Bath-headquartered specialist funder Time Finance has appointed Paul Seddon to the newly created role of head of credit to help to strengthen and shape the firm’s asset finance proposition. The move comes as the firm continues to increase its lending to UK small and medium-sized enterprises looking to invest in business-critical equipment. Paul brings more...
Monday July 25 Interims: AJ Bell, Sthree, Science Group Tuesday July 26 Finals: Trifast, Games Workshop Group, Gore Street Energy Storage Fund Interims: Unilever, Franchise Brands, Gresham Technologies Trading updates: Compass Group, Greencore Group, Medica Group Economic announcements: Claimant count rate, Unemployment rate Wednesday July 27 Finals: Hargreaves Services, Yourgene Health Interims: Ibstock, Smurfit Kappa, Lloyds, Lancashire Holdings, Reckitt Benckiser, Rio...
Bath’s tech talent has shone brightly at The SPARKies, the awards that champion the best of the West of England’s tech and digital community. The 17 awards, which celebrate the best start-ups, designs, hardware, people and more, were handed out at a lively ceremony at Bristol event space Propyard last week. The awards, which...
A record trading month for international healthcare firm Alliance Pharma in June helped shield it from supply chain disruption caused by further lockdowns in China. But the Chippenham-headquartered group, whose products range from anti-dandruff shampoo to stomach ulcer treatments, said its first-half gross margin was due to be lower because of a revised sales...
One of Bath’s best-known business figures, YTL UK chief executive officer Colin Skellett, has become chair of the regional business organisation behind Bath Chamber of Commerce. Business West is one of the UK’s most influential business leadership organisations, representing more than 21,000 businesses across the South West, including through its network of chambers of...
A newly formed Bath company is aiming to revolutionise the way vaccines are stored and transported by producing technology that allows them to be safely used without being kept in a fridge or deep freeze. EnsiliTech, which has spun-out from the University of Bath, aims to have its ground-breaking technology on the market within...
Interaction, the Bath-based strategic workplace design and build company, has started a new fast-turnaround workspace service to help landlords let their office space more quickly and profitably. Called Primed, the programme provides quality pre-fitted workspaces and ‘rentalised’ design options to help landlords, serviced office providers and co-working operators attract high-quality tenants. Interaction has already...
Naturbeads, the Bath firm developing biodegradable alternatives to harmful microplastics, has been named as one of the UK’s top tech innovators. The firm, a spin-out from the University of Bath, was a finalist in this year’s Emerging Giants Tech Innovator competition run by the UK arm of global accountancy group KPMG. The fast-growth...
The next Prime Minister and their Chancellor of the Exchequer must take immediate action to help companies cope with the impact of sky-high inflation, the region’s largest business group has said. Latest figures from the Office of National Statistics this week show inflation at a 40-year high of 9.4%. The rise, the ninth monthly...
Bath Building Society has appointed Richard Ingle as its new chief financial officer, replacing Tom Leach who left recently to join Monmouthshire Building Society in the same role. Richard, pictured, whose appointment is subject to regulatory approval, will join on 22 August from the Bristol-based UK subsidiary of sustainable bank Triodos, where he has...
