• Swindon & Wiltshire News
• Wednesday October 4 2017

100 Club members take a spin to new Air Ambulance HQ

Businesses who are fundraising for Wiltshire Air Ambulance’s new airbase have visited the site to see progress on the facility. Members of The 100 Club enjoyed a breakfast networking event at Chippenham Motor Company’s Volvo showroom in Bath Road, […]

• Swindon & Wiltshire Appointments
• Wednesday October 4 2017

Bank makes senior appointment to support south west businesses

Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking has made three senior appointments to boost its support for mid market businesses across the South West region. James Meakin has been appointed head of asset based lending in the mid markets global transaction banking […]

• Swindon & Wiltshire Experts
• Wednesday October 4 2017

Expert opinion: How to limit liability for a breach of contract

Commercial contracts often contain clauses which seek to limit the liability of one party if a breach of contract occurs. It is important to understand how limitation of liability clauses work and in what circumstances this type of provision […]

• Swindon & Wiltshire Property
• Wednesday October 4 2017

Former hair salon is a snip at £13,500 pa

A former hair saloon in the centre of Marlborough has come onto the lettings market with an asking rent of £13,500 per annum. Award-winning hair salon Goldsworthys has refurbished and consolidated from two units into one in Marlborough’s popular […]

• Swindon & Wiltshire News
• Tuesday October 3 2017

House hunters can now take a virtual tour of Hills Homes properties

House builder Hills Homes has launched a new 3D walkthrough service, which enables house buyers to virtually walk through its show homes at their own leisure. Hills has teamed up with, digital mapping company, Carto3D to launch the collection […]

• Swindon & Wiltshire News
• Tuesday October 3 2017

Three local businesses to open at shopping centre’s new food hub

Three more established local businesses have selected Swindon Town Centre’s new food hub, The Crossing at The Brunel shopping centre, to open their latest ventures. First to open will be Tastes of Portugal, who are expanding from their first […]

• Swindon & Wiltshire News
• Tuesday October 3 2017

Swindon brewery turns pumpkins into a seasonal ale

Cinderella’s fairy godmother might have decided that the best use of a pumpkin was to turn it into a carriage fit for a princess, but Arkell’s Brewery has found a much better use for this season’s pumpkins: beer! The […]

• Swindon & Wiltshire News
• Tuesday October 3 2017

Business and education leaders pledge to inspire the engineers of tomorrow

Business and education leaders have signed up to a national initiative to inspire the next generation of engineers. Nationally there is a shortfall in qualified engineering graduates and skilled technicians, and there is a government drive to change that […]

• Swindon & Wiltshire News
• Monday October 2 2017

Awards recognition for National Self Build & Renovation Centre

The National Self Build & Renovation Centre has been recognised at a major industry awards ceremony. The Swindon-based NSBRC was crowned the winner in the Outstanding Contribution to Self Build category at the 2017 Build It Awards. The annual […]

• Swindon & Wiltshire News
• Monday October 2 2017

Wiltshire businesswoman shortlisted for entrepreneurs award

Chippenham businesswoman Denise O’Leary has been shortlisted in the atWest Great British Entrepreneur Awards. And the Purpol Marketing founder has also been invited to deliver a keynote speech at The Big Five, International Building and Construction Show in Dubai […]

• Swindon & Wiltshire News
• Monday October 2 2017

South West has £120.6bn in ‘hidden cash’ that could be used to fund growth – report

Sustained economic growth and the fall in the Sterling exchange rate have put record pressure on businesses in the South West to increase the amount of money tied up in working capital, leaving them at risk if growth were […]

• Swindon & Wiltshire News
• Monday October 2 2017

The hunt is on for Chippenham’s best businesses

The hunt to find Chippenham’s best businesses is on, with nominations now open for the Chippenham Business Awards 2018. Run by Chippenham Improvement District, the winners will be revealed at a ceremony at Neeld Community and Arts Centre on […]

• Swindon & Wiltshire Appointments
• Monday October 2 2017

Bank of England’s well-known deputy agent for South West is moving on

Geoff Harding, a familiar face to business leaders in Swindon and Wiltshire, has announced his departure from the Bank of England after 15 years. Geoff’s job involved visiting business to gather on-the-ground intelligence from – and explain the Bank […]

• Swindon & Wiltshire News
• Friday September 29 2017

Wincanton announces sudden death of chairman Steve Marshall

Logistics company Wincanton today (Friday) announced the sudden death of its chairman, Steve Marshall. Mr Marshall had been chairman of the Chippenham-based group since 2011. In a statement to the Stock Exchange, the company said: “Steve… brought a wealth […]

• Swindon & Wiltshire News
• Thursday September 28 2017

Thousands of pounds in business support to be rolled out in Swindon

A new initiative brining thousands of pounds in resources to fast-growing SMEs in Swindon will be launched at the end of October. Entrepreneurs will get to hear about Goldman Sachs’ 10,000 Small Businesses initiative when it is launched in […]