Swindon’s rapidly-expanding online retailer Oak Furniture Land has again been ranked among the UK’s fastest-growing private businesses. The firm has appeared at number 51 in the latest annual Fast Track 100 table, which recognises businesses with the highest sales growth over three years. It is the third time the firm, launched by Jason Bannister...
A West of England property expert is warning that Government plans to give communities a greater say over wind turbine proposals are deeply flawed and could scupper many small schemes. James Davis, pictured, who heads the regionally-based planning team at national property consultancy Sanderson Weatherall, fears the changes will make smaller renewable energy schemes...
The impact of last Thursday’s Autumn Statement on firms in Swindon will be on the agenda at this week’s Swindon Business Village networking meeting. Richard Mathews, of Swindon-based Chartered Accountants, will give an in-depth analysis of the Chancellor’s key measures at Business Village’s weekly breakfast meeting on Thursday. Following his presentation, attendees will have...
Monday 9 December Interim: Anite Finals: Alternative Networks, Jelf Group, RWS Holdings, Treatt AGMs: Conroy Gold & Natural Resources, Karelian Diamond Resources Tuesday 10 December Interims: Ashtead, Carpetright, Iomart, Photo-Me International Finals: Tui Travel, Victrex, Zytronic Trading statement: Whitbread AGMs: Billing Services, Debenhams, Tristel, Utilitywise, Weatherly International Economics: Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors house...
Efforts to get more South West firms to export are being stepped up after new figures showed the first fall in overseas sales from the region for more than a year. Exports by value dropped by 3.3% in the third quarter to £3.32bn, sparked by a fall-off in h a fall in trade within...
Outline planning permission has been granted for a major redevelopment scheme that could transform a large part of Chippenham. Central Chippenham Partnership (CCP) wants to redevelop much of Langley Park – the town’s original industrial centre – and refurbish Hathaway Retail Park. Its plans will regenerate the 54-acre site of existing retail and dilapidated...
