Tough trading conditions in Europe are continuing to dog Latchways, the specialist safety harnessing firm which sells its products to the building, maintenance and utility industries – although it says it has seen what could be the first signs of an upturn in the UK construction sector. The Devizes-based firm, which reported a 34%...
Chippenham-based renewable power pioneer Good Energy has sold a solar site in Norfolk to Chinese photovoltaic firm Trina Solar for up to £6.8m. The cash sale forms part of the supplier’s strategy of developing a portfolio through a combination of site disposals and building and holding others. The net profit on sale of the...
Swindon-based vehicle leasing and fleet management company Arval is sponsoring a child internet safety programme in three schools in the town. From September around 60, nine and 10-year-old children in each school will receive training on some of the many dangers of the internet such as online bullying and child grooming. Organised by...
Upmarket women’s and menswear retailer Brocks is to open a branch in Marlborough after taking a unit in the town’s Hughenden Yard scheme. The letting by Swindon property agent Kilpatrick & Co means only one unit is left available in Hughenden Yard. Brocks, which already has shops in Stow-on-the-Wold, Cirencester and Bath, is now...
Alliance Pharma, the highly-acquisitive speciality pharmaceutical company, has around £22m on tap to add to its growing portfolio of branded medicines and treatments, it said this week. The undrawn funds are available in its bank facility, the Chippenham-based firm announced in a pre-close trading update to the London Stock Exchange ahead of its interim...
A strong order intake from the US, including contracts worth £25m with the Pentagon, has helped Wiltshire-based manufacturer Avon Rubber overcome the impact of the strong pound. The firm, whose core respirator products are used by the military and emergency services, also benefited from buoyant orders for its dairy industry products, which are used...
