A planning application for Hitachi Capital Commercial Vehicle Services’ (HCCVS) new headquarters in Trowbridge has been submitted to Wiltshire Council. The fast-growing firm wants to move from its existing base on the Canal Road Industrial Estate, which it will soon be too small, and has identified a greenfield site near the White Horse Business...
Cutting paper usage by six million pages a year has put legal document management specialists Canotec and Bristol law firm Bond Pearce in the running for the Best Technology Project at this year’s The Lawyer magazine awards. The new category recognises the positive impact of technology on the legal industry. Bond Pearce and Canotec, whose...
Valldata Group, the Melksham-based outsourcing partner for the charity sector, will find out this evening whether it is one of the winners in this year’s prestigious West of England Business of the Year Awards. The firm is among the four finalists in the category for businesses turning over less than £25m or employing fewer...
Inflation fell to its lowest in two and a half years in May as food and fuel price rises eased. The unexpected fall – from 3% to 2.8% as measured by the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) – increases the likelihood that the Bank of England will try to further stimulate the economy as it...
The Manufacturing Advisory Service (MAS) has appointed Phil Jones as head of supply chain development, in its bid to help manufacturers increase efficiency and growth throughout their supply chains. Based in the South West, Phil will be focused on looking for supply chain opportunities that will help both SMEs and large enterprises develop their businesses....
It may still be seven months away but Bath Tourism Plus is calling on local good causes to apply to run the charity stall at this year’s Bath Christmas Market. One of the chalet-style stalls is offered, free of charge, to a different charity each day, giving them the chance to benefit from the...
Chair of the West of England Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) Colin Skellett and Bristol & Bath Science Park chief executive Bonnie Dean are among prominent businesspeople receiving the OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List. Mr Skellett, who is also executive chairman of Bath-based Wessex Water, has been honoured for services to business and...
Serial entrepreneur and former BBC2 Dragons’ Den panellist Doug Richard is among the speakers at a free-to-attend business advice event later this month. 'Save Money, Make Money’ promises to help business owners tackle inefficiencies and boost their profitability and is aimed at fast-growing companies with a focus on the West’s creative industries. It is...
Bath Spa University fashion graduate Chloe Jones took on top fashion students from across the country to walk away with two top prizes worth £21,000 at this year’s national Graduate Fashion Week awards in London. Chloe won both the coveted Gold Award, given by sponsors George and worth £20,000, for the best student...
Herald Electronics, the Midsomer Norton-based sub-contract electronics manufacturer, has gone into administration with the loss of 54 jobs. David Gilbert and Graham Randall of BDO have been appointed joint administrators. They had hoped to arrange a managed wind-down of the business with the support of customers and suppliers but, due to the firm’s heavy...
