Business Essentials Webinar Series
Plymouth Science Park would like to invite you to the Business Essentials Webinar Series, a series of free to join webinars for Plymouth Science Park tenants and the wider business community. These are running on the first Wednesday of the month @ 11am. The series...
Hinkley Point C Project Update
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYEn1l_lONA&feature=youtu.be Despite being affected by the Covid-19 health crisis, Hinkley Point C has made significant progress in 2020 on site, in the design execution plans and on the manufacturing of equipment. In this...
Real Olive Company Gets Real Boost
Bristol-based business, The Real Olive Company, has received a £150k loan through SWIG Finance backed by the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loans Scheme (CBILS). The investment is being used to mitigate against some of the recent market disruption and put the...
SWIG Finance is Hiring – Senior Business Manager
SWIG Finance is the South West region’s dedicated CDFI (Community Development Finance Institution). Our mission is to generate positive social, economic and environmental impacts through providing loan finance to viable SME businesses in the South West. Due to...
Chudleigh-based Lightfoot helps Swiftclean soar with fuel savings of 10%, enhanced MPG of 6.1% and insurance savings of 20%
Swiftclean, one of the UK’s longest established specialist ventilation hygiene providers, has announced a remarkable reduction in fuel bills, on-road accidents and vehicle damage following the installation of Chudleigh-based Lightfoot’s in-cab driver guidance system...
SWIG Finance Appoints Rebecca Pritchard as Non-Executive Director
As part of a series of new board-level appointments, SWIG Finance is delighted to announce that Rebecca Pritchard has joined the board as Non-Executive Director. Rebecca joins the SWIG board having recently completed 7 years as UK Head of Business Banking at Triodos,...
Local fitness professional, Zoe Bowden, joins College Fitness Instructor Academy team
South Devon College’s South Devon Fitness Instructor Academy is proud to announce that well-known local fitness professional Zoe Bowden has joined the team. Zoe will be delivering a range of workshops and qualifications including Exercise to Music, Children’s...
SWIG Finance Appoints Chris Butters as Non-Executive Director
SWIG Finance is delighted to announce that Chris Butters has joined the Board as Non-Executive Director. Chris, previously a Partner at PWC and Virtu Capital Group, has considerable NED and senior executive experience at various levels including not-for-profit, local...
University of Exeter’s Green Consultants are back
Have you been thinking about improving your organisation's environmental impact? The University of Exeter Green Consultants are offering Devon-based organisations a free sustainability service, delivered by our student interns in 2021. The interns will undertake an...
Coveted Apprenticeship Games spot up for grabs at virtual quiz
Apprenticeship teams in Devon and Cornwall are being invited to take part in a virtual quiz, with the winners landing a guaranteed spot at Apprenticeship Games 2021. As part of the National Apprenticeship Week celebrations, The Cornwall College Group (TCCG) is...
SWIG Finance Appoints New Chairperson
SWIG Finance is delighted to announce the appointment of Christine Allison as Chairperson Elect, to succeed Malachy McReynolds, who is stepping down in March 2021 after five years in the role. Christine has been a Non- Executive Director for SWIG Finance for the past...
Inspirational speakers needed to inspire next generation
Financial educational charity Young Enterprise (YE) has been asked by schools to find inspirational speakers from various disciplines including: childcare, sport, public services, health and social care, engineering and the marine sector, to help inspire some of our...