The West of England Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has appointed civil engineer Richard Bonner as its new chair, replacing Prof Steve West, who has been in the role since 2017. Richard, pictured, joined the LEP board two years ago and also served on the West of England Economic Recovery Taskforce. He is UK chief operating...
Made Tech, the public sector delivery firm, has appointed Robin Wyles as its South West and Wales market principal. Robin, pictured, who is from Bath, will be responsible for delivering specialist technology services to customers the firm’s customers across the regions, including the Driving and Vehicles Licencing Association (DVLA) in Swansea and NHS Gloucestershire. He...
Bath homeless charity Julian House is calling on businesses of all sizes in the city to take on its epic fundraising challenge – The Circuit of Bath Walk. The sponsored walk, now in its 20th year, takes place on Sunday, September 26, and involves a 20-mile circular route through some of the most beautiful...
South West accountancy firm Old Mill has appointed it senior pensions manager Steve Woodham as the new head of its Wells office. Steve, pictured, who has worked at Old Mill for 15 years, replaces Andrew Moore, who is retiring after almost 12 years at the firm, which also has offices in Melksham, Yeovil and Exeter. Old...
Bath’s food and drink entrepreneurs are now able to get free business and technical support to help them set-up or run their businesses under a new scheme. The West of England Combined Authority (WECA) has teamed up with regional industry-run group Food WorksSW to launch the Food Enterprise Support Scheme (FESS). Individuals thinking about...
Controversial ‘fire and rehire’ practices being used by some firms should only be deployed as a last resort, a top Bath employment lawyer has warned. Tim Gofton, pictured, a senior associate in Bath law firm Royds Withy King’s retail and hospitality team, said getting it wrong could also have public relations implications and damage...
Five new appointments, including a private client solicitor and four paralegals, at national law firm Stone King have further boosted its Bath head office. Solicitor Melenie Mayall, pictured, joins the private client property team along with Gregory Mason and Maesie Woods, who take up paralegal roles. Also arriving at the Queen Square office are...
Monday July 12 Final: Thruvision Group Interim: Photo-Me International Trading announcement: Dechra Pharmaceuticals Economic announcement: PMI services Tuesday July 13 Finals: Omega Diagnostics Group, Solid State, Zoo Digital Group Interim: Synectics Trading announcement: City of London Group, City of London Investment Trust, DP Poland, Kier Economic announcement: Retail sales Wednesday July 14 Finals: Accrol Group Holdings, Great Eastern Energy Groiup, Knights Group, Kromek...
Philip Morris International, the US tobacco group behind the Marlboro cigarette brand, is to buy specialist pharmaceutical firm Vectura for just over £1bn after outbidding global private equity giant Carlyle. Vectura, which has its roots in a spin-out from the University of Bath, had agreed to Carlyle’s £958m approach but withdrew support after receiving...
Bristol Airport and two of its main airlines have welcomed the ending of quarantine restrictions for passengers returning from amber list countries on July 19. The decision by the government means the airport – the UK’s ninth busiest – can start to plan a return to near normal services later this summer. It also...
