National business leaders welcomed a number of moves in this afternoon’s Budget, particularly those aimed at helping small firms. But there was concern over how the Chancellor will meet his deficit reduction target. The CBI called it a “stable Budget” for business facing global stormy waters. Director-general Carolyn Fairbairn said: “The Chancellor has listened...
Measures to help small firms in Chancellor George Osborne’s Budget this week have been welcomed by Swindon’s business community and business advisors. The Budget held good news for local firms, according to Ian Larrard, pictured left, director of the Swindon & Wiltshire Initiative. “With permanent savings in business rates, lower levels of capital gains...
Chancellor started speaking at 12:34 He opened by saying he will report on an economy growing faster than any other major economy and a deficit falling each year and on course for a budget surplus. Economy was strong because he did not support short-term fixes. But he warned world economy is weak. "In this...
Chancellor George Osborne’s Budget tomorrow is being overshadowed by the EU referendum, says Swindon and Wiltshire Initiative director Ian Larrard. But the contents of the famous red box will still be important for local firms. “This might be the quietest Budget in living memory. With the political headlines monopolised by the EU referendum, there’s...
Experienced construction disputes lawyer Andrew Ash has joined regional law firm Withy King, which has offices in Swindon and Marlborough, as a partner to head its construction and engineering team. Andrew, pictured, previously worked in the Bristol office of Osborne Clarke, where he was an associate director for 14 years. His new role in...
Swindon engineer Kofi Nyarko has been awarded membership of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) – an influential body representing the 86,000 civil engineers and technicians across the world. ICE membership can be awarded to a wide range of engineers practising in the broad area of civil engineering. Kofi, who has met all the...
Swindon’s outstanding entrepreneurs and business leaders have just three weeks left to enter the region’s top awards scheme that recognises excellence and enterprise in the boardroom. The annual Institute of Directors’ South West Director of the Year Awards showcase the wealth of executive talent in the region. Swindon Business News is once again backing...
Nine firms from Swindon and North Wiltshire have been named among the UK’s fastest-growing and most dynamic small and medium-sized businesses. The firms appear in the latest prestigious London Stock Exchange’s 1,000 Companies to Inspire Britain report. These high-growth businesses are highlighted as leading the charge in rebuilding the economy,” according to Chancellor of...
A high-profile distribution building in West Swindon has been snapped up by regional self-storage firm UK Storage Company for its eighth site. The firm, which operates sites in Bristol, Somerset, Gloucestershire, Devon and Cornwall, has taken over the 24,000 sq ft former Accord Office Supplies building on the Westmead Industrial Estate. The deal was...
Planning permission is being sought to build houses on the site of a former West Swindon office development – the latest in a number of projects to turn outdated offices and factories around the town into much-needed residential space. Plans for Westlea Rise, a development of up to 70 new homes on the former site...
