Accountancy giant PwC has made two key appointments to its West & Wales regional leadership team following Matt Hammond’s move to the Midlands as regional chairman. Katharine Finn has replaced Mr Hammond as regional chair for West and Wales while Lynn Pamment has taken over as senior partner to lead PwC in Cardiff. The...
South West focused property consultancy Alder King has promoted Andrew Cullen, who is based in its Swindon office, to associate. A registered RICS valuer, Andrew, pictured, joined Alder King’s professional team in 2005. He advises clients across Wiltshire and Gloucestershire on valuation, landlord and tenant and business rates issues. He has also developed...
Shares in Latchways, the Devizes-based manufacturer of protection equipment for people working at height, soared by nearly 50% this morning after it announced it had received a £124m takeover offer. The bid has been made by MSA UK Holdings, a subsidiary of US-based safety equipment manufacturer MSA Safety. In a statement to the London...
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Each week Swindon Business News gives a prominent member of the area’s business community the last word on its weekly e-bulletin. This week Chris Brazil, managing director, iDeal Displays, answers our 10 questions. What was the LAST: Film you watched? The Hobbit. It’s a truly epic film with many unforgettable battle scenes. It captures...
Swindon firms can help strengthen the town’s reputation as a leading centre for innovation by taking advantage of huge opportunities for funding and support on their doorstep, according to its two MPs. Robert Buckland and Justin Thomlinson met Innovate UK chief executive Ruth McKernan at the Government organisation’s North Star national HQ to hear...
Swindon-based specialist recruitment consultancy Outsource UK has achieved a 23% increase in annual turnover as it continues to grow organically and through acquisition. Total sales climbed by £10.8m to a better-than-expected £46.8m in the year to May 31. The firm, which employs around 70 staff, said growth came from new customers to its portfolio...
Packaging distributor Kite Packaging has officially opened its new Swindon branch, from which it will cover an area stretching from the Thames Valley to South Wales. The renovated 36,000 sq ft building with two acres of office and yard space on the South Marston Industrial Estate, was officially opened by the firm’s chairman Bruce...
Swindon-based insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher has raised more than £8,000 for the town’s Prospect Hospice. Eight staff members took part in the BUPA London 10k run earlier this year – with the final amount doubled thanks to the company’s Employee Matched Giving scheme. Branch director Mark Holmes said: “Training began at the start...
Sales are continuing to grow at Synergy Health, the Swindon-based international medical sterilisation group whose acquisition by a US group is being challenged by regulators. Synergy, which provides specialist outsourced support services to hospitals and health-related businesses, achieved a 9% increase in revenue to £104.2m in the three months to June 28. Underlying revenue,...
