Bosses running West of England firms are almost three times more likely to vote in favour of remaining in the EU than leave – with the gap between the two views widening over the past three months. The latest snap survey by Business West – the region’s largest business organisation – of its members...
The views of employers in Bath and across the West of England are being sought on recruitment experiences, skills gaps and more to influence the area’s future skills strategy. The West of England Local Enterprise Partnership’s (LEP) Annual Employer Skills Survey, is aligned to its vision to develop a local workforce with the skills...
A spate of new contract wins this year have boosted specialist IT firm SciSys as it continues to recovery from a disastrous 2015. A year ago the Chippenham-based firm was rocked by serious problems with a major fixed-price contract. The crisis pushed the firm, which develops complex IT projects for clients in sectors such...
Bath has emerged as one of the UK’s skills hotspots in new research, ranking just behind the academic powerhouses of Oxford and Cambridge and above London. Nearly 60% of the city’s workforce is classified as highly skilled, ranking it fourth in a national table compiled from Office for National Statistics data. The total number...
Mendips-based aggregates firm Wainwrights has completed its new £9m asphalt plant near Bristol, increasing capacity for the historic firm and ensuring further growth. The plant, financed by Barclays, has been built on a 4.5-acre site at Avonmouth is within a mile of the regional motorway network, so opening up access to new markets for...
Bath digital pioneer Actual Experience believes it is on the cusp of major growth after clocking up a 48% increase in half-year revenues. The advanced analytics firm, which signed a five-year framework agreement with Vodafone in March, said its financial results for the six months to the end of March did not reflect its...
Annual sales have grown by 7% to £15.6m at Bath Ales – with the brewer and pub company crediting its success on keeping things simple. The firm, based between Bath and Bristol at Warmley and best known for its flagship Gem bitter, has simplified its management reporting lines, reduced its supplier base and focused...
Asthma and lung disease treatment firm Vectura is to collaborate with a US tech firm to develop a range of innovative inhalers. The Chippenham firm, which makes inhalable dry-powder drugs that treat lung conditions such as asthma, emphysema and chronic bronchitis, has agreed a partnership with Propeller Health to use its intelligent sensor technology....
Alliance Pharma, the specialty pharmaceutical company, has chalked up annual UK sales growth of 20% as its spate of recent acquisitions pay off. The Chippenham-based firm, which buys underperforming drugs brands and realises their potential through investment, said its eye care product MacuShield and Ashton & Parsons Infants’ Powder – a natural remedy for...
Business Showcase South West – the region’s largest event of its kind – is taking place today at Bristol’s Ashton Gate Stadium with the city’s Bloodhound Supersonic Car one of the star attractions. The free-to-visit event will also hear from the Bloodhound’s driver Wing Commander Andy Green OBE as one of the keynote speakers...
