Shares in SciSys, one of Wiltshire's largest specialist IT firms, have risen after it said it had resolved a potentially damaging funding crisis. In June the Chippenham-headquartered firm, which works with blue-chip clients including Government departments, the BBC and the European Space Agency, warned it was at risk of breaching its banking covenants in...
A pilot scheme offering free parking in Chippenham town centre after 3pm on Thursday afternoons has been launched by the town’s Business Improvement District (BID). The Free After Three scheme, launched yesterday, is aimed at boosting trade for town centre businesses and follows extensive research by the BID into the use of car parks...
Solicitors from Withy King’s corporate commercial and private client teams based in Swindon highlight a few recent developments for business owners to be aware of in their professional and personal lives. Company directors must be ‘natural persons’ The Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 introduces some of the biggest changes in company law...
Specialist marketing group Jaywing’s Swindon contact centre has been appointed to handle UK customer services for car giant Toyota and its luxury Lexus brand. Under the three-year contract, a team of 10 multi-skilled individuals from the centre will act as the central hub for customer inquiries, as well as inbound and outbound marketing calls...
Swindon-based paraplanning firm Svensoni, which works with more than 250 clients in the financial services industry, has further demonstrated its commitment to future talent in the industry by hiring its third apprentice. The company, which was launched in 2010, carries out admin tasks for its clients across the UK ranging from single financial advisers...
Businesses from Swindon and North Wiltshire are helping the South West buck the national trend for exporting, with the value of overseas sales from the region rising while the national figure decreases. Data released last week by HM Revenue and Customs shows that the value of UK exports decreased by 2.6% to £285bn in...
Passenger numbers at Bristol Airport soared to a new record of more than three quarters of a million last month as new scheduled services took off and the market for foreign holidays recovered strongly from the recession. Some 768,587 travellers passed through the terminal in August – up 6% on the same month last...
Wiltshire manufacturing group Avon Rubber is predicting a strong performance next year as its two recent acquisitions and a number of new orders boost earnings. In an update to shareholders, the Melksham-headquartered group – a world leader in products for the protection & defence and dairy industries – said it expects trading in its...
Experienced financial planner Russ Haworth has joined Malmesbury-based Proposito as the company lays the foundations for future expansion. Russ, pictured, will work alongside director and financial planner Huw Jones at the firm, which provides bespoke financial planning advice for a range of businesses and individuals. It recently relocated from Malmesbury town centre to larger...
Business West, the region’s largest business organisation, has welcomed an ambitious plan that will put thousands of young people across the country directly in touch with local businesses to improve the quality of careers advice they receive. Under the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) ‘Your Future’ initiative, businesses will link up with schools, colleges...
