Company directors in Bath are more likely to be young and female, according to a new report on diversity in the boardroom. The city appears at number six in a new national league table for the number of directors aged under 25 and at number 10 for its number of women directors. According to...
Drugs development firm Vectura has set up a business in China to tap into the country’s growing market for respiratory products. The new company will initially exploit Vectura’s Clickhaler and Duohaler dry powder inhaler (DPI) technology platforms to address current unmet needs in the Asian asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) markets. ...
Nearly a third of West construction firms are at risk of failure in the next 12 months, according to new research. This compares to 25.7% of businesses at risk across all sectors in the region and comes on the back of a fall in UK construction output in the first quarter of this year....
More than 80% of West hotels and tourism businesses suffered a decline in bookings last year as the London Olympics, economic gloom, and wet weather combined to keep visitors away from the region. And so far this year is not looking much better, with 90% reporting fewer or no change in booking levels. The...
Staff at law firm Stone King, which has offices in Bath and Melksham, have been busy raising funds for a charity which cares for children and teenagers with life-limiting conditions. Employees have taken part in a number of physical challenges during the last year to raise more than £6,000 for Shooting Star CHASE which...
Nick Hewer, best known as Sir Alan Sugar’s right-hand man on The Apprentice, will give Bath accountants and professional advisers a behind-the-scenes view of life as TV celebrity when he speaks at the annual Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) West of England dinner this evening. Swindon-born Nick, pictured, who also...
Bath creative digital agency Moresoda has won a major contract with food giant Del Monte to design and manage the digital and web activity for four of its UK juice brands. The account, with Del Monte’s UK partner Gerber Juice, represents a significant win for Moresoda and covers the mass market Del Monte juices...
Somerset-based Centaur Veterinary Services was today announced as a finalist in the prestigious West of England Business of the Year Awards. The Castle Cary veterinary products distributor lines up against five other expanding firms in the awards. Sponsored by accountants PwC, they are the most-coveted in the region, recognising for the past 25 years...
Bath’s expanding creative sector is the focus for the next in the Circo Networking series, staged in conjunction with Bath Business News. The South Parade bar and Bath’s only dedicated business website have teamed up with Creative Bath, the organisation promoting the industry in the city, for the event next Tuesday which will bring...
Preserving Bath’s independent retailers, securing the future of The Rec and Guildhall Market, and making Bathonians healthier were among the topics up for debate at the Ask the Panel session that concluded this week’s Bath City Conference. Taking place in the council chamber at the Guildhall, the session provided an opportunity for anyone to...
