Customers of collapsed Christmas savings firm Farepak will eventually receive half of the money they lost when the company failed. The Swindon-based company collapsed in 2006, leaving 114,000 people with total losses of £37m. Liquidators BDO have confirmed the final payments of 50% of the money owed will be made by the end...
Accountancy firm PwC has continued to invest in the region with the appointment of three directors, eight senior managers and 15 managers. The three director promotions are made from the firm’s assurance, deals and consulting practices. In assurance, Stephen Patey, who celebrates his 20th anniversary with PwC later this year, will to continue...
Swindon's Museum of Computing has achieved full accreditation from the Arts Council England (ACE). ACE’s Museum Accreditation Scheme sets nationally agreed standards for all museums in the UK. To meet the requirements, the museum had to demonstrate that it complies with standards relating to how the museum is governed and managed, how it provides...
Monday July 09 INTERIMS RM Q2 Michael Page International EGMs Equatorial Palm Oil AGMs Asia Ceramics Holding, GB Group, Zhaikmunai LP GDR (Reg S) TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS Bovis Homes Group, XP Power Ltd. (DI) Tuesday July 10 FINALS Accsys Technologies AGMs 3i Infrastructure, Big Yellow Group, Intermediate Capital Group, Marks & Spencer Group, Young...
Wootton Bassett-based shopfitter and commercial interiors specialist Railston has been ranked 21st in HSBC's International Track 200 league table. The list ranks private companies in the UK that have the fastest-growing international sales. Railston, which has been operating from Wootton Bassett for more than 25 years, recorded a sales growth of 101% over a...
Commercial property consultants Alder King has launched its first Market Monitor Update, a mid-year review of the commercial property market across the South West of England and South Wales. The report reveals some encouraging signs in the office and retail sectors, but a rather bleaker picture for industrial property. At the midway point of...
The region’s top personal assistants will be championed this afternoon when Swindon Business News stages the inaugural South West PA of the Year Awards. Hosted by the luxury Ston Easton Park Hotel, near Shepton Mallet, the prestigious accolades recognise and reward the PAs who have gone the extra mile over the past year to...
Some 50 business leaders from the local business community attended a presentation on Tuesday evening last week, by one of the UK’s leading LinkedIn experts as part of Guyers House Hotel’s launch celebrations. James Potter was invited to speak at Guyers House to help re-launch the Corsham-based hotel’s meeting and conference facilities. James, who...
Highworth delicatessen Bloomfields fine food has been judged a regional finalist for the South West in Olives Et Al’s Deli of the Year 2012 competition. The short-listing is a culinary boon for Highworth and Swindon placing it on the "foodie map" of Britain after a hard fought competition with some of the UK’s finest...
Monday July 02 EGMs XXI Century Investments Public Ltd. AGMSs BATM Advanced Communications Ltd., Bayfield Energy Holdings, JPMorgan Income & Capital Inv Trust TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS Hydrogen Group UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS PMI Manufacturing (09:30) Tuesday July 03 INTERIMS St. Modwen Properties FINALS Anite, Polar Capital Technology Trust, The Real Good Food Company ANNUAL REPORT Caffyns...
