Swindon’s showpiece £10m UTC (University Technical College) has won the Best Educational Building category in the 2015 West of England Regional LABC (Local Authority Building Control) Building Excellence Awards. As a result, it is now shortlisted for the LABC grand finals which take place in November at London’s Lancaster Hotel. UTC Swindon had also...
Chippenham’s Business Improvement District (BID) team of town hosts have taken to the streets to help make the town centre safer and more welcoming for visitors and residents. The three hosts – two full time and one part time – have been trained by the BID to ensure they are knowledgeable and passionate about...
Changes to the rental sector announced in last week’s Budget should make landlords extra vigilant when finding tenants, Swindon-based Tenant Screening is warning. Chancellor George Osborne cut the mortgage relief landlords can claim and at the same time raised the amount of tax-free income on renting a room. But Tenant Screening, which provides a...
Swindon bookings agency Venues and Events has agreed six more strategic partnerships to expand its specialist services. The move takes to seven the firm’s joint ventures and means it can now offer, via these partners, services spanning a range of indoor and outdoor team building activities, parties, virtual events and webcasting and travel management...
Accountancy firm Monahans, which has offices in Swindon and Chippenham, is encouraging the Wiltshire’s manufacturers to have their say on the effect of the engineering skills gap as part of a major industry survey. The firm is backing the survey, which has been launched by MHA, the association of accountancy and business advisory firms,...
Swindon-based vehicle leasing and fleet management group Arval’s support for good causes has been recognised with a major CSR (corporate social responsibility) award. The firm, which has its UK base at Windmill Hill, topped the Philanthropy, Sponsorship and Charitable Giving category in the International CSR Excellence Awards – the third year running that it...
