Independent brewery Bath Ales has reintroduced its popular seasonal light ale Golden Hare on draught as spring approaches. The brewery – based between Bath and Bristol at Warmley – describes the beer as having ‘fresh and zesty flavours’ to coincide with the lighter evenings. It said sales of Golden Hare were very strong last...
University of Bath Vice-Chancellor Professor Dame Glynis Breakwell has been appointed by the Cabinet Office to the committee which reviews nominations made for national honours such as knighthoods and damehoods in the fields of science and technology. Other members of the committee, which is chaired by University of Oxford Regius Professor of Medicine Sir...
Business West, the region’s largest business organisation, has again called on the Government to do more to tackle youth joblessness and the skills crisis following another fall in unemployment. Figures released earlier this week by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show unemployment in the South West is now the lowest in the country after...
Bath business leaders are being urged to enter one of the top business awards schemes recognising excellence and enterprise in the region’s boardrooms. The annual Institute of Directors’ South West Director of the Year Awards showcase outstanding leaders and entrepreneurs and focus UK-wide attention on success in the region. Over recent years the awards have become...
Bath Building Society has appointed David Smith as a non-executive director to serve on its main board and three of its committees. Mr Smith, pictured, a chartered accountant, was a financial services partner with accountancy firm KPMG in London from 1995 to 2006, having joined the firm in 1983. He then became head of group...
Consultancy Purpol Marketing, which helps small and medium-sized building firms and manufacturers develop bid strategies for major projects, is on course for its second consecutive year of double-digit growth. The Chippenham-based business was founded by experienced marketer Denise O’Leary, pictured, in March 2014 who identified a gap in the market for marketing director-level expertise...
Chippenham Business Improvement District (BID) has strengthened its board with the appointment of Antony Bulley, managing director of Wiltshire estate agents Strakers. The BID was formed in November 2014 to promote the town to bring in more visitors and improve it for residents. It has introduced free wi-fi in the town centre, brought in...
Monday 15 February Interim: City of London Investment Group Finals: Acacia Mining, Amino Technologies, Fidessa, Hammerson, Reckitt Benckiser EGM: Redefine International Economics: Rightmove house prices Tuesday 16 February Interims: Filtronic, Gemfields, Hargreaves Services, Mucklow (A&J) Finals: Afarak, Anglo American, Spectris AGM: MedicX Fund EGMs: Berkeley, Vitesse Media Economics: Consumer price index, Retail price index,...
Each week Bath Business News gives a prominent member of the city’s business community the last word on our weekly e-bulletin. This week Louise Prynne, chief executive of the Bath BID (Business Improvement District), answers our 10 questions. What was the LAST: Film you watched? The Danish Girl. Alicia Vikander was particularly impressive in...
Bath’s burgeoning digital sector has helped the West of England become the UK’s most productive tech cluster with an impressive growth rate, according to a new analysis of the country’s digital and tech economy. The Tech Nation 2016 report places the Bristol/Bath area top of the nationwide league table for productivity, based on sales...
