Connect Group, the specialist Swindon-based distributor formerly called Smiths News, has extended its newspaper wholesaling contract with Guardian News and Media to February 2021. The £63m-per-year contract is equivalent to 7% of the national newspaper distribution market. As a result of the extension, Smiths News has now secured around £1.2bn of revenues per year through...
Swindon-based upmarket furniture firm Neptune has been crowned a national winner in HSBC’s Global Connections 2014, which aims to find the country’s most innovative and forward-thinking businesses. Neptune, an international lifestyle brand that designs and manufactures handcrafted furniture and accessories for the home, was one of two winners in the category for companies turning...
Lawyers from Novum Law’s Swindon office joined forces with specialist nurses from the oncology team at the town’s Great Western Hospital (GWH) to raise hundreds of pounds for Mesothelioma UK – the charity supporting victims of asbestos diseases and their families – by running the Bristol Half Marathon. Known as the Swindon Disease due...
One of Swindon’s leading employment lawyers will be on hand to answer questions about recent and imminent changes in legislation at a business networking event in the town next week. Kerrie Hunt, pictured, partner and head of employment at Thrings, will update attendees on a range of key employment law issues including flexible working...
Businesses will be shown how to save money on print hardware and supplies by rolling them into a managed service at a free event staged next week by Bechtle, the leading IT provider for businesses and public-sector customers. The event, which takes place on Thursday at Bechtle’s office at Methuen Park, Chippenham, be an...
Independent planning consultancy Hunter Page Planning has opened an office in Swindon as it continues to win work along the M4 corridor. The Cheltenham-based firm said the new base, which is in the Pure Offices centre at Kembrey Business Park, will also strengthen ties with existing clients as well as prompting new relationships. The...
