Monday 3 March Interims: Earthport, Thorntons, Tristel Finals: Amlin, British Polythene Industries, FBD Holdings, HelermanTyton, Intertek, Johnson Service Group, Keller, Robert Walters, Senior, Ultra Electronics AGM: Image Scan Holdings Economics: Hometrack housing survey, Purchasing managers' index – manufacturing, Net consumer credit, Net lending secured on dwellings, Mortgage approvals, M4 money supply, Halifax house prices,...
Law firm Withy King, which has offices in Swindon and Marlborough, has been ranked 58th in The Sunday Times Top 100 Best Mid-Sized Companies to Work For and awarded the highly sought-after Best Companies Two Star Accreditation. The recognition is for its outstanding levels of staff engagement and its commitment to creating a positive...
HSBC is to stage a series of breakfast forums in Swindon aimed at the area’s small to medium-sized businesses. The first event, on March 26, will include short presentations by Nigel Scott of Action Coach, the business coaching and mentoring consultancy, and HSBC business specialist team leader Ryan Starr, as well as breakfast and...
The Shaw Chiropractic Clinic in Swindon has retained a quality mark recognising its excellence in meeting patients’ expectations despite the application process becoming tougher. The clinic, in Shaw Village Centre, first received the Patient Partnership Quality Mark (PPQM) from The Royal College of Chiropractors in 2011-13. The PPQM is awarded to chiropractic clinics for their...
Further evidence of recovery among small and medium-sized West manufacturers has emerged with figures showing ‘significant’ growth over the past six months and plans for increased investment this year. The results, from the latest Manufacturing Advisory Service (MAS) Barometer survey, show 64% of firms increased sales in the second half of last year. At...
Firms in rural parts of Swindon and Wiltshire could benefit from a £250m Government fund to install superfast broadband in hard-to-reach areas. The money was announced today by Culture Secretary Maria Miller, who said it was a key part of the Government’s long-term plan to grow the economy by providing better access to broadband....
Swindon’s world-class expertise in micro-electronics could play a crucial role in the recently-announced Smart Cities Trade Mission to China later this year. The West of England area from Swindon to Bristol boasts the world’s second-largest cluster of micro-chip design expertise outside of California’s Silicon Valley. Many of its leading-edge firms are global players, such...
Devizes-based specialist safety harnessing firm Latchways has appointed Christopher Casey, a former partner at accountants KPMG, as a non-executive director with immediate effect. Mr Casey will replace Ian Pickering, who had indicated his intention not to stand for re-election at Latchways’ AGM to allow him to focus his time on his other activities. He...
Swindon and Wiltshire businesses will next week get a rare chance to meet trade experts from the British Embassies in the US and Canada and explore transatlantic export opportunities on a one-to-one basis. The event, at the Mercure Holland House Hotel in Bristol on Wednesday, March 5, is the latest ‘meet the expert’ event...
Swindon and Wiltshire firms of all sizes are being urged to enter their directors in the region’s top award scheme recognising excellence and enterprise in the boardroom. The South West Institute of Directors (IoD) Awards 2014 celebrate the achievements of the region’s outstanding business people and their contribution to the its success. Award nominations...
