Swindon copywriter Angela Atkinson will tell businesses how blogging can raise their profile at a breakfast networking event in the town later this month. Angela, pictured, who runs AA Editorial Services, has built up a significant following with her blog Born Again Swindonian. She will speak at Swindon Business Village’s meeting on June 23....
Chippenham-based sales training provider Sales Coaching Solutions has appointed Kiya Newnham as its new sales and marketing assistant. Kiya, pictured, studied Business and Management at Bath Spa University and also has customer service experience. In her new role she will help Sales Coaching Solutions managing director Alison Edgar grow the business further. Kiya said:...
Monday 13 June Final: Schroder Real Estate Tuesday 14 June Interims: Crest Nicholson, Servoca Finals: Abenza, Ashtead, CML Microsystems, Falkland Island, FirstGroup, Halma, Market Tech, Norcros, Park, Shield Therapeutics, Telecom Plus, Trifast Trading statement: Ted Baker AGMs: Dillistone, Inspired Energy, Premier Farnell, Pro Global Insurance Solutions, Synairgen, Ted Baker, TP, Velocys Economics: Consumer price...
Swindon businesses have been urged to be fair and flexible in their approach to staff wanting to watch Euro 2016 matches over the next month. Some matches during the tournament, which kicks off in France this evening, take place in normal working hours – among them England v Wales next Thursday. As a result,...
A spate of new contract wins this year have boosted specialist IT firm SciSys as it continues to recovery from a disastrous 2015. A year ago the Chippenham-based firm was rocked by serious problems with a major fixed-price contract. The crisis pushed the firm, which develops complex IT projects for clients in sectors such...
Law firm Withy King, which has an office in Swindon, is to merge with London firm Royds. The tie-up, which will take effect from September 1, will create a £33m turnover business employing around 450 people. Withy King also has offices in Swindon, Marlborough, Oxford and Thame and a small base in London, while...
Swindon solicitor Ramona Derbyshire has been elected as the new president of the Gloucestershire & Wiltshire incorporated Law Society (GWILS), continuing its recovery from near dissolution last year. Ramona, pictured, a partner in Thrings’ company commercial team, replaces Gloucestershire-based solicitor Andrew Ewart-James on a one-term basis. GWILS, which was formed in 1817, was in...
A specialist conveyancing, wills and probate law firm based in Swindon has changed its name. Hoffman Male, which also has an office in Bristol, has become Hoffman Briggs to reflect the names of its partners Mary Hoffman and Yvette Briggs. The firm was set up in in Swindon 1979 by Roger Male. Mary joined...
Regional graduate jobs board Gradsouthwest has launched a partnership with Business West, the South West’s largest business membership organisation, to provide firms with a quality service to access an unlimited pool of graduate talent. The collaboration marks Gradsouthwest’s first anniversary as a private company. Founded in 2001 by university careers departments, the service is...
Monday 6 June Finals: Active Energy, Palace Capital Trading statement: easyJet AGMs: Bagir, Cambian, Chapel Down, Forbidden Technologies, Global Energy Development, Hansteen, REA, React EGMs: Forbidden Technologies, GLI Finance, UK Commercial Property Economics: New car registrations Tuesday 7 June Interims: Gooch & Housego, Idox, RWS Finals: BP Marsh & Partners, Carclo, Fulcrum Utility Services,...
