TEN reasons why Swindon Business News is essential reading for anyone serious about business

August 15, 2014
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TEN reasons why Swindon Business News is essential reading for anyone serious about business

No other news service in the Swindon and North Wiltshire area can compete with Swindon Business News for authoritative, independent online business news and information. Here are 10 reasons why Swindon Business News is essential reading for anyone serious about business. 1) We have a strong track record of quality journalism and news coverage...

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Five-year bans for failed furniture firm directors who continued to take customers’ deposits

August 14, 2014
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Five-year bans for failed furniture firm directors who continued to take customers’ deposits

Two directors of a collapsed Swindon furniture company have been disqualified for five years for accepting customer deposits worth tens of thousands of pounds despite the business being insolvent. The action against Kevin Grey and Paul Collins of Manor Furniture (Swindon) follows an investigation by the Insolvency Service. The pair were found to have...

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MP backs drive to license car mechanics and vows to oppose changes to annual MOTs

August 14, 2014
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MP backs drive to license car mechanics and vows to oppose changes to annual MOTs

North Swindon MP Justin Tomlinson is backing a national campaign to license garages to protect consumers from rogue mechanics. He has also promised to oppose any plans to move MOT inspections from an annual requirement to one needed only every two years. His pledges came after a visit to Swindon motor dealer Pebley Beach....

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£18m investment will propel Swindon’s Synergy Health to No 1 in global sterilisation industry

August 14, 2014
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£18m investment will propel Swindon’s Synergy Health to No 1 in global sterilisation industry

Swindon-based Synergy Health is investing £18m to make it the world’s largest operator of sterilisation plants for the international healthcare industry. The firm, which provides outsourced services ranging from hospital laundry to sterilising sophisticated medical devices, is to spend the money upgrading and expanding the global network of plants making up its Applied Sterilisation...

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Swindon PR expert Sara Tye to speak on the value of social media

August 14, 2014
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Swindon PR expert Sara Tye to speak on the value of social media

Public relations consultants are to hear how harnessing the power of social media and online content can boost PR campaigns from one of the industry’s leading lights, Swindon-based Sara Tye. Sara, pictured, founder and managing director of leading Swindon consultancy redheadPR, will speak at the high-profile seminar to be staged in the town next...

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Swindon business start-up rate dips but trend is better than national average

August 14, 2014
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Swindon business start-up rate dips but trend is better than national average

The number of new businesses launched in Swindon has dropped slightly but the town continues to outpace the UK average for its start-up rate, according to new figures. First quarter data shows a 2% drop in business formation in the town against the same period last year – a decline from 407 to 399....

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