Waste management company Grist Group is targeting growth after making a number of investments in the business including new plant, machinery and land. The Devizes business has recently installed one of the UK’s largest baling machines to compress recycled material so that it can be transported more efficiently. It has also acquired the Chivers...
American hotel reservation technology firm Passkey, which has its UK head office in Swindon, has been bought by Lanyon, a US-based leader in technology for the meetings, events and travel industry. Passkey’s GroupMAX technology is the most widely-used group reservation and optimisation technology in the hospitality industry. It allows guests to book their hotel...
The Swindon office of national accountants Haines Watts is celebrating the firm winning the title of Accountancy Firm of the Year – SMEs at the annual FDs Excellence Awards. The award comes on the back of Haines Watts gaining the Auditor of the Year accolade for the past two years – making it the first...
The first speculative development of industrial units in Swindon for seven years has secured further reservations just six weeks after construction started, according to its agents. The individual units on the Glenmore Business Park on the Westmead Industrial Estate, which range from just 969 sq ft to 1,604 sq ft, will be ready for...
Swindon Business News travel editor Anne Gorringe has been shortlisted in the Travel Article of the Year category of the prestigious annual VisitEngland Awards for Excellence for her article offering an insider’s guide to Manchester for business visitors. The high-profile awards will be presented at a glittering ceremony at Cheltenham Racecourse next Monday when...
The Pitch, one of the UK’s longest-running competitions for small business owners, has opened for applications for the seventh year. Founded in by West-based BusinessZone.co.uk and UK Business Forums, it has helped thousands of entrepreneurs secure top-class business support and access to investors. Having been launched as a local event in the city, it...
Monday 5 May UK bank holiday – nothing scheduled Tuesday 6 May Interim: Aberdeen Asset Management Final: Blinkx Trading statements: Barclays, Countrywide, Glencore Xstrata, Hiscox AGMs: 4imprint, Randgold Resources, Salamander Energy, Stratex International Economics: Official reserves, Markit/CIPS UK services PMI Wednesday 7 May Interims: Imperial Tobacco, Numis Corporation Finals: Experian, J Sainsbury, Vertu Motors...
Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking has bolstered its liquidity advisory team in the South West with the appointment of Jon Szabo as a new director to support the growth ambitions of the region’s large businesses. Jon, pictured, is one of four new directors to join the now nine-strong team, headed by David Brunton, which provides...
Just under a third of employers admit they don’t have enough knowledge or training to identify if a worker is under the influence of recreational drugs – even though 16% have suspected a staff member of having taken a substance. Despite 87.5% having a written drugs and alcohol policy in place, and a 95%...
Innovative technology designed by Swindon security firm TSSI Systems is being used by police in Northern Ireland to combat the growing theft of construction vehicles and plant. The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has become the first in the UK to adopt TSSI’s Regula Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) inspection system, allowing officers to...
