Business West, the region’s largest business organisation, has welcomed the latest extension to the governments’ furlough scheme, but urged Chancellor Rishi Sunak to come up longer-term measures to protect firms. Mr Sunak, pictured, this afternoon announced the furlough scheme would now run until the end of March, with the Treasury continuing to pay 80% of...
Swindon-based automotive manufacturers could soon be collaborating with South Korean innovators to develop next-generation hydrogen vehicles under a new agreement signed by Business West, the region’s largest business group. South Korea is on course to becoming a world leader in hydrogen mobility, with a clear strategy to have 6.2m hydrogen powered vehicles on its roads by...
The new lockdown measures announced by Prime Minister Boris Johnson over the weekend will be devastating to many Swindon firms despite their best efforts to make themselves Covid-safe, the region’s largest business organisation warned today. Most businesses will have to close from Thursday as the country enters its second lockdown, with staff being urged to...
Monday November 2 Finals: Brighton Pier, Lok’N Store Q3 result: Gran Tierra Energy Trading announcement: Hiscox Economic announcement: PMI manufacturing Tuesday November 3 Finals: AB Foods, Cap-xx, Up Global Sourcing Interim: Warehouse REIT Economic announcement: PMI construction Wednesday November 4 Final: Gattaca Interim: Stobart Group Trading announcement: Smurfit Kappa Economic announcement: PMI services Thursday November 5 Finals Bowleven, Kin and Carta, RDI REIT Interims: Autotrader, Aveva Group, Sainsbury...
Regional law firm Royds Withy King has made 33 promotions, including four new partners, across its four principle offices. Senior associates Jennifer Seavor, Mandy Casavant, Chris Wilson and Priya Pandya have been made partners while 29 lawyers have been promoted to associate or senior associate level in different practice areas. Jennifer Seavor, a member...
Construction industry marketing specialist Carol Heneghan has joined construction group Bouygues UK as business development manager for the South West. Carol, pictured, has worked in construction and development for more than 20 years. Her pervious roles have spanned designing water management and drainage systems and working in the regeneration and main contracting sectors. She has...
