In a rapidly changing legal landscape, solicitors at Swindon law firm Withy King highlight a few of the issues business owners and directors need to be aware of in their professional and personal lives. Keep on the right side of Companies House We all know how busy life can be but failure to ensure...
Swindon construction group Beard’s profits soared by 47% last year as it bucked the trend in the building industry. Pre-tax profits for the year to December 31 came in at £2.1m against £1.4m in 2013 on turnover up 15% to £88.1m. The family-owned construction group, whose boards have been a familiar sight on building...
The giant solar energy park planned for the outskirts of Swindon at Wroughton is expected to start producing power this autumn after Communities Secretary Eric Pickles gave it the go-ahead. The 160,000 panels on the 165-acre site will generate 41MW – enough renewable electricity to power 12,000 homes when fully operational. It will be...
The Swindon-based UK Space Agency is to help foster new innovations in space-related technology by funding a programme to encourage more businesses into the sector. The agency, based at North Star, has joined forces with SETsquared – Europe’s top university business incubator programme – to back 40 businesses through its acclaimed entrepreneurship programme. This...
Courses staged by In-house Research and Training, the Royal Wootton Bassett-based customer service training firm, are now CPD (Continuing Professional Development) approved. CPD accreditation means the courses have been thoroughly vetted with a stamp of approval. In-house Research and Training, launched in 1998, helps businesses understand and solve their customer experience problems. The firm...
Swindon firms are being urged to act quickly to secure the last few exhibition stands at the ‘early bird’ rate for Business Showcase South West 2015, the region’s biggest business exhibition. The event, which is expected to attract 3,000 delegates, is being staged at Colston Hall in Bristol on May 14 and 15. Last...
Top sports psychologist and coach Dr Steve Bull, who worked with Team GB in three Olympic Games and the England cricket team for 17 years, is keynote speaker at an event to help Wiltshire businesses realise their expansion plans. The third in the Enterprise Series staged by The Enterprise Network, Swindon and Wiltshire, the...
Shares in Swindon-based content engineering group Stilo International have bounced back strongly after tumbling last week when it announced a 38% fall in profits. Stilo’s shares declined by more than 10% as it revealed its financial results for 2014, which showed earnings more than halved to £108,000 for the year. Pre-tax profits came in...
Business Show Swindon 2015, which takes place on April 23, has announced the first of its business growth seminars – a 360-degree view of how small firms can attract, recruit and retain happy, quality staff. Called Appeal, Reputation and Success, the seminar will be delivered by award-winning recruiter and employer branding extraordinaire Mark Bevans....
The deadline is looming for Swindon firms to enter one of the region’s top award schemes showcasing excellence and enterprise in business. Entries for the prestigious Institute of Directors’ South West Director of the Year Awards 2015 must be in by March 31. Nominations are open to anyone working at director level in any...
