TheAgency, the fast-growing Bath communications specialist, has appointed Matt Rees as planning director. Matt joins from the Bristol office of brand-building, event management, training and PR agency Bray Leino, where he was also planning director. TheAgency’s first quarter revenue figures showed exponential growth in excess of 300% and partner Amy Stobie said more was...
Jacob Rees-Mogg, MP for North East Somerset, is among a group of six West MPs representing constituencies near Bristol Airport who have between them received more than 1,200 emails calling for a cut in the UK’s flight tax. Close to 100,000 people nationwide have backed the A Fair Tax on Flying campaign which is...
1pm, the Bath-based specialist asset finance lender, has secured a further £500,000 to help fund small and growing businesses. The firm announced the increase in its lending facilities as it staged its AGM in Bath. The £500,000 has been borrowed on commercial terms from a private investor and will be used exclusively for the...
Independent food supplier Lovejoys Wholesale has leased more space at the Ashville Centre on Hampton Park West, Melksham, to accommodate its expansion plans. Property consultants Alder King and Kavanaghs secured the deal on the 2,647 sq ft (245.9 sq m) building on behalf of a private landlord. Lovejoys supplies fresh, locally-sourced produce to restaurants,...
Work on a new stone mining heritage centre in Combe Down, Bath, and construction of some of the greenest new homes in they city are due to begin over the coming weeks. The Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) has agreed a contract for its development partner Cox to begin working on the first stages...
Business confidence has fallen to its lowest point this year with prospects in the service and manufacturing sectors looking poor for the rest of 2012, according to new research. The latest Business Trends report by accountants and business advisers BDO, who have a major office in Bristol, shows confidence among business owners falling for...
Monday August 13 INTERIMS Michael Page International, Petrofac Q2 Telecom Egypt SAE GDS (Regs) AGMS 1pm, ShalkiyaZinc NV GDR (Reg S) Tuesday August 14 INTERIMS Anglo Pacific Group, CRH, Dragon Oil, JKX Oil & Gas, Menzies(John), SDL, Standard Life, Tribal Group Q2 Anglo Pacific Group FINALS NWF Group AGMS ADC African Development Corporation GmbH,...
An estimated 3,750 business events in Bath last year brought £24.4m to the city – a 15% increase on 2009, according to a report commissioned by Bath Tourism Plus (BTP). The research into the conference and events market, produced by TEAM Tourism consulting, also revealed that an estimated 161,000 delegates attended business events in...
Bath bio-tech firm Stablepharma is set to revolutionise the way life-saving vaccines are delivered in the developing world by eliminating the need for costly refrigeration. Its Stablevax technology involves a ground-breaking technique for drying and stabilising vaccines inside a disposable syringe, allowing them to be stored at any temperature and rehydrated for immediate injection....
The South West’s first dedicated media make up school is to be launched in Bath next month by one of the industry’s top professionals. Melanie Crump, who was born and raised locally, chose the city to launch Bath Academy of Media MakeUp (BAMM) to offer training in the type of specialist skills and techniques...
