Wiltshire manufacturing firm Latchways said it was recovering from a “disappointing two years” as it unveiled a fall in annual sales and profits. The Devizes-based company, which makes protection equipment for people working at height, reported a 14% drop in revenues in the year to March 31 to £33.1m with pre-tax profits down 28%...
Monday 15 June Finals: Latchways, Majestic Wine, Redcentric AGM: President Energy EGM: Actual Experience Economics: Rightmove house prices Tuesday 16 June Interim: Crest Nicholson Finals: Ashtead, Consort Medical, Record, Trifast Trading statement: Whitbread AGMs: Cyan, HSS Hire, Huntsworth, Inspired Energy, NMC Health, Plant Health Care, Premier Farnell, StratMin Global Resources, Whitbread EGM: Praetorian Resources...
Swindon Council is to form a joint venture with Barratt Developments to build the next phase of the town’s major Wichelstowe development, including at least 3,000 new homes. The joint venture will involve the council and Barratt equally sharing the risks and rewards of the 20-year project. The council, which described the scheme as...
Students at UTC Swindon, the town’s University Technical College, have been boosting their learning experience through its student ambassador scheme. Nine students have taken on a range of responsibilities under the initiative such as participating in teacher recruitment interviews, acting as a voice for the students and project management. One of very few UK...
Swindon-headquartered specialist law firm Hyphen has played a key role in a major multi-million pound clinical negligence trial which resulted in a record £14.6m awarded to a severley disabled boy. The firm’s director of deputyships Christine Bunting was an expert witness in the landmark High Court case which involved James Robshaw, who suffers from...
New destinations and additional aircraft helped boost passenger numbers at Bristol Airport by 7.8% last month, new figures show. More than 656,000 passengers used the airport in May following similar growth in April. Charter holiday traffic was particularly strong, profiting from two bank holidays and a bumper week during the half term school break....
