Growth has slowed at Synergy Health, the Swindon-based international medical sterilisation group, as it faces a challenge to its acquisition by a major US healthcare firm. Pre-tax profits at the firm, based on Swindon’s Windmill Hill Business Park, increased by 1.6% to £43.6m in the 12 months to March 29 – against a 13%...
Swindon-based PR expert Sara Tye has been appointed CEO of a company that organises and promotes luxury cycling adventures in Switzerland. Sara, pictured, who owns Swindon public relations firm redheadpr, will lead the development of Etape Suisse after its successful first year in business. The company provides inspirational cycling tours and high level networking...
National accountancy firm Haines Watts, which has an office in Swindon, has been successful in the 2015 annual FDs’ Excellence Awards, landing the Accountancy Firm of the Year – Larger Clients title. The firm also came close to winning Accountancy Firm of the Year – Smaller Clients award, having won the category for the...
Venues and Events, the Swindon agency set up by industry veteran Anita Lowe, has set up the first in an expected string of joint ventures. The firm is working with Northants design and technology agency Creative Example, to focus on trialling presentation technology which will allow meeting planners to show presentations across multiple tablet...
Clinical trials of a new treatment for asthma that uses an innovative inhaler system developed by Chippenham-based specialist pharma group Vectura have started. The move follows successful pre-clinical tests for the product, known at this stage as VR942, which has been developed with Belgian biopharma giant UCB. The two firms have been collaborating on...
Millions of pounds have been wiped off the value of SciSys, the specialist Wiltshire IT firm, after it warned of a major collapse in its profits this year. In a statement to the London Stock Exchange, the Chippenham firm – which counts governments, the BBC and space agencies among its customers – blamed difficulties...
