The Business Exchange Swindon & Wiltshire Edition 40: Dec/Jan 2018/19 | Page 4

BUSINESS NEWS
Closing date looms
for business awards
Are you a business based within
five miles of SN15 3HU?
If so, why not enter the
Chippenham Business Awards?
£14m SWLEP funded college
revamp begins The awards organised by
Chippenham Business Improvement
District (BID) and headline sponsor
Awdry Bailey & Douglas Solicitors
are recognising business success in
a number of categories including:
Work has started on the redevelopment of Wiltshire College & University Centre’s
Salisbury Campus – a project which is part of over £24m of investment secured by the
Swindon & Wiltshire Local Enterprise Partnership (SWLEP) to increase Further and
Higher Education provision at the college. •
The investment was made
possible through the SWLEP’s
Growth Deal with Central
Government – this has funded a
variety of projects across Swindon
and Wiltshire through SWLEP
competitively bidding for £169m
from the Government’s Local
Growth Fund. SWLEP says it has
also leveraged a further £354
million of match funding from the
private and public sector.
More than £14 million will be
spent on refurbishment and a
new building to “transform” the
Salisbury Campus, starting with
work on recladding exterior walls
that are remaining, along with
internal conversion work. The
next stage of the project in June
2019 will be the development of a
new building at the centre of the
campus to replace some of the
existing buildings.
John Mortimer, chairman of
the Swindon & Wiltshire Local
Enterprise Partnership, said:
“Enabling businesses to have
an appropriately skilled and
competitive workforce to support
growth, innovation and creativity
remains an investment priority
for the Swindon and Wiltshire
Local Enterprise Partnership.
We have committed to providing
better Further and Higher
Education provision by 2021 and
I am delighted to see the first of
our projects in Salisbury getting
started.”
Pharmaceuticals and Health and
Nutrition as well as higher level
courses and apprenticeships in
advanced engineering.”
In addition to the work at
the Salisbury Campus, over £9
million is also being invested at
The College’s Lackham Campus
to build a new Agricultural
Technology Centre, the
development of a higher education
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“The campus project will see the launch of new
courses including six foundation degrees”
Amanda Burnside, principal
at Wiltshire College & University
Centre explained that the project
would be an “important part” of
addressing the higher-level skills
gaps in the Swindon, Wiltshire and
Salisbury areas.
She said: “The campus project
will see the launch of new
courses including six foundation
degrees in the life sciences
including Biomedical Science,
centre, and the installation of a
“state of the art” milking parlour.
The redevelopment work on both
campuses will be completed by
2020.
The SWLEP has also supported
a £17 million bid for an Institute
of Technology which is one of 16
across the country to reach the
final round.
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Independent Business of the
Year (Sponsored by Strakers
Estate Agents)
Small Business of the Year
(Sponsored by 24-7 Staffing)
Best Place to Work Award
(Sponsored by Nettl)
Hotel, Restaurant or Café of
the Year (Sponsored by Hughes
& Hughes Estate Agents)
Charitable Business of the Year
(Sponsored by Avagio IT)
Green Award (Sponsored by
Good Energy)
Customer Service Award
(Sponsored by HPH
Commercial Property)
Apprentice of the Year
(Sponsored by Wiltshire
College)
Lifetime Achievement Award
(Sponsored by Chippenham
Chamber of Commerce and
Inspire)
Chippenham Business of the
Year- the winners’ winner
(Sponsored by Awdry, Bailey
and Douglas)
The Business Exchange is proud to
be the awards media partner and
will be providing pre and post event
coverage online, via social media and
in future editions of the magazine.
Award entry is made through the
dedicated Chippenham Business
Awards website where a description
of each category can be found.
The awards are free to enter and
businesses can enter as many
categories as apply to their business.
Chippenham BID manager
Kathryn Crosweller said: “The
number of sponsors signed up for
the 2019 Business Awards reflects
the growing reputation of this event.
We are looking forward to the most
challenging year of entries yet, with
businesses of all sizes and from
all industries invited to vie for the
winning entry.”
Tom Paget of Awdry, Bailey &
Douglas added: “We know that
Chippenham is a great place to
do business and every year we
are impressed by the applications
received for these awards, but this
year we would like to see even more.
If you’ve not entered before, now is
the time! If you have a great business
with fantastic people, don’t be afraid
to shout about it! This is a brilliant
way to promote your business and
to be recognised for what you do.
There is nothing to lose by entering,
so go to the website and start your
application now!”
The deadline for entry is Friday
December 14, 2018. To find out
more and to enter visit: www.
chippenhambusinessawards.co.uk
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