Monday 25 April Interims: Avacta, Lok’n Store Finals: Allied Minds, GVC, Randall & Quilter AGMs: Biome Technologies, Hammerson, Minoan, Sterling Energy EGM: Ubisense Economics: CBI trends – total orders, selling prices, business optimism Tuesday 26 April Interims: AB Dynamics, Egdon Resources, Redefine International Finals: boohoo.com, Cambian, Horizon Discovery, Whitbread Trading statements: BP, British American...
West firms and business organisations need to collaborate more and embrace innovation to help nurture the region’s talent pool, according to the regional president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. Speaking to more than 500 delegates at the ICAEW annual dinner in Bristol last night, Rick Sturge said firms needed...
One of the most vocal critics of Chippenham’s Business Improvement District (BID) has joined its board, promising to bring passion to his role as a director. Nic Puntis, pictured, who co-owns the town’s Sarah-Jayne’s Café with his wife, slammed the BID last year for what he claimed was a poorly organised Christmas Lights Switch...
Expanding Chippenham-based recruitment company 24-7 Staffing has appointed a new associate director to its board. Paul Squires, pictured, joins co-directors Julian and Melody Thompson at the helm of the business, which they set up in 2004. The growing company has a head office in Chippenham, a branch in Yate, near Bristol, and another in...
Unemployment has continued to fall in the South West, bucking the national trend and pointing to a brighter outlook for the region’s businesses. But Business West, the region’s largest business organisation, warned the national rise signalled a slowing economy and could impact on firms in the Bath area if the Government did not take...
The first batch of a special beer brewed by Bath Ales to mark Bristol Old Vic’s 250th birthday has been delivered to the historic theatre. The 1766 Anniversary Ale will be available throughout this year in bars at the venue – the longest continuously-running theatre in the UK – as it celebrates the milestone....
Students at Bath College have secured work experience at Deloitte, one of the UK’s biggest accounting firms, after entering a national competition. Twenty students studying BTEC business and AAT accounting courses raised nearly £300 for charity after taking part in the Micro-Tyco Challenge. They were given £1 and asked to see how much they...
Bath law firm Mogers Drewett has promoted Alison Treble to partner in a move which the residential property expert describes as “a career pinnacle”. The promotion has been facilitated through the Mogers Drewett Partnership Programme – a structured career enhancement path which gives talent and dedication a chance to shine. Alison, pictured, said: “I...
Virtual reality will have a major impact on nearly all aspects of our lives – from working and resting to playing and learning, according to a new survey commissioned to ensure the West of England stays at the leading edge of the VR revolution. While three quarters of the 2,000 people taking part in...
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 Jo Smyth, owner of PR and copywriting agency Word Worker, answers our 10 questions. What was the LAST: Film you watched? Batman v Superman. Going to see action films is one...
