Law firm Stone King’s Bath-based family law team is offering free mediation information sessions to couples facing new year separation as an alternative to potentially painful court disputes. The firm is staging the free half-hour appointments to coincide with Family Mediation Week, which runs from January 23 to 27. Organised by the Family Mediators...
Regional accountancy firm Bishop Fleming, which has a large office in Bath, has appointed Ian Smith as chair. He succeeds Jerry O’Sullivan, who recently completed his six-year term in the role. Ian, pictured, who took up the post on January 1, is a corporate and business services partner who was partner in charge of the...
Bath brand and digital agency Mr B & Friends has developed a refreshed identity and e-commerce site for employee benefits provider TechBenefits, which is also based in the city. TechBenefits allows businesses’ employees to select what tech they want from an online shop, including laptops, speakers, headphones and TVs. Employees can then pay monthly...
Recruitment firm managing director Helen Lacey has been elected as the new vice chair of Somerset Chamber of Commerce. Helen, pictured, who founded Red Berry Recruitment in 2007, was unanimously voted in by the Chamber’s board of directors at its December meeting. Red Berry, which specialises in supplying temporary, permanent and contract staff to...
Bath firms that put ethical responsibilities at the heart of their business are being invited to enter the South West Fairtrade Business Awards. Now in their fifth year, the coveted awards champion businesses that demonstrate commitment to using and promoting fairtrade and supporting fair and ethical business practices. Bath organisations have traditionally been among...
Regional accountancy firm Monahans has extended its reach further into the South West by merging with a long-established Taunton firm. BJ DixonWalsh’s three partners and 25 staff have joined Monahans, which opened in Bath 10 years ago and also has offices in Chippenham, Frome, Glastonbury, Trowbridge and Swindon. The move follows November’s merger with Bath...
Bath media group Future has snapped up music magazines Classic Rock, Metal Hammer and Prog for £800,000 – less than four years after selling them for more than £10m. Future bought the magazines from the administrators of debt-ridden publisher Team Rock, which collapsed shortly before Christmas. Glasgow and London-based Team Rock, which was founded...
The payroll services team at regional accountancy firm Bishop Fleming, which has an office in Bath, has been awarded the highest possible mark in its recent assessment under a major national scheme. The Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals’ (CIPP) Payroll Assurance Scheme, the professional body for the payroll industry, introduced its Payroll Assurance Scheme (PAS)...
Monday 9 January Interim: Ilika Final: Safestore Trading statement: International Consolidated Airlines AGMs: Craven House Capital, Wey Education Economics: Halifax house prices Tuesday 10 January Interim: Games Workshop Trading statements: boohoo.com, Carr’s, Games Workshop, Just Eat, Nichols, Robert Walters, William Morrison AGMs: Carr’s, Focusrite EGMs: Brammer, Domino's Pizza Wednesday 11 January Final: Shoe Zone...
Passenger numbers at Bristol Airport are expected to reach 8m for the first time this year as it continues to build on 2016’s record of just over 7.5m. The airport this week confirmed it had achieved its seventh consecutive year of growth last year by handling more than three quarters of a million extra...
