Monday March 4 Finals: Johnson Service Group, Synthomer, Keller, Rotork Economic announcement: Construction PMI (February) Tuesday March 5 Finals: Intertek, John Laing, Direct Line, BBA Aviation Interim: Ashtead Economic announcement: Services PMI (February) Wednesday March 6 Finals: Legal & General, Michael Page, Aggreko, Just East Thursday March 7 Finals: Cobham, Schroders, Aviva, Spirax-Sarco, Premier...
Bath-based media group Future today further strengthened its presence in the US consumer electronics publishing market with another multi-million dollar acquisition. The group snapped up global digital publisher MoNa Mobile Nations for $55m (£41.5m) in cash and $5m paid for by issuing new shares. The deal – which follows last year’s £100m takeover of...
Logistics group Wincanton has continued its run of winning and renewing contracts with agreements covering fuel group Valero Energy and roofing products group Marley. The Chippenham-headquartered group, the largest UK company of its kind, has agreed terms with Valero to provide fuel distribution services for a further five years. Wincanton will manage transportation from...
More than 300 guests are expected to attend Bath & North East Somerset Council’s inaugural Our Young Stars Awards ceremony next week. The awards celebrate the outstanding achievements of the area’s extraordinary young people. More than 70 nominations were received and the 15 finalists – along with parents, guardians, friends and nominators – have...
The team behind Bath’s exclusive personal training service HEALTH has officially opened the doors to CLASS, the city’s newest health and fitness offering. The boutique fitness studio is part of the Bath Riverside development – and according to developer Crest Nicholson is helping re-define the area. The members-only fitness studios on the ground floor of Sovereign...
Three NHS clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) have appointed a single chief executive to oversee the ongoing integration of health and care services across the region. Tracey Cox has taken up the position of chief executive of Bath & North East Somerset (BaNES), Swindon and Wiltshire CCGs and will also lead the Sustainability and Transformation...
An innovative approach to bringing high-speed internet to the sprawling Bowood country estate by Westbury-based IT provider Priority has saved it thousands of pounds. The 4,000-acre Bowood Estate near Chippenham already had a high-speed service for its hotel, spa & golf resort but needed to extend it to the estate side of the business – which...
Regional estate agent and property group Andrews’ group chief financial officer Nick Wright has retired after 32 years with the business. Nick, pictured, joined Keynsham-headquartered Andrews when it relocated its head office from London in 1987. At the age of 27, he was the firm’s youngest ever director and, aside from the original directors...
Rotork, the Bath-based specialist manufacturing group, today appointed Helen Barrett-Hague as its new group general counsel and company secretary with immediate effect. Helen, pictured, arrives at Rotork – the world-leader in the design and manufacture of specialist valves for the oil and gas industry – from utility group Pennon, where she was general counsel...
Bath-based MoveGB, the UK’s largest activity membership business, has appointed consumer marketing expert Chris Wood as its head of brand acquisition. Chris has joined the six-year-old business as an investor as well as a member of its core leadership team. He has a wealth of experience in consumer marketing having served as director of brands at hotel...
