Ahead of the Agenda: The Week Ahead

June 8, 2014
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Monday 9 June Finals: Falkland Island Holdings, Latchways AGMs: Hansteen Holdings, Straight, Synairgen EGMs: Centaur Media, Straight Tuesday 10 June Interims: Gooch & Housego, Pressure Technologies Finals: Carclo, CML Microsystems, Oxford Instruments, Park Group, Phoenix IT, Sepura Trading statements: Asos, Spirit Pub Company AGMs: DDD Group, Gem Diamonds, Iofina, London & Associated Properties, Plethora...

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Pentagon’s $33m mask order boosts Avon Rubber

June 6, 2014
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Pentagon’s $33m mask order boosts Avon Rubber

Wiltshire-based specialist manufacturer Avon Rubber has won an order worth $33m (£19.6m) from the US Department of Defense (DoD) for 135,000 of its M50 protection masks. The order is an extension of an earlier contract with the Pentagon under which Melksham-based Avon has supplied the masks for use by the US armed forces and...

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PR appointment for IT and comms firm Thirdline as it refocusses its marketing

June 5, 2014
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PR appointment for IT and comms firm Thirdline as it refocusses its marketing

Swindon-based IT, cloud and communications firm Thirdline has appointed Daniel Webb as its public relations and marketing manager to help take it to the next level. Since its launch in 2004, Thirdline has won new business entirely through referral but has now decided to boost its marketing on a local and national level. Thirdline...

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Synergy in good health as global expansion boosts annual profits

June 5, 2014
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Synergy in good health as global expansion boosts annual profits

Further expansion in China, the US and Africa helped push up annual profits at Swindon-based specialist outsourcing services group Synergy Health. The group, whose services span sterilising equipment by irradiation and  cleaning hospital laundry, made pre-tax profits of £42.9m in the year to the end of March – a 13% rise – on revenues...

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Ministerial visit puts Wiltshire high-growth exporters in the spotlight

June 5, 2014
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Ministerial visit puts Wiltshire high-growth exporters in the spotlight

Trade and investment minister Lord Livingston has been given a glimpse of Swindon and Wiltshire’s innovation and global ambitions on his first visit to the county. He met four local companies with international growth plans during a day-long visit – waste recovery specialist Tetronics International in South Marston, bespoke furniture business Canburg in Devizes,...

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£117m Watson deal puts Thrings’ John Davies in line for coveted Lawyer Award

June 5, 2014
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£117m Watson deal puts Thrings’ John Davies in line for coveted Lawyer Award

Law firm Thrings’ senior corporate partner John Davies has been shortlisted in the Client Partner of the Year category in the prestigious Lawyer Awards. John, pictured, based at Thrings’ Swindon office, is one of six lawyers from across the country in the running for the title – a direct result of his work on...

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