Swindon-based solicitor Jennifer Seavor has become the only lawyer in Wiltshire to be accredited as an Occupational Disease and Asbestos Specialist by the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL). Jennifer, pictured, who works for regional law firm Royd Withy King, has also been awarded APIL’s coveted Senior Litigator status alongside her accreditation. She has...
Monday July 3 Finals: Mercia Technologies, Plastics Capital AGMs: Aseana Properties, Landore Resources, Polemos Economics: Markit UK PMI manufacturing Tuesday 4 July Interim: St Modwen Properties Finals: Imagination Technologies, Solid State Trading statements: J Sainsbury, Staffline AGMs: Distil, Veltyco EGM: K3 Business Technology Economics: Markit/CIPS UK construction Wednesday 5 July Interim: Ocado Trading statements:...
Swindon-based construction group Beard has retained its Investors in People (IiP) Gold standard in recognition of its exceptional commitment to managing, empowering and developing its staff. The family-owned firm is one of only 53 construction companies in the UK with the accreditation. An IiP assessor said the group’s strong focus on the health and wellbeing...
Bristol Airport CEO Robert Sinclair is to step down later this year to become the new chief executive officer of London City Airport. New Zealander Robert, pictured, was appointed CEO at Bristol in October 2008, joining from Auckland Airport, where he was chief financial officer. He has since overseen a 45% increase in passenger...
Legal experts from the Swindon head office of regional law firm Thrings have helped complete the sale of mail order and online gift business Qwerkity to discount retailer The Book People. The complex deal, which was completed by the Thrings team to a tight deadline, widens The Book People’s offering to include Qwerkity’s wide...
Wiltshire’s next generation of healthcare entrepreneurs have learned how to take their cutting-edge technology and business ideas to the next level thanks to an intensive innovation programme. The four-day course at The Corsham Institute brought together health professionals, health and life science academics and small businesses and was delivered by business incubator SETsquared, which is backed...
Monday 26 June Final: D4t4 Solutions AGMs: Amedeo Resources, Borders & Southern Petroleum, Curtis Banks, Denville Energy, Equatorial Mining & Exploration, Exiling Energy, Nostrum Oil & Gas, Phoenix Spree Deutschland, SEC, Surgical Innovations, Tehran Resources, Text Holdings, Warpainted London, W Resources EGMs: ImageNet, Phoenix Spree Deutschland Economics: BBA loans for house purchases Tuesday 27...
Denying Swindon firms access to workers from the European Union after Brexit could have a “potentially chilling economic effect”, a major industry body warns today. The stark message from the EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation, comes a day after Prime Minister Theresa May told EU leaders that about 3m EU citizens living in the UK would...
One of car giant Honda’s top bosses has warned of the possible “harm” of leaving the European customs union on its giant Swindon plant. Honda senior vice-president of Honda Ian Howells said the plant relied on a large pan-European network of suppliers to deliver 2 million components to its car and engine assembly lines...
Bristol Airport has appointed Simon Earles as planning and sustainability director to oversee the development of its new masterplan, which is now being drawn up to meet future demand for air travel over the next 20 years and beyond. In a related move, the airport’s head of planning & development Andrew Goodenough has been...
