Trowbridge-based education material distributor The Consortium was today taken over by newspapers, magazines and books wholesaler Smiths News in a £38m deal. The Consortium employs 240 people, mainly in Trowbridge where it operates a large warehouse. The firm was originally launched by a group of local authorities, including the then-Wiltshire County Council, who decided...
Trowbridge-based care and education supplies business The Consortium has acquired West Mercia Supplies (WMS) for an undisclosed sum. WMS was acquired from its four local authority owners Shropshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Telford & Wrekin councils. It will now be run by The Consortium as an independent entity under the leadership of Elaine Keogh, formerly...
Budget airline EasyJet is to introduce a year-round service to Copenhagen from Bristol this autumn. It follows Ryanair's announcement that it will launch Bristol's 8th route to Poland, flying three times a week to Warsaw Modlin from October 30. Easyjet will fly to Copenhagen Airport every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday with fares starting...
A regional house builder has raised more than £3,000 for a Wiltshire charity that helps terminally and seriously ill children. Malmesbury-based Charles Church Wessex and its employees raised the money for Dreams Come True through a number of different fund-raising initiatives. In total, £49,640 was raised by Charles Church at its 24 regional businesses....
Wiltshire’s Etherlive appoints new team members as London 2012 projects gather pace Chris Mooge and Michael Jones (pictured) have joined Etherlive to support the company's activities in the capital for the London Media Centre during the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Chris and Michael will be based at Etherlive's Chippenham head office before transferring...
Developers of large warehouses – so-called big sheds – are starting to buy sites in the West, positioning themselves for an upturn in demand, according to commercial property advisors GVA. However, the firm’s annual Industrial Intelligence report warns that the region is facing a shortage of good quality accommodation because of the lack of speculative development. GVA’s industrial...
PR legend Lynne Franks and Cold Feet creator Mike Bullen are the latest big names lined up for Creative Bath events. Businesswoman, author, broadcaster and public speaker Ms Franks is often described as a PR guru, lifestyle advisor and visionary. She was the inspiration for Edina in the TV comedy Absolutely Fabulous and throughout...
Bath is celebrating 25 since it was recognised by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site with a host of offers, events and celebrations. Bath is the only entire city in the UK to be attributed with the accolade and ranks alongside locations as diverse as the pyramids of Egypt to the Great Barrier Reef...
The site of the former Clarke’s restaurant in Bath’s Argyle Street, which went into administration last year after a short spell as Liberty, has been acquired by city-based hairdressers Dappa. The four-storey building will become its second city centre salon. The deal was brokered by Colliers International on behalf of LPA Receivers. Colliers’ director Simon Wells,...
Chartered accountants Monahans have promoted its insolvency and business recovery expert Steve Elliott to partner. He will head the firm’s thriving insolvency and business recovery team as it enters a new phase of development. Steve has been with Monahans for 25 years, having trained and qualified with the firm, and has accumulated more than...
