Swindon firms can get instant access to an extensive network of business knowledge and skills partners through a new growth hub launched by Business West. The region’s largest business group – and the organisation behind the Swindon and Wiltshire Initiative – wants the portal to be the first port of call for businesses seeking...
The latest deal by BGF, the independent fund that backs small and medium-sized firms with strong growth potential, has taken its total investment in the South West past the £100m mark. The £4.43m equity funding in marketing technology software and service firm Adestra means BGF’s regional office has now invested in 17 fast-growing companies...
Wiltshire specialist support firm Priority IT is raising valuable funds for a local Alzheimer’s charity by bringing old computers back to life. The Trowbridge-based company is refurbishing second-hand computers and offering them to the public in return for a donation to Alzheimer’s Support. The charity runs day clubs, home support and a wide range...
Swindon recruitment firm Field has invested in its offices to create a dedicated town centre venue for job-seekers and give the business space to grow. Field has closed one of its two branches in Commercial Road and relocated all back office staff to a new base in nearby Milton Road. At the same time...
RBS has appointed Rhys Morgan as assistant director in its structured finance team to work on deals across the South of England and South Wales. Rhys, pictured, who has worked for Finance Wales and global accountancy firm KPMG, joins RBS from Gloucester-based tax advisers and chartered accountants Hazlewoods, where he worked in the corporate...
Swindon Council has appointed John Gilbert, the current interim chief executive, as its new chief executive. He has been awarded the top job by a cross-party committee, which will recommend councillors approve the appointment at the full council meeting on February 25. Twenty-eight candidates from across the country applied for the role after the...
Swindon Council hopes to launch the UK’s first scheme to give residents the chance to invest in a major solar farm on the town’s doorstep. The unique scheme would generate a return for its investors as well as funding community projects over the next 20 years, according to the council. Local people could put...
An organisation that mentors and encourages the next generation of professionals to become future leaders in the office sector has appointed lawyer Drew Nesbitt as its new regional chairman. Drew, pictured, a senior associate in Bristol-headquartered law firm Burges Salmon’s real estate team, will lead the British Council for Offices (BCO) NextGen in the...
National property consultancy Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH) has boosted its West of England senior property management team with the appointment of associate director Kevin Mills. Kevin, pictured, will be responsible for managing estates held by clients including Mayfair Capital, Canal and River Trust, Courts Nominee/Cumbrian Pension Fund, Land Securities Trillium and Nottinghamshire County Council...
Swindon-based Field Recruitment is backing a new women’s cycling group in the town that is now in training for a series of events to raise money for a cancer charity. The Chainset Chicks, which are co-led by Field service delivery manager Emma Ryder, are aiming to get on their bikes in aid of Women...
