Former Conservative minister turned Strictly Come Dancing contestant Ann Widdecombe will give West of England financial directors and accountants an insight into General Election when she speaks at a major business event next week. Bath-born Ms Widdecombe, pictured, is guest speaker at the ICAEW West of England Annual Dinner in Bristol, which is sponsored...
Five new flights from Bristol Airport took off for the first time at the weekend – with operator easyJet promising they will bring a major boost to the West of England’s economy. The new services – to Lanzarote, Gibraltar, Porto, Bilbao and the Isle of Man – take easyJet’s total at the airport to...
Vectura, the Chippenham-based specialist pharma group, is to close one of its German production plants to cut costs. The site at Gemünden, in central Germany, was taken over by Vectura a year ago as part of its €130m (£108m) acquisition of specialist German pharmaceutical company Activaero. It makes ingredients used in the production of...
A ground-breaking scheme to attract and retain the best people has been launched across Mazda’s UK dealership network by Chippenham-based learning and development agency RTS Group. Talent@Mazda aims to make the car firm the ‘go to’ brand within the automotive industry within five years. Its launch recognises the major issue with staff turnover across...
Eric Livingston, a partner and construction solicitor at regional law firm Thrings, which has its largest office in Swindon, has become chairman of the Forum for the Built Environment’s (fbe) Great Western branch. Eric, pictured, a specialist in construction procurement, contract preparation and negotiation and resolving construction disputes, assumes the role after serving as...
Chippenham-based specialist training supplier Mazda Academy has promoted Toni Horner to team leader. Toni, pictured, joined the business six years ago, not long after it had been set up by learning and development agency RTS Group to be the premier staff learning and development supplier to Mazda’s UK dealerships. Toni performed a number of...
