Business advisory firm Deloitte has strengthened its senior team in the South West and Wales by promoting two new partners and nine directors. The new partners are Duncan Down in the firm’s financial advisory practice and Gareth Pritchard in its tax practice. Gareth, who joined Deloitte’s Cardiff office in 2005 and advises a wide...
Development of a major distribution park on the M4 near Chippenham has moved a step closer after national regeneration firm St Modwen bought the 79-acre greenfield site. The Chippenham Gateway scheme could accommodate 1m sq ft of warehouse space, subject to planning consent – making it one of the largest in the region and...
Butterfly, the Bath-based company that cares for older people and those with physical and mental difficulties in their own homes, has been awarded the coveted Investors in People accreditation. The firm, formed eight years ago by husband-and-wife team Anne and Eric Pelling, places continuous professional development of staff at the heart of its business...
The newly appointed West of England president of accountancy body ICAEW is to use his term in office to support projects that prepare young people for work, create growth opportunities for all businesses and encourage the wider profession to do more in the local community. Duncan Stratford, a director at leading professional services firm...
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Bath digital pioneer Actual Experience believes it is on the cusp of major growth after clocking up a 48% increase in half-year revenues. The advanced analytics firm, which signed a five-year framework agreement with Vodafone in March, said its financial results for the six months to the end of March did not reflect its...
Annual sales have grown by 7% to £15.6m at Bath Ales – with the brewer and pub company crediting its success on keeping things simple. The firm, based between Bath and Bristol at Warmley and best known for its flagship Gem bitter, has simplified its management reporting lines, reduced its supplier base and focused...
The Business Growth Fund (BGF), the UK’s most active provider of growth capital to small and mid-sized businesses, has celebrated its fifth anniversary by increasing its South West team. Set up in May 2011 to fill a funding gap, BGF has since invested nearly £120m in 17 of the South West’s most ambitious companies,...
Asthma and lung disease treatment firm Vectura is to collaborate with a US tech firm to develop a range of innovative inhalers. The Chippenham firm, which makes inhalable dry-powder drugs that treat lung conditions such as asthma, emphysema and chronic bronchitis, has agreed a partnership with Propeller Health to use its intelligent sensor technology....
Alliance Pharma, the specialty pharmaceutical company, has chalked up annual UK sales growth of 20% as its spate of recent acquisitions pay off. The Chippenham-based firm, which buys underperforming drugs brands and realises their potential through investment, said its eye care product MacuShield and Ashton & Parsons Infants’ Powder – a natural remedy for...
