A turf-cutting ceremony has marked the official start of work on Wiltshire College’s new £21m campus in Chippenham. The development is being funded by an award from the Skills Funding Agency and forms part of the Swindon & Wiltshire Local Economic Partnership initiative and Chippenham Vision Master Plan. Existing buildings on the site will...
Swindon’s commercial property market is back on track after hitting the buffers during the recession, a major new report shows – with the rail industry providing much of the growth. The latest Market Monitor from property agents Alder King shows a turnaround in fortunes for Swindon, particularly in the key town centre office market....
Swindon-based construction group Beard has been named as the West of England’s top company in the prestigious Business of the Year awards. The firm beat five other finalists to claim the prestigious title in the annual awards sponsored by international accountants PwC. Beard chief executive Mark Beard was presented with the coveted trophy at...
An innovative research centre based near Swindon is to play a leading role in developing low carbon construction materials which will be used in the buildings in the future. The University of Bath’s HIVE will be at its new Building Research Park (BRP) at The Science Museum at Wroughton. The £1m project – the first...
Swindon-based car dealership group Cambria has bought its first Land Rover franchise and added to its Jaguar showroom portfolio by snapping up a North London site for more than £10m. Cambria also this week told shareholders in a London Stock Exchange update that it continued to perform well in a strong new car market...
The Government has announced funding of £12.8m for Swindon and Wiltshire under its Local Growth Deal. This money is for projects which start in 2015/16 and 2016/17. It also announced £116.3m of possible future funding. Key projects to benefit from the first round of funding include: Swindon’s Eastern Villages infrastructure. A package of road...
Swindon and Wiltshire are to receive Government funding worth £12.8m to create jobs, generate economic growth and accelerate much-needed housebuilding over the next two years. A further £116.3m could be invested in the area beyond 2017 under the Local Growth Deal including £23m for a new road tunnel under the M4 linking the Wichelstowe...
TM Group, the Swindon-based property search specialist, has appointed Stuart McWhinnie as chief technology officer to help develop ground-breaking online products for the property industry. Having previously held high-profile roles at Sky and OneSearch Direct, Stuart brings a wealth of experience in administering change across people, process and systems to drive efficiency in complex...
A Victorian villa-style building in Old Town, most recently used as a residential care home but with scope for conversion, has gone onto the market . The four-storey Croft Road property has 11 bedrooms, three reception rooms, kitchen and cellar, with a garden, garage and car parking. Agent Alder King, said it has many...
Visitors to Bath’s iconic Roman Baths now get a much better view of the world heritage site thanks to the completion of a challenging project by Swindon-based building firm Beard. The firm has installed a walkway giving a panoramic aerial view of the Temple Precinct and the life-size, gilt bronze head of the goddess...
