The Brunel shopping centre in Swindon has become one of only a few retail schemes in the UK to gain silver status in the Green Achiever scheme which is designed to help businesses boost their green credentials and reduce their environmental impact. The 550,000 sq ft centre, which gained the award at the first...
Drivers Direct, which supplies temporary and permanent drivers to the logistics industry, has opened an office in Chiseldon to cover the Swindon area. The office, on the Unicorn Business Park, is the latest of six opened in the past 18 months as the company expands to cope with growing demand from clients. It now...
Peter Johnson, the managing director of Swindon-based door manufacturer Vicaima and a well-known figure in the industry, is to retire at the end of this month. Mr Johnson, pictured, started his career with Crosby Doors in the late 1960s in a technical capacity. He soon became operations director and then deputy managing director. From...
The South West is outperforming most other UK regions for attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) in a highly-competitive for market, according to research published this week. The region achieved a 44% increase in the number of FDI projects last year, going from 15 to 27 – the highest number since 2010. Although London remained...
Customer support group Jaywing is to create 50 jobs at its Swindon centre after winning a contract with CollectPlus, the UK’s largest store-based parcel service. The new jobs will take total starring at Jaywing’s base at in Peatmoor, West Swindon, to more than 300 – double the number of 18 months ago. Jaywing will...
OATS, the Swindon-based supplier of data to the worldwide lubricants industry, has expanded its sales team with two senior appointments to enable it to accelerate its business development across the globe. David Valentyne brings many years of experience in the lubricants industry across Southern Africa and Europe having spent more than a decade at...
