Nationwide Building Society rewarded for its responsible business at gala dinner

June 20, 2013
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Swindon-based Nationwide Building Society joined businesses from across the West to celebrate receiving awards for community and sustainability work from Business in the Community. The national charity, led by HRH The Prince of Wales, is committed to building resilient communities, diverse workplaces and a more sustainable future. The annual Responsible Business Awards ceremony, at...

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Changes in legal market put 28% of West law firms on danger list

June 19, 2013
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More than a quarter of West law firms are at risk of failure in the next 12 months, according to an alarming new report. But the research by R3, the insolvency trade body, shows that the West’s expected failure rate of 28% over the next year is lower than the national average of 31%....

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First principal appointed to Swindon UTC as it prepares to open next year

June 17, 2013
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UTC Swindon, the town’s yet-to-open university technical college, has appointed its first principal. Angela Barker-Dench will take on the role from September and lead the college during its set-up year and the first intake of students in September 2014. Angela, started her career in engineering, has experience of technical and vocational education having served...

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Ahead of the Agenda: The Week Ahead

June 17, 2013
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Monday June 17 INTERIMS Sorbic International FINALS Majestic Wine AGMS African Mining & Exploration, Condor Gold, CPP Group, Energetix Group, Mission Marketing Group, Networkers International, Oxus Gold, Reach4Entertainment Enterprises TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS SThree Q1 OSJC Center for Cargo Container Traffic Transcontainer GDR (Reg S) Tuesday June 18 INTERIMS Crest Nicholson Holdings, One Media IP Group...

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PA of the Year Awards: The hunt is on for the Best in the West

June 13, 2013
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Following the success of the inaugural South West PA of the Year Awards last year, Bristol Business News and its sister titles including the recently-launched WestBusinessNews magazine, have again teamed up with prestigious Ston Easton Park Hotel, near Bath, to stage the South West PA of the Year Awards 2013. PAs are often the...

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Clegg’s new region-boosting initiative welcomed by West manufacturing group

June 13, 2013
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The regional head of EEF The Manufacturers Organisation has welcomed Government plans to create a new Cabinet Office committee aimed at driving regional growth. Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg will chair the committee, which brings together a number of ministerial groups responsible for city deals and other regional economic initiatives. Mr Clegg officially launched...

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Conveyancing solicitor joins Swindon property law firm as partner

June 11, 2013
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Yvette Morcombe, a conveyancing solicitor with more than 20 years’ experience, has become a partner at Swindon-based specialist property law firm Hoffman Male and will run its newly-opened Bristol office. Yvette, pictured, has worked in residential and commercial property since qualifying as a solicitor in 1993. She has worked with Hoffman Male’s principal Mary...

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Rise in exports by West firms bucks national trend

June 11, 2013
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A strong performance by West exporters has put the region ahead of the UK for overseas sales growth. Exports by West firms increased by 4.8% to £3.4bn during the first quarter of this year compared to the same period last year, latest figures released by HM Revenue & Customs show. The first quarter of...

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Huge potential of German market to be highlighted at West export event

June 10, 2013
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High-growth and emerging markets may remain top of the exporting agenda, but UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) is urging West businesses not to forget the commercial benefits of markets closer to home. As a result, the lucrative benefits of doing business in Germany are to be explained at a special event taking place in...

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Ahead of the Agenda: The Week Ahead

June 9, 2013
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Monday June 10 INTERIMS RWS Holdings FINALS Falkland Islands Holdings, Great Eastern Energy Corp Ltd. GDR, Green Dragon Gas Ltd. (DI), Latchways, Printing.com AGMS CEPS, Dexion Absolute Ltd. GBP Shares, European Islamic Investment Bank, GLOBO, Hansteen Holdings, HydroDec Group, OJSC Phosagro GDR (Regs), ShalkiyaZinc NV GDR (Reg S), Sperati CA, Synairgen Tuesday June 11...

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