Inventor and entrepreneur Sir James Dyson, best known for the bagless vacuum cleaner made by his Malmesbury-based firm, is among a select group of five innovators who could be named as Britain’s best modern engineer. The contemporary achiever judged to have made the biggest mark on UK engineering will rank alongside such greats as...
Swindon-based outsourced health services group Synergy Health is taking part in the largest-ever British health and social care delegation to China. More than 50 individuals from 38 British companies, universities and training hospitals, including Synergy, are looking to forge new relationships and partnerships to take advantage of the vast expansion and modernisation of the...
Swindon’s Honda plant has received a boost from leading financial services provider Forester Life, which has placed an order for 130 Swindon-built Honda Civic 1.6 i-DTECs for its corporate fleet. Both the car and its pioneering diesel engine are made at the giant plant. Under the arrangement with Foresters, Honda (UK) has become sole...
BMW is to recruit 10 apprentices at its Swindon pressings plant as it looks to ramp up production of body panels for its next-generation Mini. The apprenticeships are part of around 160 being created by the automotive group across its three UK plants – Swindon, its Oxford assembly base and its Hams Hall, Birmingham,...
Sales of new cars motored ahead by more than 10% in 2013 to their best year since 2007, new figures out today show, as consumer confidence rebounded and manufacturers tempted buyers with cheap credit deals. The total of 2.26m vehicle registrations was 10.8% rise on 2012 and means that the UK has now overtaken...
Chiseldon-based motor sport firm Ridgeway Racing Engines has expanded into new premises after securing funding from Barclays. Launched in 2009, the business is owned and managed by Paul Broadway, who previously worked at Swindon Racing Engines for 25 years. It has developed a strong reputation for high-quality engines and parts – demand from the UK...
Some of the most influential business people in the Swindon area have been recognised in today’s New Year’s Honours list. Grand Designs presenter Kevin McCloud, pictured, who chose Swindon for his first pioneering sustainable low-cost housing development, has been honoured for services to sustainable living and energy saving with the MBE. Mr McCloud’s passion...
Business confidence is running at its highest level for more than three years as the recovery gathers pace and firms put austerity behind them at last. Manufacturers in particular are upbeat about their prospects going into the new year, according to the latest Business Trends report by accountants BDO. Optimism among manufacturers, driven by...
Swindon’s recession-hit car industry has received a double dose of good news as the town's two car plants made significant announcements. At Honda, the first production models of its latest made-in-Swindon car – the new Civic Tourer – rolled off the production line at the massive plant on the outskirts of the town last...
The Manufacturing Advisory Service has appointed a supply chain specialist in the South West to ensure that manufacturers gain a significant share of the lucrative opportunities presented by the UK’s burgeoning offshore wind market. Nick Kirsop-Taylor, pictured, will help firms tap into the recently-launched £20m GROW:OffshoreWind service that supports companies looking to break into...
