Lightweight steel roofing company Metrotile UK has appointed David Padmore as regional manager for the North of England. David Padmore, pictured, who has worked in the roofing industry for 32 years, will be responsible for developing business opportunities for the Chippenham-based firm in an area north of Stoke and the Humber and to Scottish...
West of England property consultancy Alder King’s Swindon office is to join its other bases in a project to work towards a more sustainable future. The firm is sponsoring this year’s Business Green Week, which encourages firms across the region to become more aware of their impact on the environment and take action to...
Good Energy, the Chippenham-based renewable energy company, has sold one of its undeveloped solar sites to Chinese PV panel manufacturer Trina Solar as it shifts its focus onto sites that are already generating power. The 4.65MW solar site at Wrotham, near Maidstone, Kent, earn Good Energy a profit of between £430,000 and £480,000 –...
Specialist lender Aldermore has appointed John McDonnell as a new business development manager in residential mortgages covering the South West and Wales region. John McDonnell, pictured, has worked in financial services for 15 years, most recently as managing director of Stamford Financial Services, where he spent the past seven years. Aldermore group managing director,...
NatWest has promoted Chris Preston to the role of regional managing director – business banking, for the South West and Wales. Chris, pictured, who has worked for NatWest for 30 years, was previously the bank’s South West regional director – business banking. In his new role he will oversee NatWest’s support for businesses with...
Director of Swindon transport business Akcess, Mark Kennedy, is swapping his bus for a motorbike and crossing Europe for charity. Mark, pictured, will be travelling across the Continent for two weeks from June 25 with the aim of visiting as many countries as possible. The co-founder and managing director of the Elgin-based community interest...
Bristol Airport’s annual passenger figures have soared past the seven million mark for the first time in its history – the latest milestone in its rapid growth. Passenger numbers have now grown for six years running. They reached 6.76m between January and December last year and have continued to rise as airlines have added...
Monday 23 May Finals: Mitie, Tissue Regenix Trading statement: Restore AGMs: 4d pharma, Nasstar, Noricum Gold, Plant Health Care, Restore, Stock Spirits Group, Synety EGM: Ergomed Tuesday 24 May Interims: Driver Group, easyHotel, Frutarom, Medicx Fund, Paragon Group of Companies, Renew Holdings, Topps Tiles Finals: Aveva, Big Yellow, Coms, Cranswick, De La Rue, Entertainment...
Chippenham-based lightweight steel roofing company Metrotile UK has come to the rescue of a South Wales countryside park whose visitor centre suffered from leaks every time it rained. The previous porous roof tiles on the Parc Bryn Bach building in Blaenau Gwent had let water into the café area. But now the popular lakeside...
by Paul Marchment, Arval SME development manager. Smaller organisations are often more agile and receptive to new technologies. At Arval, it is our customers with smaller fleets who are the most excited about the potential of electric vehicles. So I am currently running a series of workshops on new vehicle technology to help these...
