Regional law firm BLB Solicitors, which has offices in and around Swindon, has appointed Caroline Entwistle as its new head of commercial property. The role became vacant earlier this year when the firm’s previous head of commercial property Richard Bowater was promoted to joint managing partner. Caroline, pictured, joined the firm in 2019, bringing with her...
Business West, the region’s largest business group, has been certified as a B Corporation, joining an elite, forward-looking global community that balances profit with people and the planet. The B Corp movement encourages organisations to take an ethical approach to business to make a positive difference in the world. To gain its certification, businesses...
Law firm Royds Withy King, which has an office in Swindoon, has advised the buyer of domiciliary care agency in a move that will enable it to expand its services. Taunton-based Somerset Care, which has 27 care homes and provides care and support to help individuals remain independent in their own homes, acquired Way...
Monday October 4 Finals: Coral Products, James Halstead, Quadrise Fuels International Tuesday October 5 Finals: Bluefield Solar Income Fund, Hotel Chocolat Group, SCS Group Interim: Inspiration Healthcare Group Trading announcement: Greggs Economic announcement: PMI services Wednesday October 6 Final: Netcall Interims: Allied Minds, Tesco Trading announcements: Ferrexpo, Sirius Real Estate Economic announcement: PMI construction Thursday October 7 Finals: Eenergy Group, Volution Group Interims: Morses Club...
The South West’s key sectors could suffer irreparable damage unless the government starts to tackle the shortage of workers by easing EU visa restrictions, the region’s business leaders today warned. But even providing temporary visas for jobs such as drivers and food workers would only be a short-term measure and ministers must also come...
Outsourcing group Capita is to sell its Secure Solutions and Services business to international IT group NEC in a deal expected to be worth around £62m. Chippenham-headquartered Secure Solutions and Services (SSS) supplies IT to the police, criminal justice, emergency services and critical responder sectors across the world. These range from control room and...
Passengers boarding flights at Bristol Airport are travelling between the terminal and their plane by electric bus in the latest trial scheme to reduce its emissions. The airport announced its ambition last month to become Net Zero by 2030. If it is successful, Bristol would be the first UK airport to do so. Bristol said...
Monday September 27 Final: Oxford Cannabinoid Tech Holdings Interims: Fireangel Safety Technology Group, Instem, Medica Group, Microsaic Systems, Minds + Machines Group, Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Tuesday September 28 Finals: Blancco Technology Group, Close Bros, Ferguson, Smiths Group, Transense Technologies Interims: Animalcare Group, Barr (A.G.), Card Factory, Digitalbox, Ergomed, Escape Hunt, Heiq, Immotion Group, Itaconix, Likewise Group, Lords Group,...
Law firm Royds Withy King, which has an office in Swindon, has become one of the first in the UK to offer compassionate leave to employees who suffer pregnancy loss before 24 weeks. Under the firm’s new pregnancy loss policy, any of its 480 employees will be entitled to up to two weeks’ paid...
A scheme originally set up by regional group Business West to help food firms from across the South West sell abroad is competing for a prestigious international award. The online platform’s aim was initially to close the exporting gap with other UK regions. Now rebranded as The Great British Food Programme, it has evolved...
