Arkell’s makes it a double as it keeps pace with changing pub industry

December 28, 2011
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Swindon brewer Arkell’s has acquired two outlets from Enterprise Inns as the 168-year business continues to develop its estate. The family firm has bought the Fox and Hounds in Haydon Wick and The King’s Arms Hotel in Malmesbury, paying the market price for both and expanding its portfolio to 107 properties. The Fox and...

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Online Christmas shopping boom triggers new demand for warehouses

December 28, 2011
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A major online retailer is poised to sign a deal for a large distribution warehouse in the West, part of a growing trend on the back of the dramatic rise in internet shopping this Christmas. Commercial property specialists Colliers International has witnessed similar developments across the country as shoppers increasingly hunt bargains on the...

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Fleet Support Group acquired by US giant

December 26, 2011
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Chippenham-based Fleet Support Group (FSG), one of the UK’s largest fleet management companies, has been acquired by the American-based Automotive Resources International (ARI). The deal will give ARI its first business in Europe. The company has operations in North America, Canada, Mexico, South Africa and Australia, with alliances in India and China. It has around...

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Households trade down as incomes stay under pressure

December 20, 2011
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More than a quarter of households across Swindon and the West have suffered a fall in their income over the past three months, forcing them to cut back on unnecessary spending, new research shows. At the same time many people in work and earning the same are worried about the future as rising unemployment...

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Pre-Christmas retail sales rise but a bleak New Year is in store, says CBI

December 20, 2011
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The high street got an unexpected pre-Christmas boost today with new figures showing sales volumes in early December grew for the first time in seven months. However, shop takings were still sales poor for the time of year and the CBI, which conducted the research behind today’s survey, said retailers do not expect the...

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The Business Show Swindon 2012 – What to expect . . .

December 19, 2011
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Exhibition stands for next February’s Business Show Swindon are selling fast as interest in the event continues to build. The show, organised by GWE Business West, will feature a broad showcase of more than 80 exhibitors from across the region and is expected to attract more than 800 visitors.   Swindon Business News is...

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Tax trap warning to bosses who are too generous with their Christmas spirit

December 18, 2011
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The true cost of Christmas parties in the workplace could land employers with a sobering bill from HM Revenue & Customs in the New Year. The warning comes from Caroline Harwood, head of employer solutions at Grant Thornton in the West, who points out that for employers who want to reward hard-working staff, tax relief is only...

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Jobless total carries on rising – with young people bearing the brunt

December 14, 2011
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Unemployment across the South West has risen by more than 10% in the past year, according to figures today from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). More than 90,000 people aged over 16 in the region were claiming unemployment benefit in November, the ONS said, up from 81,000 in the same month last year...

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Profits will be slimmer next year, warns National Milk Records

December 12, 2011
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National Milk Records, the Chippenham-based company providing milk recording services to half of the UK’s dairy farmers, made pre-tax profits of £408,000 on turnover up 3.9% at £8.6m, its half-year figures to September 30 show. But the firm warned that full-year profits are likely to be affected by significant investment in new projects and...

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December 9, 2011
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