Innovate UK, the Swindon-based public body promoting innovation, has appointed Dr David Grant CBE as interim chief executive. Dr Grant replaces Iain Gray, who left on December 31 after seven years at the helm of the organisation, which is sponsored by the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills. Innovate UK was set up as...
Swindon’s economic performance has failed to keep pace with its population growth, a major new report out today shows – leaving the town struggling to compete with the UK’s largest towns and cities. While the town’s population increased by 14.8% between 2004 and 2013, it was one of the worst performers for jobs growth...
Swindon performs well in terms of its proportion of private sector jobs . . . and its business growth. Its population growth is also above average But it is one of the worst performers for jobs growth . . . particularly private sector jobs
Specialist restructuring firm Quantuma has expanded into the South West with an office headed by former BDO regional head Graham Randall. The firm, which already operates from bases in Southampton, Marlow, London and Brighton, has opened a Bristol office to provide specialised restructuring advice on all forms of insolvency procedures. Until recently Mr Randall,...
Monday 19 January Interim: Conviviality Retail Trading statement: Evraz EGM: BSD Crown Economics: Rightmove house prices, CBI trends – total orders, selling prices, business optimism Tuesday 20 January Interim: IG Group Final: Unilever Trading statements: BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto EGM: IS Solutions Wednesday 21 January Trading statements: Diploma, Dixons Carphone, Computacenter, FirstGroup, Halfords, Hochschild...
Alternative finance provider South West Investment Group (SWIG) has appointed two non-executive directors to the board of its fund-holding arm as it looks to raise its profile in the West of England. Malachy McReynolds and Graham Miller join the existing directors at the group which since 1996 has invested £15m in to more than...
