Swindon-based car dealer group Cambria Automobiles has added a Vauxhall franchise to its portfolio following the acquisition of a dealership in Southampton. The deal takes Cambria’s locations to 27 while the addition of Vauxhall brings the total number of new car franchises to 39, including Citroen, Seat and Jaguar dealerships in Swindon. ...
Work is about to start on the long-awaited £1.85m upgrade of Swindon railway station’s forecourt – a project seen as essential to lifting the town’s image and an important part of the wider town centre redevelopment. The nine-month programme of major improvements will give priority to pedestrians, safely separating them from traffic. There will...
Simon Moore, one of the region’s leading bankers, has joined accountants and business advisers Grant Thornton as a senior consultant, one of two top-level appointments made by the firm as it embarks on a new phase of growth in the South West. Simon joins from Barclays Corporate where he was chairman and managing director...
The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has again pegged interest rates at 0.5% – maintaining them at the same historic low rate since March 2009. Some economists predict the Bank may be forced to keep rates at this level until 2013 to avoid derailing any recovery in the economy. The Bank is...
German car group BMW has been named as the world’s most sustainable automobile manufacturer for the seventh consecutive year. The group, which has its MINI pressing plant in Swindon, achieved top slot in the ranking published by the SAM Group for the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes. BMW is also the only automotive manufacturer to...
Alliance Pharma, the Chippenham-based speciality pharmaceutical group, has expanded its portfolio by paying £2.4m to acquire the UK marketing rights to six products from Beacon Pharmaceuticals. In the year to April 30 the products had total sales of approximately £2m and gross margin of £900,000, mainly from severe acne treatment Rizuderm (isotretinoin) which fits...
Businesses are being urged to consider the impact that domestic violence and abuse is having on the wellbeing, mental health and, consequently, productivity of their staff. Expert advice on ways of handling this difficult subject for employers will be available at a free, one-off awareness session staged in Swindon in November. The event, called...
Swindon is the location for the National Skills Academy for Retail's 50th skills shops. The venue, in McArthurGlen’s Swindon Designer Outlet, will provide training for the retail sector and offer a range of programmes to suit individual and employer needs. Skills shops are located across the UK offering information and advice on training opportunities...
Would-be West of England music business entrepreneurs and musicians can find out how to break into the international music industry at a masterclass being held on Thursday. The event in Bristol is part of a roadshow staged by UK Trade & Investment (UKTI), the Government’s international trade arm, and supported by leading music industry...
Etherlive, the IT specialist for the live event sector, is to increase its presence in the market with the appointment of Steve Birnage. Birnage will join the growing sales team at the technology firm, based in Brinkworth near Swindon, as senior account manager from 1 September 2011. Birnage joins market leading Etherlive after over two decades...
