Firms will ‘despair’ over Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s comments today that they should prepare for a no-deal Brexit, the region’s biggest business organisation said. Describing the move as “another period of political theatre”, Business West managing director Phil Smith said firms across the West of England were already under unprecedented pressure from the impact...
Investment group BGF has appointed Georgie Stratton to its growing South West team. Georgie, pictured, has taken up a direct origination role focusing on sourcing new investments and bolt-on acquisitions for portfolio companies across BGF’s Bristol, Reading and Cardiff offices. She joins from the Bristol office of accountancy group PwC, where she spent two-and-a-half years...
Monday October 12 Interim: E-therapeutics Trading announcements: Argentex Group, Ariana Resources, Cake Box Holdings, Eddie Stobart, Great Portland Estates, Network International, Science Group, The Panoply Holdings, XP Power Tuesday October 13 Finals: Essensys, Nanoco, Netcall Interims: BP Marsh & Partners, Lidco Group, Onthemarket Trading announcement: PJCS Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works Economic announcements: Retail sales, Unemployment rate, Claimant count rate...
Bristol Airport, airlines and regional business leaders have welcomed the government’s decision to launch a global travel taskforce to investigate ways of introducing Covid-19 testing for travellers arriving at UK airports. But there has also been criticism of delays by ministers in getting to this stage when other countries, such as Germany, have already...
New support for firms forced to close by law because of coronavirus restrictions by Chancellor Rishi Sunak has been welcomed by Business West, the organisation behind the Swindon & Wiltshire Initiative. The scheme, under which the government will pay two-thirds of the wages of staff working for these firms, was announced on Friday. It...
Business West, the region’s largest business organisation, has launched a directory service to help signpost firms to vital advice, opportunities and support services. Back to Business is an evolution of Business West’s highly successful Trading Through Coronavirus platform, which has been visited by more than 100,000 businesses across the South West. It has been launched...
Monday October 5 Finals: Mulberry Group, Quadrise Fuels International Economic announcements: PMI services Tuesday October 6 Finals: Smartspace Software, YouGov Interims: Harworth Group, Inspiration Healthcare Economic announcements: Retail sales, PMI construction Wednesday October 7 Interim: Tesco Trading announcements: Phosagro, Sirius Real Estate Economic announcement: Halifax house price index Thursday October 8 Final: Volution Group Interim: Phoenix Global Resources Trading announcements: CMC Markets, Electrocomponents, Motorpoint, Unite...
Swindon-headquartered regional law firm Thrings has added further strength and depth to its private client offering with the appointment of two experienced legal specialists. Senior associate Karen Perugini, pictured, right, and solicitor Harriet Burt, left, will work within the firm’s growing succession and tax team. Karen has 18 years’ experience working as a private client solicitor, most...
Tech businesses from Swindon are being invited to apply to join Tech 4 Good South West, a new initiative designed to stimulate international growth and expansion into the US, India and Singapore. The free programme will launch next month and applicants are invited to submit a pitch by next Wednesday, October 7. With the Global Innovation...
Monday September 28 Finals: Ceres Power, Morses Club Interims: Avacta, Chesnara, Instem, Reach Tuesday September 29 Finals: Blancco Technology Group, Ferguson, Gateley Holdings, Hotel Chocolat, SCS Group Interims: ADM Energy, Alfa Financial Software, Animalcare Group, Card Factory, Escape Hunt, Fireangel Safety Technology Group, Invinity Energy Systems, Menzies, Mereo Biopharma, Mortgage Advice Bureau, Osirium Technologies, Trans-Siberian Gold, Xlmedia Trading...
