The successful Business Showcase South West returns next month to again celebrate the best of the region’s innovation, creativity and enterprise. The event, the largest of its kind in the South West, this year takes place at the newly redeveloped Ashton Gate Stadium in Bristol, meaning it will be even bigger. Delegates from Swindon and...
Chippenham-based specialist IT firm SciSys has landed a £1.55m contract to supply the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) with its world-beating ‘cloud-hosted’ radio technology. The two-and-a-half year contract is the latest secured by the firm as it continues to bounce back from serious problems with a major fixed-price contract last year. The crisis pushed...
Swindon-based event director Andy Edwards is celebrating after appearing in a prestigious annual ‘A-list’ of the industry’s top 35 event professionals aged 35 and under. Andy, pictured, who works for the South Marston office of Capita Travel and Events, heard of his inclusion in the list when he attended its launch event in London...
West firms and business organisations need to collaborate more and embrace innovation to help nurture the region’s talent pool, according to the regional president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. Speaking to more than 500 delegates at the ICAEW annual dinner in Bristol last week, Rick Sturge said firms needed...
Regional law firm Thrings has become the headline business sponsor of Swindon175, the year-long commemoration of the 175th anniversary of the arrival of the Great Western Railway in the town. Celebrations this year include a programme of community events, art trails, festivals, education, heritage and history exhibitions – including one on renowned railway engineer...
A strong performance by its Parcel Freight division drove up half-year profits at Connect Group, the Swindon-based specialist distribution company. Group pre-tax profits came in 36% higher at £19.2m on sales up 4.2% to £948.4m in the six months to the end of February. Revenues accelerated by 12% to £82.4m at Parcel Freight, formed...
Swindon-based bookings agency Venues and Events International celebrated International Moment of Laughter Day by taking clients on a fun-filled trip to No Man’s Fort – a former sea defence in the Solent which has been converted into a four-star hotel. Allied Bakeries, Wates and Old Mutual Wealth joined Venues and Events International and hotel...
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...
Each week Swindon Business News gives a prominent member of the area’s business community the last word on its weekly e-bulletin. This week Jo Smyth, owner of PR and copywriting agency Word Worker, answers our 10 questions. What was the LAST: Film you watched? Batman v Superman. Going to see action films is one...
Top tips on how to develop a great marketing strategy will be given by an expert at a free Women in Business talk staged by The Enterprise Network (TEN) next week. Speaker Denise O’Leary, pictured, founder and director of Chippenham-based award-winning marketing agency Purpol Marketing, will help firms build their marketing strategy with powerful...
