The Bath office of regional accountancy group Milsted Langdon is backing the Theatre Royal Bath’s egg hunt by sponsoring one of its 25 decorated eggs hidden across the city centre. Organised by the egg, Bath’s young people’s theatre, to celebrate its 10th birthday, the hunt takes place place during the Easter holidays. Each egg...
Specialist learning and development group RTS has appointed experienced automotive management consultant Allan Sherburne as its international business development manager. Chippenham-based RTS, which specialises in developing frontline staff in the automotive sector, already trades heavily overseas. Allan, pictured, joins as it aims to step up its operations in the Middle East and the Asia...
Vectura, the Chippenham-based drugs development group, has appointed pharmaceutical industry veteran Dr Per-Olof Andersson as a non-executive director. Dr Andersson has an international research and development track record within the pharmaceuticals, bio-pharmaceuticals and speciality pharmaceutical industry and considerable experience in respiratory therapeutic development. He retired from Spanish pharmaceutical firm Almirall in 2011 after serving...
The BBC has awarded a contract worth up to £6m to specialist IT firm SciSys to buy its groundbreaking radio technology. Under the three to four year contract, Chippenham-based SciSys will supply its dira! product for use by BBC Radio, paving the way for an integrated audio production system across BBC national, regional and...
Nigel Huxley, the manager of Waitrose’s Bath store, has been elected as the new chairman of Bath Business Improvement District (BID). Nigel, pictured, replaces Simon Pullen, senior general manager of Bath’s SouthGate shopping centre, who held the role since 2011. Simon remains a director of the BID in the short term representing SouthGate but...
Bath-based brand, creative and digital agency Mr B & Friends has appointed Rob Lowe to the newly-created post of director of digital. Rob joins from international marketing services giant Harte Hanks, where he was head of digital, leading teams across the UK, Europe and US working with clients including Samsung, InBev and Vodafone. His appointment follows...
One of the area’s best-known accountants has joined the fast-growing Bath office of regional accountancy firm Bishop Fleming as a partner. Christine Tuckerman’s arrival takes the number of partners in the Lower Bristol Road base to four with 41 staff – making it the city’s largest accountants’ office. Christine, who was educated Bath High...
Aspiring entrepreneurs in Keynsham will be able to benefit from expert business advice at a free workshop in the town later this month. The Starting in Business workshop on April 21 is being staged by business growth consultancy Cool Ventures and Bath and North East Somerset Council. The interactive evening session – in Keynsham...
Sales at Metrotile UK, the Chippenham-based steel roofing tile firm, rose by nearly a third last year as more builders and developers rejected traditional tiles in favour of its lightweight, cost-saving products. The 32.8% year-on-year growth took sales to just over £7.1m in the year to the end of January. Annual pre-tax profits fell...
Lloyds Bank is to sponsor this year’s South West Manufacturing Dinner hosted by EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation. The flagship event – now in its third year – is a celebration of the region’s dynamic and flourishing manufacturing and engineering sectors. It was established to encourage networking, greater collaboration and the sharing of new ideas...
