Monahans, the accountancy firm with offices in Swindon and Chippenham, has promoted Shelly Smith to senior manager in its business recovery and insolvency team. Shelly, pictured, who has more than 18 years’ experience, started her career with Solomon Hare in Bristol before moving on to manage the insolvency team at Robson Taylor in Bath....
Monday 24 February Interim: International Ferro Metals Finals: Aer Lingus, Bovis Homes, Bunzl, Dialight, Hiscox, HSBC, Kingspan, XP Power Trading statement: Associated British Foods AGMs: Armour, OMG, Treatt EGMs: Aminex, bwin.party digital entertainment Economics: Nationwide house prices Tuesday 25 February Interims: Ashmore, Dechra Pharmaceuticals, Netcall, Wilmington Finals: BATM Advanced Communications, Capital & Counties Properties,...
Swindon’s pioneering £8m waste-to-energy plant has been officially opened, positioning the town at the leading edge of innovation in handling municipal refuse. The state-of-the-art Cheney Manor plant, opened by environment minister George Eustice, will treat 48,000 tonnes of household, commercial and industrial waste a year by separating it and producing two types of fuel...
Bluebird Care Swindon, part of the national franchised group that provides care in the home, has appointed Charlie Begbie as its new manager, seven years after she joined as a part-time carer. Charlie, pictured, now 25, took on the part-time job while a student but enjoyed it so much she left university to work...
Bath and England rugby legend Lewis Moody teamed up with Swindon construction company Beard at a turf-cutting ceremony to mark the firm starting work on a new state-of-the-art sports centre in Bath. The former flanker, who was part of England’s 2003 World Cup winning side and earned the nickname Mad Dog for the fearless...
Law firm Withy King is marking its 30th anniversary in Marlborough with a move to new premises in the heart of the market town. The firm will relocate from its offices just off the high street to Cross Keys House in The Parade – the last remaining ground-floor premises available to rent in central...
Production at Swindon’s BMW car plant, which makes body panels for the Mini, is to be increased significantly to supply a new factory in Holland, it was revealed this afternoon. BMW confirmed yesterday that it is to build the latest Mini model – the Hatch – at the VDL Nedcar in Born, Holland, to...
Swindon digital marketing consultancy Toinfinity is celebrating a strong start to 2014 with three new client wins. Toinfinity, launched by managing director Al Keck in 2005, specialises in helping businesses become more profitable through generating more leads, attracting and retaining customers, and building relationships. Its new clients are Nottingham-based Gill Marine, a long-established manufacturer...
Swindon businesses are being urged to support a campaign for Government funding to end the misery on the ‘missing link’ of the A417 north of the town. The trunk road, which links the M4 at Swindon with the M5 at Gloucester, is a vital route for local firms doing business in Gloucestershire, the Midlands...
Cardwave, the innovative Devizes-based specialist technology firm, has strengthened its management team with two key appointments as it continues to grow its business. The firm, a pioneer in flash memory products used in a wide range of devices including mobile phones, digital cameras and notebook computers, has recruited Tim Norris as business development manager...
