I’m confused about the difference between tax avoidance and tax evasion. The Government seems to talk about them as virtually the same thing – is that right? It has always been pretty clearly understood that tax evasion is wrong. It involves breaking the law and is a criminal act. Tax avoidance, on the other...
A complimentary breakfast and networking event aimed at marketing and PR professionals is being staged by Swindon-based Banks, Chartered Accountants. The breakfast, one of a series of free seminars and networking events being run by the long-established Swindon firm, is from 7.30am to 8.45am at Banks’ offices in Stratton on Wednesday May 15. Others...
Swindon Business News is to stage the first awards dedicated solely to showcasing and rewarding innovation in the area. The awards, to be held later this year, will champion the businesses and individuals that are putting Swindon and Wiltshire on the fast-track for economic growth through innovation and creativity. The awards, which are being...
Swindon property agency Kilpatrick & Co has been appointed as sole letting agent on Hughenden Yard in Marlborough, a retail development of 17 units off the High Street with direct access from a 34-space public car park. Three of the shops are being marketed, offering space from 400 sq ft to 1,100 sq ft....
Wiltshire employers, the military and local councils are joining together to create Living and Working in Wiltshire and Swindon, an event to showcase the strong talent pool in the area emerging from changes within the Army. With restructuring under Army 2020, more than 5,000 military people will be looking for new careers in civilian...
Swindon’s University Technical College (UTC) has taken a significant step towards becoming a reality following the appointment of the contractor with responsibility for its ground-breaking building. BAM Construction, which has worked on a number of existing UTC developments, produced a set of impressive initial site designs for UTC Swindon during the tendering process. The...
The phenomenal growth of Swindon online retailer Oak Furniture Land’s has been recognised in a ranking of the UK’s fastest-expanding privately-owned businesses. The firm was placed at number 19 in the Sunday Times PwC Profit Track 100, having achieved growth of 87.92% over the past three years. Oak Furniture Land launched as an eBay...
Swindon’s ambitions to be a major national centre for sustainable industries have received a double boost with the arrival of two firms operating at the leading edge of the green revolution. Recycling Technologies, a manufacturer of energy-from-waste equipment capable of generating electricity from mixed plastic waste, has set up in the town and actively...
The 34.4 acre site of the former Erskine Barracks in Wilton, near Salisbury, has been sold to Redrow Homes, which plans to re-develop the land as part of a community partnership with OurEnterprise and the Wilton Community Land Trust. The site, which has already been granted outline planning permission, has the potential for the...
More Swindon firms will be encouraged to trade overseas in a series of events staged across the South West as part of the second annual Export Week. Swindon has been chosen as the venue for a seminar looking at export opportunities in Mexico – one of the world’s emerges economies and a target market...
