Strong trading in its protection & defence division is expected to lift Wiltshire manufacturer Avon Rubber’s full-year profits higher than current market expectations, the group has told shareholders. The boost has come from orders from the UK Government and customers in the Middle East, together with a high level of operational flexibility, which has allowed the Melksham-based group...
The Government must show ambition and get moving on economic expansion, Business West, the organisation that runs the Swindon Initiative, has said. Responding to David Cameron’s speech at the Conservative Party conference last week, Business West managing director Phil Smith said: “It is encouraging to hear the Prime Minister put enterprise, wealth generation and...
Good Energy, the Chippenham-based renewable electricity supplier, has launched its first corporate bond to finance production of its own green energy. The Good Energy Bonds offer investors a coupon of 7.25% a year, paid half-yearly. Any Good Energy customer or generator investing in the bonds will also be paid, at maturity, the equivalent to...
Two employees of Swindon-based specialist recruitment consultancy Outsource UK have been shortlisted for some of the industry’s most prestigious awards. Tara Davis and Will Louzado, pictured, are finalists in the Institute of Recruitment Professionals (IRP) 2013 Awards. Account manager Tara is among four finalists for the Best Candidate and Client Experience title while recruiter...
Swindon and Marlborough-based law firm Withy King has created a dedicated new build and plot sales team –and appointed two new property experts. Residential property solicitor Beth Heley joins from Goughs in Corsham, bringing with her a solid understanding of local market trends. Beth, pictured, will be working closely with housebuyers and sellers on...
The Swindon office of property consultancy Alder King has let 2,803 sq ft of office space at Cirencester Office Park to web capture and data integration firm Govtech Solutions. The firm, which provides services to a wide range of public sector clients including local authorities, now occupies units 3 and 4 on a new...
Business West today joined the British Chambers of Commerce in calling on the Government to ‘get moving’ and deliver pro-growth policies to benefit the nation as a whole. The hard-hitting message, which contains seven action points to strengthen the economic recovery, comes on the day the Conservative Party Conference gets underway in Manchester. The...
Swindon-based specialist property law firm Hoffman Male is experiencing a large increase in the numbers of homebuyers contacting it to take advantage of the Government’s controversial Help-to-Buy schemes, which aim to encourage buyers back into the market. The NewBuy scheme, launched in March last year, offers Government loans of up to 20% of the...
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Shares in Chippenham-based specialist IT and software firm SciSys fell by nearly 11% today after it revealed a 19.8% drop in interim pre-tax profits and warned that its markets remained challenging. The group, whose blue-chip customers include the Ministry of Defence, European Space Agency and major broadcasters, blamed the decline in profits to £749,000 on...
