The owner of a former council office block-turned-tech hub has invested in the latest fibre infrastructure as the building nears full occupancy. Bewley House in Chippenham, pictured, has become a key part of North Wiltshire’s burgeoning tech sector, attracting tenants such as Canadian software company Descartes Systems Group, global technology giant Siemens and international...
Assetz Capital, the specialist small business lender, has appointed Tony Kear as relationship director as it looks to help more firms across the region access growth funding. Tony, pictured, has 34 years’ experience in banking having worked for NatWest and RBS as head of healthcare and financing businesses across the South West. He most...
Lloyds Banking Group has appointed long-standing director Jeremy Hayward as its ambassador for the South West to help support social and economic prosperity across the region. Jeremy, pictured, will take the lead on delivering the group’s Helping Britain Prosper plan in the region. The plan, launched in 2014, sets public targets in areas such...
Bath Spa University’s business school is to launch a law degree course designed to take into account recent changes in the way students can qualify as a solicitor. The course has been created in consultation with a number of local law firms which have highlighted that many institutions ‘churn out’ graduates who know the...
International accountancy group KPMG has promoted Andrew Morgan to chair of its South region, a role that gives him responsibility for strategy in an area that covers Bath and includes its offices in Bristol, Reading, Southampton, Plymouth and Cardiff. Andrew, pictured, succeeds Karen Witton, who has stepped down after four years to focus on...
National law firm Stone King has appointed Hannah Duddridge to its family and mediation team and Kez Bailey to head its IT operations. Both are based in the firm’s Bath office. Hannah, pictured, has joined from the London family law firm Dawson Cornwell, where she completed her training as a solicitor with a focus...
Bath-based specialist lender 1pm has promoted Andrew Gosling to sales manager in its vehicles division. Andrew, pictured, will be responsible for growing sales and profitability in line with the group’s vision. The appointment follows a restructuring and strengthening of 1pm’s senior management teams, including Mark Burgess becoming head of vehicles and Lorraine Neyland as...
Tuesday December 31 AGMs: Leaf Clean, Tetragon Fin Wednesday January 1 Nothing listed Thursday January 2 Economic announcement: PMI manufacturing Friday January 3 Trading announcement: Next Economic announcement: Nationwide house price index
Bath City FC has stressed the community benefits of the regeneration scheme for its ground at Twerton ahead of the plans going before councillors early next year. The club not only says the decision is crucial to its long-term future at Twerton Park, where it has played since 1932, but for the community in...
Chris Anderson, the founder of Bath-based media group Future and curator of the global TED conferences, has used a visit to the city to launch an ambitious worldwide climate emergency project. Chris, pictured, was joined at the launch of Countdown by Bath-based UN climate change adviser Tom Rivett-Carnac. It sets an ambition and a...
