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Senior associate appointment strengthens BCL Legal’s South West office

February 12, 2015
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Senior associate appointment strengthens BCL Legal’s South West office

National specialist recruitment firm BCL Legal has appointed Georgina Inson as a senior associate in its South West office. Georgina, pictured, will handle non-contentious commercial roles in the region working from the Bristol office, including real estate, commercial and corporate opportunities.  She has worked in legal recruitment for five years and held positions at...

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CBRE boosts South West office with senior surveyor appointment and graduate trainee qualification

February 12, 2015
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CBRE boosts South West office with senior surveyor appointment and graduate trainee qualification

Property advisory firm CBRE has strengthened its national asset services team in the South West with the appointment of Mark Evans as senior surveyor. He joins CBRE’s Bristol office from rival Alder King, where he worked as a surveyor. Mark said: “I am thrilled to be joining CBRE at such a critical time in...

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Search gets under way to find the South West’s top business leaders

February 10, 2015
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Search gets under way to find the South West’s top business leaders

Firms in the Bristol area are being urged to enter one of the region’s top award schemes showcasing excellence and enterprise in business. The prestigious Institute of Directors’ South West Director of the Year Awards 2015 seek to recognise outstanding business people and focus UK-wide attention on success in the region. Award nominations are...

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Ahead of the Agenda: The Week Ahead

February 8, 2015
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Monday 9 February Final: Randgold Resources EGMs: Kofax, Tissue Regenix Tuesday 10 February Finals: Catlin, entu, Millennium & Copthorne Hotels Trading statements: Bellway, Cable & Wireless Communications, ICAP AGM: RWS Holdings Economics: BRC sales, Industrial production, Manufacturing output, NIESR GDP estimate (January) Wednesday 11 February Interims: City of London Investment Group, Dunelm, Redrow Finals:...

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Bath Business Blog: Julia Dean, West of England LEP. Dispelling the myths around positive local transport investment

February 6, 2015
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Bath Business Blog: Julia Dean, West of England LEP. Dispelling the myths around positive local transport investment

Julia Dean, West of England Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) communications and marketing manager – MetroBus and MetroWest rail – dispels the myths that have built up around the project There’s been a lot written about MetroBus. Some bad, some good – but frustratingly, it’s often inaccurate. I’ve been working on the MetroBus project for...

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Alliance Pharma pays £5m to add eye care product to its brand portfolio

February 6, 2015
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Alliance Pharma pays £5m to add eye care product to its brand portfolio

Highly-acquisitive Chippenham-based speciality pharmaceutical company Alliance Pharma has hit the takeover trail again, snapping up eye care products firm MacuVision Europe for £5.5m. MacuVision sells MacuShield, a once-a-day capsule eye care treatment taken by sufferers of dry age-related macular degeneration and other eye conditions. In the year to March 31 Solihull-based MacuVision made earnings...

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Bethlehem firms to visit Bath as cities’ pioneering business twinning gathers pace

February 6, 2015
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Bethlehem firms to visit Bath as cities’ pioneering business twinning gathers pace

Bath’s burgeoning business links with Bethlehem will be strengthened next month when a trade delegation from the biblical birthplace of Jesus visits the city to explore import and export opportunities. The visit is being arranged by Business West and Bethlehem-Bath Links, the Bath-based charity that is creating cultural, business, educational and sporting links between...

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Industry awards shortlisting for Nationwide smartwatch app developed by Bath tech firm IPL

February 6, 2015
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Industry awards shortlisting for Nationwide smartwatch app developed by Bath tech firm IPL

A voice-recognition smartwatch banking app developed by Bath-based IT services firm IPL for building society Nationwide is in the running for two top industry awards. The cutting-edge app, built in less than a month, enabled Nationwide to become the UK’s first financial service provider to offer its customers real-time balances on Android watches. Working...

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Chief executive who steered innovative drug firm Vectura to global success is to step down

February 6, 2015
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Chief executive who steered innovative drug firm Vectura to global success is to step down

Chris Blackwell, the chief executive of Chippenham-based drug development firm Vectura, is to step down after 12 years in the job. Dr Blackwell, pictured, joined the firm before its Initial Public Offering (IPO) and has led the company to its current position as a leader in the treatment of airways diseases.  The firm, which...

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East Melksham Local Centre contract secured by Halsall Construction

February 6, 2015
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East Melksham Local Centre contract secured by Halsall Construction

Peasedown St John-based Halsall Construction has been appointed as the main contractor to build the East Melksham Local Centre by developer Guildhall Estates. Building work on the mixed-use development will start over the next few months. The development, on a site close to the A3102, will include six shop units, anchored by a Morrisons...

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