Serviced office group Rombourne today opened a base in Swindon, offering firms what it calls a prestigious five-star business centre. The centre is the Cardiff-headquartered group’s ninth and its first away from its heartland of South East Wales and Bristol. Rombourne said it had been looking to expand into Swindon for a some time....
Commercial property consultant Knight Frank has expanded its property asset management department in the South West to meet growing demand across the region. Jo Crofts, pictured, formerly an associate in the office agency, has joined the team, which manages key industrial, office and retail buildings in an area stretching from Swindon to Taunton, on...
Developers will be able to find out how to make the most of the planning regime and take advantage of the temporary relaxation of regulations at a seminar to be staged by three of Wiltshire’s leading firms of property professionals. Recent changes have opened doors for developers looking to build on land outside of...
Swindon-based Oak Furniture Land’s national distribution centre at South Marston has been sold for £22m in a major property investment deal. LondonMetric has acquired the 302,000 sq ft warehouse from privately-owned Midlands-based property company IM Properties. The building, previously known as DC2, was developed in 2006 and originally occupied by supermarket giant Morrisons as...
Pioneering US software and IT firm Cherwell is relocating its UK head office to Swindon’s Delta Business Park as it continues to grow. The firm, currently based in serviced offices in Wootton Bassett, will move to Delta 1200 in mid-April, taking the building’s last ground floor suite of 4,870 sq ft on a new...
Construction company Beard, which has an office in Swindon, has joined the small, exclusive club of businesses to retain the Investors in People Gold Award – recognising its management excellence and exceptional commitment to developing and empowering staff. The Gold Award is achieved by just 3% of Investors in People (IiP) organisations in the...
The biggest talking point for the property sector from today’s Budget was about a measure that was not even mentioned – reform of business rates. Property industry figures – and most mainstream business lobbying groups – have been urging the Chancellor to overhaul a system they see as extremely unfair and a brake on...
Four Wiltshire businesses have become the first to receive grants to support further growth, thanks to funding secured by the Swindon and Wiltshire Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP). The funding, worth a total of £127,191, has gone to Calne-based 1st Choice Stairlifts, Devizes-based Country Candle Company, interior design company Procol, based in Melksham, and Power...
Swindon town centre is entering its largest and most exciting period of regeneration for more than half a century with a new commercial district, cultural quarter and leisure and entertainment area planned for the next few years. As a result the central area will become a vibrant heart for the town – attracting new...
Ambitious plans to build an art gallery and museum in Swindon town centre as a key part of a new cultural quarter have taken another step forward with a grant from the Arts Council. Swindon Council has received £95,000 from the organisation’s Strategic Support Fund to pay for further consultation and planning work on...
