Chartered accountancy firm Monahans, which has an office in Swindon, is warning people to ensure their tax returns are accurate as HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) investigations become increasingly sophisticated, including monitoring Facebook accounts, HMRC’s Connect database collects and correlates information from a wide range of public and private sources, such as councils, banks...
South West self-storage firm UK Storage Company has opened its first base in Swindon, taking over a unit on the Westmead Industrial Estate. The firm, which has eight other outlets stretching from Cornwall to Gloucester, has signed a 25-year lease on a 24,250 sq ft detached industrial/warehouse unit at Westmead with internal office accommodation...
VisitWiltshire’s website, which was relaunched earlier this year, has been shortlisted in the UK travel industry’s leading awards for web, social media and use of technology. Now in their 12th year, the TravelMole UK Web Awards are staged by the TravelMole.com online community for the travel and tourism Industry. VisitWiltshire’s website has been shortlisted...
Royal Wootton Bassett Town Council has acquired a prominent retail unit in the town’s historic high street as it looks to maintain the high standards of buildings in the area. The unit in Merchant House, occupied by Geddes Carpets, Bassett Books, Primrose Hill Gifts and Tydemans Home Care, is close to the town’s war...
Banks BHG, the Swindon-based chartered accountancy firm, has taken on three new recruits. The appointments means Bank BHG, based in Stratton, now has a team of well over 30 staff delivering services ranging from business development, accountancy, audit, tax planning, payroll and bookkeeping. Joining as an account manager is Jacquie Cooke, who holds Association...
Swindon logistics firm UK Shuttle has announced ambitious plans to move to larger premises in the town early next year and double in size over the next three. The 25-year-old firm, which employs 40 people and operates a fleet of 26 vehicles, has achieved 20% growth in volume and turnover in the past year....
UTC Swindon, the town’s University Technical College, is giving its students a rare chance to build two sports cars during the academic year. All the parts and materials needed to assemble the Avon model vehicles, pictured, have been supplied by Cambridgeshire firm Tiger Sportscars. One will be produced by year 10 and 11 students...
Foodservice group BaxterStorey and outsourcing company Carillion have become the latest major employers in Swindon to join a pioneering education programme in the town. The government-endorsed scheme, called Business Class, is led by responsible business group Business in the Community (BITC) and aims to create effective and mutually beneficial partnerships between businesses and secondary...
Swindon-based Nationwide Building Society has appointed Joe Garner, chief executive of BT subsidiary Openreach, to succeed Graham Beale as its chief executive. Mr Garner, pictured, who has also worked for HSBC, is expected to take up his duties next spring. Mr Beale will, by then, have been in the role for nearly a decade....
Corporate finance firm Watersheds, which has an office in Swindon, has helped to fund an early stage, major renewable energy scheme with sites stretching from Yorkshire to Sussex. Watersheds secured finance from private investors for the scheme run by Suffolk-based Farm Renewables, which will include eight new sustainable energy projects over five sites in...
