Monday January 17 Trading announcement: Ashmore Tuesday January 18 Trading announcement: Hays Wednesday January 19 Trading announcements: BHP Group, Wetherspoon (J.D.), Antofagasta Thursday January 20 Interim: Ilika Trading announcement: AB Foods Friday January 21 Nothing listed
The war of words between rival green power suppliers Good Energy and Ecotricity has flared up again with Ecotricity trying to sack Good Energy chairman Will Whitehorn from his role as a director. It has filed a motion seeking Mr Whitehorn’s removal along with a resolution directing Chippenham-headquartered Good Energy’s board not to dispose...
Workers at Bath-headquartered Wessex Water who have not been vaccinated against Covid are to have their sick pay reduced if they are forced to self-isolate. The firm, which has its head office at Claverton Down and employs around 2,500 people across the West of England, said it had introduced the rule this week...
Independent regional accountancy firm MHA Monahans is looking ahead to further expansion in 2022 after taking on new clients and growing its headcount in 2021. The firm, which has eight offices, including in Bath, Chippenham, Frome, Trowbridge and Melksham, aims a go its team of 16 partners and 190 staff by a further...
A large residential care home in a Bath suburb has been put up for sale for £2.5m, with agents advising potential buyers that it could be converted into high-quality apartments. Specialist business property adviser Christie & Co has brought the former Newbridge House, pictured, to market following a decision by its owners to close it...
Bristol Airport has become only the second in the UK to open a purpose-built sensory room for passengers with autism, dementia or cognitive impairment. The room, pictured, provides a safe, private and interactive space where users with ASD (autism spectrum disorder) can feel relaxed when in unfamiliar surroundings. Made by specialist US firm Fun &...
A 12-month long series of events is to be staged in Bath this year to mark the bicentenary of the death of astronomer William Herschel, best known for discovering Uranus while living in the city. The Heritage Lottery Fund has awarded £64,000 to Bath Preservation Trust, which owns the city’s Herschel Museum of...
Nearly three-quarters of tech firm executives in the South West put purpose before profits while just under 80% prioritise relationships over success, according to a new survey. The region also boasts a far higher number of female tech entrepreneurs than the national average – 36% against 22% for the UK as a whole, the...
The South West office of LDC, the UK’s leading mid-market private equity firm, is to increase its support to businesses this year after completing transactions with a combined value of more than £280m in 2021. LDC, the private equity arm of Lloyds Banking Group, said it is aiming to invest in at least 100...
The Bath office of regional law firm Royds Withy King has advised logistics and warehousing group OTIF on its third acquisition in five years – with the latest taking its turnover above £40m. The firm’s corporate team, led by partner Katharine Mortimer, pictured, worked with ther Swindon office of corporate finance specialist Watersheds...
