Swindon & Wiltshire News Thursday May 1 2014 Excalibur swings into action with £25,000 donation for teenage cancer ward Business mobile and IT providers Excalibur Communications have kicked off a £50,000 fundraising drive for a new £23 million cancer centre at the Royal United Hospital in Bath with a donation of £25,000. CEO James Phipps, along with Adrian […]
Swindon & Wiltshire News Thursday May 1 2014 Goughs solicitors go the extra mile (or six) for Air Ambulance Staff from law firm Goughs kept their feet on the ground in a bid to keep Wiltshire’s Air Ambulance in the skies. More than 20 members of staff took part in the Corsham 10k road race on Sunday, raising […]
Swindon & Wiltshire News Wednesday April 30 2014 Swindon and Wiltshire business continues to grow – report More than half of businesses in Swindon and Wiltshire reported an increase in sales in the first quarter of 2014, according to a survey by Business West. The Quarterly Economic Survey, which polled 126 firms in the county as […]
Swindon & Wiltshire News Wednesday April 30 2014 Fashion designer and food entrepreneur bring style and spice to Salisbury’s Big Business Event Fashion designer Wayne Hemingway and jerk sauce entrepreneur Levi Roots are the guest speakers at Salisbury’s Big Business Event, which runs over three days next week. Wayne Hemingway, the founder of the Red or Dead fashion label, will be […]
Swindon & Wiltshire News Tuesday April 29 2014 Don’t think of a blue tree, language expert will tell networkers Delegates at a networking lunch in Marlborough next week will be told not to talk about a blue tree… prompting them to do just the opposite. In an interactive introduction to his field, Martin Wyse – an expert of […]
Swindon & Wiltshire News Tuesday April 29 2014 Pimped ride aims to help disadvantaged kids A pimped ride with optional extras including the latest Xbox, PlayStation, iPads, DJ decks, hot drinks makers, and flat screen TVs is the latest vehicle to bear the Pebley Beach logo. But this isn’t a top-of-the-range Suzuki or Hyundai […]
Swindon & Wiltshire News Tuesday April 29 2014 West business want to be in Europe, survey shows Businesses in the West – including those in Swindon and Wiltshire – believe being in Europe has a positive effect, according to a new survey from Business West conducted ahead of May’s European elections. In a survey of 600 […]
Swindon & Wiltshire Experts Tuesday April 29 2014 Expert opinion: How will new employment tribunal rules effect your business? New rules have come into force designed to reduce the number of claims taken to industrial tribunals. Rather than taking a case straight to tribunal, employees are required to contact ACAS – the Advisory Conciliation and Arbitration Service – […]
Swindon & Wiltshire News Friday April 25 2014 Plans to scrap wind farm subsidies ‘irrational and illogical’, says Good Energy CEO The CEO of Chippenham-based Good Energy has hit out at the Conservative’s plans to scrap wind farm subsidies if they win the next election, calling them “irrational and illogical.” Yesterday, energy minister Michael Fallon said any project not granted […]
Swindon & Wiltshire News Friday April 25 2014 Zambian flag flies on St George’s Day as Pebley Beach celebrates special relationship The green and striped flag of Zambia flew at Robert Le Kyng school in Swindon on St George’s Day, as children celebrated the special relationship between their community and Livingstone, the tourist capital of the African nation. Leading assembly […]
Swindon & Wiltshire News Friday April 25 2014 Knorr Bremse to create 20 new engineering jobs in Melksham Knorr-Bremse Rail Systems is creating 20 new jobs in Melksham as demand for its services grows, and has hinted that more will follow. And the firm – which already employs 360 people at Melksham – has brought in Swindon-based […]
Swindon & Wiltshire Experts Friday April 25 2014 Expert opinion: Financial penalties for employers and other spring changes This Spring marks the time for more changes to employment law. Here’s a digest of changes already in force and shortly coming into force. • For claims issued after 6 April, tribunals will be able to order a losing […]
Swindon & Wiltshire Property Thursday April 24 2014 £4.65m property deal will see Swindon tech firm move from four sites to one A 34,690 sq ft two-storey office building at Interface Business Park in Royal Wootton Bassett has been acquired by a property fund for £4.65m. The building will be the new company headquarters of Swindon Silicon Systems, a specialist in […]
Swindon & Wiltshire News Wednesday April 23 2014 To infinity, and… bigger offices A leading ecommerce specialist is undergoing fast-paced growth having won additional clients, moved to bigger offices and signed up to offer business coaching to ambitious companies that use the web as a selling tool. Toinfinity, based in Swindon, is […]
Swindon & Wiltshire Property Tuesday April 22 2014 Thrings strengthens commercial property offering with triple appointment Law firm Thrings has recruited three specialist solicitors to advise its fast-growing portfolio of commercial property clients. Partner Edward Jackman, associate Iain Mason and solicitor Natalia Sokolov have joined Thrings – whose offices in Swindon are on Drakes Meadow […]
