Solicitors from Withy King’s corporate & commercial and private client teams in Bath discuss a few of the issues which may affect directors and other business decision-makers at work and in their personal lives. Employers may have to pay for staff travel time Employers are advised to check whether they have to pay for...
Low-cost airline easyJet has reached the milestone of flying 40m passengers to and from Bristol Airport since it launched services there just over 14 years ago. The airline has grown significantly at the airport introducing its first flight in 2001 and Bristol is now its largest base outside London with direct connections to 58...
Business in the Community (BITC) is calling on Bath firms to showcase how they are taking practical action to address pressing issues as the deadline for entries to the 2016 Responsible Business Awards looms. The awards, now in their 19th year, celebrate inspiring examples of businesses that make a difference by creating stronger communities,...
The recently launched Bath Institute for Mathematical Innovation (Bath IMI) at the University of Bath is hosting its first event aimed at helping companies and organisations access cutting-edge knowledge and research funding. The Industry Innovation Partnerships Workshop will explore how some of the most complex business challenges are solved through university-industry collaboration projects. The...
Bath Spa University has teamed up with an online education company run by Oscar-winning British film producer Lord Puttnam to launch an innovative series of seminars on creativity in film for students. The seminars, titled The Philosophy of Film, are also being supported Pinewood Studios – home to the James Bond, Star Wars and...
Bath brand agency The House is to support the South American expansion of the world’s fastest-growing manufacturer of precision dental drill bits. The House will work with Gloucester-based Prima Dental to produce Brazilian-Portuguese language marketing material, including a new website, market-specific materials for distributors, e-learning modules for travelling sales reps and promotional information for...
Bath-based social entrepreneur and former Big Issue boss Jeff Mitchell is publishing a book to show how long-term unemployed people can successfully find work. Jeff was managing director for The Big Issue nationally and in the South West from 1999-2007 before founding Clean Slate Training & Employment. For 10 years Bath-based Clean Slate...
The latest fall in unemployment – down a further 7,000 in the South West – has been welcomed by Business West, the organisation behind Bath Chamber of Commerce. But Business West, the region’s largest business group, has warned that low unemployment brings its own challenges – particularly skills shortages and rising wage costs –...
Private client solicitor Holly Mieville-Hawkins, who works at regional law firm Withy King’s Bath office, has gained a prestigious award for her expertise and services to older people. Holly, pictured, achieved the Solicitors for the Elderly (SFE) Older Client Care in Practice Award for her specialist work in this area as well as her...
Facilities management business Almeda has recruited four new members of staff as it gears up for further growth in 2016. The Keynsham-based family business has appointed Tom Wailes and Mark Lloyd as facilities managers while Caroline Twose has joined as support services manager and Louise Coles as executive assistant. In their new roles Tom,...
