With more than two-fifths of businesses feeling positive about the economy – 20% more than this time last year – now is the time to build on this momentum, says Chris Elias – Barclays relationship director, corporate banking in Swindon. Speaking with just over a week to the Budget, Chris, pictured, sees it as...
Swindon Academy, with the support of Business in the Community (BITC), is holding a pioneering event to bring together the worlds of education, industry and enterprise. The initiative, which will address the needs of both education and business, comes at a time when CBI members have commented that the economy would benefit from the...
Swindon financial management firm Intrinsic has sold its entire network of 3,000 advisers – the UK’s largest – to Old Mutual Wealth in a move that has sent ripples through the insurance industry. The deal, for an undisclosed sum, comes less than eight years after Intrinsic was launched in Swindon by a group of...
A wish list of measures to help the West’s mid-sized businesses – regarded as the secret success story of the region’s economy – has been drawn up to further boost their growth. Research by accountants Grant Thornton, which compiled the recommendations, shows mid-tier firms are strongly outperforming both smaller and larger companies and driving...
Business in the Community (BITC), the national charity promoting corporate responsibility, has appointed Dairy Crest chief executive Mark Allen as chairman of its South West Advisory Board. Mark, pictured, who previously chaired BITC’s National Rural Leadership team, will now focus on helping South West businesses of all sizes integrate responsible practices into their operations. ...
Economic growth is set to return to its pre-recession level in the second half of this year – nearly six years after the global financial crisis first hit, according to figures published today. High confidence levels are fuelling growth across all sectors, with manufacturing particularly optimistic, while many firms say they plan to take...
Monday 10 March Finals: Clarkson, Escher Group, Goals Soccer Centres AGMs: Ecofin Water & Power Tuesday 11 March Interims: Close Brothers, Craneware, Kalibrate Technologies, St. Ives Finals: Computacenter, Empresaria Group, esure, Foxtons, Hansteen Holdings, Hill & Smith Holdings, Inchcape, Stadium Group, Tyman Trading statement: Fenner AGMs: GW Pharmaceuticals, Vatukoula Gold Mines EGM: Flybe Economics:...
Specialist manufacturer Fascia Graphics aims to double its turnover in just four years with the support of a Government-backed scheme for high-growth firms. The Chippenham-based firm has recruited six apprentices under the GrowthAccelerator programme, a unique service led by some of the UK’s most successful growth specialists, to spur its expansion. Fascia, a market...
The chair of the Swindon and Wiltshire Local Enterprise Partnership (SWLEP), Paul Johnson, this afternoon announced his resignation. The LEP is now seeking a replacement. His surprise resignation comes as the LEP continues to develop its strategic vision. Paul Johnson, pictured, was appointed chair in December 2011 and during his tenure has overseen...
Ambitious plans to build an art gallery and museum in Swindon town centre as a key part of a new cultural quarter have taken another step forward with a grant from the Arts Council. Swindon Council has received £95,000 from the organisation’s Strategic Support Fund to pay for further consultation and planning work on...
