Time Finance, the Bath-headquartered alternative finance provider, has appointed Michael Freebury as head of sales in its invoice finance team to drive growth in Wales. The move comes as the firm reports a significant rise in demand for invoice finance over the past few months. Time Finance said the move also reflected a...
Bath advanced engineering firm Rotork has ended its six month search for a new CEO by making an internal appointment. Kiet Huynh, pictured, currently managing director of the group’s water & power and chemical, process & industrial (CPI) divisions, has taken on the role with immediate effect. He also joins the Rotork board. Kiet, 42,...
Property agency Savills has appointed senior residential sales director Alistair Heather as head of its Bath office. Alistair, pictured, has worked as an agent in London and Bath for nearly two decades. Savills said his arrival, from Strutt & Parker’s Bath office where he was head of sales, further bolstered its senior team...
Monday January 10 Nothing listed Tuesday January 11 Nothing listed Wednesday January 12 Interim: Gateley Holdings Trading announcements: Sainsbury (J), Nichols Thursday January 13 Trading announcements: Hilton Foods, Tesco, Halfords Friday January 14 Trading announcement: Bellway
The chairman of the five-star Lucknam Park Hotel & Spa has stepped down after 25 years of service. Harry Murray MBE, pictured, who is also president of The Hospitality Professionals Association (HOSPA), spent his last day in the role on New Years’s Eve. He was appointed managing director of the luxury 42-bedroom hotel...
More than three-quarters of manufacturing firms across the West of England have been affected by delays or other disruption when importing supplies or goods, according to the latest economic survey by the regions largest business group. Two-thirds of all importers have also been affected, triggering a fear among many firms that their prospects will...
Bath-based glasses designer and manufacturer Inspecs Group has hit the acquisition trail for the second time in a month with the takeover of a Swedish eyewear firm. The £6.2m deal to buy Stockholm-based Ego Eyewear comes four weeks after Inspecs snapped up German spectacle frame distributor BoDe Design Vertriebs for €1.76m (£1.51m). The...
Bath’s oldest joinery business is expanding into a new workshop to meet growing demand for its high-end products. Hawker Joinery, pictured, which celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2019 and has worked on historic properties ranging from Windsor Castle to Bath’s Royal Crescent, has bought the 12,900 sq ft industrial/warehouse building on Marston Trading...
Raffles, quiz nights, walks and other challenges helped accountancy practice Gooding Accounts raise more than £20,000 for local charities last year. The firm, which has offices in Westbury, Warminster and Melksham, donated the money to Wiltshire Air Ambulance, Dorothy House Hospice Care, Julia’s House Children’s Hospice and mental health charity Wiltshire Mind. More...
Designability, the Bath charity that enables disabled people to live with greater independence, has officially welcomed its new chair of trustees. Jerry Marwood, pictured, has taken on the role at a time when the charity is expanding across the UK and widening access to its products, including the unique Wizzybug powered wheelchair, which...
