A consortium led by Advanced Plasma Power, the Swindon-based waste-to-energy and advanced fuels technology innovator, has secured £11m in Government funding to help build the first of a new generation of biofuels plants in the town. The South Marston plant will take residual waste – the UK’s largest sustainable source of biomass – and...
Global accountancy group KPMG has appointed Karen Witton to succeed its South regional chair Phil Cotton from October 1. Karen, pictured, has worked at KPMG for 10 years, most recently as indirect tax partner. The firm’s indirect tax outsourcing service has grown significantly throughout the South over recent years. Karen will draw on her...
RTS Group, the Chippenham-based specialist automotive learning and development agency, has opened an office in Hong Kong ahead of a predicted increase in demand from clients in the Asia-Pacific region. The group, which already has a foothold in China, opened the new office to be best placed for a potential growth in the number...
Swindon-based construction company Beard has won a prestigious Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) Gold Award for Occupational Health and Safety for the second consecutive year. The award recognises the company’s excellent safety record along with its health and safety management systems and culture, which include effective leadership and workforce engagement and...
Swindon bookings agency Venues and Events has agreed its eighth joint venture as it continues to build a network of partnerships to offer a greater variety of services to clients. The addition of Zing, a London-based teambuilding and corporate event specialist, means it now has eight partners providing services spanning parties, virtual events and...
Specialist telecoms engineering firm Virtua UK is planning significant growth after securing £4.6m from a group of private investors and acquiring a smaller rival. The funding will help Virtua accelerate growth by enabling it to bid for more and larger contracts and fund targeted acquisitions, while the acquisition of Warwickshire-based telecommunication engineering and rigging...
Monday 14 September Interims: Applegreen, Central Asia Minerals, Escher Finals: Abcam, City of London Investment Group, Empiric Student Property, Kalibrate Technologies AGM: Infrastructure India EGM: Gulfsands Petroleum Tuesday 15 September Interims: accesso Technology, Bango, CentralNic, HaloSource, IQE, Kingfisher, Manx Telecom, NetPlay TV, Restore, Synety, TLA Worldwide Final: Wilmington Trading statement: Ocado AGM: NCC Economics:...
Business West managing director Phil Smith is calling on Swindon firms to take part in Action For Children’s Byte Night, the sponsored sleep out that helps fund projects tackling homelessness among young people. Ahead of the sleep out on October 2, he is backing an auction which went live today and lasts until September...
Small and medium-sized businesses from Swindon and Wiltshire are being encouraged to apply to a £4m fund that aims to help them develop new products and services and create jobs. The University of the West of England’s (UWE Bristol) Innovation4Growth (I4G) programme part funds research and development projects with grants of between £25,000 and...
Fascia Graphics, the Chippenham-based specialist manufacturer, has promoted Mark Anderson to the role of UK sales manager as it continues to expand. The firm, a market leading manufacturer of graphic overlays and membrane keypads, has created the position to help increase the reach of its UK sales force following a period of rapid growth...
