Swindon-based events organiser Venues Event Management has expanded its team to more than 100 members of staff. With many existing staff progressing through the company to higher roles, new recruits have been brought in to fill the gap. The company is proving an attractive and success place to work, having won gold...
Bristol Airport has become the first in the world to give passengers the chance to order food and drink in its bars and lounges via their smartphones. Customers can download a free app called QikServe in seconds, place their order and then have their food served at their table – without the hassle of...
Swindon’s original railway station building, the iconic Box Tunnel near Corsham and a number of bridges in North Wiltshire are among more than 40 historic railway structures on the Great Western main line to be safeguarded by the Government. The stone building, pictured right, on Swindon station’s island platform, which opened in 1842 and...
Swindon has seen a record-breaking number of new companies being set up in the first half of the year, according to Companies House data analysed by company formation experts, Duport.co.uk. Despite tough economic conditions, there have been 759 new companies formed in Swindon during the first six months of 2012. This beats any first...
Swindon is one of 30 councils from across the country carrying out Government-funded studies on ways to improve the local economy in a bid to win a share of £24m in ‘future city’ funding from the Technology Strategy Board. The council will receive £50,000 from the Technology Strategy Board – the Government’s innovation agency,...
Earlier client deliveries, operating efficiencies and deferred costs helped SciSys, the specialist IT and software firm, finish its first half of 2012 finished more strongly than had been initially expected. The Chippenham-based group, which also has an operation in Bristol, also said it had maintained a solid order book during the period ending 30...
Passenger numbers at Bristol Airport rose by 6.9% in June against the same month last year and airport bosses are expecting a busier than usual end to July as the traditional summer getaway coincides with an expected increase in inbound passengers en route to Olympic events in Cardiff and Weymouth. The airport, which last...
After the success of its innaugural 'Girls Night Out’ event held in March earlier this year Queen Bee Event Solutions is to hold an additional event at the Platform in Swindon. The event mixes a fusion of craft and beauty stalls, music, and a wine and cocktail bar in a spacious, relaxed environment for...
Swindon law firm Withy King has worked closely with a TV vet to negotiate the lease on a 5,000 sq ft building which will be transformed into a state-of-the-art veterinary practice offering a completely new approach to animal care. Joe Inglis, who is well-known for his roles in Vets in Practice and The One Show, will...
Independent builders merchant Kellaway Building Supplies has been chosen as sponsor of this year's Saturday Night Glow at the 34th Bristol International Balloon Fiesta. The company, which has an outlet at Kembrey Park, has been a supporter of the Fiesta for many years and a member of its 100 Club since 2009. Each year premier...
