Global relocation and moving services firm SIRVA has relocated its UK and European head office on Swindon’s Kembrey Park as it continues to expand. The firm, which has been based at the business park for the last five years, has taken 10,753 sq ft office space in the showpiece Mulberry building, moving from its...
An ambitious programme of involvement at next summer’s Royal International Air Tattoo has been outlined by the RAF with vintage and modern aircraft ranging from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight to the Airbus A330 Voyager refuelling aircraft which has only just entered service. RAF Air Command said it hopes to send a flying...
My bank has turned down my request for a loan. What alternative funding sources are available and how can I access them? Despite pledges from the Government to increase lending to smaller businesses, many firms are still finding it increasingly difficult to obtain finance from their banks. However, a ‘no’ from your bank does...
Handelsbanken, the fast-growing Swedish-owned bank with more than 140 UK branches, is to open a regional head office in Bristol. The soon-to-open base will support an expanding network of local branches across the region which offer bespoke banking services to corporate and individual customers. The South West is the fourth region to be established in the...
Budding young entrepreneurs are being offered help to start up in business thanks to a new scheme launched in the South West. The Start-Up Loans scheme aims to help anyone aged between 18 and 24 years old to ‘free the business in you’. The £82.5m national scheme was launched by the Government and Dragons’...
The CBI welcomed the Autumn Statement with director-general John Cridland saying: “The CBI has been crying out for real action on infrastructure, investment and exports. “£5bn on near-term infrastructure, like the tube to Battersea, half a billion a year tax relief for small firms, and £1.5bn extra export support should boost investment and create...
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Swindon companies can hear now they can get involved with the town’s planned UTC (University Technical College) by shaping its curriculum and making sure it meets the needs of employers at a meeting taking place on November 6. The UTC will be a new concept in engineering education for the town and is expected to...
Barratt Homes, one of the UK’s largest housebuilders, has been fined almost £15,000 for putting up illegal advertising posters in Swindon. The firm, appearing under the name of BDW Trading Limited, admitted nine counts of illegal advertising at Swindon Magistrates Court. It was prosecuted by Swindon Borough Council after officials identified 25 posters without...
