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...
Bath charities that have benefited from grants and support from Quartet Community Foundation showcased some of their most inspirational work to the city’s business community at a spring drinks reception hosted by the local office of law firm Withy King. Life-changing stories were shared with guests, including the Mayor of Bath Cherry Beath, to...
Monday 27 April Interim: Lok’n Store Trading statement: Centrica AGMs: Centrica, Dragon Oil, Good Energy Group, Minoan Group Economics: CBI trends, total orders, selling prices, business optimism Tuesday 28 April Interims: AB Dynamics, Avacta, Infrastrata, Xeros Technology Finals: Allied Minds, Avocet Mining, Centralnic Group, Next Fifteen Communications, Whitbread Trading statements: BP, Carpetright, Concentric, Henderson...
David Cameron will be returned to Downing Street as the leader of a Conservative government with a very small majority, former Tory minister turned Strictly Come Dancing contestant Ann Widdecombe predicted at a business event in the region last night. That, she said, could pave the way for the new government to repeal the...
Rotork, Bath’s biggest engineering business, today warned that the impact of the oil price collapse and political turmoil in Russia, Eastern Europe and the Middle East will hit its half-year sales and profits. The international group, which makes specialist valves and flow control equipment for the global oil and gas industry, has suffered a...
Bath-based Epoch Wealth Management has moved into new offices to accommodate its fast-growing team of financial specialists and support staff. The firm – recently named one of the UK’s top 100 independent financial advisers by industry magazine New Model Adviser – has relocated to Queen Square House, in Queen Square Place, from its former...
Anticipation is building ahead of next month’s Business Showcase South West 2015 and Bath firms being warned not to miss out on unparalleled sponsorship, exhibition stands and free delegate passes for what will be the region’s biggest business show this year. The two-day event on May 14 and 15 will provide a platform for...
