Swindon’s role as an advanced engineering hub will be under the spotlight again this week when accountants Monahans stage their second Manufacturing Breakfast in the town. The inaugural event last October was attended by leading figures in the area’s engineering and manufacturing sectors. The speakers pointed to the town’s bright future as a centre...
Carbon dioxide emissions from car giant Honda’s Swindon plant have fallen by almost 2,000 tonnes since it installed a solar array. The Japanese group said the 21,000 ground-mounted panels covering 32 acres generated 4.5 gigawatt hours (GWh) of renewable energy in its first year, equivalent to 4.4% of the site’s total annual electricity requirement....
Former Education Secretary Lord Baker of Dorking today urged Swindon businesses to get behind the town’s University Technology College (UTC) to help regenerate its engineering industry. Lord Baker, who as Kenneth Baker had the education portfolio in John Major's Cabinet, visited the site of the UTC this afternoon to see for himself the progress...
Accountants PwC have launched their annual search for the region’s best companies with the 2014 West of England Business of the Year Awards – the region’s most prestigious business accolades. Previous winners of the awards, now in their 26th year, read like a who’s who of the West’s most-respected companies, including Dyson, MITIE and,...
Swindon-based security equipment manufacturer Scanna MSC has won a $3.4m (£2.1m) contract to supply portable x-ray systems to organisers of the World Cup in Brazil this summer and 2016’s Rio Olympics. Scanna, which employs 20 people at its Shrivenham factory, will provide training, local maintenance and servicing support as well as the equipment. The...
Honda’s Swindon-built 1.6 i-DTEC has again been recognised for its strong fleet credentials, gaining the title of Best SME (small and medium-sized enterprises) Company Car to Buy at a recent industry awards ceremony. The Civic triumphed in the second annual Business Car Manager SME Company Car of the Year Awards, which were chaired by...
Synergy, the Swindon-based group providing outsourced services to the global health market, has strengthened its order book to £1.35bn following a spate of contract wins in international markets. The group, whose services span sterilisation of medical equipment to linen supplies, said the boost put in a strong position for sustainable growth. In an update...
Inventor and entrepreneur Sir James Dyson, best known for the bagless vacuum cleaner made by his Malmesbury-based firm, is among a select group of five innovators who could be named as Britain’s best modern engineer. The contemporary achiever judged to have made the biggest mark on UK engineering will rank alongside such greats as...
Swindon-based outsourced health services group Synergy Health is taking part in the largest-ever British health and social care delegation to China. More than 50 individuals from 38 British companies, universities and training hospitals, including Synergy, are looking to forge new relationships and partnerships to take advantage of the vast expansion and modernisation of the...
Swindon’s Honda plant has received a boost from leading financial services provider Forester Life, which has placed an order for 130 Swindon-built Honda Civic 1.6 i-DTECs for its corporate fleet. Both the car and its pioneering diesel engine are made at the giant plant. Under the arrangement with Foresters, Honda (UK) has become sole...
