Sales of new cars motored ahead by more than 10% in 2013 to their best year since 2007, new figures out today show, as consumer confidence rebounded and manufacturers tempted buyers with cheap credit deals. The total of 2.26m vehicle registrations was 10.8% rise on 2012 and means that the UK has now overtaken...
Chiseldon-based motor sport firm Ridgeway Racing Engines has expanded into new premises after securing funding from Barclays. Launched in 2009, the business is owned and managed by Paul Broadway, who previously worked at Swindon Racing Engines for 25 years. It has developed a strong reputation for high-quality engines and parts – demand from the UK...
Bristol Airport operator Air Malta has brought forward the launch of its summer 2014 charter season by four weeks to satisfy demand from holidaymakers wanting to visit the Mediterranean island over the spring/Easter period. The direct flights from Bristol will now start on April 8 and will continue weekly until October 21. Air Malta,...
North Wiltshire-based fuel distributor Watson has been sold to US-based global fuel logistics group World Fuel Services for £117m. Family-owned Watson, which employs 670 people, will now be combined with World Fuel Services’ existing UK operations. Watson, based at Brinkworth, near Royal Wootton Bassett, is one of the UK’s largest fuel distributors, handling petrol,...
Further evidence that the West of England’s economy is growing at a solid pace emerged today from the latest British Chambers of Commerce quarterly survey. Confidence among firms in the region is running high as sales, orders and recruitment increase, according to the survey findings, which were described as a “fantastic to start the...
The UK’s largest independent co-operative society, the Midcounties which trades in the Swindon area, has been named as one of the best large businesses to work for. The accreditation in the nationally-acclaimed Sunday Times list puts the society, which employs more than 9,000 staff, alongside some of the largest and highest-profile businesses and organisations...
Construction work has started on the UK’s largest solar power farm, thanks to the latest collaboration between law firm Thrings, which has its largest office in Swindon, and Royal Wootton Bassett-based land agency WebbPaton. Agricultural land specialists at Thrings and WebbPaton acted on behalf of the landowner of the 230-acre site near Didcot, including...
National property agents Knight Frank’s industrial team in the South West has been boosted with the arrival of Josh Gunn as a graduate surveyor. Josh, pictured, joins the Bristol office from Plymouth property consultant Vickery Holman where he spent two years in the agency department after graduating from Oxford Brookes University in Real Estate...
Monday January 6 Trading update: Caledonia Investments Economics: Services PMI Tuesday January 7 Trading update: Costain Group, Dunelm Group, Topps Tiles Economics: New car registrations Wednesday January 8 Trading update: Domino’s Pizza Group, Ferrexpo, Galliford Try, J Sainsbury, Persimmon, Tarsus Group, Robert Walters Economics: No UK data scheduled Thursday January 9 Trading update: Centamin,...
The Royal International Air Tattoo, which takes place annually at Fairford, has landed a top honour in the Cotswold Tourism Awards 2014. The airshow, which attracts around 100,000 visitors over three days, has been named Tourism Event of the Year 2014 with judges citing recent innovations as setting it apart from other events. These...
