The Business Exchange Swindon & Wiltshire Edition 48: April/May 2020 | Page 3

CONTENTS THE TEAM Editor & founder Anita Jaynes [email protected] 01793 847966 06 09 10 Chippenham Business Awards shines light on the town Mike Lloyd celebrates 25 years with Haines Watts Coronavirus support from the Swindon & Wiltshire Local Enterprise Partnership Editorial support Ben Carey [email protected] Special Features Fiona Scott [email protected] Motoring Contributor Geoff Maxted www.drivewrite.co.uk Design Juicy Designs www.juicy-designs.co.uk Artwork Studio Creative Services www.studio-cs.co.uk Printed by Acorn Press www.acornpress.co.uk REGULARS 04 Business News 12 Finance On the cover Sterling Silver Wiltshire house by Lee Orton 26 Technology Advertising Sales Sian Swift Business Development Manager [email protected] T: 07710 566 145 35 Positive Business PEOPLE FEATURES 33 John Davies, Is it me? 16 Meet the Creatives 34 Estates Planning with Amy Tuson 23 Why you need to get serious about digital transformation 16 26 Cover story: Meet Wiltshire’s Creatives The Techies Swindon & Wiltshire’s Tech Awards - DEADLINE EXTENDED 38 Connect Follow us on Social @TBESW The Business Exchange South West tbeswindonandwilts businessexchangesw ©The Business Exchange South West Limited 2020. Whilst every effort has been made to ensure that adverts and articles appear correctly, The Business Exchange South West Limited cannot accept responsibility for any loss or damage caused directly or indirectly by the contents of this publication. The views expressed in this magazine are not necessarily those of its publisher or editor. All rights reserved. This publication is copyrighted and no part of this publication may be used or reproduced without the written permission of The Business Exchange South West Limited. KEY STATISTICS Readership: 15,000 Our audience: EDITOR’S NOTE Welcome to a special edition of The Business Exchange, celebrating Swindon and Wiltshire’s creative talents. Turn to pages 16-19 to see the amazing skills that we have on our doorstep. Our front cover showcases a recent project by Bradford on Avon-based jeweller, Lee Orton. Lee was commissioned to make this wonderful sterling silver house. Crafted over months in painstaking detail, literally tile by tile, the house was created to scale and includes over 37 sets of windows, unique doors and features. It even has gutters and drainpipes! There’s no denying the world has gone wild over Coronavirus and it is an unsettling time for us all, however positivity is key and we’ve tried to focus many of the pages of this magazine on the great things happening in our business community. Turn to pages 7-8 to see how local firms are embracing the COVID-19 challenge. Throughout the Coronavirus crisis The Business Exchange will be supporting organisations with their stories and marketing efforts. It’s business as usual for us, apart from having to pause our planned events until it’s safe to host gatherings again. In the interim we’re working on new digital ways to help you connect. Follow the hashtag #TBESupport on social media and keep updated by visiting our websites. We are lucky to have such a supportive community in Swindon and Wiltshire and I’m positive we’ll get through this. I can’t wait to see you all in person very soon. Anita Jaynes [email protected] T: 01793 847966 56% business owner/ director level 44% partner, manager or senior executive More news at: www.tbeswindonandwilts.co.uk and www.tbebathandsomerset.co.uk THE BUSINESS EXCHANGE 2020 3