The Business Exchange Swindon & Wiltshire Edition 43: June/July 2019 | Page 3
CONTENTS
NOTE FROM THE EDITOR
INSIDE THIS EDITION
Welcome to The Techies special edition
of The Business Exchange Swindon &
Wiltshire.
In this issue we celebrate the finalists and
winners in our tech awards for Swindon &
Wiltshire, The Techies 2019.
Our centre pages are dominated by the
awards night (18-23) revealing the winners,
finalists, judges, sponsors and what made
the winning entries turn the judges’ heads.
Compiling the news for this issue made
me incredibly proud to live, work and be
part of our amazing Wiltshire community.
So many exciting things are happening on
our doorstep, right at the cutting edge of
technology. Turn to page 4 to read about the
hydrogen vehicle revolution, page 5, to read
how Catalent are investing £20 million in
Swindon to develop medicines of the future
and page 25 to see how innovative marketing
is helping to keep Wiltshire Air Ambulance
flying.
We’re also proud to be supporting Men’s
Mental Health Swindon and have donated
two free pages to the cause. Turn to page 6
to read our exclusive interview with the man
behind the campaign.
In this edition we’re also excited to
share the details of YES (Young Enterprise
Swindon), a new networking group organised
in collaboration with The Business Exchange,
Business West and The Swindon & Wiltshire
Local Enterprise Partnership. Find out more
about the group aimed at 18-35 year olds on
page 17.
I’m looking forward to our second Big
Breakfast at Cumberwell Park, Bradford
on Avon, on 25th June (find out more on
page 29). Come along to hear James Read,
founder of digital agency, Giant Peach, share
his tips on building an environmentally
sustainable business. I hope to see you
there!
Editor: Anita Jaynes
E: [email protected]
T: 01793 847 966
Special Features:
Motoring:
Fiona Scott
www.fionascottmediaconsultancy.co.uk
Geoff Maxted
www.drivewrite.co.uk
4 BUSINESS NEWS
A round-up of the top business news
8 APPOINTED
Recent appointments made in Swindon and Wiltshire
9 FINANCE
Purple Lime and its new ‘Zest for Xero’ training service
10 SWLEP UPDATE
The latest news from the Swindon & Wiltshire Local Enterprise Partnership
13 IN PROFILE
Ed Hollands, Driven Media
15 CREATIVE THINKING
The latest news from Wiltshire’s creative sector
18 THE TECHIES 2019
The Techie Awards, showcasing Swindon & Wiltshire Tech
24 TECHNOLOGY
Making WordPress work for you
34 REVVED UP
Geoff Maxted reviews the new Peugeot 508 GT
35 COMMERCIAL PROPERTY
Take a look inside the new Digital Mansion
42 CONNECT
Networking events happening in Swindon & Wiltshire
ADVERTISE WITH US
RAISING YOUR PROFILE WITH THE BUSINESS EXCHANGE IN 2019
AUGUST/SEPTEMBER EDITION 2019
Promote your business in the August/September edition of
The Business Exchange Swindon & Wiltshire.
In this issue we bring you the ultimate guide to the area’s
most successful firms. Ranked by turnover from each
company’s most recent results, the TBE Top 100 provides
a unique insight into the diversity of Swindon & Wiltshire’s
business landscape.
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T: 07710 566 145
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