One of car giant Honda’s top bosses has warned of the possible “harm” of leaving the European customs union on its giant Swindon plant. Honda senior vice-president of Honda Ian Howells said the plant relied on a large pan-European network of suppliers to deliver 2 million components to its car and engine assembly lines...
Bristol Airport has appointed Simon Earles as planning and sustainability director to oversee the development of its new masterplan, which is now being drawn up to meet future demand for air travel over the next 20 years and beyond. In a related move, the airport’s head of planning & development Andrew Goodenough has been...
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The Entrepreneur’s Godmother, the Chippenham-based sales training company, is continuing to grow with the appointment of a new sales and marketing assistant. Nicola Campbell, pictured, who has joined as an intern, is a sociology graduate from Bath Spa University. She discovered The Entrepreneur’s Godmother and its founder Alison Edgar through an advertisement on the...
Accountancy group Grant Thornton has boosted its South West and Wales corporate finance advisory team with the appointment of Trefor Griffith as a partner. Trefor, pictured, already leads the consumer industry group for the firm nationally, having been based in Grant Thornton’s London office since 2009. He has a particular focus on the food...
Firms across the South West have taken advantage of the slump in sterling to go on an exporting spree, with the value of goods from the region sold overseas soaring by 30%. New figures from HMRC, which collates information on exports, shows exports from South West-based companies hit £6.3bn in the first three months of this year, up from...
