Business consultancy Jelf Employee Benefits, which has an office in Wootton Bassett, has helped business services giant Serco win the Most Effective Absence Management and Rehabilitation Strategy category at the recent Employee Benefits industry awards, The highly-regarded accolade was awarded following consideration by the judges against strict criteria and only once entrants could prove...
Attending a how-to-sell-your-business seminar staged by accountants Monahans, who have an office in Swindon, led the owners of a specialist Wiltshire packaging firm to complete a deal to sell their company. Martin and Julie Lewis launched Warminster-based Elms Cross 13 years ago and have since built it up as a regional specialist in bespoke...
Marlborough-based diversified quarrying and waste group Hills' company news magazine ‘intouch’ was among the winners at the Institute of Internal Communications (IoIC) Awards 2012. Communication professionals from across the UK gathered at London’s Park Lane Hilton for nearly 40 awards recognising the cream of the UK's IC professionals. The awards were handed out by...
Monday June 25 FINALS Bango, City of London Group, Cohort AGMs Andes Energia, Anglo Asian Mining, Coca-Cola HBC S.A., Condor Resources, Crawshaw Group, Energetix Group, European Islamic Investment Bank, HydroDec Group, Open Joint Stock Company Inter Rao Ues GDR RegS, Oxus Gold, Pactolus Hungarian Property, Panmure Gordon & Co, SeaEnergy, Westside Investments, YCO Group...
Despite a range of other pressures on modern fleet professionals, new research shows that driver safety remains high on the business agenda. The independent research from the Corporate Vehicle Observatory (CVO) Barometer shows that many UK companies continue to take driver safety very seriously, take responsibility for driver safety and have actions in...
Developer Hab Oakus' sustainable 42-home project in Swindon, The Triangle, has been named one of the winners at a top national achticture awards ceremony. The residential development, backed by Grand Designs presenter Kevin McCloud and brought to life by Glenn Howells Architcts, won the Sustainability Award for South West and Wessex from the Royal...
A High Court legal challenge against the former directors of collapsed Christmas hamper company Farepak has been dropped, angering victims left thousands of pounds out-of-pocket by the bankruptcy. The challenge was to prevent the ex-bosses of the Swindon-based firm becoming company directors. Farepak collapsed in 2006, leaving 116,000 customers with total losses of £37m....
Clients, contacts and colleagues of Banks Chartered Accountants turned out for a celebration to mark the firm’s relocation to new, prestigious offices in Swindon. More than 70 people came along to see the new premises at Vicarage Court in Ermin Street, Stratton, to look around the offices and have a celebratory drink with directors...
Leading manufacturer of fibre optic cable for power utilities, AFL Communications has secured a major contract with electricity company Eskom of South Africa, to supply and complete end-to-end communication systems, together with installation, supervision and final testing and commissioning. As a key manufacturer of Optical Ground Wire (OPGW), AFL, whose UK HQ is in Swindon,...
Leadership expert Nikki Owen (pictured) is to speak at the next Swindon Connections event held by Business Scene. The free event takes place from 6pm at the Madison Hotel Swindon on Tuesday, June 26. Nikki will be giving business delegates valuable advice on how to use charisma in a corporate environment to maximise success....
