Swindon-based auto parts warehousing firm BG Automotive has given 13 long-term unemployed people the chance to build a career after teaming up with adult learning provider TBG Learning. BGA, which has its headquarters and UK warehouse on the Cheney Manor Industrial Estate, has been working with TBG Learning since 1999. The 13 new recruits...
Inflation in January fell to 1.9%, official figures released this morning show – the first time it has been below the important 2% level since 2009. The rate, as measured by the consumer prices index, was down from 2% in December. The surprise fall – most economist expected it to stay level – could...
Beard, the Swindon-based specialist building business, has appointed Andrew Sparkes to its board as Swindon construction director. Andrew, pictured, who has been with the company since 2007, was previously construction manager for Swindon. In that role he was responsible for managing the firm’s major projects division in the region. Andrew started his career as...
Swindon’s innovative firms in the green, hi-tech and creative industries are being invited to take part in a unique trade mission to China which aims to open up valuable new markets for businesses in these key sectors. Taking the ‘Smart Cities’ concept as its theme, the November visit will give 10 businesses from the...
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Wiltshire-based specialist charity fundraising services provider The Woods Group, which works with major organisations such as RSPB, National Trust and Motability, has been bought by its management team. The Chippenham firm stages raffles, weekly lotteries, response handling and fulfilment allowing its charity clients to concentrate on core fundraising campaigns. The deal, financial details of...
Innovative businesses in Swindon and Wiltshire working on pioneering research and development projects can apply for financial help through a £4m innovation fund launched today by the University of the West of England (UWE). Grants of between £25,000 and £150,000 will be available to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as well as large companies...
Fascia Graphics, the Chippenham-based specialist printing firm, has continued its expansion into new markets by appointing Mark Anderson as sales manager for the Midlands, North Wales, North West and East Anglia. Mark, pictured, worked for Fascia, which makes graphic overlays and membrane keypads, between 1996 and 2010, becoming UK sales manager in 2005. The...
Young people should be encouraged to get an all-round education fit for the modern workplace before they leave school, the Duke of York said yesterday following his high-profile visit to Swindon. The Duke, who has a strong interest in education, innovation and technology, met business leaders and the directors of the town’s yet-to-open University...
A disused Swindon office campus – built during its 1980s ‘boom years’ and once home to some of the town’s most prestigious companies – could be torn down and replaced by an Aldi supermarket and up to 70 homes. Westlea Campus was one of Swindon’s showpiece schemes during the western expansion of the town...
