Swindon Business News will provide up-to-the-minute coverage of Chancellor George Osborne’s crucial Autumn Statement later today, including instant reaction from regional business figures.
Swindon Business News will provide up-to-the-minute coverage of Chancellor George Osborne’s crucial Autumn Statement later today, including instant reaction from regional business figures.
Business West, the organisation behind the Swindon Initiative, is urging Chancellor George Osborne to reform business rates in his Autumn Statement today. Business rates have emerged as the key issue identified by business groups for reform, which they argue would deliver a much-needed boost to firms as the economy starts to recover. The CBI...
Melksham firm The Riverside MOT testing centre has marked 10 years in business by buying the freehold of its 1.77-acre site on the outskirts of the town. The move, which secures the business’s future, is the result of a £180,000 finance deal secured through Barclays and the Government-backed funding for lending scheme. Established in...
Bristol Airport is to re-introduce direct flights to Shannon in South West Ireland – a route expected to be popular with tourists and rugby fans. The daily Aer Lingus Regional service, which will be operated by Aer Arann, will operate alongside the airline’s existing Dublin service, which links Bristol with the Irish capital up...
Swindon Town FC today confirmed chairman Jed McCrory has resigned with immediate effect following the club’s takeover by its director of football Lee Power. In another day of drama at the County Ground, the club issued a statement saying: “Jed McCrory has requested, and the board of Swindon Town reluctantly agreed, to step down...
Innovative medical group Corin has secured a significant re-finance package that provides working capital to invest in its future growth. The Cirencester-based group will use the funding to take its latest state-of-the-art reconstructive orthopaedic devices onto the global market. The re-financing was arranged by moving its banking facility to Barclays. The firm, established in...
Green innovation that replaces chemical fertilisers with compost produced from waste will be explained at a lecture in Swindon next week. Devizes-based organisation Land Network will explain how it is helping farmers across the UK and beyond use compost made from waste while helping towards reducing the country’s carbon footprint. Ray Lewington, chairman of...
Wiltshire printer Park Lane Press has won its second Green Apple Award in recognition of its firm commitment to environmental standards. The Corsham-based firm was presented with the award at a ceremony in the House of Commons. The awards, which champion Britain’s greenest companies, councils and communities, are co-ordinated by The Green Organisation, an...
Swindon accountants Dennis & Turnbull (d&t) have been named as the Independent Firm of the Year in Wales and South West England. d&t received the accolade at The British Accountancy Awards held recently in London. The judging panel said: “There’s no bull from Dennis & Turnbull! They show a modern approach to work and...
The West of England’s strength in the automotive and aerospace sectors is creating strong conditions for smaller firms in their supply chains with most expecting to increase staffing and investment over the next three months. According to the latest Manufacturing Outlook survey published today by manufacturers’ organisation EEF and accountancy and business advisory firm...
