Further growth is being forecast this year at specialist personal injury law firm Novum Law, which has an office in Bath, following five key promotions, including one at partner level. Kim Chamberlain, pictured, a highly experienced serious personal injury solicitor who joined Novum Law in 2010, joins the firm’s 10-strong senior management team as a...
Regional law firm Mogers Drewett has expanded its human resources and employment legal services offer to clients with the appointment of in-house HR consultant Lucy Cotterell. Lucy, pictured, who has 20 years’ experience in HR, has joined Mogers Drewett after an extensive and varied career within the HR team at Bath College – including...
Business owners in the South West have the worst work-life balance in the UK and are among the most likely to lose their motivation, a new study has revealed. This often impacts on relationships with their partners, families and social life, while money worries and responsibility to their staff lead to high stress levels....
Business West, the region’s largest business organisation, has welcomed the focus on skills in the government’s new industrial strategy – but fears that the West of England would again miss out when it comes to funding. Prime Minister Theresa May launched the long-awaited strategy and its associated green paper earlier this week. They set...
The education team in the Bath office of law firm Stone King is warning head teachers in the city to be on their guard against online fraudsters who demand thousands of pounds in so-called ransomware attacks. It says schools are being targeted by cyber criminals who first encrypt school data then seek money to...
Monday 23 January Final: SThree Trading statement: Petra Diamonds AGMs: easyHotel, Redefine International EGM: Fastjet Tuesday 24 January Interims: IG Group, PZ Cussons Finals: Benchmark Holdings, Blue Prism, Crest Nicholson, Lakehouse Trading statements: Dixons Carphone, easyJet, Genel Energy AGMs: BMR Group, Marston’s, Mitchells & Butlers Economics: Public sector borrowing Wednesday 25 January Final: Staffline...
Each week Bath Business News gives a prominent member of the area’s business community the last word on its weekly e-bulletin. This week Donna Kehoe, the Bank of England’s South West agent, answers our 10 questions. What was the LAST: Film you watched? Hail Caesar starring George Clooney. It is always fun to watch...
Bath-based specialist lending group 1pm’s half-year sales have surged by more than 50% as demand for finance from small and medium-sized businesses continued to soar. The acquisitive group, which achieved revenue growth of 52% to £7.99m in the six months to November 30 with pre-tax profits up 23% to £2.05m, said it continued to look for further...
Upmarket car retail group Dick Lovett is to create 150 jobs at a new flagship Jaguar Land Rover dealership in West Wiltshire. The firm, which has a string of dealership along the M4 selling marques such as Porsche, Ferrari and BMW, has acquired a four-acre greenfield site at Hampton Park West, south of Melksham,...
Confidence levels among property and construction professionals in Bath and across the South West are the second highest in the UK, according to a new report from accountancy, investment management and tax group Smith & Williamson. Only professionals in London and the South East are more optimistic about their prospects, the firm’s annual survey...
