A former antique emporium on the edge of the Cotswolds described as an architectural gem has come onto the market. The Grade II-listed building, pictured, formerly trading as the Antiques Arcade, in Lechlade is made up of a traditional Cotswold stone terrace of single and two-storey buildings which were originally four separate dwellings. It...
Shares in SciSys, the Chippenham-based specialist software and IT group SciSys, climbed after it announced it had secured a €1.8m (£1.48m), six-year contract to work on Europe’s most advanced geostationary weather satellite. The firm, whose roots are in the European space industry, will supply mission operations technology for European Organisation for the Exploitation of...
Monday 14 April Interims: Carr’s Milling Industries Finals: DDD Group, M. P. Evans Group, Networkers International EGMS: JSC KazMunaiGaz Exploration Production GDR (Reg S) AGMS: Bank Audi S.A.L. GDR (Repr 1’Com’Shr Lbp1299) (Reg S), Baronsmead VCT 3, Baronsmead VCT 4, Baronsmead VCT 5, Guaranty Trust Bank GDR (Reg S) Tuesday 15 April Finals: Amara...
Cost-cutting at Swindon-based retail group WH Smith helped it lift half-year pre-tax profits by 3% despite falling sales at its traditional high-street stores. Like-for-like sales across the group fell by 4% to £613m. While sales in its travel outlets at airports and railways stations sales rose by 2% compared to last year, they were...
Two Export Week events will help female business owners expand or launch in new overseas markets and explain how a range of businesses can unlock the potential of South East Asian markets. Export Week aims to encourage firms to consider trading internationally or, for existing exporters, to look at new markets. UK Trade and...
Developers have submitted a planning application for a 1.25 million sq ft business park on Swindon’s eastern outskirts which they say will create more than 2,000 jobs and meet demand for new warehousing. The 40-hectare (98-acre) site, at Marston Farm south of the A420 and close to the Sainsbury’s and Toys R Us stores,...
A task force has been established to support the hundreds of Swindon workers at risk of redundancy following car giant Honda’s latest cutbacks and to minimise any potential impact on the town’s economy. The Japanese car giant last month announced it will axe around 500 jobs and close one of its two production lines...
Building work has started on the first speculative industrial development in Swindon since the economic downturn – a clear sign say property agents that the market is recovering. The 35,250 sq ft scheme of small industrial/warehouse units on the Glenmore Business Park at Westmead has already attracted three reservations for its first phase of...
Swindon-based Nationwide Building Society has been named in The Times Top 50 Employers for Women list 2014 in recognition of its track record in developing female talent. The list, published annually by The Times, celebrates those employers doing the most for gender equality and diversity. Organisations making the Top 50 list are selected independently...
Annual pre-tax profits have more than doubled to £3.3m at Good Energy, the fast-growing renewable energy group, as more consumers turn away from the major utility firms. The Chippenham-based firm, which plans to own more than 110 megawatts of renewable electricity generation by 2016, had a gross margin of 34% in the year to...
