Monday 13 October Finals: Renewable Energy Generation, Tristel, YouGov Trading statement: Essentra Tuesday 14 October Interim: boohoo.com Finals: Bellway, dotDigital, Matchtech, Nanoco Trading statements: Ashmore, Burberry, Carpetright, Hargreaves Lansdown, Michael Page International, SABMiller AGMs: Scancell Holdings, Xplorer EGM: Assura Economics: BRC sales, Consumer price index, Retail price index, Producer prices, ONS house prices Wednesday...
Each week Swindon Business News gives a prominent member of the town’s business community the last word on its weekly e-bulletin. This week Al Keck, managing director, toinfinity, answers our 10 questions What was the LAST: Film you watched? The Goonies. An absolutely classic that my kids love – they love the adventure and...
Fast-growing Royal Wootton Bassett-based IT support company Sensata has appointed Darren Beggan as the new manager of its sales team. Darren joins from Swindon IT and communications firm Excalibur where he was head of professional services. He was previously a director and co-owner of Swindon IT support firm Emnico Enterprises, which was acquired by...
Shares in Latchways, the Devizes-based firm making protection equipment for people working at height, lost a fifth of their value this week after it warned that this year’s profits will be much lower than last year’s. The firm blamed a combination of factors including continuing challenging European market conditions, delays in the European offshore...
Accountancy firm Old Mill has won one of the financial planning profession’s highest accolades – the prestigious Institute of Financial Planning (IFP) David Norton award for building excellence. The award, considered by many to be the most important in the profession, is made to those firms judged as building excellence in their financial planning...
Leading industrial disease solicitor Brigitte Chandler, a partner in law firm Charles Lucas & Marshall’s Swindon office, has welcomed a legal ruling meaning people dying from cancer caused by asbestos exposure will not have to pay legal fees out of damages they have been awarded. Ms Chandler, pictured, said the move would lift the...
Staff from Swindon construction firm Beard have raised £445 for the company’s chosen charity Prospect Hospice by dragon boat racing. The 20 members of staff and their families – from directors to the newest trainee – raised the money through sponsorship for their team in the Swindon Rotary Club annual Dragon Boat Race for...
Plans for an Aldi supermarket on the site of a disused Swindon office campus have been given the go-ahead. London-based Picton Capital won approval for the scheme at Westlea Campus from Swindon Borough Council’s planning committee. It is the latest in a string of redevelopment projects of outdated offices and factories around the town....
Chippenham-based specialist drug firm Vectura has received a €1.5m (£1.18m) ‘milestone’ payment after securing approval in Portugal for its innovative respiratory inhaler AirFluSal Forspiro. Vectura’s partner Sandoz, the Swiss-owned global leader in generic medicines, has been granted marketing authorisation by the Portuguese Health Authority for the new inhaler aimed at patients with asthma and/or...
Law firm Thrings partner and head of private client Fiona Kellow has helped students in Marlborough learn about what prospective employers look for from new recruits and how to get a head start in their future careers. Fiona joined more than 200 year-10 pupils from St John’s International Academy at the event staged by...
