A Swindon office building, once part of Old Town’s long-closed railway station, has been rebranded to reflect its new role as a location for independent businesses. Old Station House has been home to national accountancy firm Haines Watts since 1997 and is the base for three of its partners – managing partner Mike Lloyd,...
The education system needs to change to better prepare school leavers for the world of work, Business West says today as thousands of young people across the region receive their A-level results. Business West, which runs the Swindon Initiative, said it recognised the hard work put in by pupils and teachers to prepare for...
Business West, which runs the Swindon Initiative, has appointed Sarah Pullen, managing director of Local World (Bristol, Gloucestershire, Somerset & Dorset), to its board. Business West managing director Phil Smith said the appointment demonstrated the business community’s recognition of the importance of the leadership and business support role played by Business West. “I am...
Monday August 12 INTERIMS BATM Advanced Communications Ltd., Grupo Clarin SA GDR (Reg S), OJSC Novolipetsk Steel GDS (Reg S), SVG Capital Q2 Grupo Clarin SA GDR (Reg S), OJSC Novolipetsk Steel GDS (Reg S) AGMS Real Estate Credit Investments PCC Ltd, Triad Group TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS Mitie Group Tuesday August 13 INTERIMS Caledonia Mining...
The big fall in Britain’s trade gap announced today has been welcomed by Business West – but it said more needed to be done to rebalance the economy towards exports. Figures from the Government’s Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed the deficit shrank to its smallest amount in almost a year in June. The...
Hit TV show The Great British Bake Off has inspired staff at Swindon accountancy firm Banks to make and sell their own cakes, helping towards the firm’s £2,000-plus charity fundraising haul. The firm staged its own a bake-off, with a different staff member tasked each week with producing their own cakes. Each cake was...
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Dorothy House hospice care, which covers North and West Wiltshire, has been selected by Bath Building Society as its charity of the year. The association will last until the end of 2014. As part of the society’s commitment to Dorothy House, staff will stage fundraising activities throughout the rest of this year and next...
Monday July 29 INTERIMS Fidessa Group, Hammerson, InterContinental Hotels Group, Intertek Group, JKX Oil & Gas, Keller Group, Senior, Vernalis, XP Power Ltd. (DI) AGMS Albion Venture Capital Trust, Ashley House, Cranswick, Medilink-Global UK Ltd., Mountfield Group, National Grid UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS CBI Distributive Trends Surveys (11:00) Consumer Credit (09:30) M4 Money Supply (09:30)...
Business West, the region’s leading business organisation, has welcomed yesterday's official economic growth figures, saying they reflect the picture among local businesses. But it warned that business could not turn around the regional economy by themselves – the Government had a role to play by creating an enterprise-friendly environment. Yesterday’s Office for National Statistics...
