Low-cost airline easyJet is to base a 13th aircraft at Bristol Airport next year as it continues to expand its route network. The airline, the UK’s largest short-haul operator, has launched nine new destinations from Bristol this year and is to add a further three next year, taking its total to 58. Bristol is...
Monday 16 November Interims: Majestic Wine, Schroder Real Estate Final: Diploma Trading statements: FBD, Ithaca Energy, Keller, Taylor Wimpey AGMs: Tanfield, Transense Technologies EGMs: Impellam, Lekoil, Scapa Economics: Rightmove house prices Tuesday 17 November Interims: Big Yellow, blinx, British Land, Carclo, Halma, Homeserve, Intermediate Capital, McKay Securities, Renold, Sepura, Vectura Finals: easyJet, Enterprise Inns...
Brainwave-powered mini-helicopters, futuristic virtual reality gaming and state-of-the-art 3D printing and will be among the technology on show at a unique centre to open in Swindon this month. Rota-Motus will help position the town as a key base for innovation, making world-beating gadgets available to the public to try and buy. Its town centre...
Firms from the Swindon area that support fair and ethical business practices are being urged to enter a unique business awards scheme. Now in their fourth year, the highly successful South West Fairtrade Business Awards champion firms that put ethical responsibilities at the heart of their business. Last year 76 businesses from across the...
Profits at Chippenham-based supply chain management group Wincanton have fallen despite it winning a raft of new business and successfully renewing a number of contracts. The group blamed the 5.6% decrease in underlying operating profits to £23.5m in the half year to the end of September on two “onerous” home shopping contracts coming to...
Alliance Pharma, the Chippenham-based speciality pharmaceutical firm, is to receive £6.7m in compensation for lost sales of a bladder cancer treatment. ImmuCyst, one of its top-selling drugs, had peak annual sales of more than £4m before Alliance’s manufacturing partner French healthcare giant Sanofi Pasteur suspended production in mid-2012 at a Canadian plant after mold...
International ISO consultancy IMSM has joined an exclusive list of organisations with a five-star certification under a prestigious quality scheme. The Malmesbury-based firm, which previously held a four-star certificate, gained the higher status under the European Foundation for Quality Management’s (EFQM) ‘Recognised for Excellence’ (R4E) programme. It is the highest level achievable and reflects...
Planet Pursuits, the Purton-based event management specialist, has launched a partnership with children’s charity Rainbow Trust, part of which will include organising a ‘bed race’ next year through the streets of Bristol. The firm, which stages events at Purton House and also has offices near Royal Wootton Bassett, has more than 15 years’ industry...
Christine Bunting, director at Swindon-headquartered specialist law firm Hyphen, has received one of Prime Minister David Cameron’s Points of Light awards, which recognise outstanding volunteers who are making a change in their community and inspiring others. Christine gained the accolade through her work with Cerebra, a unique national charity for families that include children...
Cartus, the global relocation business with its European headquarters in Swindon, has secured a £35m funding package from Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking to help its growth plans and create jobs. The US-owned firm, which employs 460 staff across the UK, works with clients to help relocate employees and their families, organise moves for public...
