Barclays has expanded its South West corporate banking team by appointing Lee Everson as its new head of large corporate banking. Lee, pictured, will lead the team of relationship directors responsible for Barclays Corporate clients who typically turn over more than £50m. He has been with Barclays for 11 years, working in group strategy...
A consortium led by Advanced Plasma Power, the Swindon-based waste-to-energy and advanced fuels technology innovator, has secured £11m in Government funding to help build the first of a new generation of biofuels plants in the town. The South Marston plant will take residual waste – the UK’s largest sustainable source of biomass – and...
Global accountancy group KPMG has appointed Karen Witton to succeed its South regional chair Phil Cotton from October 1. Karen, pictured, has worked at KPMG for 10 years, most recently as indirect tax partner. The firm’s indirect tax outsourcing service has grown significantly throughout the South over recent years. Karen will draw on her...
RTS Group, the Chippenham-based specialist automotive learning and development agency, has opened an office in Hong Kong ahead of a predicted increase in demand from clients in the Asia-Pacific region. The group, which already has a foothold in China, opened the new office to be best placed for a potential growth in the number...
Swindon-based construction company Beard has won a prestigious Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) Gold Award for Occupational Health and Safety for the second consecutive year. The award recognises the company’s excellent safety record along with its health and safety management systems and culture, which include effective leadership and workforce engagement and...
Swindon bookings agency Venues and Events has agreed its eighth joint venture as it continues to build a network of partnerships to offer a greater variety of services to clients. The addition of Zing, a London-based teambuilding and corporate event specialist, means it now has eight partners providing services spanning parties, virtual events and...
