Maddi wins Apprentice of the Year in the LUCA Awards 2020
Whitley Stimpson’s payroll administrator Maddi Cooper has been awarded Apprentice of the Year in the national LUCA Awards 2020.
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VSL ranked Oxfordshire’s top performer
VSL & Partners has been named Oxfordshire’s top-performing property agency for the second time this year.
Arlington expands Oxford Business Park ownership with Spires House acquisition
Arlington has continued to consolidate its ownership at Oxford Business Park by acquiring Spires House, a 49,421 sq ft multi-let office building from Harbert European Real Estate.
Howbery Business Park to keep a look-out for birds
Howbery Business Park has pledged to focus on birds during its second year taking part in a biodiversity scheme. In its first year, the park championed bumblebees, completing the necessary criteria by October to earn its first petal of the Nurture Biodiversity Award. To enhance conditions for birds on the park and earn its next […]
Working with Local History, Kidlington Historical Society Project England
Oxford Duplication Centre Working with Local History, Kidlington Historical Society Project, England.
Award-winning web-design and digital agency continues to expand by 50%
Oxfordshire-based web-design, software and app development agency Versantus, is delighted to announce two further hires, in addition to the company’s six new recruits since the beginning of the year.
Unipart builds new Panel Lifter technology in Coventry
Unipart Rail and Unipart Manufacturing Group have successfully built their first McCulloch Rail Panel Lifter at a new production facility in Coventry, bringing cutting-edge rail industry technology to the city.
Oxfordshire healthtech company will help NHS cope with increased pressure
Healthtech company, Visiba, has set-up its UK headquarters at Witney Business & Innovation Centre (Witney BIC) and is poised to play a pivotal role in helping the NHS free-up clinician time in addition to offering a streamlined approach to rolling out the COVID-19 vaccine.
Grant Thornton appoints new Corporate Finance lead for Thames Valley region
Leading business and financial adviser Grant Thornton UK LLP has appointed Peter Jennings to lead its corporate finance team in the Thames Valley region, alongside his role as head of healthcare M&A. Peter takes over the Thames Valley leadership role from Wendy Hart, who will be leaving the firm early next year.
Self-employed fear unaffordable tax bills as a result of coronavirus
Accountancy and business advisors Whitley Stimpson reports that as many as one million self-employed people could soon be facing tax bills bigger than their annual earnings in 2019-20 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
B4 ONE: EQUALITY, DIVERSITY & INCLUSION broadcast live on Wednesday 25th...
B4 ONE, hosted by Richard Rosser and Lydiah Igweh, will focus on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion with a live broadcast from the Ashmolean Museum in the heart of Oxford.
Penningtons Manches Cooper advises AI spin out on Series A investment
The corporate team at Penningtons Manches Cooper has advised Mind Foundry, an Oxford-based artificial intelligence company, on its Series A investment. The funding round, which closed at over £10 million, was led by Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance (ANDI) of the MS&AD Insurance Group and brings Mind Foundry’s total funds raised to date to more than […]
Survey launched to improve ContrAI: the app which will transform contract...
Corporate and Technology Law Firm, Moorcrofts has launched a new online survey to help understand the needs of professionals dealing with commercial contracts, to ensure the contract management and drafting app – ContrAI – which is being developed by Moorcrofts, not only meets the requirements but exceeds the expectations of those in industry, who are directly experiencing the existing difficulties with the management of contracts.
College in running for national award for carer support project
Abingdon & Witney College have been announced as a finalist at the annual Association of College Beacon Awards, for its specialist course provision and support for carers.
Unipart wins CovidComms Award
Unipart Group has won an award for the best in-house corporate communications response to the pandemic.