Swindon & Wiltshire News Wednesday December 15 2021 CMD Recruitment gives vital insight into Wiltshire and South West jobs market in new report Employment specialist CMD Recruitment has published its annual Market Insight Report, looking at trends in the jobs market for 2021 and offering salary advice for job seekers and hiring managers.
Swindon & Wiltshire News Monday August 23 2021 Majority of South West businesses recognise the need to act on climate change, but many lack resources to do so A survey of business attitudes towards climate change reveals that nearly 70 percent of South West businesses consider climate change to be a core ‘business issue’ – but highlights barriers to meaningful change.
Swindon & Wiltshire News Thursday August 19 2021 South West business confidence levels remain positive – FSB Small business owners in the South West are continuing to remain confident and optimistic about their prospects according to the latest quarterly update from Britain’s biggest business representation group.
Swindon & Wiltshire News Thursday August 5 2021 Digital skills education is key to Britain setting the ‘gold standard’ in ethical AI says BCS The UK can lead the world in creating AI that cares about humanity – provided more people from non-tech backgrounds choose the field, according to a report published today (Thursday) by the Swindon-based professional body for the IT industry.
Swindon & Wiltshire News Wednesday January 27 2021 Swindon faces unemployment challenge as it looks to recover from Covid Government must do more to help businesses and workers in Swindon if the town is to bounce back from the pandemic, according to a major new report.
Swindon & Wiltshire News Monday January 25 2021 Resilient Swindon will bounce back from Covid faster – report Resilient Swindon will bounce back more quickly from the ravages of coronavirus than most other cities in the UK, according to a new report.
Swindon & Wiltshire News Thursday December 10 2020 Chippenham power firm lifts lid on ‘greenwashing’ in UK energy market A new policy paper into the state of greenwashing in the energy retail market has been published by renewable power supplier Good Energy.
Swindon & Wiltshire Property Friday February 7 2020 Modest increase in property prices anticipated now Brexit stalemate is lifted A modest increase in rents and prices is expected for the year ahead, with the commercial property market predicted to pick up as a result of the lifting of the Brexit stalemate, according to the Q4 2019 Commercial Market Survey from the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors. Only in the retail sector is the downturn expected to continue, with demand for retail space continuing to fall, whereas in the industrial sector, demand rose to +17 percent from +nine percent, whilst demand for office space remains static.
Swindon & Wiltshire News Thursday April 18 2019 British workers putting in longest hours in the EU – but it’s not helping productivity, says report Workers in the UK are putting the longest hours in the EU, according to new TUC analysis published this week. Full-time employees in Britain worked an average of 42 hours a week in 2018, nearly two hours more than […]
Swindon & Wiltshire News Thursday July 5 2018 SME confidence in Brexit negotiations dwindling in Swindon and Wiltshire, claims damning report Confidence among SMEs in Swindon and Wiltshire in government to deliver a Brexit that works for business is on the wane, according to a damning new report from Business West. Business West’s quarterly Local Business Survey shows that only […]
Swindon & Wiltshire News Friday August 15 2014 More business investment is a major boost for rural economy, says report Employment and investment will rise next year as the rural economy continues to benefit from a more positive UK economy, according to a survey by the CLA and Marlborough-based land agents Smiths Gore. Data from the Rural Economy Index […]
Swindon & Wiltshire News Tuesday July 23 2013 UK exports reach highest level since the recession Exporting activity is at its highest level on record (since Q3,2007) according to the latest British Chambers of Commerce / DHL trade confidence index, published yesterday (Tuesday). Responses from more than 1,700 businesses show that export orders and sales […]
Swindon & Wiltshire News Thursday July 4 2013 Good Energy named Best Green Electricity Supplier by Ethical Consumer Chippenham-based Good Energy is the best green electricity supplier, according to a new report by Ethical Consumer. The renewable electricity supplier topped the survey of green electricity tariffs and also achieved the highest score for its dual fuel gas […]