The first-ever industrial blueprint for the West of England has been launched with the aim of building on the area’s unique creativity, collaboration and ingenuity to secure sustainable growth. Among ideas suggested in the strategy are connecting researchers, businesses and residents through a Global Centre of Innovation Excellence to focus the area’s innovative strengths...
Monday July 22 Final: Tungsten Corp Interims: Ascential, Sthree Trading announcements: Midwich Grp, Petra Diamonds Tuesday July 23 Finals: Carclo, Cohort, Ig Group Holdings, Joules Grp, PZ Cussons Interims: Getbusy, Grn En S, Gresham, Segro, Synectics, Unite Trading announcement: Paragon Group Economic announcement: CBI distributive trades surveys Wednesday July 24 Finals: Totally, Van Elle...
Chase de Vere Medical, which has an office in Bath, is working with the Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS) to provide specialist advice to its 27,000-plus members. The new arrangement will mean that, as part of their membership benefits package, RCS members and fellows will benefit from expert independent financial advice from...
Regional accountancy firm Bishop Fleming has reached its 2019 charity fundraising target of £100,000 with half the year still to go. At the beginning of this year the firm, which has one of its seven offices in Bath, pledged to raise £100,000 to mark its centenary. Employees and clients took the challenge to heart...
Bath-based financial planning firm Unividual has received more than 500 applicants for just five places on its bespoke training scheme – proof, it says, that its commitment to developing its own staff is reaping rewards. The family-run firm is growing fast – it recently opened an office in London – and needs to take...
Forming a Western Powerhouse for a region stretching from Swindon to Swansea with Bath in its centre could boost the economy by billions of pounds and create lucrative global trade opportunities, a major new report published shows. By working together on maior infrastructure schemes and promoting international trade post-Brexit, towns and cities along the...
Bath’s exporting businesses have the opportunity to shape future international trade advice and support by taking part in a new survey. Business West, the region’s largest business organisation, and the Department for International Trade (DIT) South West have teamed up to stage the survey against a backdrop of increased exporting from the region. Last...
BGF, the UK investment group with an office in the South West, is celebrating passing the £2bn funding milestone, with £134m of that going to businesses in the region. The firm, which is the UK and Ireland’s most active investor in growing businesses, has backed 19 businesses in the South West since it was...
IT support firm Systemagic has appointed two new employees to its team as it continues a year of growth. Hayley Dixon takes on the new role of business and finance administrator at the Bradford on Avon-based firm while Emily Rigg becomes its first female technician. Hayley has more than 10 years’ experience in customer-facing roles...
Bath-based start-up The BioFactory, which is seeking to save lives in sub-Saharan Africa with a revolutionary new sanitation system, has reached the final of a national enterprise competition. The firm, which was launched last year by University of Bath graduate Eoin Sharkey, secured its place in the final of the Santander Universities Entrepreneurship Awards...
