The new Honda Civic and CR-V, being made in Swindon, will be the first Honda car in Europe to come with its advanced Collision Mitigation Braking System, designed to increase driver and passenger safety and that of other road users. During its development, the design team at Honda took a strong focus on safety. "Honda...
Energy minister Charles Hendry has joined children at a Swindon primary school in a hands-on lesson to help them understand where energy comes from and why saving it is vital for the Earth’s future. The minister attended the session at Tregoze primary school in Grange Park where 60 year five and six pupils were...
Stronger-than-expected rent collection figures have helped buoy high street landlords ahead of the crucial Christmas trading season. Some 94% of retailers paid on time on quarter day – the day every three months when rents are due – up from 85% for the same quarter last year. The figure is a rare piece of...
Avon Rubber expects its annual pre-tax profits to be at the upper end of current market expectations, the Wiltshire-based manufacturing group said today in a trading update. The year to September 30 concluded strongly for both its divisions – protection & defence, and dairy – it said, while net debt at year end was...
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Independent financial advisers Monahans Financial Services has been ranked among the UK’s top three firms for innovation in using technology to provide excellence in customer service. The firm, part of Monahans chartered accountants, collected the accolade in the recent Aberdeen UK Platform Awards, which recognise businesses that have enhanced their client service and investment...
A further £75bn is to be pumped into the economy by the Bank of England to protect it from the euro crisis and avoid it sliding back into recession. Some £200bn has already been put into the economy through quantitative easing (QE) – buying assets such as government bonds, in an attempt to boost...
Mergers and acquisitions involving British targets are likely to drop dramatically to their lowest level since the 1990s, new research shows. Some 402 transactions worth a total of £23.8bn have been recorded so far in the third quarter of this year. And with less than two weeks until the end of the three-month period, deal volume...
Major contract wins from the BBC, the Environment Agency and the European Space Agency helped push up half-year sales and profits at specialist IT services group SciSys. The new business also helped the Chippenham-based group improve its margins at a time when public spending cuts are impacting on many of its markets. Pre-tax profits...
Local construction company Beard is on track for a strong performance this year despite the industry being battered by the economic situation and government cut backs. For the eight months to August 2011, Beard’s Swindon office achieved a turnover of £15 million, up 125% on the previous year, with the team securing orders for...
