Simon Milner, a director at Radstock-based health insurance broker Lesson Moore, has been named among the industry’s newcomers of the year – at the age of 48. Simon received the honour at the national Health Insurance Awards, where he was up against a shortlist of much younger contenders. Simon achieved the top three finish...
Challenges linked to infrastructure, apprenticeships and Brexit were among the topics discussed by businesses when they met Chippenham MP Michelle Donelan at a roundtable staged by business services organisation Business West. With uncertainty still hanging over the government’s Brexit negotiations, businesses at the event emphasised the importance of agreeing a meaningful transitional deal with...
Winning a Queen’s Award for Enterprise and developing specially branded products have helped push up pre-tax profits at Bath-based sex toy firm Lovehoney by 76% to £9m. Strong website growth in the UK and overseas and significant new product development also played their part, with total sales increasing by 31% to £76m in the...
The West of England’s property and construction industry must speed up career progression for women and bring in more flexible working practices if it is to create a truly diverse and sustainable workforce, according to new research. Without doing this it runs the risk of making ‘fake’ progress, the report Building: A Better...
The company behind one of Bath’s most prestigious housing developments has received a £35.4m loan from a specialist property fund. Hope House (Bath), a joint venture between Acorn Property Group and Galliard Homes concluded the deal with Titlestone Property Finance, which has already backed 29 similar schemes across the South West. Hope...
A former cement works in West Wiltshire could be used as a logistics hub for Heathrow Airport’s expansion, potentially bringing jobs and investment to the area. The high-profile site, in the shadow of the Westbury White Horse, is one of 65 named as potential locations for four regional hubs which will pre-assemble components for...
Each week Bath Business News and Pearson May bring you the top national finance stories. Autumn Budget predictions We take a look at what might be in the chancellor’s red briefcase on Autumn Budget day. Read what could happen here Completing your self-assessment tax return How to finish your tax return and pay your...
Two influential business figures from the Bath area have been included on a list of 100 UK organisations and their leaders that demonstrate excellence through growth, innovation and purpose. The pair – Dave Broadway, CEO of CFH Docmail, and Julia Davenport, founder and chief executive of Good Energy – are part of the second...
Monday November 6 Trading update: easyJet, Fevertree, John Laing Tuesday November 7 Finals: Associated British Foods, Imperial Brands Interims: Snap, Toyota Trading updates: Paysafe, Hiscox, Direct Line, Jardine Lloyd Thompson Wednesday November 8 Finals: BowLeven Interims: Marks & Spencer, SSE Trading updates: Persimmon, Tullow Oil, Anglo Pacific, JD Wetherspoon, Hilton Foods, Synthomer, One Savings...
Bath College’s new construction centre has been praised for already playing a key role in ensuring the West of England has a skilled workforce for hundreds of building projects in the pipeline. The comments came from Metro Mayor Tim Bowles as he launched a new report into the needs of the region’s construction sector...
