A series of free workshops to help businesses keep abreast of the latest health and safety legislation is being launched by regional accountancy firm Monahans at its offices in Swindon and Trowbridge. The first two events will focus on what start-ups and small firms need to know in an often confusing area for businesses...
Monday 7 September Interim: SimiGon Finals: Dechra Pharmaceuticals, Green Reit Trading statements: Associated British Foods, Betfair AGMs: Creston, Sepura EGM: Adgorithms Tuesday 8 September Interims: Curtis Banks Group, Gamma Communications, Hilton Food Group, Hydro International, Powerflute Oyj, SQS Software Quality Systems, Stadium Group Finals: Ashmore, Craneware, Frontier Developments, Genus. ISG, McBride, Mucklow (A&J), Redrow...
Digital ticketing developer ACT (Applied Card Technologies) has been acquired by Japanese IT giant Fujitsu in a multi-million pound deal that paves the way for the UK’s first smartphone-based rail ticket issuing system. ACT, based at Kington Langley, near Chippenham, designs, builds and manages smart transaction systems for retail, tourism, public sector and transport...
Shares in SciSys, one of Wiltshire's largest specialist IT firms, have risen after it said it had resolved a potentially damaging funding crisis. In June the Chippenham-headquartered firm, which works with blue-chip clients including Government departments, the BBC and the European Space Agency, warned it was at risk of breaching its banking covenants in...
A pilot scheme offering free parking in Chippenham town centre after 3pm on Thursday afternoons has been launched by the town’s Business Improvement District (BID). The Free After Three scheme, launched yesterday, is aimed at boosting trade for town centre businesses and follows extensive research by the BID into the use of car parks...
Solicitors from Withy King’s corporate commercial and private client teams based in Swindon highlight a few recent developments for business owners to be aware of in their professional and personal lives. Company directors must be ‘natural persons’ The Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 introduces some of the biggest changes in company law...
