Cambria, the acquisitive Swindon-based franchised motor retailer, has stayed close to its home town for its latest deal – the £7.56m takeover of TH White’s Land Rover franchise in Royal Wootton Bassett. Cambria said it will relocate the newly acquired Land Rover operation to a redeveloped site alongside its existing Jaguar dealership in Dorcan...
Logistics group Wincanton has renewed its long-standing transport contract with food giant H.J.Heinz. Chippenham-based Wincanton will now run Heinz UK’s transport, warehouse and repack operations until at least 2019 – taking the two businesses’ relationship beyond the 20-year milestone. Wincanton handles around 35,000 loads – or 90m cases – a year for Heinz through...
Each week Swindon Business News lets a prominent member of the area’s business community have the last word on its weekly e-bulletin. This week Emma Ryder, service delivery manager Swindon-based Field Recruitment, answers our 10 questions. What was the LAST: Film you watched? Monsters, Inc. I very rarely watch films as I can’t sit...
Swindon Designer Outlet has officially opened its £40m restoration and renovation of the former railway works’ Grade II-listed Long Shop – a project that has created 350 jobs and strengthened its position as one of the South West’s leading retail destinations. The extension, the first at the centre since 1999, has taken its retail...
A new brand and advertising campaign for Chippenham aimed at raising the town’s profile as a shopping and leisure destination is to be launched next month. A series of events will also be staged in the town this summer and in the run-up to Christmas to attract visitors and increase footfall for its town...
Elliott Woodhead, director SME & partnerships at Swindon-based vehicle leasing group Arval, explains… In our experience, most SMEs think fleet management isn’t for them. They’re too small for a dedicated fleet manager, so the company typically buys its cars or vans (anything up to around 50) outright and someone in admin, HR or finance...
