Outsource UK, the Swindon-headquartered specialist recruitment firm, has made a further appointment to its senior team with Nic Devito taking on the new role of head of financial services permanent division. Based in Outsource’s London office, he will lead the drive to increase the firm’s permanent recruitment capacity in the capital’s financial services sector....
A key milestone in the construction of Bristol Airport’s west terminal extension has been marked with a ‘topping out’ ceremony. The celebration – a longstanding tradition in the construction industry – followed the completion of the steel work for the £24m structure. Guests from the design team, including architects, structural engineers, mechanical and electrical...
Swindon’s top firms are being urged to enter the region’s most prestigious business competition – accountants PwC’s annual West of England Business of the Year Awards. The widely-respected awards are now in their 28th year and previous winners represent the cream of the region’s top companies. Previous winners have included Swindon-based construction group Beard,...
Swindon’s business community is being invited to welcome in the Chinese New Year of the Monkey in style with a banquet at one of the region’s top restaurants. The gala banquet has been organised by the Bristol and West of England China Bureau, which works to connect businesses in the region with businesses in...
With 2016 set to celebrate Swindon’s heritage through the 175th anniversary of the rail works that put the town on the map, local firms have the chance to base themselves at a Grade II listed building in the town centre. Due to the completion of a large scale project by tenant English Heritage, a...
The South West’s property and construction industry is among the most confident in the UK, according to a new report by accountancy group Smith & Williamson. The firm’s annual survey of more than 200 property and construction professionals revealed a rise in confidence over the past 12 months, with 84% of South West-based respondents...
Monday 1 February Interim: Conviviality Final: RM Trading statement: BT Economics: Net consumer credit, Net lending secured on dwellings, Mortgage approvals, M4 money supply, Markit UK PMI manufacturing Tuesday 2 February Interims: Alumasc, Mattioli Woods, NWF Finals: BP, Low & Bonar, Ocado, St Modwen Properties Trading statements: Pentair, TalkTalk Telecom AGMs: Dewhurst, Numis, UDG...
Good Energy, the Chippenham-based renewable power firm, is expanding its generating capacity by commissioning a new solar site in Dorset and gaining planning permission for three more across the South West. The new 5MW Oaklands Plantation site near Wareham will generate enough renewable electricity to supply around 1,300 homes. It takes the number of...
National specialist recruitment firm FD Recruit has appointed Nigel Banks to head the business in the South West Nigel Banks, pictured, a senior financial recruitment specialist with over 18 year’s industry experience, is responsible for further developing FD Recruit’s successful South West and South Wales operation, based in Bristol. The firm specialises in finance...
Two Wiltshire financial services firms have reached the finals of a prestigious industry awards scheme, putting them among the top 11 in the South West. Hartsfield, based in Corsham, and Malmesbury-based Proposito will be up against nine others in the South West Adviser Firm of the Year category of the Professional Adviser Awards. The...
