Specialist learning and development consultancy RTS Group is celebrating 25 years in business – a quarter of a century in which the tools of its trade have progressed from flipcharts to online technology. The Chippenham-based group began life as a niche agency aimed at serving the training and development needs of the automotive industry....
The economic recovery may not be as strong as anticipated despite the latest fall in unemployment, Business West, the organisation that runs Bath Chamber of Commerce, has warned. While welcoming the 1.6% year-on-year drop in the number of people out of work in the South West, Business West managing director Phil Smith, pictured, said...
Andy Harris has been appointed as the new head of naval architecture at Bath-based BMT Defence Services, a subsidiary of international maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy BMT Group. Andy, pictured, a chartered engineer who joined BMT in 1996, will bring the best practice from the large projects he has worked on to the...
Brewer Bath Ales, best known for its range of award-winning beers, has produced its first spirit – in a limited edition of just 100 bottles. Gem Aqua Vitae, a 42% vol single malt spirit, has been made using wort from Bath Ales’ brewery at Warmley. Wort is the liquid produced when barley is ‘mashed’...
The issues faced by charities and their finances will be put under the microscope at a special seminar to be staged by accountants Monahans next month. The Monahans Charity Seminar, which takes place at Chippenham Golf Club on November 13, will examine a range of relevant topics including the latest charity SORPs (Statements of...
Shares in luxury goods brand Mulberry fell sharply after it warned its annual profits will be “significantly” lower than expected. The group, based at Chilcompton, Somerset, and best known for its upmarket handbags, is undergoing a major restructuring after several years of dwindling profits. But chairman Godfrey Davis, who has been leading the firm...
Future, the international media group based in Bath, has merged its two content marketing businesses to form a new global content marketing agency as it continues its major restructuring. Called Future Fusion, the new division brings together staff who previously worked in its FuturePlus and NGIN businesses, producing ‘own-brand’ content, magazines and websites for...
Organisers of Bath Boules today unveiled bold changes to the event next year to widen its appeal after revealing that this year it raised a record £18,467. Law firm Withy King, which has two offices in Bath, was also confirmed as headline sponsor for the second year running. Bath Boules takes place in the...
The senior designer at Bath-based charity Designability, which makes life-changing technology, will speak at an event in the city this week about how it converts innovative ideas into commercially-viable products that have a real impact on people’s lives. Keir Haines will be joined by Bath Innovation Centre director Simon Bond, and Dick Penny, managing director of...
Monday 13 October Finals: Renewable Energy Generation, Tristel, YouGov Trading statement: Essentra Tuesday 14 October Interim: boohoo.com Finals: Bellway, dotDigital, Matchtech, Nanoco Trading statements: Ashmore, Burberry, Carpetright, Hargreaves Lansdown, Michael Page International, SABMiller AGMs: Scancell Holdings, Xplorer EGM: Assura Economics: BRC sales, Consumer price index, Retail price index, Producer prices, ONS house prices Wednesday...
