Swindon has bounced back strongly from the recession due to its innovation and lack of reliance on public sector spending, major new research has revealed. The private sector led recovery in the UK could also guarantee a bright future for the town as it is likely to generate more jobs than areas relying on...
Law firm Thrings has advised global beauty products group Coty on its takeover of UK firm Lena White Ltd, the distributor of its nailcare brand OPI. The acquisition, for an undisclosed sum, will allow Coty to lead the development of OPI, one of its power brands in the UK. Lena White had been OPI’s...
Excalibur Communications, the Swindon-based IT and communications group, is helping support an epic solo voyage across the Pacific by rower Elsa Hammond to heighten awareness of plastic pollution on the world’s oceans. Elsa Hammond, a University of Bristol PhD student, will be the only European solo female competitor in the 2,400 mile race from...
National nurse recruitment and training agency Nurse Plus has relocated its expanding Swindon branch to Kembrey Park in a deal brokered by the Swindon office of property agents Keningtons. The office acted on behalf of Highcross Strategic Advisers to let the 1,130 sq ft Unit 5 at Pine Court to Nurse Plus. The Swindon...
Swindon’s role as an advanced engineering hub will be under the spotlight again this week when accountants Monahans stage their second Manufacturing Breakfast in the town. The inaugural event last October was attended by leading figures in the area’s engineering and manufacturing sectors. The speakers pointed to the town’s bright future as a centre...
Sara Tye, founder and managing director of Swindon public relations consultancy redheadPR, has been apponted as the chair of I Am Woman, the franchised network of business women’s clubs. Sara, pictured, known as a passionate motivational speaker, writer, mentor and trainer, already has strong links with the group as a member, guest speaker and...
Smiths News, the Swindon-based specialist distribution group, is looking for further growth opportunities following a refinancing and extension of its bank facilities. The group, the UK’s largest newspaper and magazine wholesaler, has increased its facility with a syndicate of lenders from £174m to £200m to support its medium-term funding requirements. Chief financial officer Nick...
Electric vehicle charging points are to be installed at a number of railway stations across Wiltshire as part of a campaign to promote low-carbon motoring. Train operator First Great Western (FGW) has been awarded £315,000 to install the chargepoints at 44 of its 210 stations, including Kemble, Chippenham, Trowbridge, Pewsey, Warminster and Westbury. Swindon...
Nearly two thirds of West firms plan to increase wages this year as the region’s economy bounces back from recession, new research shows. This is despite half of the businesses taking part in the Barclays Employers Survey 2014 saying wage pressure from employees was not an issue. However, some 29% said it is a...
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