Passenger numbers at Bristol Airport have risen for the third successive year. The 2.8% year-on-year increase to 5.9m makes Bristol the only airport in the UK’s top 10 to achieve growth each year since the end of 2009. Last year’s figures also include record monthly totals for June and July. The rise in passenger...
Specialist apprenticeship provider Damar Training has appointed assessor Kerry Leahy to support its growing work with the legal sector across the South West. Bristol-based Kerry will be working with law firms in the region supporting their legal apprentices. She joins Damar after seven years as a litigation executive specialising in personal injury work. She...
Nearly 400 more jobs are to go in Swindon and fears are growing that several hundred are now threatened as the impact of Honda’s mass redundancies filters through to its suppliers. Logistics company South Marston Distribution (SDC), which operates a large warehouse in the shadow of Honda’s assembly works, has confirmed it is to...
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Business and financial advisory firm Grant Thornton has appointed Allister Weir as a director in its South West tax team. Allister, pictured, will lead the firm’s corporate tax advisory and compliance practice across the region. A history graduate from the University of Birmingham, Allister has 12 years’ corporate tax experience with a Big Four...
The most coveted business accolades in the region, the West of England Business of the Year Awards, have been launched this week by accountants PwC. Now in their 25th year, the prestigious awards have gained a reputation built firmly on the thoroughness of the judging panel, which is made up of respected business figures...
With many workers forced to stay at home today because of snow, workplace experts Acas look at the legal issues and offer tips for employers Adverse weather Heavy snowfall can lead to a rise in staff absence as workers struggle to make it in to work. • Employees are not automatically entitled to pay...
Small and medium-sized manufacturers in the Swindon area can tap into new product development expertise through a project launched this week by the South West Manufacturing Advisory Service. Businesses will be able to receive grants to support up to 40% of the external costs associated with product development. The project support should lead to...
Swindon-based Nationwide Building Society has entered the Stonewall Workplace Equality Index – the annual Top 100 list that measures employers’ progress towards creating an inclusive workplace. The society is also recognised as the most improved employer by Stonewall, the lesbian, gay and bisexual equality charity. The equality index recognises the work of Nationwide’s employee-led...
Swindon Town FC could be forced in to administration to reduce their debts – estimated at around £13m, according to a report this morning by BBC Wiltshire. It claims club owner Andrew Black is unwilling to put in further funds, and is actively seeking fresh investment. Entering administration – for a third time in...
