Opticians Haine & Smith is thanking the generosity of individuals who donated more than 1,600 pairs of glasses to help the homeless in a pilot scheme. The firm, which operates 20 practices across the West of England, partnered with regional homeless charity Alabaré in September to pilot a ‘pop-up’ eye-testing centre at Unity House in Chippenham last...
The US Defense Logistics Agency has awarded a five-year contract worth up to $204m (£150m) to defence manufacturing group Avon Protection for its second-generation Advanced Combat Helmet. The contract includes a one-year base period with a maximum value of $46m, plus four further one-year extension options. Melksham-based Avon, which specialises in protective gear, masks...
More than six tons of laptops, PCs and other tech items have been saved from landfill, thanks to a scheme started in lockdown to redistribute unwanted devices to schools and charities. Community interest company Wiltshire Digital Drive asked for donations to help students with their learning and to provide technology to those who otherwise...
Plans to redevelop Bath’s former gasworks as a new neighbourhood with hundreds of homes are to go on display to the public at a series of consultation events. The historic site off Windsor Bridge Road, pictured below, helped power the city from the early 19th century until the late 20th century. It has been decommissioned...
Bath-headquartered law firm Royds Withy King has further boosted its expertise in insolvency dispute resolution with the appointment of Julie Killip as a partner. Julie, pictured, has joined from the London office of international commercial law firm Ince, where she spent nearly eight years as a partner and joint head of restructuring and insolvency. ...
Monday February 7 Nothing listed Tuesday February 8 Finals: Ocado, Micro Focus International, BP Interims: Mattioli Woods, Filtronic, Alumasc Group Q1 result: TUI AG Q4 result: BP Trading announcement: Bellway Wednesday February 9 Finals: Lancashire Holdings, Smurfit Kappa Group Interims: PZ Cussons, Barratt Developments, Dunelm Q4 result: Glaxosmithkline Trading announcements: Grainger, Discoverie Group Economic announcements: Retail sales, GDP (preliminary), RICS housing market survey Thursday...
Each week Bath Business News gives a prominent member of the city’s business community the last word. This week Debbie Boulton, managing director of Bath accountancy firm Richardson Swift, answers our 10 questions. What was the LAST: Film you watched? I had a rare trip to the cinema on New Year’s Eve to watch The King’s Man. It...
Business organisations have welcomed the green light for Bristol Airport’s expansion, announced by planning inspectors this week, despite the decision sparking outrage among local political leaders, including Bath MP Wera Hobhouse, and green groups. The government’s Planning Inspectorate, to which the airport appealed following North Somerset Council’s refusal of the scheme, pictured, two years ago, conceded...
Pubs, bars and clubs in Bath have joined a campaign to tackle drink spiking following a massive increase in reported cases over the past year. More than 60 venues across Bath have pledged to help keep visitors safe while they enjoy the city’s night-time economy by making their bar and security staff aware of...
Rapidly expanding Bath media group Future is to open a new content hub in the US as it looks to build on its growth in what has become its number one market over the past few years. Future has developed as a major force in the US publishing industry through a raft of strategic...
