Bath-based specialist vehicle accident management group Redde has continued to feel the impact of Covid-19 as quieter roads have resulted in fewer prangs. But its acquisitive parent group, whose interests span the vehicle hire, repair and salvage markets, said it was bouncing back strongly from the pandemic. Redde, formerly known as Helphire and an...
Bath firms have slammed government financial support for businesses forced to close during the most recent lockdown as grossly inadequate. Some 54% of West of England businesses that were shuttered during November – including restaurants, cafes and non-essential retailers – said the financial assistance covered less than a quarter of their overheads, a new...
Bath area businesses operating in the high-growth agri-tech and marine-tech sectors are being given new opportunities to break into overseas markets by virtually showcasing their products. Agri-tech companies can meet global commercial trade officers from 50 overseas markets on Tuesday at a virtual Meet the Market Expert event. Organised by the Department for International...
Construction consulting firm Voloco has doubled its workforce and achieved annual sales growth of 80% after expanding its services this year. The firm, which now employs eight staff, also moved to larger offices in Marshfield from its previous serviced accommodation at Aztec West, near Bristol. Voloco provides bespoke flexible and responsive services such as quantity...
Partners&, the recently launched chartered insurance broker with an office on the outskirts of Bath, has appointed two new client partners as it continues to build its team. Based at Dyrham, Partners&, which counts Chris Jelf, the founder of the Jelf insurance group among its directors, describes itself as a new style of insurance...
Environmental development firm Engain has helped deliver a project to upgrade the iconic cable car station at the top of the Rock of Gibraltar while also protecting its famous Barbary apes and other wildlife. Experts from the Frome-based firm, which specialises in projects involving the environment, ecology and climate change, were called in by...
1pm, the Bath-based independent specialist finance provider, has changed its name to Time Finance in a move it said reflected it becoming a unified brand that delivers a comprehensive financing solution to small and medium-sized UK businesses. The rebranding follows the recent completion of a ‘buy-and-build’ phase of 1pm’s strategic expansion, it said. The...
Historic buildings at the centre of a major town centre regeneration scheme will be opened to the public for the first time in more than a decade when the site stages a Christmas market. The owners of Innox Mills, a 10-acre brownfield site in Trowbridge, have teamed up with The Anonymous Travelling Market, the...
Each week Bath accountancy firm Pearson May and Bath Business News team up to bring you the top national finance stories. Party on? How to keep the Christmas spirit alive Does the tax break still apply to Christmas parties in 2020? Click here to find out Clock ticks towards 2019/20 self-assessment deadline The 2019/20 deadline is on or...
Logistics group Wincanton’s focus on the eCommerce market has landed it another major contract with a multi-channel retailer – the UK’s largest garden centre operator Dobbies. The Scottish firm, which has 68 stores across the UK, is the latest in a stream of retailers to sign up with Wincanton since it adopted a bigger...
