More than 80 of the South West’s top clinicians, academics and businesses attended the launch of a membership group tasked with stimulating the growth of the region’s life science industry. Medilink South West provides knowledge and support to businesses in the key sector, helping them grow and maximise opportunities within life sciences and healthcare....
Half-year profits have soared by 67% at Good Energy, the Chippenham-based Renewable power firm, as more customers join it from the Big Six utility firms. Customer numbers shot up by more than a third during the six months to June 30, lifting revenues by 46% to £32.6m. As a result, pre-tax profits came in...
Work has started on another major solar energy farm near Swindon as the town continues to be in the vanguard of sustainable power generation in the UK. The 9.1MW Braydon Manor Farm scheme west of the town, pictured, – which will provide enough energy for more than 1,400 homes – is the UK’s first...
North Wiltshire-based specialist estate management business Dirty Boots has been named among the finalists in the inaugural Rural Business Awards – the first dedicated UK-wide business accolades for rural organisations. The firm, based near Malmesbury, has been shortlisted in the Best New Rural Start-up category of the awards. Dirty Boots, which has founded by...
Sustainability is firmly on the agenda for 80% of West of England boardrooms with nearly a third considering it one of their business’s top three priorities, according to an exclusive survey conducted by executive search firm Moon Consulting and Swindon Business News. Just 5% are not currently engaged in sustainability activities or do not...
A consortium led by Advanced Plasma Power, the Swindon-based waste-to-energy and advanced fuels technology innovator, has secured £11m in Government funding to help build the first of a new generation of biofuels plants in the town. The South Marston plant will take residual waste – the UK’s largest sustainable source of biomass – and...
Small and medium-sized businesses from Swindon and Wiltshire are being encouraged to apply to a £4m fund that aims to help them develop new products and services and create jobs. The University of the West of England’s (UWE Bristol) Innovation4Growth (I4G) programme part funds research and development projects with grants of between £25,000 and...
Swindon firms can help strengthen the town’s reputation as a leading centre for innovation by taking advantage of huge opportunities for funding and support on their doorstep, according to its two MPs. Robert Buckland and Justin Thomlinson met Innovate UK chief executive Ruth McKernan at the Government organisation’s North Star national HQ to hear...
First-time exporters from the Swindon area are being invited to explore opportunities in the fast-growing Central and Eastern Europe markets by taking part in a trade mission to Poland in October. The trip to Warsaw between October 6 and 8 is dedicated to building connections and learning on how to sell goods and services...
Corporate team-building days usually mean a tug of war, paintballing or making a raft out of cardboard tubes. But Guyers House, the privately owned, four-star country house hotel near Corsham, is hoping to create a buzz around its latest offering – a day dedicated to learning about bees and beekeeping. Eight senior executives from...
