Monday 4 July Interim: RM Finals: Eco Animal Health, Oneview AGMs: LGO Energy, Tissue Regenix EGM: London Stock Exchange Economics: Markit/CIPS UK construction PMI Tuesday 5 July Interim: St Modwen Properties Finals: Hayward Tyler, Imagination Technologies, Solid State Trading statements: Connect, Ferrexpo, Gym, International Consolidated Airlines, Persimmon AGMs: BSD Crown, Chariot Oil & Gas,...
Brewer and pub company Bath Ales has been acquired by Cornwall-based St Austell Brewery, with the new owners promising investment in its brands, brewery and pubs. The deal, financial details of which have not been disclosed, includes Bath Ales’ brewery and bottling plant at Warmley, between Bath and Bristol, its portfolio of beer brands...
Curo, the Bath-based housing and support organisation, and Corsham-based pharmaceutical manufacturing company Bath ASU will next week find out whether they have won the region’s most prestigious business awards. The firms are competing against some of the South West’s top companies in accountants PwC’s annual West of England Business of the Year Awards, which...
Key facts of the West of England devolution deal approved by the area’s three councils this week: The deal would secure £900m of investment over 30 years, with the potential to leverage in additional funds, such as transport funding linked to the emerging Joint Transport Plan. So it is expected to be worth more...
While many people are still reeling from the outcome of last week’s EU referendum, managers in the Bath office of national financial advice firm Chase de Vere are preparing for the potentially painful result of another vote. The office has staged its own referendum with five male managers volunteering to be on the ballot...
Low-cost airline easyJet is to launch its 60th route from Bristol Airport in December when it introduces a weekly service to Turin. The airline, which operates around half of all scheduled flights from Bristol, will start the Turin link on December 11. Flights will take place every Sunday over the autumn and winter, departing...
Bath-based consultancy Suiko, which works with blue-chip clients on lean management techniques, has been acquired by Turner & Townsend, the global construction and programme management consultancy. Suiko was founded in 1997 by Andy Marsh, a former captain in the Royal Engineers who had also worked in a management consultancy and in Unilever. The company,...
Bath French restaurant Casanis has reopened under the name Henry’s having been acquired by chef Henry Scott. The Saville Row bistro was previously owned by chef patron Laurent Couvreur and his wife Jill, who ran it for more than 10 years. The restaurant is Henry Scott’s first venture. He has 10 years’ experience in...
Withy King, Bath’s largest law firm, is to take on its first legal apprentice as the industry looks to widen its intake of trainees. The apprenticeship will give a school-leaver with an interest in the legal profession the opportunity to train as a legal assistant in the firm’s Personal Injury team, based at Midland...
New technologies such as much cheaper storage batteries and more widespread use of rooftop solar cells are set to transform the UK energy market, experts told a Barclays-staged roundtable discussion. With government subsidies for solar farms and onshore wind projects being cut dramatically, the focus is now shifting towards smaller-scale generation and better storage,...
