Firms from Swindon and Wiltshire are being urged to visit the UK’s first Export Fair, which is being staged in the South West tomorrow, as a first step to doing business abroad. Organised by UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) and Business West, the Export Fair supports the recent International Festival of Business, which put...
Swindon and Wiltshire can develop a vibrant and innovative manufacturing sector based on high-growth areas such as renewable energy and waste, sustainable materials and biosciences, according to a major new report. The area’s Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has drawn up a ‘2026’ vision for a thriving economy which emphasises the benefits brought by a...
Swindon’s rail heritage is helping get its town centre office market back on track – with the latest major letting coming from railway infrastructure firm Amey Rail. The firm, part of the giant Amey public services and infrastructure engineering group, has taken 10,538 sq ft of space in the showpiece Station Square office scheme....
Ambitious Swindon and Wiltshire businesses were today urged to bid for a share of a £200m investment pot – the latest phase of the Government’s Regional Growth Fund (RGF). Firms applying for round six of the RGF, launched today by Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, will be following in the footsteps of businesses such...
The number of businesses expecting to recruit more staff has almost returned to the pre-recession levels of 2007 new figures released today show. But while the data is welcome news for job seekers, some business analysts are warning that it could signal looming skills shortages. The latest Business Trends report by accountants and business...
Peter Johnson, the managing director of Swindon-based door manufacturer Vicaima and a well-known figure in the industry, is to retire at the end of this month. Mr Johnson, pictured, started his career with Crosby Doors in the late 1960s in a technical capacity. He soon became operations director and then deputy managing director. From...
The South West is outperforming most other UK regions for attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) in a highly-competitive for market, according to research published this week. The region achieved a 44% increase in the number of FDI projects last year, going from 15 to 27 – the highest number since 2010. Although London remained...
OATS, the Swindon-based supplier of data to the worldwide lubricants industry, has expanded its sales team with two senior appointments to enable it to accelerate its business development across the globe. David Valentyne brings many years of experience in the lubricants industry across Southern Africa and Europe having spent more than a decade at...
Swindon chartered accountants Monahans’ new, highly-responsive website has gone live with the promise of a step change in the way existing and potential clients interact with the firm. The site – www.monahans.co.uk – offers new functionality and regular features with a greater focus on the sectors that Monahans works in, including manufacturing, rural and...
Annual profits at Latchways, the Devizes-based specialist safety harnessing firm, have fallen by a third in what it called challenging conditions. Pre-tax profits for the year to the end of March dropped to £6.8m against £10.3m last time on group revenues down 9% to £38.5m. Chairman Paul Hearson said: “Despite the challenging conditions in...
