Bath business leaders and entrepreneurs joined those from across the West of England at a high-profile gathering where they were told they will “face uncomfortable truths” on their journey to becoming zero carbon but had an obligation to the planet do it. Among those speaking at the event, part of the nationwide Zero Carbon Bus Tour, was Keri Andriana, pictured,...
Each week Bath accountancy firm Pearson May and Bath Business News team up to bring the top national finance stories. Employers and employees to pay 1.25% more NICs Rise in National Insurance to fund development of the health and social care tax. Find out more here Shareholders and directors hit by dividend tax rate rise The three dividend...
Regional accountancy firm Milsted Langdon has welcomed 14 new trainees, including one in its Bath office, as part of its commitment to train the next generation of tax and accounting experts. The firm, which also has offices in Bristol, Taunton and Yeovil, said it had selected some of the best students from the region’s...
Global accountancy group PwC has appointed partner Richard Cleary to the role of risk leader for its West & Wales region. Richard, pictured, has more than 20 years’ major transformation programme experience across numerous sectors, including retail, utilities and defence, and is PwC’s commercial markets leader nationally for technology and data. His focus in recent...
A non-executive director of Actual Experience, the Bath advanced analytics firm, has put herself forward to take over as its chair next year when Stephen Davidson, who has been in the role for more than seven years, retires. Kirsten English, pictured, who has held executives roles in FTSE 25 and global small, medium and...
Logistics group Wincanton has boosted its presence in the fast-growing eCommerce market with the acquisition of a major player in the sector. Chippenham-headquartered Wincanton said the takeover of Cygnia would open up new growth opportunities in the sector while also “significantly enhancing” its growing digital and eFulfilment business division. The move follows Wincanton’s investment...
Vodafone Group’s senior vice president has joined the board of Rotork, the Bath-based global flow control and instrumentation group, as an independent non-executive director. Karin Meurk-Harvey has an international background in engineering, technology and telecoms spanning more than 30 years. Rotork said her appointment added further commercial expertise to its board, particularly in emerging...
Smith & Williamson, the national accountancy group, has launched a series of webinars for partners in professional practices. Its autumn series, which began last week, continues with Financial Planning for Professionals on November 2. The webinar will consider the implications of the current tax environment and provide guidance on strategic investment options. The final webinar in the...
The CBI has appointed a new South West team, including a new regional director and deputy regional director, to lead its activities in the region and support member businesses as they look to rebuild from the impact of Covid-19. Ben Rhodes steps up from the deputy director role he has held since 2017 to...
Bath-headquartered law firm Royds Withy King’s corporate team has advised the company behind Savvy Investor, the thought-leadership platform for institutional investors, on its acquisition by global business information provider Pageant Media. Savvy Investor pulls together more than 10,000 white papers and other third-party content from across the investment management industry for more than 55,000...
