Wincanton, the Chippenham-based logistics group, has been awarded a three-year extension to its transport management contract with Swindon-based retail group WH Smith. The extension, which builds on the firms’ 20-year relationship, will involve the roll-out of new technology which will lead to more collaborative opportunities and optimise vehicle efficiency. According to WH Smith supply...
Alliance Pharma, the highly-acquisitive Chippenham-based speciality pharmaceutical firm, has more than £20m on tap to add to its drugs cabinet, it said as it unveiled its latest deal and forecast a small increase in turnover for 2013. The firm, which buys underperforming drugs brands and realises their potential, has acquired thyroid treatment Irena in...
Bath-based Epoch Wealth Management has been awarded the title Adviser of the Year 2014 for the South West region by respected industry magazine New Model Adviser. Epoch beat off competition from four other shortlisted firms to win the prestigious award at the New Model Adviser Conference in London. This followed an extensive vetting process...
Law firm Withy King, which has an office in Bath, has been named as one of as the UK’s Top 100 Best Mid-Sized Companies to Work For. It has also been awarded the highly sought after Best Companies’ two-star accreditation. Inclusion in The Sunday Times table recognises the firm’s outstanding levels of staff engagement...
West firms are being invited to explore doing business in Germany as a way of breaking into a lucrative export market without the risks often attached to selling into high-growth and emerging economies. The Government’s UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) organisation is staging a special event next Tuesday to highlight the opportunities in Germany...
Passenger numbers at Bristol Airport rose for the fourth consecutive year in 2013, new figures have revealed. The number of people passing through the terminal last year reached 6.1m – 3.4% higher than in 2012. It is only the second time in the airport’s history that the annual total has gone above 6m –...
Further proof that businesses are benefiting from the strengthening economy has emerged with figures showing jobs growth on the way and high levels of confidence. The number of firms expecting to take on more staff is now at a 30-month high, according to the latest employment index staged by accountants BDO. The index, which...
Monday 13 January Interim: Best of the Best EGMs: Leyshon Resources, Vedanta Resources Tuesday 14 January Interims: Ideagen, IG Group Trading statements: Ashmore Group, Asos, Balfour Beatty, Barratt Developments, Carr’s Milling Industries, Countrywide, Dragon Oil, Mecom Group, Michael Page International, Spirit Pub Company AGMs: Carr’s Milling Industries, Spirit Pub Company Economics: Producer price index,...
West firms are being urged to renew efforts to do business overseas and take advantage of high-level export support available following disappointing trade figures. Business West director Clive Wray, who has responsibility for running the contract for the Government’s trade-boosting body UKTI in the South West, said although the prospect of trading internationally could...
Health and social care consultancy Finnamore, which has an office near Bath, has been acquired by GE Healthcare, part of the global GE group. Under the deal, financial details of which have not been released, GE Healthcare’s UK consultancy arm, formerly Performance Solutions UK, becomes GE Healthcare Finnamore. Joint staffing has reached 70, many...
