Bath hotel the Lansdown Grove is to remain closed after lockdown following its parent group entering administration. The four-star, 55-room venue, pictured, on Lansdown Road was part of the Country Living Hotel group, whose overall owner the Specialist Leisure Group has ceased trading due to the impact of Covid-19. It could now be sold...
Monday May 25 Bank holiday: Nothing listed Tuesday May 26 Nothing listed Wednesday May 27 Finals: Biffa, British Land, Hibernia REIT, Ramsdens Holdings Interim: Britvic Trading announcement: Provident Financial Thursday May 28 Final: Urban Exposure Interims: Daily Mail & General Trust, Jadestone Energy Trading announcement: IWG Friday May 29 Finals: Urban Logistics REIT, Volvere...
Bath-based media group Future has said quick action in March minimised the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on its finances as it unveiled another big jump in profits and sales. The firm, which now has around 150 titles following a spate of acquisitions, postponed a number of major events linked to its publications. It...
A Bath-based precision engineering business has bounced back to 90% production after reopening from the coronavirus lockdown. RPI UK, which supplies parts to major manufacturers such as aero-engine giant Rolls-Royce, continued to win new work during the lockdown and now boasts a full order book until September. The firm, based on Brassmill Lane, aims...
Nearly 200 businesses in Bath city centre – including high-profile bars and restaurants – face a bleak future unless the government raises the threshold on one of its schemes to ease the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new campaign. Called #RaiseTheBar, the national campaign is warning that many high streets...
A firm that restores, repairs and customises Land Rover Defenders – exporting many of them to the US – has secured a seven-figure finance facility from HSBC to safeguard its future. The funding is enabling Arkonik to continue to take orders despite the coronavirus pandemic. It also means founder and CEO Andy Hayes has...
The developer behind one of Bath’s most significant new housing projects has donated £3,000 to support local schools as they prepare to fully reopen. Hardrock Developments, which is developing Holburne Park, pictured, on Warminster Road, has given Bathwick St Mary Primary School £1,500 for new play equipment while Bathampton Primary School has received the...
A medical products manufacturer behind a world-beating specialist swab has secured a £1.45m finance package from Barclays to help the NHS’s Covid-19 testing. Medical Wire & Equipment (MWE), based in Corsham, is expecting to recruit 30 more staff – taking its total workforce to 120 – as it increases production of its virus transport...
Business West, the region’s largest business organisation, is launching a series of expert webinars and virtual networking events to help small firms bounce back from the impact of the coronavirus crisis. The webinars will address key practical issues and challenges facing firms as lockdown measures are eased while the online networking sessions will enable...
Monday May 18 Finals: Centamin, LXI REIT Tuesday May 19 Finals: Blackstone/GSO Loan Financing, DCC Interims: Avon Rubber, Greencore Group, Hardide, Imperial Brands, Renew Holdings, Shoe Zone, Topps Tiles, Tritax Eurobox, UDG Healthcare Q1 results: Georgia Healthcare Economic announcements: Unemployment rate, Claimant count rate Wednesday May 20 Finals: Bloomsbury Publishing, Experian, Great Portland, HICL...
