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Inspirational business bootcamp heads to Swindon

September 16, 2016
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Inspirational business bootcamp heads to Swindon

Influencers UK, the organisation that inspires good people to create good businesses, is to hold its biggest bootcamp outside London this year in Swindon next month. The Influencers Business Bootcamp will bring together world-class thinking to inspire business owners and start-ups.  The free event on October 6 at the Hilton, Swindon, will feature Influencers founder...

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Avon Rubber’s share bounce back on upbeat trading outlook and $9m US order

September 9, 2016
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Avon Rubber’s share bounce back on upbeat trading outlook and $9m US order

Shares in Wiltshire manufacturer Avon Rubber leapt by more than 11% after it issued an upbeat trading statement and revealed it had won a $9m (£6.77m) contract in the US. The Melksham-based firm, which makes gas masks and respirators for the military and emergency services and rubber products for the global dairy industry, said it...

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West firms show resilience on sales and jobs despite confidence plunging to four-year low

September 2, 2016
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West firms show resilience on sales and jobs despite confidence plunging to four-year low

Confidence among West of England firms has slumped to its lowest level since 2012 as they continue to react to the EU referendum, according to a new survey. The latest quarterly ICAEW Business Confidence Monitor (BCM), which gauges how businesses view the economic prospects facing them over coming year, shows confidence falling into negative...

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Vectura suffers after clinical trial fails to extend use of asthma treatment

August 31, 2016
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Vectura suffers after clinical trial fails to extend use of asthma treatment

Shares in specialist pharmaceutical firm Vectura came under pressure this week as investors continue to digest the news that its asthma treatment has failed a clinical trial to extend its use. Chippenham-based Vectura, which is pioneering new ways of treating asthma and lung diseases, had hoped that a trial of its Flutiform asthma treatment would...

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$8m windfall for Vectura as sales of pain relief drug hit new high

August 19, 2016
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$8m windfall for Vectura as sales of pain relief drug hit new high

Strong sales of its Exparel pain relief drug have triggered a $8m (£6.1m) payout for Chippenham-based specialist pharmaceutical firm Vectura. Exparel, an injectable single-dose drug used post-surgery, became part of Vectura’s portfolio following its £440m acquisition in March of Skyepharma.  Exparel was initially developed by London-based Skyepharma but its daevelopment was completed by US firm Pacira...

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Honda unveils latest made-in-Swindon Civic as it launches US export drive

August 15, 2016
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Honda unveils latest made-in-Swindon Civic as it launches US export drive

Honda has started exporting its new Swindon-built Civic hatchback to the US as it begins to put the job cuts and production setbacks of recent years behind it. The car, the 10th generation of Honda’s top-selling model, is the result of a £200m investment by the Japanese firm in its giant South Marston plant,...

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Avon Tyres drives into football sponsorship with Derby County deal

August 12, 2016
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Avon Tyres drives into football sponsorship with Derby County deal

Avon Tyres has signed a sponsorship deal with Sky Bet Championship team Derby County for the new season. Under the agreement, the Melksham-based firm’s logo is appearing on the back of the side’s first-team shirts and shorts for the entire campaign, which kicked last Saturday. Avon, which makes high-performance car and motorcycle tyres at its Melksham factory,...

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Edmont’s emphasis on health and safety puts it in running for national award

August 11, 2016
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Edmont’s emphasis on health and safety puts it in running for national award

Updating its health and safety procedures has earned Swindon joinery, shopfitting and construction firm Edmont a place on the shortlist for a prestigious national woodworking award. The firm, which was set up as a small local business in Swindon in 1972 and now employs more than 100 people, is competing in the Health and Safety Hero category...

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Warehouse last used as gym on popular business park could be good fit for fast-growing firm

August 9, 2016
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Warehouse last used as gym on popular business park could be good fit for fast-growing firm

A warehouse has come onto the market, offering expanding businesses the rare chance to buy their own building on a sought-after business park. The 10,000 sq ft unit on the Bumpers Farm industrial estate in Chippenham, pictured, was most recently used as a fitness centre. It is being marketed jointly by the Swindon office of...

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Made in Swindon gallery opens to showcase town’s industrial and cultural heritage

August 9, 2016
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Made in Swindon gallery opens to showcase town’s industrial and cultural heritage

Swindon’s proud heritage as an industrial and business centre is celebrated in a newly refurbished gallery at the town’s museum and art gallery. The old Victorian Gallery, previously home to what the museum described as “a mish-mash of Victorian exhibits”, will now be known as Made in Swindon following its makeover.  It reopened last...

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