Swindon-based Oak Furniture Land, the UK’s largest retailer of solid hardwood furniture, is predicting further growth after signing a deal to move into a 302,000 sq ft distribution warehouse at South Marston. The firm currently operates from four bases in Swindon but the move to the new site – DC2 on South Marston Park...
Partner at Swindon commercial agents Loveday, Bradley Forbes (pictured), has said the recent expansion of compensation and PPI recovery specialists Premier Financial in Old Town could be a sign of improving conditions in the Old Town property market. Premier Financial has expanded from its base in to a new larger premises on part...
Central Chippenham Partnership (CCP), the joint venture between two major property investment funds (Aberdeen Property UK Retail Parks Trust and Ashtenne Industrial Fund), has revealed dates for a community consultation exhibition to invite feedback from the community on its emerging plans for substantial investment and regeneration of a 54 acre site, adjacent to Chippenham...
Barratt Homes, one of the UK’s largest housebuilders, has been fined almost £15,000 for putting up illegal advertising posters in Swindon. The firm, appearing under the name of BDW Trading Limited, admitted nine counts of illegal advertising at Swindon Magistrates Court. It was prosecuted by Swindon Borough Council after officials identified 25 posters without...
Part of Wakefield House, one of Swindon’s most prestigious office locations, has come onto the market following the move by former occupier Smiths News to a new headquarters on the town’s Kembrey Park. Smiths News’ relocation means 24,000 sq ft of modern, air conditioned office space is now available on a single floorplate at...
Two IT businesses based in Cedar House at Malmesbury’s Riverside Business Village have taken more space in the building, leaving it fully occupied. Business-focussed IT consultancy Leading Resolutions has moved from its 2,080 sq ft suite on the ground floor to take 5,341 sq ft in Suites 2 and 3 on the first floor....
More than a third of pubs and bars in the South West risk going out of business over the next 12 months as drinking habits change and competition from supermarkets intensifies, new research shows. The 34% licensed premises deemed to be ‘at risk’ across the region is far higher than the 24% figure for...
Neil Sherreard, a non-executive director of Swindon-based construction group Beard, has been appointed to the board of The Building Safety Group, the national health, safety and environmental consultancy. Neil, pictured, was previously on the board of the consultancy, based near Bristol, between 1998 and 2008. At that time he was managing director of Bristol-based...
West property consultancy Alder King has promoted Alison Williams in Swindon and Jonathan Rodaway and Matthew Halstead based in its Bristol office to the position of associate. In her new role Alison will continue to provide property acquisition and disposal advice to corporate, regional and local clients on industrial, office and retail properties across Wiltshire. Her...
