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‘World’s first’ to be showcased
at SWLEP conference
Aviation enthusiast and global entrepreneur Gilo Cardozo will be showcasing a world’s
first in aviation technology as he takes to the stage to kick start the Swindon & Wiltshire
Growth Summit on Thursday October 4 at Longleat.
Gilo is founder and CEO of Gilo
Industries Group in Semley. Gilo
l eft school early and built his first
combustion engine as a teenager
in his workshop at home. His
obsession with aviation then led
to him building vertical take-off
aircraft. After stumbling across
a photo in a physics lesson at
school of a man in a field with a
fan on his back, Gilo researched
to find that it was a paramotor
– a paraglider with an engine
on the back. Gilo met pop star
James Blunt’s father who owned
a paramotor, bought it off him,
taught himself to use it and
saw an opportunity to develop
a business. Twenty years later
this led to the development of
one of the UK’s most innovative
companies Gilo Industries Group.
Anticipating their showcase
at the Swindon & Wiltshire
Business Growth Summit, Gilo
said: “We’re a company that
never stands still. Our technology
has enabled Bear Grylls to fly
to a world record height above
the summit of Everest and we’ve
revolutionised the jetski world
with the launch of our motorised
surf board. We are producing the
world’s highest power-to-weight
race bike and we’re preparing
to launch a new vertical take-
off aircraft. At the Swindon
Wiltshire Local Enterprise
Partnership (SWLEP) the Growth
Summit will celebrate everything
that is great about doing business
in Swindon & Witshire.
As the event’s media partner,
The Business Exchange will
be interviewing Molly Fisher,
owner of Salisbury-based
business Landford Stone. Molly
will share how her love of art
and fascination with quarries
came together when she started
“We’re a company that never stands still”
& Wiltshire Business Growth
Summit we’ll be showcasing our
latest innovation and a world’s
first in aviation technology.”
Hosted by the Swindon &
Landford Stone in Salisbury
45 years ago. Today the firm
employs over 30 people, including
three generations of her family.
The company imports granite,
quartz, limestone and marble
from across the world.
The Growth Summit hosted
at The Longhouse, Longleat, will
begin with a networking breakfast
at 8:30am. Proceedings will kick
off at 9:30am, concluding with a
networking lunch at 2:30pm.
All Swindon and Wiltshire
businesses are invited to attend
this FREE event, but spaces are
available on a first come, first
served basis. Book your ticket
now by visiting:
events.eazybook.com/swlep18
Turn to page 19 to find out
more about Gilo in our In Profile
feature.
Businesses in Swindon & Wiltshire are
taking to Twitter between 8pm-9pm each
Monday as a new way of connecting with
firms and individuals across the county.
The initiative sponsored by Bulldog
Websites has been running
for over two years, with many
worthwhile conversations and
connections taking place over this
time.
During the one-hour slot,
events, initiatives, offers and
requests for help are shared with
#WiltsHour followers. Engagement
is high and many businesses have
met up offline and built meaningful
relationships.
#WiltsHour is a great space to
find out what’s going on locally,
gauge business sentiment and
engage in a bit of light-hearted fun
with like-minded people.
You will often find The
Business Exchange taking part in
conversations, as well as Fiona
Scott Media, Natalie Luckham
from Naturally Social, The
Entrepreneur’s Godmother, Alison
Edgar and Purpol Marketing’s
Denise O’Leary plus many more.
Follow @WiltsHour on Twitter
and use the hashtag #Wiltshour
between 8-9pm every Monday.
Find out ‘How to’ with
Juice Recruitment
One of the South West’s leading recruitment consultancies,
Juice Recruitment, has launched a series of ‘How to’ guides for
employees and job seekers looking to further their career.
The new guides have been created
based on demand. They focus on
assisting candidates with their
job search including ‘How to
update your CV’, ‘How to do your
research’ and ‘How to have that
perfect interview’.
The guides also provide tips for
those currently in their ideal role
on how to further themselves in
their career.
Juice Recruitment has been
supporting businesses in the
region for over 20 years, during
which it has opened offices
in Bath, Bristol, Cheltenham,
Swindon and Trowbridge.
Juice Recruitment’s founder
and managing director Emma
Summers said: “We are
responding to a definite need for
more information for employees
in the South West’s major towns
and cities.”
Visit www.juicerecruitment.com
to find out more.
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