Fundraising events at Banks, the Swindon-based chartered accountants, have netted nearly £3,000 for a local charity supporting families with children suffering from cancer. Staff at the firm chose CALM – Children’s Cancer and Leukaemia Movement – as their charity for 2013 and raised the money from weekly bake-offs and a quiz while a team...
Business confidence is running at its highest level for more than three years as the recovery gathers pace and firms put austerity behind them at last. Manufacturers in particular are upbeat about their prospects going into the new year, according to the latest Business Trends report by accountants BDO. Optimism among manufacturers, driven by...
Property insurance group ACE has appointed Ian McFadyean as business development manager for the South West and Wales as it continues to invest in its UK regional offices. In the newly-created role, Ian, pictured, will be responsible for developing new and existing business across the region as well as managing broker relationships. Ian, who has...
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Stone King, the law firm with an office in Melksham, has appointed Rupert Poole as IT director as it continues to expand its specialist legal services to individuals and organisations. Rupert, pictured, joins from technology outsourcing and consultancy firm Principality IT in South Wales where he was IT director working with a wide range...
Swindon’s recession-hit car industry has received a double dose of good news as the town's two car plants made significant announcements. At Honda, the first production models of its latest made-in-Swindon car – the new Civic Tourer – rolled off the production line at the massive plant on the outskirts of the town last...
Asset finance provider Lombard has appointed Paul Jenkins as business development manager for its South West and South Wales regions. Paul, pictured, who will be based in Bristol and report to director of asset finance David Connolly, will draw on his extensive experience in the vehicle rental sector to help businesses grow through investment....
Swindon’s leading business organisation has pledged its support for a new art gallery and museum in the town centre. Influence says establishing a new home for the town’s renowned collection of 20th century British art – one of the best in the UK outside of private hands – will make a very significant contribution...
Work has started on the £35m expansion of Swindon’s Designer Outlet centre, creating an estimated 350 jobs and adding 50,000 sq ft of retail space. The scheme, which received planning approval a year ago, will add a further 30 store units to the centre, taking the total to around 120 covering 250,000 sq ft...
Jimmy’s Restaurants, which operates World Kitchen and Pan Asian Kitchen, has become the latest food outlet to sign up to Swindon’s £50m Regent Circus leisure and retail scheme ahead of its opening. The chain will join other leading restaurants including Nando’s, Prezzo, Ask and Coal Grill & Bar at Regent Circus. It has signed...
