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 […]
Swindon & Wiltshire News Wednesday March 19 2014 Salisbury business leaders go back to college Salisbury business leaders will be going track to college next month, when the vice principal of Wiltshire College hosts the April networking meeting of Salisbury Chamber of Commerce. Ben Allen joined Wiltshire College in June 2013 as vice principal […]
Swindon & Wiltshire News Tuesday March 18 2014 New wheels for Wiltshire Wildlife Trust – and a new look for Hills Homes website Farming and conservation works at Wiltshire Wildlife Trust reserves in the north of the county will be back to normal following the delivery of a New Holland T6-160 tractor. The keys to the spanking new piece of equipment were […]
Swindon & Wiltshire News Tuesday March 18 2014 Pebley Beach wins motor industry ‘Oscar’ for aftersales service Swindon motor dealer Pebley Beach has come away from the prestigious AM Awards – the Oscars of the motor industry – with a trophy for its aftersales service. Although pipped to the post by Rybrook BMW in Warwick – […]
Swindon & Wiltshire Appointments Monday March 17 2014 It’s love all, as Excalibur serves support to Paralympian Communications and IT firm Excalibur is helping Swindon Paralympian Louise Hunt up her game – with the donation of a laptop. Tennis ace Louise – who is ranked 19th in the world for singles, and 12th for doubles – […]
Swindon & Wiltshire News Monday March 17 2014 Withy King raises over £7k through free will-making services Law firm Withy King has raised over £7k for Prospect Hospice by offering its professional services free of charge in exchange for a donation to the charity. Over 50 people asked Withy King to update or make their Will […]
Swindon & Wiltshire News Thursday March 13 2014 Businesses affected by flooding thrown a financial lifeline Wiltshire businesses affected by floods are being thrown a lifeline, in the form of three government-funded schemes. The schemes are designed to give firms support following disruption caused by the floods, and funding to help to protect their properties […]
