A founding partner of Bath-based Epoch Wealth Management has been included in a list of the UK’s top 250 independent financial advisers published in The Sunday Times. Markas Gilmartin, pictured, who has more than 20 years’ industry experience as a financial planner, is featured in the prestigious list based on positive reviews from the...
Automotive sector learning and development agency RTS Group is driving up its headcount by taking on four new staff. The recruits at the Chippenham-based firm – Simon Snowdon, Debra Pitchford, Clare Campbell and Shaun Targett – will be working in its teams supporting Mazda, Nissan and Mercedes-Benz. Simon Snowdon has been appointed programme and...
Bath-based specialist systems integrator IPL has been acquired by major UK IT group Civica to create a digital business with more than 750 staff and annual sales of nearly £90m. IPL, based in Grove Street, was formed 37 years ago and now employs more than 370 people. It has developed secure software for more...
Bath-based housing and support organisation Curo has today been named among the finalists of the region’s most prestigious business awards. Curo, along with Corsham-based pharmaceutical manufacturing company Bath ASU, line up against some of the South West’s top firms in the accountants PwC’s annual West of England Business of the Year Awards. The coveted...
Monday 2 May Bank holiday – nothing scheduled Tuesday 3 May Interim: Aberdeen Asset Management Trading statements: HSBC, Just Eat AGMs: DP Poland, Fresnillo, Randgold Resources, Stadium, Stratex International Economics: Markit UK manufacturing PMI Wednesday 4 May Interims: Avon Rubber, Imperial Brands Finals: 1Spatial, J Sainsbury, Venture Life Trading statements: Dialog Semiconductor, Direct Line...
Each week Bath Business News gives a prominent member of the city’s business community the last word on its weekly e-bulletin. This week Chris Smith, managing director of Marshfield Bakery and the new chairman of the Institute of Directors Gloucestershire branch, answers our 10 questions. What was the LAST: Film you watched? Eddie the...
Bath-based advanced engineering group Rotork today said a spate of recent acquisitions and more favourable exchange rates had lifted first-quarter revenues as it hit the takeover trail again. The group, which makes highly specialised valves for the international oil and gas industries, said its order intake and revenue edged ahead by 2.5% and 0.7%...
Cyclists from the Bath offices of Withy King pedalled the 230 miles from Bath to Paris in just three days to raise more than £5,500 for three charities. They joined a19-strong group plus two support crew from across the firm to take part in the feat. The ride marked the start of a six-month...
Work has started on a major scheme to convert a vacant 1970s city centre building into much-needed offices – with its marketing agents claiming it will be Bath’s best new business space. The Manvers Street building, owned by West Midlands Pension Fund, is being extensively refurbished and re-modeled to provide 45,136 sq ft of...
The founder of Bath-based care company Butterfly, Anne Pelling, has celebrated her 50th birthday by jumping out of a plane to raise funds for a local charity. Anne overcame her fear and completed the sky dive to net more than £800 for Dorothy House Hospice – with money from well-wishers still coming in. She said:...
