Diversified quarrying and building group Hills has committed to conducting its business in a more transparent and ethical manner with the introduction of a responsible purchasing policy. The move also provides the framework for the Swindon-based group to comply with the recently introduced Modern Slavery Act 2015. Privately owned Hills, whose activities span recycling...
Swindon-based independent estate agency Castles Residential Sales & Lettings is sponsoring nutritionist and performance coach Jamie Richards as he aims to raise £30,000 for SMASH Youth Project, the town’s youth mentoring charity. Castles recently handed over a cheque for £200 – part of its £1,250 sponsorship – to Jamie as he took a break from training for...
Swindon Designer Outlet has added to its fashion offering with the opening of UK-based fashion brand Reiss’s store. The 2,000 sq ft unit will showcase the best of the brand’s menswear, womenswear and accessories and will create 10 full and part-time job positions. Reiss was launched by David Reiss in 1971. Its range of timeless pieces,...
The Institute of Directors South West regional chairman Nick Sturge has been appointed to the organisation’s national council as it seeks to ensure that a range of voices from across business are heard as Brexit unfolds. Nick Sturge, pictured, the co-founder and director of Bristol’s Engine Shed innovation hub, is one of a number of...
A family spirit, lots of charitable work and bright, modern offices have earned Swindon-based IT and communications group Excalibur the title of Wiltshire’s Happiest Workplace. The prestigious award was handed to the fast-growing firm at a special ceremony in Chippenham yesterday. Judges in the contest – staged by Bristol-based workplace and interior design consultancy...
The region’s largest business organisation, Business West, today called for “stability, clarity and action” from the Government after official figures showed a small rise in unemployment across the South West and fears grow of an economic slowdown. The number of people out of work and claiming benefit edged up by 8,000 – or 0.2%...
Swindon and Wiltshire’s economy was growing ahead of the EU referendum with business confidence, job creation and sales all climbing, according to the latest survey by Business West, the region’s largest business organisation. More than 170 businesses took part in the poll, which was held in May and June, before the referendum result on...
Swindon public relations agency redheadPR is to move to Desk, the innovative co-working space that opened in Old Town earlier this year. The first of its kind in Swindon, Desk is a thriving community of entrepreneurs, freelancers and mentors. RedheadPR founder and entrepreneur Sara Tye – who launched the agency 16 years ago –...
Chris Brooks, a surveyor with Swindon-based property agency Whitmarsh Lockhart, has been awarded Chartered status of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). Chris, pictured, who graduated from the Royal Agricultural University in Cirencester with a degree in Real Estate, has been employed by Whitmarsh Lockhart since 2011. He now has prestigious title of...
Property services firm Ian Williams and bakery Ministry of Cake are the winners of the region’s most prestigious business awards. The firms came out top at accountants PwC’s annual West of England Business of the Year Awards, which were announced at a gala dinner last week. Chipping Sodbury-based Ian Williams provides a range of...
