Swindon businesses with a conscience are being urged to enter the UK’s first Fairtrade business awards. The awards, staged in Bristol and sponsored by The Co-Operative, will highlight and promote efforts being made by firms across the West of England to incorporate Fairtrade into their business. The Fairtrade Business Awards, which are being supported...
Chippenham-based speciality pharmaceutical group Alliance Pharma has spent £1.5m acquiring two skin treatment brands to add to its growing portfolio of established dermatology medicines. Acne treatment Quinoderm and Ceanel, a shampoo treatment for scalp psoriasis, which were bought from Ferndale Pharmaceuticals, had total sales of around £600,000 in the year to September 30, 2011....
With rising unemployment, continued wage freezes and further job losses, the world of work in 2012 will be a challenging place for both employers and employees. James Crass, South West director of employment relations organisation Acas, has pinpointed four likely workplace issues. Here he explains what is behind these potential flashpoints and gives some...
James Averdieck, founder of luxurious desert company GU is set to give the keynote speech at The Business Show 2012. James will share his secrets for success on how he started GU in 2003 with just £150,000 taking the company to sales of over £30m before selling in 2010. Space is limited so if...
SciSys, the specialist supplier of bespoke software systems, IT based solutions and support services, has been awarded a £2.5m contract to provide a Future Deployable GEOINT (FDG) System. The business has come from Lockheed Martin UK Integrated Systems & Solutions which is the prime contractor for FDG to the UK's Ministry of Defence. The aim of...
Honda has announced the creation of 500 new jobs at its Swindon plant as production began on the 2012 Civic today. At a ceremony celebrating the start of production, Honda Motor Europe president Manabu Nishimae said the company remained committed to building cars in Swindon and forecasted increased production in 2012. He added that...
Swindon shoppers are expected to loosen their purse-strings and spend £397m this Christmas on gifts and partying. Despite household budgets being squeezed tighter this year, figures from Barclays predict that spending will be up by 4% this December on the same month last year. In Swindon, shoppers will splash out £242m on their debit...
The Business Show Swindon returns for a second year next February following the success of the inaugural event earlier this year. The show, which will once again be staged by GWE The Initiative at the STEAM museum in Churchward. And as part of a campaign to widen its profile among the business community,...
Entrepreneurs need three attributes to be successful – creativity, passion and tenacity, according to Paul Lindley, the founder of fast-growing baby food producer Ella’s Kitchen. The former accountant and kids’ TV executive launched the business, named after his daughter, six years ago with a clear mission – to produce healthy, tasty packaged food for...
South West entrepreneur Mike Love (pictured) was shortlisted last night for Grant Thornton's 2012 Chairman of the Year Quoted Company awards. Dr Love has grown a number of companies, including CODASciSys, which at its peak featured in the Top 50 companies on AIM. It was taken private by Unit4 Agresso in 2008 in a deal...
