Good Energy, the Chippenham-based renewable energy company, has unveiled plans for a community-owned wind farm which could become the first in the UK to operate without government subsidy. The Government last year announced an end to subsidies for onshore wind farms in Britain. As a result, Good Energy plans to fund its Big Field...
Nine firms from Swindon and North Wiltshire have been named among the UK’s fastest-growing and most dynamic small and medium-sized businesses. The firms appear in the latest prestigious London Stock Exchange’s 1,000 Companies to Inspire Britain report. These high-growth businesses are highlighted as leading the charge in rebuilding the economy,” according to Chancellor of...
Swindon firms are being encouraged to head along the M4 next week The Bath Business Expo 2016 – one of the region’s largest business events. The Expo on March 17, which is supported by Bath & North East Somerset Council (B&NES) and a number of Swindon-based sponsors, will act as a local and regional...
Businesses can get an expert’s view on climate change and the impact of the recent Paris Agreement at business networking group Rekindle’s meeting tomorrow. Leading environmentalist and authority on global warming Sir Crispin Tickell, pictured, will explain the implications of last December’s United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris and global problems related to...
Swindon Business News is once again backing one of the top business awards schemes recognising excellence and enterprise in the region’s boardrooms. The annual Institute of Directors’ South West Director of the Year Awards showcase outstanding leaders and entrepreneurs and focus UK-wide attention on success in the region. Over recent years the awards have become established...
Green energy firm Good Energy has pledged to double its workforce to more than 600 people over the next five years as it maintains its rapid growth. The Chippenham-based firm, which supplies 100% renewable electricity to homes and businesses across the UK, has nearly doubled in size over the past two years and now...
The search starts today to find the South West’s happiest workplace – and staff working for Swindon’s forward-looking businesses are being encouraged to take part. The contest, launched last year in Bristol and Bath, proved so popular that organisers workplace and interior design consultancy Wylde Interior Architecture have extended it cover the entire region....
Swindon firms can get instant access to an extensive network of business knowledge and skills partners through a new growth hub launched by Business West. The region’s largest business group – and the organisation behind the Swindon and Wiltshire Initiative – wants the portal to be the first port of call for businesses seeking...
The latest deal by BGF, the independent fund that backs small and medium-sized firms with strong growth potential, has taken its total investment in the South West past the £100m mark. The £4.43m equity funding in marketing technology software and service firm Adestra means BGF’s regional office has now invested in 17 fast-growing companies...
Wiltshire specialist support firm Priority IT is raising valuable funds for a local Alzheimer’s charity by bringing old computers back to life. The Trowbridge-based company is refurbishing second-hand computers and offering them to the public in return for a donation to Alzheimer’s Support. The charity runs day clubs, home support and a wide range...
