The government has been warned that it cannot “keep switching businesses on and off like a light switch” through Covid-19 related national lockdowns and regional tiers without expecting severe consequences. Instead, firms need a plan that keeps them, and the economy, open throughout winter and beyond, according to Business West, the organisation that runs...
Monday November 23 Finals: Carr’s Group, Cerillion, Daily Mail Interims: Cake Box Holdings, Codemasters Group Holdings, LXI REIT, Mind Gym, NextEnergy Solar, Northern Bear, Sirius Real Estate, Sysgroup, Thruvision Group Tuesday November 24 Finals: Compass Group, Greencore, Ten Lifestyle, Treatt, UDG Healthcare Interims: AO World, CML Microcircuits, Eckoh, Design Group, Pennon, Pets At Home, Record, Severfield, Trifast Trading...
Boosting skills and developing the physical and digital infrastructure will be vital for South West to build back better from the economic ravages of coronavirus, the CBI said today in a major new report. Called Reviving Regions, the paper highlights long-standing regional inequalities across England which have inhibited growth, opportunity and productivity for generations. These economic disparities, both...
Monday November 16 Final: Diploma Interim: Kainos Group Q3 result: MTI Wireless Edge Tuesday November 17 Finals: easyJet, Focusrite, Genedrive, Petra Diamonds Interims: Adept Technology, Assura, Big Yellow, Experian, Gear4music, Homeserve, Intermediate Capital, Palace Capital, Scapa Group, Schroder Real Estate, System1 Group, Telecom Plus Q3 results: JSC Halyk Bank, Nostrum Oil & Gas Trading announcements: Aggreko, Ocean Outdoor Economic announcements: Claimant count...
Swindon firms trading in Europe have been told that it is ‘almost too late’ if they have not planned for a worst case scenario following the end of the Brexit transition on January 1. The 50-day countdown to that date was on Wednesday and Business West, the region’s largest business organisation, fears many firms...
The Covid pandemic has reduced levels of economic activity across the UK this year. Households and businesses have generally been spending and investing less than they were before the pandemic struck. This fall in spending and investment risks significant job losses as many businesses face much lower demand for their goods and services. Although...
Monday November 9 Interim: Totally Trading announcement: On The Beach Economic announcement: Retail sales Tuesday November 10 Interims: DCC, Electrocomponents, Land Securities, Manolete Partners, Oxford Instruments, Renewi PLC, Zoo Digital Trading announcements: Alba Mineral Resources, Meggitt, Persimmon Economic announcements: Claimant count rate, Unemployment rate Wednesday November 11 Final: Beximco Pharmaceuticals Interims: Braemar Shipping, Great Eastern, Great Portland, Renold Trading announcements: Flutter Entertainment, Taylor Wimpey,...
The Institute of Directors South West has named Robert Lloyd Griffiths OBE as its new regional director, replacing Simon Face, who had been in the post since 2003. Robert, pictured, will perform the South West job alongside his existing role as the IoD’s national director for Wales, a position he has held since 2009. He...
Business West, the region’s largest business organisation, has welcomed the latest extension to the governments’ furlough scheme, but urged Chancellor Rishi Sunak to come up longer-term measures to protect firms. Mr Sunak, pictured, this afternoon announced the furlough scheme would now run until the end of March, with the Treasury continuing to pay 80% of...
Swindon-based automotive manufacturers could soon be collaborating with South Korean innovators to develop next-generation hydrogen vehicles under a new agreement signed by Business West, the region’s largest business group. South Korea is on course to becoming a world leader in hydrogen mobility, with a clear strategy to have 6.2m hydrogen powered vehicles on its roads by...
