Icelandic budget airline Wow air has promised flights between the West of England and the US and Canada from £99 one-way as it prepares to launch services from Bristol Airport next year. Transatlantic passengers taking advantage of its bargain basement fares – which will only be available on a selected number of flights –...
A talk called ‘What’s in your financial bucket?’ will be delivered next week to Swindon networking group Business Village. Alice Douglass from independent financial advisers Grosvenor Consultancy will use the theme for her presentation at Business Village’s weekly breakfast meeting on Thursday December 3. Alice, pictured, who works in Grosvenor’s Highworth office, said: “Everyone...
The Institute of Directors (IoD) has named Nick Sturge, director of Bristol’s Engine Shed enterprise hub and the Bristol SETsquared Business Acceleration Centre, as its new South West chairman. A former Bristol IoD committee chairman and member for more than 10 years, Nick, pictured, will officially take over from Richard Ayre in January. As...
Monday 23 November Interims: Bonmarche Holdings, Kainos, Mitie, Sirius Real Estate AGMs: Aeorema Communications, Just Retirement EGM: Mirada Tuesday 24 November Interims: AO World, Babcock International, CML Microsystems, Creston, De La Rue, Immunodiagnostic Systems, IS Solutions, Pets at Home, Record, Scapa, Solid State, Telecom Plus Finals: Cambria Automobiles, Compass, Greencore, Mitchells & Butlers, Paragon...
Each week Swindon Business News gives a prominent member of the town’s business community the last word on our weekly e-bulletin. This week Mike Lloyd, managing partner of accountants Haines Watts, Swindon, answers our 10 questions. What was the LAST: Film you watched? Fast & Furious 7 Book you read? Degree of Guilt –...
Chancellor George Osborne will deliver his much-anticipated Autumn Statement next Wednesday – and once again Swindon Business News will be the number one media outlet for authoritative live news, analysis and comment. Our team of experienced business journalists will highlight the key measures that are likely to impact on Swindon’s economy, gain reaction from...
Investing in innovation and strategic acquisitions has paid off for Wiltshire manufacturer Avon Rubber with annual pre-tax profits climbing by 19%. The Melksham-based group, which makes gas masks and respirators for the military and emergency services and rubber products for the global dairy industry, achieved an 8% increase in revenues to £134.3m in the...
Profits have soared at Swindon-based Nationwide Building Society as the strong housing market pushed up its mortgage lending to record levels. The mutual lender, which employs 7,000 people across its three sites in Swindon, chalked up a 26.8% increase in pre-tax profits to £801m in the six months to the end of September. Gross...
Swindon-based field marketing agency infinite Group has expanded with the launch of a new logistics division. The move is part of company’s strategy to grow and diversify beyond its field marketing specialism with additional services such as warehousing and distribution providing added value for its clients. Infinite Logistics will provide any type of long...
Swindon firms are being urged to look at the way they deal with bullying in the workplace after a new study by employment advice group Acas revealed the problem is on the increase and that many employees are too afraid to speak up about it. Over the past year Acas South West has dealt...
