A SWINDON firm is the fastest growing in the region.

MAN Financial Services has seen its turnover increase by 724 per cent in the past three years.

MAN provides finance to customers who buy MAN ERF lorries and trucks in the UK. Its turnover rose from just over £8m three years ago to £66m this year, according to the last four sets of returns filed at Companies House.

The PricewaterhouseCooper's survey of the fastest growing firms in the west also includes South Marston Distribution Centre in 19th, with a 202 per cent increase in turnover from £7.5m to £22.5m. Further down the list from Swindon are Cendant Mobility in 26th, which helps blue chip company staff move around the world and saw a 150 per cent turnover increase, and Gaming International in 29th place, which has seen a £143 per cent rise in the past three years.

Great Western Enterprise and Isotron sterilisation services from Swindon are in the top 50, and Fairchild Semiconductors from Wootton Bassett has been named as the 50th fastest growing company in the west.