Green energy firm Good Energy has launched a carbon neutral gas tariff to celebrate the signing today of the UN Climate Change Agreement. The new offering, partly made up from biomethane – or ‘green gas’ – is designed to make it easy for energy customers of the Chippenham-based business to take action against climate...
Monday 18 April Finals: Cityfibre Infrastructure, Elecosoft, Netdimensions Trading statements: Centrica, Rio Tinto AGM: Centrica EGMs: Cairn Homes, LGO Energy Economics: Rightmove house prices Tuesday 19 April Interims: Associated British Foods, Connect, McCarthy & Stone, Utilitywise Finals: Regional REIT, Saga, The People’s Operator, TP Trading statements: Ashmore, Meggitt AGMs: Global Graphics, McColl’s Retail EGMs:...
Each week Swindon Business News gives a prominent member of the area’s business community the last word on its weekly e-bulletin. This week Jo Smyth, owner of PR and copywriting agency Word Worker, answers our 10 questions. What was the LAST: Film you watched? Batman v Superman. Going to see action films is one...
Hills Quarry Products has literally created its own milestones to mark the production of its millionth cubic metre of ready-mixed concrete. The Swindon-based firm, part of the family-owned Hills Group, has produced a commemorative concrete block which now stands in its County Park head office. It has also made mini concrete cubes pictured below,...
Top tips on how to develop a great marketing strategy will be given by an expert at a free Women in Business talk staged by The Enterprise Network (TEN) next week. Speaker Denise O’Leary, pictured, founder and director of Chippenham-based award-winning marketing agency Purpol Marketing, will help firms build their marketing strategy with powerful...
Three properties across Swindon have been let over the past month by Kenington’s town office acting for Swindon Borough Council. Two others are also under offer. A 1,100 sq ft at Dorcan Business Village, pictured, has been let as a satellite clinic to Oxford Fertility Unit on a new 10-year lease, with a fifth...
Fewer businesses in Swindon and Wiltshire are growing their sales and orders as national and global factors take the shine off their optimism at the start of this year. The latest survey by Business West, the region’s largest business group, also shows more of its Swindon and Wiltshire members had lower cashflow over the...
The craze for adult activity books and bright stationery has brought some colour to sales at Swindon-based retailer WH Smith. The firm, which has its headquarters at Greenbridge, enjoyed an 11% increase in year-on-year pre-tax profits to £80m on a 4% rise in total group sales to £633m in the six months to February...
Swindon firms interested in exporting can find out more at a number of special events next week as part of Exporting is GREAT Week. Hosted by UKTI South West, the events are aimed at those just starting out on their export journey as well as more experienced exporters. The Exporting is GREAT initiative was...
Mortgage adviser Danny Matthews is on a mission to overhaul the public’s attitude to the finance industry – and is enlisting help from a new online streaming service to get his message across. Danny, pictured, based just outside Swindon in South Cerney, has worked in financial services for 10 years – including as a...
