West Country accountancy firm Bishop Fleming, which has an office in Bath, has made two senior HR appointments to support its continued growth. Alison Dale joins as learning and development manager to oversee the firm’s training and career growth systems for the 300 staff spread across its seven offices which span Bristol, Exeter, Plymouth,...
Investing in innovative new products and technologies while expanding its international markets has paid off for West Wiltshire manufacturer Avon Rubber, which has reported a 21% leap in annual profits. Pre-tax profits at the Melksham-headquartered group came in at £16.6m for the year to September 30 despite sales slipping slightly to £124.8m. The group,...
Specialist law firm Novum, which has an office in Bath, has won £5.5m in compensation for a man who sustained severe brain damage in a devastating powerboat accident when he was 13. Ben Ridd had been competing in a race organised by the Royal Yachting Association in Portland Harbour, Dorset, when his boat, which...
Staff at SciSys, the Chippenham-based specialist software firm, have been celebrating their role in the historic touchdown of the Rosetta space mission’s lander on the comet 67P some 500million km from Earth. SciSys developed the software for the mission control system (MCS) for the European Space Agency (ESA) project. The software has been used...
Accountancy firm Monahans, which has an office in Bath, is to extend its business recovery service into the Midlands after appointing a new insolvency practitioner. Paul McConnell, pictured, will be based in Worcester which will allow him to extend the team’s renowned expertise outside of its West of England heartland. He joins from Smith...
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Bath entrepreneurs and small business owners are being offered a rare chance to meet some of the region’s most-active dealmakers at an event aimed at demystifying private equity and highlighting finance options for growth, succession and exit. The ‘Inside Private Equity’ event is being staged by accountancy and investment management group Smith & Williamson’s...
Each week Bath Business News gives a prominent member of the area’s business community the last word on our weekly e-bulletin. This week Sue Cooper, head of social investment at St John’s Hospital, answers our 10 questions. What was the last: Film you watched? Haven’t been to the cinema for a while. But I...
Small and medium-sized businesses are to get access to world-class CAD CAM (computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacture) tools and rapid prototyping through 3D printing at a new enterprise centre. Opened last week at Wiltshire College’s Lackham campus near Chippenham, pictured, the centre is aimed at boosting product design in businesses by fast-tracking product development...
Bath specialist employment law practice Renney and Co has appointed Philip McCabe as a senior associate solicitor. Philip, pictured, joins as the firm expands its employment team to meet growing demand for advice, support and representation. Philip, who trained with Bath firm Stone King 10 years ago, returns to the city after six years...
