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Speculative Swindon office development becomes ideal home for expanding pet insurer

September 29, 2016
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Speculative Swindon office development becomes ideal home for expanding pet insurer

Fast-growing pet insurance firm Animal Friends is to open a base in Swindon, taking space in the first speculative office scheme in the town since the recession.  The Amesbury-based firm, which describes itself as an ethical insurer of dogs, cats and horses, is to move into the newly developed 6,000 sq ft Links House...

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CBI president and new regional chair to speak at its annual South West dinner

September 29, 2016
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CBI president and new regional chair to speak at its annual South West dinner

Business leaders from Swindon and across the West of England will get their first chance to hear the views of the CBI’s recently appointed president and its incoming regional chair at the organisation’s annual dinner next week. The event is traditionally a high point of the region’s business calendar, attracting hundreds of senior businessmen...

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Communications manager takes up role at Swindon and Wiltshire Local Enterprise Partnership

September 28, 2016
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Communications manager takes up role at Swindon and Wiltshire Local Enterprise Partnership

Swindon and Wiltshire Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has appointed Vanessa Joseph as its first full-time communications manager. Vanessa, pictured, joins the LEP from the corporate sector having previously worked with Swindon-based building society Nationwide in the UK and Verizon Communications in India.  She is responsible for managing the organisation’s marketing and communication strategy with...

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Cost-of-living survey names Swindon as one of UK’s most affordable towns

September 15, 2016
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Swindon has emerged as one of the best places in the UK to be financially secure, according to a survey based on wages and house prices.  The majority of towns and cities at the top of the list compiled by credit comparison site TotallyMoney.com are in the North, Scotland and Midlands – where homes...

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Service delivery manager appointment boosts Glendale’s Marlborough office

September 15, 2016
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Service delivery manager appointment boosts Glendale’s Marlborough office

Glendale, the national grounds maintenance, tree surgery and estates management firm, has bolstered the management team at its Marlborough office with the appointment of Anthony Jones as service delivery manager. Glendale, which works with public, commercial and private clients across the UK, opened office at Postern Hill Lodge in Savernake, in 2014.   It has...

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Bridal wear retail group ties the knot on vacant town centre shop

September 2, 2016
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Bridal wear retail group ties the knot on vacant town centre shop

WED2B, one of the UK’s largest bridal wear retailers, has opened a store in Swindon. The 8,800 sq ft open plan unit at Plaza 21 was previously occupied by hi-tech start-up Rota-Motus, which closed in February.  The Swindon office of regional property agents Alder King, acting on behalf of retained clients, has now re-let it...

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Pop-up shop scheme launched to widen Swindon town centre’s retail mix

September 2, 2016
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Pop-up shop scheme launched to widen Swindon town centre’s retail mix

Independent retailers are being given the chance to open pop-up shops in Swindon town centre – potentially boosting their business and improving the area’s retail mix at the same time. Swindon’s central shopping area has a higher-than-average number of empty store units while also lacking shops selling artisan goods and gifts, medium to high-end...

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West firms show resilience on sales and jobs despite confidence plunging to four-year low

September 2, 2016
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West firms show resilience on sales and jobs despite confidence plunging to four-year low

Confidence among West of England firms has slumped to its lowest level since 2012 as they continue to react to the EU referendum, according to a new survey. The latest quarterly ICAEW Business Confidence Monitor (BCM), which gauges how businesses view the economic prospects facing them over coming year, shows confidence falling into negative...

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Housebuilder cements new investment with full order book

August 26, 2016
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Housebuilder cements new investment with full order book

Strong growth this year at Swindon housebuilder TJS Homes has given it a full order book until March 2017 and attracted new investment into the business. The firm was launched last year and in February this year merged with Swindon construction firm Eclipse & Son – triggering a period of rapid expansion.   It...

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Chance for growing business to move into modern business park office

August 19, 2016
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Chance for growing business to move into modern business park office

Modern office space on one of the area’s largest business parks has come onto the market. The ground floor of Newbury House on Trowbridge’s White Horse Business Park would make an ideal base for a growing business, according to agents Carter Jonas. The accommodation consists of office space of 2,850 sq ft, a 332...

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