Wiltshire manufacturer Avon Rubber has appointed Rob Rennie as its chief executive officer with effect from December 1. Rob, pictured, joins from UK engineering group Invensys, where he has held a number of senior positions and was part of the team that sold Invensys to French giant Schneider Electric for £3.4bn in 2013. He...
Fred Tucker, a well-known and respected solicitor in the Swindon area, has retired after more than 30 years practising family, criminal and civil law. Fred, pictured, 64, has been working with North Wiltshire law firm Bevirs for the past four years as well as running his own locum firm FT Legal Services. He is now...
Confidence levels for firms in Swindon and Wiltshire have fallen on the back of lower sales, fewer new jobs and worsening cashflow, according to the results of Business West’s latest survey. The figures, released last week, were described as “tough reading” by Ian Larrard, director of the Swindon and Wiltshire Initiative, part of Business...
IT services provider Sensata has recruited two members to its team to cope with increasing demand from new and current clients. The Royal Wootton Bassett-based firm, which works with small and medium-sized businesses, has taken on experienced IT technician Luke Sampson and IT apprentice technician James Hibdige. After gaining a GNVQ in IT, Luke...
Swindon independent estate agency Castles Residential Sales & Lettings has been named as the town’s best sales agent and best lettings agent in an awards scheme. The firm, founded by managing director Mark Noble, pictured, in 2002, won the two golds at the 2015 allAgents Awards, which are staged by the UK property industry’s...
A business club has been launched on one of the Swindon area’s most successful business parks to encourage its occupiers to connect and work together. Around 30 guests attended a special early evening champagne reception to launch the Shrivenham Hundred Business Club (SHBC) hosted by document management specialists UTAX (UK) Ltd and its associate...
