OEConnection (OEC), the leading automotive technology provider for original equipment manufacturers’ (OEM) distribution networks, has signed an agreement to acquire Bluegrasscoms (BGC), the Newbury-based automotive business consultancy and service provider focused on the collision and aftersales market segments.
New research commissioned by Reading international law practice Osborne Clarke reveals that businesses in Germany and the Netherlands could be leading the global race to embracing next-generation connectivity.
Thames Valley Berkshire LEP has appointed Jacinta George, managing director at Reading Scientific Services (RSSL), to its executive board.
The EY ITEM Club has trimmed its GDP growth forecast for both 2018 and 2019 for the second successive quarter. This reflects increased uncertainties currently facing the outlook due to the elevated risk of the UK leaving the EU without a deal in March 2019, recent faltering consumer purchasing power, and a clear loss of economic momentum in the eurozone over the first half of 2018 as well as an uncertain global trade outlook.
Businesses in the region are encouraged to take part in the latest Thames Valley Business Barometer which has now opened and runs until the end of October. The bi-annual survey of the region’s business leaders provides a snapshot of economic confidence and business performance across the Thames Valley. The Barometer has tracked developing business trends in the region for the past seven years.
Cancer care in the south of England took a significant step forward with the opening of the Rutherford Cancer Centre Thames Valley. The centre will offer high-energy proton beam therapy to cancer patients as part of a comprehensive range of treatments.
ConnectTVT is inviting Thames Valley businesses to support the next generation of digital skills. Up to 200 sponsored tickets are available for the Tech for Good Conference, for local schools, colleges and universities. Tech for Good is a headline event within the Festival of Digital Disruption (FoDD) line-up, the three-day town-centre tech take-over in Reading, now in its third year.
The Thames Valley office market enjoyed a bumper third quarter for take-up with over 555,000 sq ft transacted, double that of the previous quarter and the highest level recorded since Q3 2010, reports Cushman & Wakefield.
