Law firm Withy King’s annual Meet the Team event in Swindon attracted more than 100 guests from the town’s business community. The gathering, at the Dick Lovett Porsche Centre in Bridgemead, was a chance for the firm to thank clients for their continued support over champagne and canapés and also gave guests a chance...
Swindon businesses are being urged to explore the benefits of doing business in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by taking part in a trade mission to the fast-growing country. UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) South West will be leading a visit to the capital Dubai from March 13 to 20 to enable businesses to...
Improving communication between work colleagues is the theme of a talk to Swindon networking group Business Village’s meeting this week. Justin York, pictured, who runs Oxford-based Rubicon Coaching, will look at how better communication in the workplace leads to higher motivation among staff. He said: “To motivate teams or individuals we have to communicate...
Solicitor Rebecca Stevens, from law firm Withy King’s Swindon office, has made it into The Lawyer’s Hot 100 for 2015 – the most junior person to appear on the prestigious table. Rebecca, pictured, made national headlines last year when she was praised by the Head of Family Justice Sir James Munby for providing more...
Customer support group Jaywing’s contact centre in Swindon has donated £3,600 to local charities, exceeding its £2,500 target for 2014. The money has been shared between Wiltshire Air Ambulance, which received £1,735.26, and Prospect Hospice and local branches of Cancer Research UK, given £578.42 each. The remaining £707.90 was split between national charities Sports...
National logistics group Howard Tenens, which has its largest base in Swindon, has won a major contract from STIHL GB to store and distribute its ride-on mowers to its dealer network. Howard Tenens, which owns more than 3m sq ft of warehouse space across the UK along with a national distribution network, secured the...
