Swindon accountancy firm Morris Owen is staging a workshop to show how businesses are valued and what makes them attractive to potential buyers. The event, titled ‘What is your business worth?’, will look at how business owners can ensure the best sales value and reduce the costs and time of the sales transaction. Attendees...
Accountants and financial planners Old Mill have recruited their first IT director in a move that reflects the firm’s significant on-going investment in its IT systems and infrastructure. Highly-experienced IT specialist James, pictured, will head Old Mill’s existing three-man IT team across its five West Country offices, including Melksham. The 41-year-old previously worked as...
The spotlight will be on exporting at this month’s meeting of the Swindon Business Village networking group, with expert advice for firms considering trading overseas as well as for those more seasoned at selling internationally. Jamie Douglas, of UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) South West, will explain how the organisation can help businesses that...
Shares in Devizes-based specialist safety harnessing firm Latchways slipped by more than 13% yesterday after it issued a profits warning. The company, whose products are used worldwide by the construction, utility and maintenance industries, warned that its sales and profits for the year to the end of March would be “materially short of current...
The Duke of York visits Swindon this morning to see progress at the town’s university technology college (UTC) and gauge the views of business leaders as the economy starts to recover. The Duke kicks off his morning in the town with a meeting at Business West’s Park House office where he will hear from...
Optimism among UK businesses reached its highest level since 1992 in January, pointing to rapid economic growth over the coming six months, according to a major new survey published yesterday. Manufacturers are particularly upbeat about their prospects and the overall high confidence levels among businesses are likely to lead to strong employment growth as...
Monday 10 February Final: Catlin AGM: Impax Asset Management Tuesday 11 February Interims: dotDigital, Dunelm, Hargreaves Services, McBride Final: Barclays Trading statements: Babcock International, Bellway, Cable & Wireless Communications, Glencore Xstrata, Thomas Cook AGM: RWS Economics: British Retail Consortium like-for-like sales Wednesday 12 February Interims: Avanti Communications, Town Centre Securities Finals: African Barrick Gold,...
Office suites in Swindon town centre ranging from just over 1,000 sq ft to just under 13,000 sq ft are being offered by property agents Whitmarsh Lockhart. The firm is marketing the space in Minton Place, the four-storey office building close to the town’s railway station, where existing occupiers include Optical Express, Amey Consulting...
Shares in Wincanton, the Chippenham-based logistics group, dipped despite a trading update showing it is performing in line with market expectations. In an interim management statement for the period from October 1 to last Thursday, the group said it had won new business and renewed a number of major contracts. These include a three-year...
Just over half the owners of small and medium-sized businesses in the West are in favour of the Living Wage, according to a new survey. A quarter of these believe the policy will be implemented in their business in the near future, the latest Close Brothers Business Barometer reveals. The Barometer is a quarterly...
