The redevelopment of the former RAF Lyneham base has come a step closer with a £121m joint venture contract to build a new technical training college on behalf of the Ministry of Defence. The contract has been awarded to construction and engineering groups Kier and Balfour Beatty, who will now work through a 50:50...
Mango Bikes, a fast-growing cycle retail business founded just over year ago by two university graduates, is gearing up for expansion after successfully gaining funding of nearly £100,000. The firm sells affordable bikes made from parts made in Taiwan which are shipped to its headquarters in South Cerney where they are assembled and painted...
A charity fundraising dinner and disco to raise awareness of altruistic kidney donation – the act of giving a kidney to a stranger – is being staged this Friday by Swindon businesswoman Jasie Rai. Jasie, director of The Sales and Marketing Hub, is hosting the ladies’ charity night of delicious Indian food and entertainment...
Duncan Parkes, head of compliance at West accountants and financial planners Old Mill, has been named Protection Planner of the Year by the Financial Times’ Money Management magazine. Duncan had to go through a rigorous judging process to win the title, including providing a solution to a real-life financial problem set by industry experts....
The Manufacturing Advisory Service has appointed a supply chain specialist in the South West to ensure that manufacturers gain a significant share of the lucrative opportunities presented by the UK’s burgeoning offshore wind market. Nick Kirsop-Taylor, pictured, will help firms tap into the recently-launched £20m GROW:OffshoreWind service that supports companies looking to break into...
One of the UK’s leading IT industry figures has joined Swindon-based specialist recruitment firm Outsource UK as its non-executive chairman. Charles Hughes, pictured, has more than 40 years’ experience in the sector having held senior positions at British computer giant ICL and in the Government. He was chairman of the European Computer Research Centre, president...
Swindon’s rapidly-expanding online retailer Oak Furniture Land has again been ranked among the UK’s fastest-growing private businesses. The firm has appeared at number 51 in the latest annual Fast Track 100 table, which recognises businesses with the highest sales growth over three years. It is the third time the firm, launched by Jason Bannister...
A West of England property expert is warning that Government plans to give communities a greater say over wind turbine proposals are deeply flawed and could scupper many small schemes. James Davis, pictured, who heads the regionally-based planning team at national property consultancy Sanderson Weatherall, fears the changes will make smaller renewable energy schemes...
The impact of last Thursday’s Autumn Statement on firms in Swindon will be on the agenda at this week’s Swindon Business Village networking meeting. Richard Mathews, of Swindon-based Chartered Accountants, will give an in-depth analysis of the Chancellor’s key measures at Business Village’s weekly breakfast meeting on Thursday. Following his presentation, attendees will have...
Monday 9 December Interim: Anite Finals: Alternative Networks, Jelf Group, RWS Holdings, Treatt AGMs: Conroy Gold & Natural Resources, Karelian Diamond Resources Tuesday 10 December Interims: Ashtead, Carpetright, Iomart, Photo-Me International Finals: Tui Travel, Victrex, Zytronic Trading statement: Whitbread AGMs: Billing Services, Debenhams, Tristel, Utilitywise, Weatherly International Economics: Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors house...
