Good Energy, the Chippenham-based green electricity supplier, is to list its share on the London Stock Exchange’s AIM market following eight years on the lightly-regulated PLUS market. The firm, the UK’s leading 100% renewable electricity supplier, said trading in its shares and interest from institutional shareholders had been low on PLUS and directors now...
A pilot photography day staged by Swindon-based communications consultancy Quicklearn to provide businesses with bespoke pictures and avoid relying on stock images has been hailed a success. Four companies took part in the trial event, which was led by Quicklearn managing director Charlotte Mannion and professional photographer Matt Miller. The aim of the day,...
Swindon’s Mini plant is to benefit from a £250m investment announced today by German carmaker BMW. The money will expand capacity at the plant, employing around 800 people, along with sister factories at Oxford and Hams Hall in the Midlands, by the end of 2015. The Swindon plant builds most panels and some sub-assemblies...
Lucille Barnes, personal assistant to law firm Thrings managing partner Thomas Sheppard, was this afternoon named as the first winner of the South West PA of the Year award, staged by Swindon Business News. Lucille received the prestigious award at a ceremony hosted by luxury Ston Easton Park Hotel, near Shepton Mallet. The Newcomer...
The recession has been deeper than previously thought, official data out today show, with the economy now known to have shrank by 0.4% during the final three months of 2011. Today’s figures, from the Office for National Statistics, also confirm that UK was firmly in recession for the first quarter of this year, with...
Swindon-based newspaper, magazine and book distributor Smiths News has won the prestigious West of England Business of the Year Award – the region’s most coveted business accolade. The firm beat five rival businesses to claim the title in the category for companies turning over more than £25m a year or with 100-plus employees. Collecting...
Swindon-based medical sterilisation group Synergy Health today acquired US firm SRI/Surgical Express for $25.1m (£16.2m), the market leader in the $2.9bn US hospital sterilisation services (HSS) market. SRI, which employs 800 people across the US, operates from a network of 10 service centres and four distribution facilities, serving 434 hospital contracts. The firm made...
Intrepid Swindon business people are being challenged to help a local charity achieve an unusual hat-trick – by scaling Mount Kilimanjaro and unfurling a tablecloth at its summit. The cloth, made by TWIGS – the community gardening charity which supports people with mental health problems – has already been to the 20,000 ft peak...
Three Swindon firms have been named among the six finalists for accountants PwC’s West of England Business of the Year Awards 2012 – the region’s most prestigious business competition. Since their launch 24 years ago the awards, which this year are staged in association with Swindon Business News, have gained a reputation built firmly...
Work expert Acas has launched its first guide to tackle the last business taboo – mental illness at work. The problem is fast growing, particularly as workers are increasingly concerned about the economic downturn. It costs employers in Swindon and Wiltshire more than £33m in lost production and replacing staff who leave due to...
