South West accountancy and finance firm Old Mill has taken on 17 new starters this week as it continues to overcome the impact of Covid-19 pandemic. The firm, which employs nearly 300 people across its offices in Melksham, Wells, Yeovil and Exeter, has recruited into all levels of the business. The new joiners include...
First West of England managing director James Freeman, whose 46-year career on the buses has taken him from conductor to leading an organisation with 1,800 people and 600 vehicles, has announced he is to retire next May. James, pictured, a self-confessed bus enthusiast who often spends his holidays travelling on them, has overseen a major...
Bishop Fleming, the regional accountancy firm with an office in Bath, has appointed Angela Appiah Shippey as its new corporate and business services director. Angela joins from Bristol-based accountants FD Works, where she was client director for 18 months. She has more than 22 years’ experience having worked in a range of financial roles...
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Redde Northgate, the vehicle services group formed earlier this year from the merger of Bath-based specialist accident management group Redde and van hire company Northgate, today snapped up most of accident repair services firm Nationwide from its administrators for £11m. Under the deal Redde Northgate will acquire 77 of Nationwide’s 102 bodyshop sites along...
Unique visitors to websites owned by Bath-based media group Future have soared by 57% over the past year, taking the total to more than 23m and confirming the business as one of the UK’s leading digital publishers. The data is the first since Future acquired London-based TI Media for £140m in April, which added...
Firms in the South West are among the most pessimistic in the UK about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, with many expecting to shed jobs when the government’s furlough scheme ends, according to a new survey. The Lloyds Bank Business Barometer, which takes the pulse of 1,200 firms across England every month, shows...
Bath-based specialist small business lender 1pm has appointed Rebekah Middleton to the new role of head of hard asset in a move group said further demonstrated its commitment to investing in its people as well as driving growth across its portfolio of financial products. Rebekah, pictured, has more than 20 years’ industry experience. In...
Major challenges for employers ranging from managing remote staff to changing the way entire organisations work post Covid-19 will be tackled head-on in a webinar to be staged next week by Bath-headquartered law firm Royds Withy King. Called Workforce of the Future: The New Norm, the event will give insights from practical futurist and...
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