Zoe Martin, an associate director at national accountancy firm Baker Tilly’s Swindon office, has achieved The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) diploma after passing all her exams. The diploma, a specialist private client qualification which recognises expertise in the fields of trusts and estates, is already held by Zoe’s Swindon office colleagues...
West firms will be able to learn about commercial opportunities in one of the world’s fastest-growing economies when the British Ambassador to South Korea visits the region next week. Scott Wightman will be joined by CEO of the British Chamber of Commerce in Korea, David Lee, at the free event staged by UK Trade...
Sales expert Lou Elliott has become the first employee of growing sales and customer service training firm Sales Coaching Solutions. Lou was headhunted for the job by the Chippenham company’s managing director Alison Edgar, who knows about Lou’s background in sales and customer service as she was previously Alison’s boss. The pair met more...
Bristol Airport has achieved its busiest day ever with more than 25,000 passing through the terminal during a 24-hour period earlier this month. The record set on August 14, is another milestone for the expanding airport and comes as work on a £8.6m extension to its 14-year-old terminal building is about to start. In...
Monday 25 August Bank holiday Tuesday 26 August Interims: Antofagasta, Bunzl, FBD Holdings, Kingspan, Petrofac, Randal & Quilter, Regus, UTV Media, WPP Trading statement: Stagecoach AGM: Sirius Real Estate Wednesday 27 August Interims: 888 Holdings, APR Energy, Candover Investments, Cape, Chime Communications, Churchill China, Evraz, Foxtons, Grafton, Hansteen Holdings, Onesavings Bank, Polymetal International, Seadrill...
Chippenham Motor Company is to accelerate its expansion plans after acquiring the freehold of its headquarters on the town’s Bumpers Farm industrial estate. The firm, established in 1996, bought the 29,000 sq ft building for what it described as a “significant seven figure sum”. Funding was provided by Barclays. Chippenham Motor Company supplies thousands...
Long-standing Swindon networking group Business Village relaunches next month with a talk focusing on the regeneration of the town. Julia Falcon, head of communications and marketing at Forward Swindon, the company tasked with strengthening the town’s economy, will be guest speaker at the breakfast group’s meeting on September 4. She will talk about plans...
Specialist web agency Digital Trading has agreed to manage UTC Swindon’s website as part of the firm’s commitment to the community, engineering and education. Faringdon-based Digital Trading, which supplies a range of digital business services, says the UTC’s (University Technical College) philosophy of providing young people with an education built around the needs of...
Cricklade-based specialist packaging company GWP has donated 200 specially-designed boxes to Swindon Foodbank to improve the way the charity handles its growing number of collections. Donations are typically received by the foodbank in re-used cardboard boxes and carrier bags. The logistics of handling them can be time-consuming – boxes are often flimsy and overfilled...
Accountancy firm Monahans’ expertise in cloud accounting will be showcased at a workshop in Swindon next month. Presented by Simon Tombs, pictured, a partner at the firm which has an office in Swindon, the event will answer questions such as what is cloud accounting and why is it different? It will also explain how...
