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Landmark Bath legal HQ building sold for nearly £6m as property owner shuffles portfolio

November 26, 2021
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Landmark Bath legal HQ building sold for nearly £6m as property owner shuffles portfolio

A Scottish property firm’s decision to offload its office portfolio in favour of retail warehouses has resulted in the sale of one of Bath’s highest-profile commercial buildings.   Midland Bridge House on Midland Bridge, the head office of law firm Royds Withy King, was sold by Ediston Property Investment Company for £5.925m.  Edinburgh-based Ediston...

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New charity aims to help women job seekers dress to impress at interviews

November 26, 2021
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New charity aims to help women job seekers dress to impress at interviews

Women who have a job interview but no appropriate outfit to wear to it can get help from a new Bath charity.    First Impressions has been set up by Dr Jane Ellis-Brush, a lecturer in the University of Bath’s School of Management, with the aim of opening up a range of high-quality workwear...

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Interpath Advisory expands South West team six months after leaving parent group KPMG

November 25, 2021
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Interpath Advisory expands South West team six months after leaving parent group KPMG

Interpath Advisory, the independent financial advisory business, is growing its South West-based team with a number of promotions and appointments. Formerly the UK restructuring practice of global accountancy group KPMG, Interpath Advisory offers a broad range of specialisms to help organisations facing challenges and navigate opportunities.  Lee Swinerd has been appointed a director and...

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LEP on the look-out for board members to champion and shape the West of England’s future

November 22, 2021
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LEP on the look-out for board members to champion and shape the West of England’s future

Business people with strong networking experience and the credibility to champion the region are being sought by the West of England Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) to join its business board. The LEP is looking to appoint new board members to help shape a brighter, greener future for the West of England’s residents.  The LEP...

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Experienced alternative dispute resolution advocate joins Royds Withy King

November 22, 2021
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Experienced alternative dispute resolution advocate joins Royds Withy King

Law firm Royds Withy King has strengthened further its construction and engineering dispute resolution team with the appointment of Sean Randall-Morris as a partner at its Bath head office.    Sean, pictured, joins from the Bristol office of Davies & Partners Solicitors, where he spent nearly three years as an advocate and an arbitrator...

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Ahead of the Agenda: The Week Ahead

November 21, 2021
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Monday November 22 Finals: Carr’s Group, Cerillion, Diploma Interims: Augmentum Fintech, Big Yellow Group, Centralnic Group, Sysgroup, Thruvision Group Tuesday November 23 Finals: Avon Rubber, Compass group Interims: AO World, Caledonia Investments, Caledonian Trust, Calnex Solutions, Cranswick, Helical Bar, IG Design Group, Pets At Home Group, Record, Schroder Real Estate, Severfield, Severn Trent, Trifast, Victoria Trading announcement: Petershill Partners...

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New campaign to stop firms becoming victims of fraud to be launched in South West

November 19, 2021
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New campaign to stop firms becoming victims of fraud to be launched in South West

Bath businesses are partnering with the police, banking sector and specialists to spearhead a new crackdown on fraud in the South West. They have come together to re-launch the South West Fraud Forum (SWFF), which is dedicated to helping prevent businesses and individuals becoming victims of the crime.  The organisation will be holding regular...

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Serial marketing entrepreneur’s new group pays £13.3m to snap up Bath data specialist

November 19, 2021
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Serial marketing entrepreneur’s new group pays £13.3m to snap up Bath data specialist

Bath-based customer data specialist Edit, which works with blue-chip clients such as Jaguar Land Rover, Tesco Bank and Shell, has been bought by a recently launched marketing services group for £13.35m.   The deal is the first in a planned series of acquisitions by London-based Salocin to build a data-powered group focused on marketing...

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Time Finance looking to clock up more growth on back of £50m facility for invoice financing

November 19, 2021
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Time Finance looking to clock up more growth on back of £50m facility for invoice financing

Time Finance, the Bath-headquartered alternative finance provider, is to grow its invoice finance lending division after renewing a £50m funding facility with RBS Invoice Finance (RBSIF).   Time Finance said securing the new three-year deal was an important next stage in its ambitious growth plans and allow it to support more firms through invoice...

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Production lines halted at Rotork as global supply issues stall its recovery from pandemic

November 19, 2021
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Production lines halted at Rotork as global supply issues stall its recovery from pandemic

Rotork, the Bath-headquartered specialist manufacturer, has warned that global supply chain disruption, which has shut some of its production lines for weeks, will choke off any growth in its post-pandemic sales.   The firm, which makes specialist valves for the global oil, gas, water and chemical industries, had reported a bounce back in profits...

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