Law firm Thrings has advised property developer L&R Group on the sale of its upmarket Bath shopping mall Milsom Place to London-based TIAA Henderson Real. The £26.1m deal marked the latest stage in the relationship between Thrings, which has an office in Bath, and L&R which began in 2006. Since then Thrings has provided...
Chase de Vere, the Bath-based independent financial advice business, has been named as one of 100 best companies to work for in the prestigious Sunday Times list. The firm is ranked in 95th place in the table, which showcases companies that demonstrate the highest levels of engagement within their organisation. Firms are judged on...
Magnet, the UK’s largest kitchen and joinery specialist, has renewed its national home delivery and transport contract with Chippenham-based logistics group Wincanton in a long-term deal. The agreement means Wincanton will continue to transport products from Magnet’s Darlington manufacturing plant to its UK-wide customers via strategic distribution sites, along with its two-man home delivery...
Transport operator FirstGroup has agreed a five-year IT innovation framework with IPL, the Bath-based specialist systems integrator. Under the agreement the companies will work together to identify and develop ways to improve the experience of passengers using its train companies, including First Great Western, which operates the London-West of England services through Bath. Early...
South West accountancy firm Milsted Langdon has appointed Ian Lloyd as a partner in its Bath office as it continues to grow its presence in the city. Ian joins from Monahans, one of the largest independent accountancy firms in the region, where he was a partner. He brings with him a wealth of experience...
The Indian market will be demystified and the commercial opportunities outlined at a seminar for West of England firms next week. Speaking at the event in Castle Combe, near Chippenham, on Thursday March 5, will be Siddharth Mukne, business adviser at the UK India Business Council, and Waseem Hussain, internationally renowned expert on doing...
A future Labour government would support business in the West of England – not damage it – by creating a more prosperous Britain and investing in skills and new technologies, Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls said this week. Launching the party’s business plan for the region, he dismissed suggestions that Labour was anti-business, insisting it...
Business networking group What’s Right is holding an auction at Bristol and Bath Science Park in aid of several local charities. The event, from 6pm on Thursday, is the latest staged by What’s Right, which has raised more than £20,000 for good causes. Bristol Rovers tickets, a round of golf, spa days, free business consultations and a...
Alliance Pharma, the Chippenham-based speciality pharmaceutical company, has started the search for a new finance director following the announcement that Richard Wright, who has been in the role for nearly eight years, is to leave. Mr Wright, pictured, who will remain at the highly-acquisitive company until May 31, is to pursue other interests, the...
Businesses across the West of England have the chance to shape the future skills make-up of the region by taking part in a new survey. The 2015 West of England Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) business skills survey, which is now live, takes around 15 minutes to complete and will help develop an informed skills...
