Swindon’s Synergy Health becomes part of £1.7bn global giant following takeover by US group

November 4, 2015
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Swindon’s Synergy Health becomes part of £1.7bn global giant following takeover by US group

US healthcare giant Steris this week completed its acquisition of Swindon-based Synergy Health, creating a global group with revenues of nearly £1.7bn and employing 14,000 people in 60 countries. Following the takeover, Ohio-based Steris, which provides infection prevention to clients in the healthcare, pharmaceutical and research industries, has created a new UK-registered company. The...

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Wincanton to drive down its debts after £60m sale of records management business

November 4, 2015
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Wincanton to drive down its debts after £60m sale of records management business

Wincanton, the Chippenham-based logistics group, is to sell its records management division for £60m, it announced today. The group has signed a conditional agreement to dispose of the business to Restore, the Surrey-based document management firm. Wincanton said the disposal, which is being made on a cash and debt-free basis, would allow it to...

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EasyJet to launch two more routes from Bristol Airport as passenger numbers take off

November 4, 2015
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EasyJet to launch two more routes from Bristol Airport as passenger numbers take off

EasyJet, Bristol Airport’s largest airline, is to add Dubrovnik in Croatia and the French city of Nantes to its route network next year. The two new services – both twice weekly – will operate in the summer months. So far this year easyJet has launched, or announced the start dates of, 12 new destinations...

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Digital marketing agency equimedia helps charity step into digital future

November 4, 2015
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Digital marketing agency equimedia helps charity step into digital future

National charity Hft, which provides services for people with learning disabilities, has launched its first digital campaign in partnership with Swindon digital marketing agency equimedia to encourage people to leave a legacy in their will. Bristol-based Hft relies on donations, including legacy gifts, to help people live the life they choose. Hft’s desire to use digital...

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Sixth apprentice hired to spark further growth at Swindon field marketing group Infinite

November 3, 2015
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Sixth apprentice hired to spark further growth at Swindon field marketing group Infinite

Infinite Group, the Swindon-based field marketing agency, is expanding with the appointment of a new apprentice. Sam Latham, 21, pictured, is the sixth apprentice to join Infinite in three years. He has been taken on as a business support advisor with responsibility for administrative support for the field teams. Sam has joined after working...

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Partners sought by Swindon Council to give Lydiard House and Park a new lease of life

November 3, 2015
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Partners sought by Swindon Council to give Lydiard House and Park a new lease of life

Swindon Council has appointed property advice group Bilfinger GVA to identify joint venture partners interested in giving Lydiard House and Park a more sustainable future. The council, which owns the Palladian manor house and its 260-acre country park, is seeking to reduce its £450,000 annual subsidy. It has already placed adverts in trade journals...

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New creative executive joins fast-growing Venues and Events

November 2, 2015
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New creative executive joins fast-growing Venues and Events

Swindon-based bookings agency Venues and Events has recruited Megan Harper as creative executive. Megan, pictured, has been taken on following a period of work experience for which she was referred by the Department for Work and Pensions as part of the trailblazer scheme. She will now be responsible for a range of creative roles...

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New regional chair for Public Relations Consultants Association

October 31, 2015
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New regional chair for Public Relations Consultants Association

The Public Relations Consultants Association (PRCA) has appointed Kelly Pepworth as chairman of its South West and Wales region. Kelly, pictured, managing partner, business and corporate, at Bristol PR firm Speed Communications, brings more than 20 years’ experience to her new position with the PRCA, having worked for a number of PR agencies across...

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Bristol Airport’s business flyers find new gate lounge is quite a departure

October 31, 2015
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Bristol Airport’s business flyers find new gate lounge is quite a departure

Frequent flyers from some of the West of England’s top companies joined TV star and local resident Carol Vorderman at Bristol Airport to mark the opening of its newly refurbished gate lounge. The £50,000 makeover will give passengers a dedicated area to wait for their flights prior to boarding, just metres from the aircraft...

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Ahead of the Agenda: The Week Ahead

October 31, 2015
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Monday 2 November Interim: e2v technologies Trading statements: HSBC, Lonmin, Travelport Worldwide Economics: Manufacturing data Tuesday 3 November Finals: Associated British Foods, Egdon Resources, Imperial Tobacco Trading statements: Amec Foster Wheeler, Direct Line, Indivior, Jardine Lloyd Thompson, Just Eat, Oxford Immunotec, Pendragon, Standard Chartered, Weir EGMs: Amlin Economics: Construction data Wednesday 4 November Interims:...

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