Specialist transport engineering firm SEA has been awarded a major contract for its traffic safety and enforcement system by Bristol City Council as it prepares to launch its Clean Air Zone in September. SEA, which has its headquarters at Beckington, near Frome, is to install 49 of its ROADflow Fusion cameras at key locations...
A scheme set up to donate unwanted and refurbished laptops to schools, charities and individuals who do not have access to technology has been awarded £135,000 to help take it to the next stage of development. The money from The National Lottery Community Fund will be used by Wiltshire Digital Drive to recruit a...
Bath-headquartered global engineering consultancy Buro Happold has acquired a firm specialising in planning and designing laboratories for the science and higher education sectors. The takeover of London-based Abell Nepp is part of a new ambitious growth strategy at Buro Happold, whose CEO James Bruce last year announced plans to double in size of business...
Second Mountain Comms, the Bath-based specialist PR consultancy that works with purpose-driven companies and charities, is in the running for second major award. Having been named last month as a finalist in the UK public relations industry’s most prestigious award scheme, Second Mountain Comms has now been shortlisted for a national social enterprise award. ...
The invoice finance team at Time Finance has continued to expand with the appointment of Louise Williams’ appointment as business development manager. Louise, pictured, brings more than 20 years’ sector experience to the Bath-headquartered alternative finance provider. Having started her career in risk with Lloyds Banking Group, she later moved into sales and worked...
Monday April 18 Bank holiday Tuesday April 19 Final: JTC plc Trading announcements: Integrafin Holdings, Kainos Group Wednesday April 20 Interim: Carr’s Group Q1 result: Centamin Trading announcements: Antofagasta, Rio Tinto, Bunzl Thursday April 21 Finals: LBG Media, Safestyle UK, Churchill China Trading announcements: Meggitt, BHP Group, Rentokil Initial, Relx, AJ Bell, Segro, DP Poland Friday April 22 Q1 result: Novolipetsk Steel...
No-fault divorce was introduced in England and Wales on 6 April. The government’s Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 removes the longstanding fault-based facts on which couples had to rely to end their marriage or civil partnership. What does this mean? Under the new law a statement that the marriage has irretrievably broken down...
Each week Bath accountancy firm Pearson May and Bath Business News team up to bring you the top national finance stories. Key tax changes for 2022/23 National Insurance threshold increased to match income tax allowance. For more details, click here Make Tax Digital for VAT next phase rolled out VAT-registered businesses must comply regardless of income. Find out more here...
Regional law firm Goughs Solicitors has strengthened its corporate team with the appointment of senior associate Jonathan Carter-Lewis. Jonathan, pictured, brings knowledge and expertise to his new role having worked in London and Hong Kong and with CMS, Nabarro and TransAsia Lawyers. The appointment follows an incredibly successful few years for Goughs, which has seven...
The new owners of Bath’s only craft brewery, the award-winning Electric Bear Brewing Company, have pledged to invest in the business to grow it further. David Horner, managing director of Bath-based asset management firm Chelverton, his wife Mary and their family have lived and worked in Bath for more than 20 years. David has...
