,

it is not just for buyers, producers and exporters of produce, it is also for any associated product or industry, such as packaging, labelling or transportation.

Contacts

If you wish to receive further information or if you are interested in exhibiting or visiting one or more of the above mentioned trade fairs please contact one of our Trade Fairs team:

Giuseppe Paoletti gpaoletti@italchamind.org.uk

Eva Lamorgese elamorgese@italchamind.org.uk

Alessandro Giacalone agiacalone@italchamind.org.uk

ECOBUILD AND THE RENEWABLE ENERGY SECTOR

At the most important trade show for eco-sustainability in the UK, Ecobuild 2011, a major role is played by renewable energies accordingly with the trend of the sector which saw an investment growth of 230% since 2005. Several researches find that domestic policy decisions impact the competitive positions of member countries. Those nations—such as China, Brazil, the United Kingdom, Germany and Spain—with strong, national policies aimed at reducing global warming pollution and incentivizing the use of renewable energy are establishing stronger competitive positions in the clean energy economy. China, for example, doubled its wind capacity in 2009 in pursuit of an ambitious target of installing 30 GW of wind by 2020. China also led the G-20 in small hydro capacity and moved aggressively in the solar sector. Germany is the undisputed leader in the solar sector with a total installed capacity of 5.3 GW. Japan and Spain, both with about 2.1 GW, were the next-leading countries for installed solar power capacity.

There are reasons to be concerned about America’s competitive position in the clean energy marketplace. Relative to the size of its economy, the United States’ clean energy finance and investments lag behind many of its G-20 partners.

Clean energy investment in Italy constitutes 2.3 percent of the G-20 total, ranking it ninth. Italy has high electricity prices and it is the first country in which solar power has achieved parity with other electric sources. Italy’s clean energy investment grew 110 percent during the past five years. Under EU policy, Italy has a target to generate at least 25 percent of its electricity from renewables. It offers feed-in tariffs for solar and wind while it subsidizes 30 percent of the capital expenditure cost of biomass power.

Nearly 10 percent of G-20 clean energy investment in 2009 occurred in the United Kingdom, earning it third place. The United Kingdom has been focused primarily on wind energy, with major funding directed toward the development of offshore wind power. Its targets include procuring 20 percent of its electricity and 10 percent of its fuel needs from renewables by the end of 2010. The United Kingdom’s renewable energy standard allows trading of permits. Italy and UK are very interesting countries for investors and operators; accordingly with these statistics Ecobuild become the best showcase and an amazing meeting point for all the companies and institutional bodies in the sector.

Should you need further information please contact our trade fairs department.

Source: G-20 CLEAN ENERGY FACTBOOK 2010

Chamber Trade Fairs

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Michael Wells-Greco, Collyer Bristow LLPThe general rule is that a UK incorporated company is automatically treated as UK tax resident. By contrast, a non-UK incorporated company - and any trusts of which it is sole trustee - is only likely to be treated as UK tax resident if its ‘central, management and control’ is located in the UK. The risk of an offshore company being treated as UK resident is one faced by many family structures. Concern particularly arises where there are UK resident directors or shareholders.

‘Central, management and control’ refers to a company’s highest level of control. There remains a distinction between a company’s management and its administration (e.g. filing the requisite company forms). A company can be managed and controlled from the UK even if it is administered elsewhere. The 2009 decision in Laerstate BV v HMRC (where the Tribunal held that the Dutch company’s management was, in reality, undertaken from the UK by its sole shareholder) offers a helpful indication of good practice to avoid a non-UK company becoming UK tax resident:

1. The crucial question is often where the fundamental decisions about the company, particularly policy, strategic and management matters, are taken. Both what is done in and outside the UK must be considered.

2. The members of the board should be persons capable of making a real contribution to the business of the company. They should not be nominees merely implementing instructions received from elsewhere.

3. All board meetings should take place physically outside the UK, preferably in the same location so as to demonstrate that there is a defined place where central management and control of the company is located.

4. A majority of the board should be non-UK resident for UK tax purposes. This means that if a board consists of 3 individuals at least 2 should be non-UK resident. The Tribunal in Laerstate BV

acknowledged that merely having a UK resident director (even if 1 of 2) will not mean that the company is, per se, UK resident.

5. In order to ensure that non-UK residence is not prejudiced, no individuals resident in the UK should be acting in such a way that they could be considered to be a ‘shadow’ director (an individual who exercises functions of management and control without being a registered director).

6. All board minutes should be fully and carefully minuted. As far as possible all books of account and corporate records should be kept outside the UK.

For further information please contact:

Michael Wells-Greco – Solicitor, Collyer Bristow LLP, Geneva office T: +41 (0) 22 707 7052 E: michael.wells-greco@collyerbristow.com

Notes to Editors

Collyer Bristow LLP is a 32 partner firm of solicitors with offices in London and Geneva. It is ranked in both Chambers and the Legal 500 directories. It provides a complete legal service to a wide range of businesses and private individuals. Its client base includes multinationals, public and private companies, businesses and partnerships, public sector organisations and it also has a substantial private client practice. The firm’s Geneva office provides a European base from which to service its many international clients. The firm is particularly highly regarded for its work in commercial and residential property, charities, corporate and commercial, dispute resolution, employment, IP, insolvency, private client, sport, sponsorship, media and entertainment, and for its leading international family law team. Famous for its own ground-breaking in-house art gallery, the firm is passionate in its support for the contemporary arts. The current exhibition can be viewed at www.collyerbristow.com.

A cautionary tale: management and control of non-UK companies

LEADING YOU TO SUCCESS FROM MILANO... to London. FROM ADVOCATE... to Avvocati

We are business lawyers for business people, advising on a range of sectors including: retail, fashion, food and other creative industries. Headed by Silvia Fazio, Collyer Bristow’s Italian desk can help you on your road to success. From start-up to expansion, from company formation to market flotation, from the basic to the complex – whatever your legal needs our Italian speaking lawyers are here to support you.

Established for over 270 years and with offices in London and Geneva, Collyer Bristow are the Avvocati d’affari of choice for the Italian Community.

For further details please contact:

Silvia Fazio – ICC Council Member or Dominic Giacon

Collyer Bristow LLP Solicitors, 4 Bedford Row, London WC1R 4TF

T +44 (0)20 7242 7363E silvia.fazio@collyerbristow.com E dominic.giacon@collyerbristow.com

Also in Geneva, 2 rue Pedro-Meylan, CH–1208, Geneva Switzerland. T +41 (0)22 707 7050 E geneva@collyerbristow.com

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The Relocation BureauEstablished since 1986, The Relocation Bureau provides a complete relocation package to corporate and private clients, throughout London and the surrounding areas including Home Search, Negotiation Services, Preview Services, Orientation Tours, School Search, Short Term Accommodation, Removals and Commercial Relocation.

We offer a very personal service to save you time and money.

Please look at our website or contact us

Via Borgolecco 9 36053 Gambellara (VI), ItalyTel. +39 0444 640111www.zonin.it info@zonin.it

Langley House, Tudor Road, Hazelmere Bucks HP15 7PA, United Kingdom Tel. +44 (0)14 9481 6650 www.reloburo.com info@reloburo.com

Casa Vinicola Zonin SPA

Master Vintners since 1821, the Zonin family operates Italy’s largest private owned vineyard and winemaking complex.

The house exports its wines to 94 countries on all continents.

The company’s historic headquarters is located in Gambellara in the province of Vicenza in northeastern Italy.

The Zonin family owns 2000 hectares of vineyards in seven of the country’s most highly regarded winemaking regions: Piedmont, Lombardy, Veneto, Friuli, Tuscany, Apulia and Sicily.

It also owns one winery in Barboursville, Virginia.

VMS Solicitors LLP

VMS provides legal services to both companies and private clients throughout the UK and Italy. As a full-service law firm, VMS is perfectly positioned to assist international and domestic clients manage their everyday legal requirements.At VMS our mission is to offer our clients a high quality service combined with competitive and cost-effective legal solutions. With a strong team of dual-qualified lawyers our firm acts as a one-stop-shop, providing advice on two different legal systems.

VMS is best placed to fill the gap in the international legal market and cuts away the overheads akin to matters involving a plurality of jurisdictions.

This is why at VMS our clients find the lawyers and personalised service they want, at reasonable rates.

Monticello House, 45 Russell Square London WC1B 4JP, United KingdomTel. +44 (0)20 7907 4760www.vms-legal.com info@vms-legal.com

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Alchemy Design Award Originally established to nurture a living, working synergy between Italian Luxury Producers and some of today’s leading Architects, Designers, Hoteliers and Specifiers, The Alchemy Design Award programme has since expanded to offer a complete range of specialist services aimed at the Italian Exporter of Fine Furnishings and Interiors.

These include: Targeted PR, Media Buying, Strategic Marketing Expertise, a Retail ~Sales Function within a targeted number of leading UK Retailers, In-House Translation and Effective Architect~Designer Networking, all available either individually or as part of a fully-integrated route-to-market solution.

With over 20 years’ experience in the Contract and Branding sectors, Alchemy Design Award currently work in close collaboration with a carefully selected group of Italian marques such as Teuco Guzzini, Oasis Bagni, I-Radium and Rubinetterie Stella.

160 City Road London EC1V 2NP, United KingdomTel. +44 (0)78 0937 4275www.alchemyaward.cominfo@alchemyaward.com

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Arnold Fooks Chadwick LLPOur varied and international client base, ranging from corporate entities and charities to private individuals, has been built up and fostered over many years.

Our clients value our multi-disciplined approach and the personal service we provide, which distinguishes us from other firms.

We are proud of our history and yet our focus is squarely on the challenges and opportunities of the future.

Murray’s Tool StoreFollowing the acquisition of Murray’s tools business by the Brescia family in March 08, we have taken the vital steps to maintain the same loyal, key personnel as has been operating in the store for more than 20 years.

Our team has made it a priority to ensure that we continue to provide old and new customers with extensive experience and expertise within Murray’s Tool Store.

Eurobridge Communications LtdEurobridge is your personal business mentor and linguist, who guides you in your business and cultural travels.

Eurobridge offers a flexible range of services to support businesses locally in the UK and Italy so that you can focus on the things that matter most to you.

Eurobridge provides that special personal touch offering solutions tailored to meet your needs.

Colorcom Allestimenti Fieristici SrlColorcom designs and builds exhibition stands for main events all over the world. Flexibility, dynamism and quality are the cornerstones of our mission.

We emphasize flexibility and customer service ensuring complete satisfaction and reliability as for UNI EN ISO 9001:2008 standard.

Our customer portfolio includes Public Bodies and Institutions.

We meet every challenge with excellence founded on years of solid experience.

Profits Group SRLProfits Group “speaks your language” to translate, interpret and manage small and large events in every aspect, transforming them into sure occasions for success.

Each business sector is coordinated by a Profits Group project manager and by operative supervisors that gather and develop the clients’ needs and demands, while constantly checking their quality from the design phase to realization, as well as customer satisfaction.

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83 Morrison Street Edinburgh EH3 8BU, United KingdomTel. +44 (0)13 1229 1577www.murraystools.com 1 Viale di Val Fiorita 88

00144 Roma, Italy Tel. +39 06 7823446 www.profits-group.com info@profits-group.com

15 Bolton Street London W1J 8AR, United KingdomTel. +44 (0)20 7499 3007www.afclaw.com info@afclaw.com

Durham Lodge, 74 Durham Road London SW20 0TN, United KingdomTel. +44 (0)20 8947 2116www.eurobridge.eu info@eurobridge.eu

Via delle Prese 4 36014 Santorso (VI), ItalyTel. +39 0445 649111 www.colorcom.it info@colorcom.it

John Di Mambro & CoThe company was established by John Di Mambro, who previously specialised in taxation with one of the major international chartered accountancy firms.

In addition to traditional auditing, accounting and tax services we also provide advice on how to improve your business.

Whether you need an integrated business strategy or specialist tax advice we are here to help you achieve your goals.

16 Muir Street Hamilton ML3 6EP, United KingdomTel. +44 (0)16 9842 1538www.jdmandco.co.uk mailbox@jdmandco.co.uk

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Industria & ServiziWe are an Italian company of professional consultants and experts in services for businesses.

Every single member of our company is a leader and features years of experience and success in its own field.

We put ourselves forward as partners for a company with a bigger strength in the industrial and manufacture field in order to provide help in areas that require a further development.

In the industrial field we have had previous experience in the layout production, manufacture company start-up.

Other skills and strong experiences in: products re-engineering, manufacturing, safety, quality, software and IT, communication, research.

Our experience and our networking with other companies, mainly in the mechanical/industrial field, are a great help in seeking new suppliers or in managing and following up the one in the Italian territory.

Largo Quinto Profili 1 20024 Garbagnate Milanese (MI), ItalyTel. +39 02 91707539www.industriaservizi.it info@industriaservizi.it

Lyndales SolicitorsLyndales Solicitors is a law firm specialising in providing a range of legal services to both business and private clients.

Our services include corporate and commercial law, employment law, dispute resolution, property law, family law and wills and probate.

Our philosophy is based on providing exceptional and affordable legal services to our clients in a straightforward way (in Italian as well as English).

Trisori LtdThe name Trisori is Sicilian for treasures.

Trisori is a jewellery brand that combines the original Italian style with a “London chic” touch, using high quality semi-precious stones set in 24ct gold plated eccentric designs,

Trisori’s handmade pieces are strong, contemporary and stylish and designed not to only catch the eye, but also to make the wearer feel fantastic and joyful.

Lynton House, 7-12 Tavistock Square London WC1H 9LT, United KingdomTel. +44 (0)20 7391 1000www.lyndales.co.uk www.lyndales.co.uk

Millais House, 7 Marsham Street London SW1P 4JN, United KingdomTel. +44 (0)794 4286162www.trisori.com love@trisori.com

BOSCA SPABosca, established in Canelli in 1831, is the oldest sparkling wine producer in Italy.

The winery is located in the centre of the Asti district and the vineyards, over 700 acres, on the precious slopes of Southern Piedmont.

The time-honoured experience in the production of quality sparkling wines has made possible for Bosca to develop innovative sparkling drinks which adapt an almost sacred tradition to ways of living rapidly changing, as never before, all around the world.

Antica Murrina Veneziana SRLFashion and tradition, design and creaftsmanship.

Elements merging into the Antica Murrina mission and into the values of uniqueness that the company enacts.

Each glass boule is made from a glass cane and lamp worked, one by one.

Antica Murrina offers unique objects containing age-old history and stemming from craftsmanship and productive skills.

Via Luigi Bosca 2 14053 Canelli (AT), Italy Tel. +39 0141 967711 www.bosca.it info@bosca.it

Via Cesare Battisti 7 30030 Olmo di Martellago (VE), ItalyTel. +39 041 908406www.anticamurrina.com info@anticamurrina.com

The Butterfly and the PigWe use lovely local ingredients so our menu varies from day to day depending on what nice things we have.

There are a few favourite dishes on here that will certainly be here on the day you come and visit and probably there will be some new ones and some old ones on there too. Have a wee look and see what takes your fancy.

153 Bath Street Glasgow G2 4SQ, United KingdomTel. +44 (0)14 1221 7711www.thebutterflyandthepig.com spybar@heighrow.com

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Northwest continues to lead the way for Foreign Direct Investment successNorthwest is the leading region outside of London and the South East.• 179 investment projects creating/safeguarding 13,486 jobs

• 259 jobs created or safeguarded every week

• 15 inward investment projects secured every month

Investment by overseas companies created or safeguarded 13,486 jobs in the Northwest over the last year, UK Trade & Investment and the Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA) announced today.

The NWDA can reveal that England’s Northwest is, for the 4th consecutive year, the UK’s leading region for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) outside of London and the South East.

The Northwest has attracted 179 investment projects during 2009/10, more than any other region outside the South East.

Steven Broomhead, NWDA Chief Executive, said:

“Despite difficult economic conditions and fierce competition the Northwest has secured a further set of impressive foreign investment results. The successful figures published this week reaffirm the NWDAs strategy, focus and investment into FDI activity”

The collaboration between the NWDA and sub-regional partners, including The Mersey Partnership, MIDAS, Lancashire Economic Partnership, Cheshire & Warrington Economic Alliance and Invest in Cumbria, has contributed to the impressive results.

The report also shows that the NWDA investment has already generated over £56m in GVA with a massive estimated boost of up to £104m* in additional economic value to the region by 2013 when all of the FDI activity has fully matured.

Source: Manchester Evening News

“Made in Italy” in Manchester: Sponsorship opportunities We are currently planning an event in Manchester to promote the “Made in Italy”.

The event will be held in the most popular mall of the area next Spring. Our aim is to exhibit the finest Italian products that best represent the Italian style.

We are looking for sponsors of the event as well as exhibitors and if you would like to discuss this further please do not hesitate to contact us at Manchester@italchamind.org.uk

Your contribution will help us to arrange a great event to promote the Italian culture and style in the North West of England.

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Events in London

We meet Tim Etchells, owner of Single Market Events, who recently bought La Dolce Vita, the UK’s only lifestyle receiving around 17,000 visitors. It promotes the best of ‘Made in Italy’ including food, wine, property, travel and design.

We meet Tim Etchells, owner of Single Market Events, who recently bought La Dolce Vita, the UK’s only lifestyle receiving around 17,000 visitors. It promotes the best of ‘Made in Italy’ including food, wine, property, travel and design

The show, taking place from 10 – 13 March 2011, is now in its seventh year and is partnered by the Italian Chamber of Commerce & Industry for the UK.

Q.: How and why did you get into the world of events?

A: In the early 1970s I was selling Photocopy machines and I was looking for something different to do and I was given the opportunity to join an event company in a very junior position. I then worked my way up the business and then I started my own business Single Market Events with one idea and two people!

Q. You’ve been in the industry for over 30 years – what are the achievements you are most proud of?

A: There are many but being part of the team that won the License to run The British International Show in 2004 certainly ranks fairly high. Creating The BBC Good Food Show in 1990 and being one of the first people to discover Jamie Oliver and putting him on a stage for the first time. Most recently coming up with the idea to stage the first ever high-end Contemporary Art Fair in Hong Kong that in only three years has become the largest art fair in Asia.

Q. Any moments you’d rather forget?

A: Many! You have to have failures so that you can learn by your mistakes. My most expensive error was launching The Cosmopolitan magazine show in London in 1998. I lost 500,000 pounds of my own money in 3 days! I’d also like to try and forget the times when I tried to be a pop Promoter!

Q. What was your reason for investing in La Dolce Vita?

A: I’ve been involved in events like London Fashion Week and The BBC Good food show for over twenty years so I have a good understanding of running events that involve Style and good food and good wine. I was also a visitor to the early years of La Dolce Vita when I was looking to buy a house in Italy and I’ve always enjoyed the event as I think it’s a great visitor experience.

Q. What are the plans to reinvigorate La Dolce Vita?

A: We’re still working on them and we’ll be revealing them very soon but it will stay with it’s core values of celebrating and showcasing the best that Italy has to offer in terms of property, style, travel and food and wine but most importantly a great experience for exhibitors and visitors alike.

Q. In these times of continuing financial constraint what benefits are there for companies to participate in the show?

A: We are very aware that the show must represent a good Return on Investment for all exhibitors and sponsors and we have not increased our exhibitor space rates this year and we will increase the investment in the look of the show and visitor marketing to ensure that we deliver a good audience who are totally relevant to the exhibitors.

For more information about La Dolce Vita contact:

Sales:Francesca Ussia at Single Market EventsTel: +44 (0) 20 7 886 3090 francesca@single-market.co.uk

Eva Lamorgese at the Italian Chamber of Commerce UKTel: +44 (0) 207 495 8191 commercial@italchamind.org.uk

Sponsorship:Melissa Ormiston at Single Market EventsTel: +44 (0) 20 7 886 3089 melissa@single-market.co.uk

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News from Scotland

Water turns into energy in Scotland Scotland boasts some of the best energy resources in Europe. The region is a net exporter of electric energy, with a generation capacity of 10.1GW which mainly comes from coal, oil, gas and nuclear power. As far as the development of the renewable energy sources is concerned, Scotland is thought to have considerable potential, in particular when it comes to wind and tidal power. The major companies of the sector are Scottish Power, Scottish and Southern Energy and British Energy, whereas the main countries to which Scotland exports are USA, The Netherlands, Germany, France and Spain.

“The renewable energy sector is rising steeply” states Mr Martin McAdam, managing director of Aquamarine Power. The latter, in cooperation with Scottish and Southern Energy, provides the region with as much energy as 200 megawatt. Currently, it is the major producer of renewable energy in the UK.

Thanks to their position, that is tight between the Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea, the waters surrounding the Scottish coast release plenty of energy. The waves crashing against the coasts of the Orkney Islands are 2m high on average but they can even exceed 10m. As a matter of fact, from these waves you can gather about 15-20% of the total energy demand of the country.

Ten new plants are being planned at the sea in the north of Scotland with the aim to take advantage of barrage tidal and wave power to generate clean electric power.

The Government gave the go-ahead to new and significant projects to use renewable energy from the sea: 6 projects for the wave power and 4 for the tidal power. In 2013 they will start working on these new plants close to the Orkney Islands, which will be able to release 1,2 gigawatt of energy. This is quite an important step for the UK, in which only small and experimental plants have been installed so far.

The ten new Scottish plants are part of a wider project of the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), which sees to part of the budget needed. These new plants will have to prove they work properly in spite of a long stay in the waters of the sea. They represent a compelling challenge: several prototypes did not cope with the strength of the sea. An example is to be found in the barrage tidal power prototypes installed in the East River of New York in 2007 or rather in the Pelamis Wave Power generators installed off Portugal. Both cases were not successful due to the technical problems and the unexpected riptides. Neil Kermode, managing director of EMEC, says that the technologies for the exploitation of the ocean energy are still being developed and they will need to overcome many obstacles before becoming fully operative. The majority of the generators which will be installed in the sea surrounding the Orkney Islands are second-generation ones: much more enhanced and with an improved technology with respect to the current ones. All the schemes for the barrage tidal power installed in the Scottish sites will use turbines located under the sea, which will be quiet and hidden from the surface. Some of them, like those produced by OpenHydro, will use a simple but strong technology and they will be situated in the sea bed without any risks for the maritime traffic. Others, like the ones of Marine Current Turbines and of Hammerfest Strom, look like wind power stations put in operation by sea water instead of wind.

To be on the safe side when carrying out large-scale plants, the companies are hoping to be able to test the same schemes on a smaller scale as much as it is needed, so that they can evaluate meticulously the feasibility of each single project.

The schemes to be installed in Scotland are very expensive to carry out. As a matter of fact, the Government is going to help financially the companies, as already scheduled in range of the renewable energy development of the country.

Lately the Government has included plants for the exploitation of the ocean energy in a wide environmental impact assessment planning which aims to protect the sustainable development of coasts. This is why the ten sites which will see the installation of the new plants will need to be checked from an environmental point of view, too. Experts explain that it is necessary to have a detailed environmental impact assessment for each site and to study meticulously the best technology for them, starting from the features they present.

As the new renewable energy technologies conquered the Scottish sea, they are likely to reach other important achievements in other areas of the planet, with new projects for the exploitation of wave and tidal power. Exactly like as happened in Denmark when wind power stations were installed in the ‘70s and ‘80s. Since then they have achieved important positions in the international energy market. Sources: www.scienzenews.it www.scozia.cc

Murabilia 20103rd – 5th September 2010 Lucca, Italy

The Edinburgh Office of the Italian Chamber of Commerce in collaboration with Opera delle Mura, Municipality of Lucca and Gardening Scotland organized a Scottish delegation to visit the Murabilia Flower Show, a gardening exhibition and market dedicated to the green world in all its forms, which took place from 3rd-5th September. Displaying a wide range of rare and unique plants and flowers, it hosted as well high quality garden furniture, handcraft pots, baskets, clothes, gardening equipment as well as specialised magazines and publications. In co-operation with the Botanical Gardens of Lucca, this annual garden show was an important showcase for gardeners and amateurs who take pleasure in plants, flowers and the garden in all its varied forms.

The show, in its 10th edition, featured over 150 exhibitors including nurseries and specialist growers from all over Europe. The centrepiece of this year’s event was “Orchids, Opuntia (commonly known as cactus) and edible plants”.

This represented a significant opportunity to strengthen the cultural and commercial links between Scotland and Tuscany. In fact, today there are 30.000 Italians-Scots in Scotland, whose origins are from Tuscany, and Glasgow has the third largest contingent of people from Italian extraction in the UK after London and Manchester.

For further information please visit the websitewww.murabilia.com

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News from Scotland (Continued)BBC Good Food Show Scotland22nd – 24th October 2010Secc, Glasgow

The last little changes and our Italian area within the BBC Good Food Show will be ready to join this massive fair which is bound to be the event of the year in Scotland.

From Friday 22nd to Sunday 24th October the city of Glasgow will be entertained and delighted by the best

chefs – Gordon Ramsay and James Martin – and, more than that, by the best food&drink produce you can find. International exhibitors and local renowned companies will not miss the chance to tempt the Scottish foodies, who are expected to be even more than last year (17,500 people). According to last editions figures the average money spent

per person was £88-00. The show has a great marketing strategy ranging from TV ads to BBC publications as well as prominent sponsors, such as Sainsbury’s.

Our Italian exhibitors – like Azienda Agricola Biologica Michele Giorgio, Azienda Agricola Lischeto, Azienda Agricola Podere Montagnano, Azienda Agricola Villa I Capresei, Blue Coffee, Digar Srl, Belladonna, Subissati Srl and Tenuta Canale, which will offer and sell organic wines and oils produced in the Tuscan province of Siena – will have the chance to have a taste of the Scottish market, meet new customers and, the main thing, start up new business relationships. As a matter of fact, the BBC Good Food Show Scotland is a real play ground for all the buyers and distributors looking for the new finest products.

To have further information about the Show, you are welcomed to contact the Glasgow office via email at glasgow@italchamind.org.uk or tel. +44 (0) 141 221 7296.