Medical sterilisation company, Synergy Health, has reported a 3.5% increase in revenue year-on-year, up to £79.3m in it latest trading update. The Swindon-based company also reported that adjusted operating margins had improved by 220 basis points to 16.7%. Underlying revenue, excluding currency effects, was £81.7m, 6.6% above last year. Organic underlying revenue growth, which...
The board of the Swindon & Wiltshire Local Enterprise Partnership met with a government minister this week to discuss economy and jobs. Mark Prisk MP (pictured) was in the region after a visit to the Honda factory and met with key business leaders during his trip. In a closed meeting with the...
Honda is to put a third of its Swindon workforce on a four-day week in the run up to Christmas, blaming the economic situation in Europe for its decision. Workers on the new Civic and Jazz lines at the South Marston plant will go onto a four-day week in September, a three-day week in...
Japanese carmaker Honda has been named the most reliable used car brand in the UK in a survey by What Car? and Warranty Direct. Honda, who recently employed an extra 500 staff to help manufacture its Swindon-built Civic has consistently placed highly in reliability surveys. What Car? editor in cheif, Chas Hallett, said: "Reliability...
The annual survey for UK entrepreneurs, 'Entrepreneurship UK: 2012/13' has been opened by business advisory firm Deloitte. Now in its fifth year, Entrepreneurship UK is an authoritative report on the sector, reflecting the current attitudes, performance and objectives of entrepreneurs and their businesses. Last year entrepreneurs in the South West told us that: 56% of...
Research carried out by accountancy firm RSM Tenon has shown that 42% of small or medium enterprises (SMEs) in the South could be putting their business at risk by failing to insure the key staff within their organisation. This mirrors the national total of 42% across the UK. The death or long-term illness of...
Swindon-based fibre optic and cable manufacturer AFL has sealed a deal with Kazakhstan telecoms firm Caspian Telecommunications Projects (CTP), to be an authorised distributor of its products. CTP is a major supplier of fibre optic cable solutions to mining companies, the oil and gas industries, and power utilities in the central Asian country. ...
Wroughton-based civil engineering group Halcrow’s commitment to, and outstanding work in, waterway conservation and regeneration has been recognised with four winning entries, a runner up and a commendation at this year’s Waterways Renaissance Awards. The awards, run by The Waterways Trust for the past 10 years, champion projects that have turned inland waterways...
A local security company has been named as one of the best in the country by the national Approved Contractor Scheme (ACS). Swindon-based Truston Security received the accolade after an independent audit by the national body revealed the company to be in the top 15% of all security companies in the UK for quality...
