South West manufacturers are showing encouraging signs of growth, according to the latest findings of the Manufacturing Advisory Service in the South West (MAS-SW). Almost two-thirds (63 per cent) of respondents to the latest Barometer, conducted quarterly by MAS-SW, reported increased sales in the past six months (April to September 2011). The Manufacturing Barometer, which...
The Shrivenham-based office of Complete I.T. has celebrated its third anniversary in style with impressive growth of its turnover and by increasing its team. Formed in 2008, when the company took-over Exedos, Complete I.T. started with only three members of staff, that number having increased to 15 in the years that followed. In...
Swindon’s innovative businesses are being urged to act now to reap the benefits of the Government’s proposed Patent Box relief. Businesses should be reviewing their patents and considering how their activities may be impacted to ensure they are able to use the new relief to their full advantage. The call comes from experts at...
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The Institute of Directors (IoD) in the South West today called for stronger backing for the UK’s airports to ensure they develop further, including introducing more flights to European and Middle East business destinations from Bristol and the return of its direct service to the US. IoD regional chairman Gerry Jones made the call...
Jelf, the diversified financial consultancy with a major office near Swindon, is expected to report that it has traded well in the second half of the year with results in line with market expectations, despite the continued economic downturn. The group, based at Yate, near Bristol, provides a broad range of insurance, financial services and...
Business failures are rising faster in the South West than the national average as the tough market conditions and weak economy take their toll. The latest figures from business information provider Equifax show the number of businesses going bust in the region climbed by 22.5% during the three months to the end of September...
Manufacturers in Swindon are being offered an opportunity to find out about opportunities to do business in China at a special event organised by the Manufacturing Advisory Service South West (MAS-SW) and Swindon Chamber of Commerce. Andrew Phillips of MAS-SW will explain what support is available to businesses and how customers will only pay...
UK economic growth has stalled and the Bank of England’s latest £75bn injection is unlikely to kick start it, another downbeat report said today. The respected Ernst & Young ITEM Club, which bases its quarterly report on the Treasury’s models, downgraded its forecast for growth this year from the 1.4% it predicted three months...
Honda's controversial plan to site three wind turbines at its South Marston car plant has been spectacularly voted down in a packed public meeting of Swindon Council's planning committee. The car giant had hoped to build the 120m-high turbines to keep spiralling energy costs under control. The plant, which produces hundreds and thousands of...
