Swindon firms are being urged to look at the way they deal with bullying in the workplace after a new study by employment advice group Acas revealed the problem is on the increase and that many employees are too afraid to speak up about it. Over the past year Acas South West has dealt...
Chartered accountancy firm Monahans, which has an office in Swindon, is warning people to ensure their tax returns are accurate as HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) investigations become increasingly sophisticated, including monitoring Facebook accounts, HMRC’s Connect database collects and correlates information from a wide range of public and private sources, such as councils, banks...
Banks BHG, the Swindon-based chartered accountancy firm, has taken on three new recruits. The appointments means Bank BHG, based in Stratton, now has a team of well over 30 staff delivering services ranging from business development, accountancy, audit, tax planning, payroll and bookkeeping. Joining as an account manager is Jacquie Cooke, who holds Association...
Swindon-based Nationwide Building Society has appointed Joe Garner, chief executive of BT subsidiary Openreach, to succeed Graham Beale as its chief executive. Mr Garner, pictured, who has also worked for HSBC, is expected to take up his duties next spring. Mr Beale will, by then, have been in the role for nearly a decade....
Corporate finance firm Watersheds, which has an office in Swindon, has helped to fund an early stage, major renewable energy scheme with sites stretching from Yorkshire to Sussex. Watersheds secured finance from private investors for the scheme run by Suffolk-based Farm Renewables, which will include eight new sustainable energy projects over five sites in...
Cartus, the global relocation business with its European headquarters in Swindon, has secured a £35m funding package from Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking to help its growth plans and create jobs. The US-owned firm, which employs 460 staff across the UK, works with clients to help relocate employees and their families, organise moves for public...
Swindon firms are to be given the chance to explore doing business in more than 70 countries worldwide when an international delegation visits the region next week. ExploreExport 2015 is aimed at all companies keen to expand overseas and is staged against a backdrop of rising exports from the South West. Latest figures show that...
Accountancy firm Baker Tilly’s Swindon office has adopted the RSM name, uniting it under a single common brand with RSM audit, tax and consulting firms across the world. The move returns the RSM name to the Westmead office, which was previously part of RSM Tenon. It joined Baker Tilly’s 35 UK offices two years...
Charity managers and trustees will be offered expert advice on mitigating risk and building-in resilience at a breakfast seminar staged by chartered accountancy firm Monahans next month. The firm, which has a specialist team dedicated to supporting and advising charities, not-for-profits and academy schools, has lined up a range of speakers, including several of...
The Festival of Female Entrepreneurs attracted hundreds of start-ups, established firms and potential small business owners to the Colston Hall in Bristol for a packed programme of expert speakers and advice as well as a great opportunity for networking. All photos by Jon Craig JonCraig.co.uk
