Avon Rubber chief executive Peter Slabbert, who is credited with helping transform the business into a global manufacturing innovator, is to leave later this year. Confirmation of his resignation after 15 years at Avon – seven of them as chief executive – came as the group posted another strong set of financial results which...
Pre-tax profits accelerated by 30% to £1.51m at AB Dynamics, the Bradford on Avon-based automotive equipment manufacturer, as it benefited from a new robot assembly unit and improved margins. The profit rise was achieved on a 13% increase in to £7.56m for the six months to February 28 – a period when it also...
The next government’s top priority must be to invest in the country’s infrastructure, according to a survey of fast-growth entrepreneurial businesses across the South West. Some 31% taking part in the survey for accountants EY put road, rail and air links at the top of their wish lists followed by investment in improving broadband...
Bath Racecourse hosts the Big Bank Holiday Family Fun Day on Monday in aid of the Jessie May children’s hospice – the charity providing nursing care at home for children and young people with life-limiting conditions. As well as a full day’s racing with seven races, there will be a range of events for...
A group of Bath area firms and organisations are to transform the city’s historic Queen Square into a temporary fantastical landscape and outdoor gallery for a four-day contemporary arts event. The Forest of Imagination, which runs from May 15-18, will showcase Bath’s often hidden creativity and the outdoor gallery – ‘a gallery without walls’...
Organisers of next month’s Business Showcase South West have come up with five compelling reasons for Bath business people to attend what will be the biggest event of its kind in the region The event, on May 14 and 15 at Colston Hall, in Bristol, will celebrate the best in innovation, creativity and enterprise...
Bath’s Business Improvement District (BID) has been “a remarkable success story”, generating 3.5 times more income than predicted when its original business plan was drafted ahead of its 2011 launch. This message was delivered by chief executive Andrew Cooper to BID levy payers at an event to update them on its progress over the...
Bath-based Epoch Wealth Management has strengthened its compliance team with the appointment of Alan Henderson as investment operations and compliance manager. Mr Henderson, pictured, has been working in financial services since 2004 and has specialised in compliance matters for the last eight years. He joins Epoch from Lansdown Place Financial Management in Bristol where...
Bath law firm Mogers Drewett’s innovative approach to the employment aspects of the merger between City of Bath College and Norton Radstock College has been credited with helping avoid large-scale compulsory job losses. The new Bath College is now fully operational following the merger earlier this month and now employs around 650 staff, making...
Bath brand agency The House’s work with two international clients has won it three rebranding awards from Transform, a leading global branding magazine. Its rebrand of Gloucester-based precision dental product manufacturer Prima Dental earned a Gold award for best visual identity in the healthcare sector while its work with global sustainable packaging company Petainer claimed Silver for best visual identity...
