The number of businesses expecting to recruit more staff has almost returned to the pre-recession levels of 2007 new figures released today show. But while the data is welcome news for job seekers, some business analysts are warning that it could signal looming skills shortages. The latest Business Trends report by accountants and business...
A seminar held in Swindon by three of Wiltshire’s leading firms of property professionals proved so successful a second is being planned for later this year. The event attracted 60 developers keen to find out how to make the most of planning legislation and take advantage of a temporary relaxation of regulations. Planning and...
Swindon chartered accountants Monahans’ new, highly-responsive website has gone live with the promise of a step change in the way existing and potential clients interact with the firm. The site – www.monahans.co.uk – offers new functionality and regular features with a greater focus on the sectors that Monahans works in, including manufacturing, rural and...
The Marlborough office of private client wealth management group Brewin Dolphin is to be lead sponsor of the Devizes Festival, taking its association with the event to five consecutive years. The festival, now in its 32nd year and which runs from June 4 to 22, brings a wide variety of performers to the Wiltshire...
The last of three events advising small firm owners on valuing and selling their business is staged in Swindon later this month by chartered accountants Banks. The free Retirement Planning seminar is aimed at business owners who are planning to retire or semi-retire. It will be held at Banks’s Stratton offices on June 18...
Swindon-based insurance broker Gallagher Heath has been rebranded under the Arthur J. Gallagher name to create a single common identity for its UK-based regional commercial insurance businesses. It follows three years of strategic acquisition activity, including the purchase of Giles Insurance Brokers, which also rebrands to Arthur J. Gallagher with immediate effect. Arthur J....
West accountancy group Monahans’ HR director Peta Fry, who is based in the firm's Swindon office, is to be a guest speaker at two seminars in a major one-day national conference for school bursars and business managers. EdExec Live features a series of hour-long seminars and half-hour ‘quick-fix’ presentations alongside a small exhibition and...
Accountancy and financial advice firm Grant Thornton has appointed Paul Rodwell as the new head of financial services advisory for the South West. Paul, pictured, joined Grant Thornton’s financial services group last year as part of its acquisition of Navigant Financial Services UK and brings with him a broad range of experience in advisory...
Eleven firms have received grant funding worth a total of £348,000 from the Swindon and Wiltshire Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) to spur their growth and boost employment. According to the LEP, the funding – the second round of its Gateway for Growth grant scheme – will inject £10m into the local economy and create...
The second in HSBC’s series of Swindon open networking forums takes place next month. The breakfast on Wednesday June 11 will once again be hosted on behalf of HSBC by Banks Chartered Accountants at the firm’s offices in Stratton. HSBC is staging the events away from its branches as a way of reaching out...
