Swindon Business News travel editor Anne Gorringe has been shortlisted in the Travel Article of the Year category of the prestigious annual VisitEngland Awards for Excellence for her article offering an insider’s guide to Manchester for business visitors. The high-profile awards will be presented at a glittering ceremony at Cheltenham Racecourse next Monday when...
The Pitch, one of the UK’s longest-running competitions for small business owners, has opened for applications for the seventh year. Founded in by West-based BusinessZone.co.uk and UK Business Forums, it has helped thousands of entrepreneurs secure top-class business support and access to investors. Having been launched as a local event in the city, it...
Monday 5 May UK bank holiday – nothing scheduled Tuesday 6 May Interim: Aberdeen Asset Management Final: Blinkx Trading statements: Barclays, Countrywide, Glencore Xstrata, Hiscox AGMs: 4imprint, Randgold Resources, Salamander Energy, Stratex International Economics: Official reserves, Markit/CIPS UK services PMI Wednesday 7 May Interims: Imperial Tobacco, Numis Corporation Finals: Experian, J Sainsbury, Vertu Motors...
Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking has bolstered its liquidity advisory team in the South West with the appointment of Jon Szabo as a new director to support the growth ambitions of the region’s large businesses. Jon, pictured, is one of four new directors to join the now nine-strong team, headed by David Brunton, which provides...
Just under a third of employers admit they don’t have enough knowledge or training to identify if a worker is under the influence of recreational drugs – even though 16% have suspected a staff member of having taken a substance. Despite 87.5% having a written drugs and alcohol policy in place, and a 95%...
Innovative technology designed by Swindon security firm TSSI Systems is being used by police in Northern Ireland to combat the growing theft of construction vehicles and plant. The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has become the first in the UK to adopt TSSI’s Regula Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) inspection system, allowing officers to...
