Swindon & Wiltshire News Wednesday March 26 2014 Brainy business leaders sought for charity quiz Brainy business leaders are being asked to rustle up a quiz team to support people with mental health problems. A quiz night is being organised by chartered accountants Banks to support their charity of the year, Friends of Twigs. […]
Swindon & Wiltshire News Wednesday March 26 2014 Hills’ helping hand for Best Kept Villages Recycling firm Hills Group has a special gift for villages chasing the title of Wiltshire’s Best Kept Village 2014. Invitations to enter the competition – which is run by the Council for the Protection of Rural England and sponsored […]
Swindon & Wiltshire News Wednesday March 26 2014 Expert explores intellectual property at free seminar In a recent survey, 74 percent of business owners were unsure who owned the intellectual property rights to their website, logo, artwork and photographs. David Hopkins, from the government’s Intellectual Property Office, will help business owners negotiate the IP […]
Swindon & Wiltshire Appointments Wednesday March 26 2014 Couple take the plunge and open an antique bath business Stewart and Kim Joyce have taken the plunge, and opened an antique bath business in Marlborough. Antique Bathrooms of Ivybridge & Marlborough buys and refurbishes cast iron roll top bathtubs before selling them on to plumbers, interior designers, hoteliers, […]
Swindon & Wiltshire News Tuesday March 25 2014 Shutters come down at country fashions firm Rowland’s Wiltshire-based country fashions chain Rowland’s has gone into administration, just two years after it was saved from closure. Rowland’s operated a mail order company from Southwick, near Trowbridge, and had shops in Marlborough, Salisbury and, until last year, Bradford […]
Swindon & Wiltshire News Tuesday March 25 2014 Jobs at risk as Honda cuts production Car firm Honda plans to cut production at its Swindon plant, putting 340 jobs at risk. Workers were told on Monday that the plant would be revising its shifts from three to two, with a loss of jobs including […]
Swindon & Wiltshire News Monday March 24 2014 Arkell’s wins top award in national beer competition Swindon brewery Arkell’s has taken a gold award in the National Beer Competition, run by the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA). The plaudit was announced at SIBA’s BeerX celebration of British beer, held in Sheffield last week. The brewery’s […]
Swindon & Wiltshire Experts Friday March 21 2014 Expert opinion: Six key factors that effect employee engagement You will no doubt have seen the term “engagement” bandied around very frequently over the last few years. It is in danger of just becoming the latest buzzword that will eventually drift out of fashion. I sincerely hope that […]
Swindon & Wiltshire News Friday March 21 2014 Swindon may bid to establish chancellor’s Alan Turing Institute Exclusive Swindon may bid for the Alan Turing Institute for ‘big data’ and algorithm research to be established in the town, following a surprise announcement by George Osborne in his Budget speech on Wednesday. Speaking at a budget review hosted […]
Swindon & Wiltshire Appointments Friday March 21 2014 Rachel in driving seat at Mazda Academy Chippenham-based learning and development agency rts, which specialises in the automotive sector, has welcomed a new member of staff to head up its Mazda Academy team. Experienced banker Rachel Smith has swapped the finance industry for automotive learning and […]
Swindon & Wiltshire News Friday March 21 2014 Swindon IT Company celebrates a decade in business A Swindon IT company that has built an extensive client base throughout the South and South West is celebrating ten years in business. Sensata Ltd specialises in providing tailored IT services and support for SMEs, and since being founded […]
Swindon & Wiltshire Appointments Thursday March 20 2014 Nice conversion! Rural estate agent sponsors rugby juniors When you hear rural estate agent Edward Hall talking about a ‘nice conversion’ he’s not necessarily admiring a barn turned into a luxury dwelling. The agent – who heads the office at Smiths Gore in Marlborough – has just […]
Swindon & Wiltshire Property Thursday March 20 2014 Gallager Heath takes ten-year lease at Swindon’s Station Square Specialist insurer Gallager Heath – formerly Heath Lambert – is to relocate from Focal Point in Swindon’s Fleet Street to Station Square, where it has taken a ten-year lease on the entire second floor – a total of 10,500 […]
Swindon & Wiltshire News Thursday March 20 2014 Youth unemployment remains far too high – Business West The South West’s labour market is outperforming the national picture, but youth unemployment is still too high, with one-in-five 16 to 24-year-olds out of work. That was the view of Business West following the publication yesterday (Wednesday) of the […]
Swindon & Wiltshire News Wednesday March 19 2014 Budget 2014 – the business world reacts Swindon and Wiltshire businesses, and the organisations that represent them, have broadly welcomed the contents of George Osborne’s 2014 Budget, presented to the House of Commons on Wednesday. Good for savers, but not much for business: that’s the the […]
