Swindon-based waste-to-energy pioneer Recycling Technologies is seeking £10m to take the business to the next level. The innovative firm makes machines that convert waste plastic to oil. After developing its technology for several years, it is testing its first commercial machine. It sees a huge market for the machines, which convert mixed plastic waste...
Unemployment has continued to fall in the South West, bucking the national trend and pointing to a brighter outlook for the region’s businesses. But Business West, the region’s largest business organisation, warned the national rise signalled a slowing economy and could impact on firms in the Swindon area if the Government did not take...
Its work with community groups across Swindon has earned The Midcounties Co-operative, the UK’s largest independent co-operative society, a coveted 5-star rating in Business in the Community’s Corporate Responsibility (CR) Index. The society, whose businesses in Swindon span food, childcare, healthcare, travel, funerals and energy businesses, gained the status after investing more than £11m...
Swindon-based Nationwide Building Society is in the running for one the UK’s most prestigious and respected awards championing responsible business. The firm has been shortlisted in the Responsible Business of the Year category in the regional Responsible Business of the Year Awards, which celebrate inspiring examples of businesses that are making a significant difference...
Green energy firm Good Energy has launched a carbon neutral gas tariff to celebrate the signing today of the UN Climate Change Agreement. The new offering, partly made up from biomethane – or ‘green gas’ – is designed to make it easy for energy customers of the Chippenham-based business to take action against climate...
Fewer businesses in Swindon and Wiltshire are growing their sales and orders as national and global factors take the shine off their optimism at the start of this year. The latest survey by Business West, the region’s largest business group, also shows more of its Swindon and Wiltshire members had lower cashflow over the...
Swindon Council’s pioneering solar bonds – the first by a UK local authority – have attracted more than £700,000 from small investors since their launch five weeks ago. The amount raised represents 41% of the total amount of £1.8m available to small investors in the scheme, which the council has set up with peer-to-peer...
Catering design company MYA Consulting has won a prestigious design contract with the United World College in the Dutch city of Maastricht. The firm, run by Swindon businesswomen Carla Mackenzie and Margaret Young, is redesigning the mensa (cafeteria), menu and kitchen of UWC Maastricht. The contract was won by MYA against fierce international competition....
The South West and Thames Valley investment team of BGF (Business Growth Fund) has expanded with the appointment of Alex Snodgrass. Alex, pictured, is the latest addition to the 10-strong team, which is responsible for identifying investment opportunities and managing the deal process from origination through to completion. Alex has more than 10 years’...
Support for Brexit has increased markedly among South West business leaders over the past year, according to a new survey, leaving the region’s bosses sharply divided on the vital issue of EU membership. The business poll, conducted by growth capital firm BGF (Business Growth Fund), shows 52% of the region’s business leaders believe British...
