Global accountancy group PwC has continued to strengthen its financial services and deals teams in the West with three senior appointments. The firm said the arrival of Sam Flitman, Andrew Keenan and Camille Sixsmith would make it even better placed to support financial services clients and businesses through debt and equity transactions. Sam, pictured, will...
Specialist independent PR agency Carnsight Communications has grown its team with the appointment of Georgia Christley as account manager. Georgia, pictured, joins owner Jessica Morgan and account executive Leigh-Ann Hewer at the Marshfield-based agency, which works with small and creative businesses. The appointment marks an expansion of Carnsight’s permanent team, which has also worked alongside...
Financial adviser Graham Sneddon has been awarded the financial planning profession's gold standard while also becoming a Fellow of the Personal Finance Society. Graham, pictured, of Saltford-based Sneddon Financial Planning Partnership, has attained the prestigious Chartered Financial Planner title from the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) – a status only awarded to individuals who meet...
The spike in online shopping this summer drove up profits at logistics group Wincanton, with its digital and eFulfilment divisions operating significantly ahead of their pre Covid-19 levels. As a result, the Chippenham-based group expects this year’s results to be “materially” ahead of market expectations. In a trading update to shareholders, the UK’s largest...
South West accountancy and finance firm Old Mill has taken on 17 new starters this week as it continues to overcome the impact of Covid-19 pandemic. The firm, which employs nearly 300 people across its offices in Melksham, Wells, Yeovil and Exeter, has recruited into all levels of the business. The new joiners include...
First West of England managing director James Freeman, whose 46-year career on the buses has taken him from conductor to leading an organisation with 1,800 people and 600 vehicles, has announced he is to retire next May. James, pictured, a self-confessed bus enthusiast who often spends his holidays travelling on them, has overseen a major...
Bishop Fleming, the regional accountancy firm with an office in Bath, has appointed Angela Appiah Shippey as its new corporate and business services director. Angela joins from Bristol-based accountants FD Works, where she was client director for 18 months. She has more than 22 years’ experience having worked in a range of financial roles...
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Redde Northgate, the vehicle services group formed earlier this year from the merger of Bath-based specialist accident management group Redde and van hire company Northgate, today snapped up most of accident repair services firm Nationwide from its administrators for £11m. Under the deal Redde Northgate will acquire 77 of Nationwide’s 102 bodyshop sites along...
Unique visitors to websites owned by Bath-based media group Future have soared by 57% over the past year, taking the total to more than 23m and confirming the business as one of the UK’s leading digital publishers. The data is the first since Future acquired London-based TI Media for £140m in April, which added...
