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Swindon fight back begins as it’s named most employee friendly city in UK

Giles Gwinnett — Fri, 25 Oct 2024 04:33:00 +0000

Swindon, which earlier this year was named as one of the most depressing towns in Britain, has picked itself up and dusted itself down, having now been named the most employee friendly city in the UK. A new study from Adobe Express compared 30 UK cities and looked at various factors affecting workers, including average annual salary, the price of a cappuccino and access to green space.

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HR Smith Group invests further in Hereford Enterprise Zone

Giles Gwinnett — Fri, 25 Oct 2024 04:22:00 +0000

Work has just kicked off on a £6 million advanced manufacturing centre at Herefordshire's Skylon business park. Collins Design and Build has been appointed to develop the 31,000 sq ft centre for TechTest Ltd, part of the HR Smith Group. It is the third expansion at the site by the HR Smith Group, bringing the Kingsland-based company's total investment in the Hereford Enterprise Zone to £11...

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UoG leading farming and food research in bid to help UK meet net zero targets

Giles Gwinnett — Fri, 25 Oct 2024 04:16:00 +0000

The University of Gloucestershire is leading a project to identify potential changes to what we eat and how we farm in the county to help the UK meet its net zero targets. The Gloucestershire Food and Farming for Net Zero (Integrating Local Climate Policies) project has been awarded £30,000 in funding by UK Research and Innovation’s Agri-Food Net Zero Network+ to support the country'

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Cheltenham-headquartered Pennant International provides update on contracts

Giles Gwinnett — Fri, 25 Oct 2024 04:10:00 +0000

Pennant International, the AIM-listed Cheltenham-based training technology provider, has updated the market on activity concerning its contracts. In the UK and Europe, the company said the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) had announced its intention to contract the firm for a "comprehensive technology upgrade to the RAF's GenFly training systems". The expected deal is said to be worth £4.9...

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Renishaw sees solid revenue and profit growth in its first quarter

Giles Gwinnett — Thu, 24 Oct 2024 08:33:00 +0000

Gloucestershire-headquartered Renishaw said it had seen solid revenue and profit growth in the first quarter of fiscal 2025 amid mixed trading conditions. The global provider of manufacturing technologies, analytical instruments and medical devices, added that it was pursuing a "range of growth opportunities" and expects "solid" overall revenue growth this year. In the three months to September...

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Transport innovation in focus as TRIG 2024 winners unveiled

Giles Gwinnett — Thu, 24 Oct 2024 04:47:00 +0000

Winners of the government's Transport Research and Innovation Grant (TRIG) for 2024 have been announced, with 32 pioneering projects granted a share of £1.4 million to drive innovation and growth. Notably, this year, proposals were sought, which focused on local transport decarbonisation, maritime decarbonisation and emerging technologies such as AI and drones. "With sustainability at the core...

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AccXel Construction School hails tie-up with leading national property maintenance group

Giles Gwinnett — Thu, 24 Oct 2024 04:19:00 +0000

Gloucestershire's AccXel Construction School has announced a tie-up with major UK property maintenance firm Wates Group, which will see the former deliver education for the latter's trainee programme. AccXel said it has been selected as one of only two educational institutions in the country to deliver bespoke training for the Wates’ programme, with the first cohort of 65 enrolling for 2024.

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Regeneration of former sheltered housing scheme in Gloucestershire kicks off

Giles Gwinnett — Thu, 24 Oct 2024 04:15:00 +0000

Two Rivers Housing has started work on a project in Gloucestershire to transform a former sheltered housing scheme into 20 new affordable homes. The Johnstone Close site in Staunton will see 14 homes for social rent delivered and a further six for shared ownership. The affordable homes group has partnered with Harper Group, which will be responsible for demolishing the existing properties and...

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For Sale: Major county airport, with room for expansion

Nicky Godding — Wed, 23 Oct 2024 14:41:17 +0000

Gloucestershire Airport has gone up for sale. Plans to sell the airport were first revealed at the end of last year. International real estate advisor, Savills, has been jointly appointed by co-owners Cheltenham Borough Council and Gloucester City Council to market the freehold interest in Gloucestershire Airport, which includes 100 per cent of the shares in the operating company...

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Skyborne 2024 Cheltenham grads ready for take off

Nicky Godding — Wed, 23 Oct 2024 02:55:00 +0000

Cheltenham-based Skyborne Airline Academy is celebrating the graduation of 102 newly qualified airline pilots who have successfully completed UKCAA Integrated and Modular ATPL programmes. The Skyborne graduates will go on to fly for leading airlines including British Airways, easyJet, TUI, Loganair and Jet2.com, thanks to the academy’s extensive network of partnerships and career pathways.

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