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Swindon area office opened by recruitment firm Drivers Direct as its growth...
Drivers Direct, which supplies temporary and permanent drivers to the logistics industry, has opened an office in Chiseldon to cover the Swindon area. The office, on the Unicorn Business Park, is the...
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Green accolade recognises Swindon’s Brunel shopping centre’s efforts to cut...
The Brunel shopping centre in Swindon has become one of only a few retail schemes in the UK to gain silver status in the Green Achiever scheme which is designed to help businesses boost their green...
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Swindon firm Excalibur’s boss in running for coveted Director of the Year award
Swindon IT and communications support firm Excalibur’s chief executive James Phipps will this evening find out whether he has won the prestigious South West Director of the Year award. James,...
View ArticleOrganisers of successful planning seminar look to repeat event
A seminar held in Swindon by three of Wiltshire’s leading firms of property professionals proved so successful a second is being planned for later this year. The event attracted 60 developers keen to...
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Strong employment growth triggers prospect of new skills shortages
The number of businesses expecting to recruit more staff has almost returned to the pre-recession levels of 2007 new figures released today show. But while the data is welcome news for job seekers,...
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New managing partner elected to head law firm Charles Lucas & Marshall
Law firm Charles Lucas & Marshall, which has an office in Swindon, has elected Hemant Amin as its new managing partner. Hemant, pictured, joined the firm in 1989 has been a member of its...
View ArticleSunny start for Good Energy’s Dorset solar farm
Good Energy, the fast-growing, Chippenham-based renewable electricity supplier, today began producing and exporting electricity to the national grid from its first solar farm in Dorset. The 5MW site...
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Buying consortium on the lookout for the West’s best brands to sell in China
West businesses making or supplying upmarket products are today getting an opportunity to meet buyers from China purchasing consortium Hi Lifestyle when they visit the region. Hi Lifestyle is looking...
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Imagine Cruising gets on board with Swindon Town as club’s new main sponsor
Swindon-based luxury holiday company Imagine Cruising has been announced as the new mainline sponsor of Swindon Town from the start of the 2014/2015 season. The privately-owned firm, which sells...
View Article£170m refinancing package puts Wincanton in fast lane for further growth
Chippenham-based logistics group Wincanton has refinanced its main banking facility for a further five-year term to support its growth ambitions. The refinancing, provided by HSBC, RBS, Barclays,...
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Govt. pledges to invest further £200m in high-growth and innovative businesses
Ambitious Swindon and Wiltshire businesses were today urged to bid for a share of a £200m investment pot – the latest phase of the Government’s Regional Growth Fund (RGF). Firms applying for round six...
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Amey Rail letting signals further recovery for Swindon’s town centre office...
Swindon’s rail heritage is helping get its town centre office market back on track – with the latest major letting coming from railway infrastructure firm Amey Rail. The firm, part of the giant Amey...
View ArticleHigh-value manufacturing can give Swindon bright future, says LEP report
Swindon and Wiltshire can develop a vibrant and innovative manufacturing sector based on high-growth areas such as renewable energy and waste, sustainable materials and biosciences, according to a...
View ArticleAhead of the Agenda: The Week Ahead
Monday 23 June Interim: Porvair Final: Accumuli AGMs: Beacon Hill Resources, BH Credit Catalysts, Cadogan Petroleum, Tarsus EGM: Acal Economics: Hometrack housing survey, Nationwide house prices...
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Peak performance from Withy King’s Wiltshire lawyers takes firm’s fundraising...
Lawyers from the Swindon and Marlborough offices of Withy King joined colleagues from across the regional law firm to raise more than £9,000 for charity by completing the gruelling Three Peaks...
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Monahans seminar to shed light on issues faced by academy schools
Issues facing academy schools across the UK are to be tackled at a seminar staged by West accountancy firm Monahans next month. The event, at the Stanton Manor Hotel, near Chippenham, on July 9, will...
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UK’s first Export Fair will showcase overseas trading opportunities for...
Firms from Swindon and Wiltshire are being urged to visit the UK’s first Export Fair, which is being staged in the South West tomorrow, as a first step to doing business abroad. Organised by UK Trade...
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Swindon builder Beard’s modern innovation helps visitors to Roman Baths step...
Visitors to Bath’s iconic Roman Baths now get a much better view of the world heritage site thanks to the completion of a challenging project by Swindon-based building firm Beard. The firm has...
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Totalpost wins x-ray machine contract from Nationwide for its Swindon mail...
Mailroom equipment firm Totalpost Services, which covers the South of England from its office in Swindon, has supplied a mail and parcel x-ray security screening device to building society...
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Alder King market Old Town Victorian property with conversion possibilities
A Victorian villa-style building in Old Town, most recently used as a residential care home but with scope for conversion, has gone onto the market . The four-storey Croft Road property has 11...
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