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Wessex Water Services board bolstered with two additional independent directors

June 5, 2019
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Two new independent non-executive directors with wide experience of business have been appointed to the board of Bath-based Wessex Water Services. Kate Mingay and Jim McKenna join the existing group of independent non-executive directors at Wessex Water Services, the business running Wessex Water group’s regulated water and sewerage operations.    The group said Kate, pictured...

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Simon Holdsworth reappointed as Thrings’ managing partner for a third term

June 4, 2019
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Simon Holdsworth reappointed as Thrings’ managing partner for a third term

Regional law firm Thrings’ managing partner Simon Holdsworth has been reappointed for a further three-year term by a unanimous vote at its annual partners’ meeting. Simon, pictured, who joined Thrings in 1997 and became managing partner in 2013, will oversee its’ strategic direction and retain responsibility for its legal and operational activities for a...

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Ahead of the Agenda: The Week Ahead

June 2, 2019
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Monday June 3 Finals: Record, Sirius Real Estate, Tatton Asset Management, Tricorn Group Economic announcement: PMI manufacturing Tuesday June 4 Finals: AO World, Carclo, Chamberlin, Fulcrum Utility Services, Bluejay Mining, Palace Capital, Vianet Group, VP Interims: Driver Group, Gooch & Housego Economic announcement: PMI construction Wednesday June 5 Finals: Alpha Financial Markets Consulting, Biffa,...

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The LAST WORD: Hannah Pollard, sales director, Redrow Homes South West

May 31, 2019
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The LAST WORD: Hannah Pollard, sales director, Redrow Homes South West

Each week Bath Business News gives a prominent member of the city’s business community the last word on its weekly e-bulletin. This week Hannah Pollard, sales director at Redrow Homes in the South West, answers our 10 questions. What was the LAST: Film you watched? Bohemian Rhapsody  Book you read? Gangsta Granny by David...

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Economic outlook for Bath on the agenda as city’s Financial Forum gathers for second meeting

May 31, 2019
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Economic outlook for Bath on the agenda as city’s Financial Forum gathers for second meeting

Bath Financial Forum, the group aiming to raise the city’s profile as a centre of excellence for financial services, returns for its second meeting next month with an in-depth look at how the wider economy is impacting on this ambition. Guest speaker will be Donna Kehoe, the Bank of England’s agent for South West,...

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Firms seeking business opportunities as part of powerful trade delegation to US East Coast

May 31, 2019
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Firms seeking business opportunities as part of powerful trade delegation to US East Coast

Two Bath area firms are heading to the US this weekend as part of a high-powered regional delegation promoting the West of England and seeking potential business deals. Scanning Pens, the world’s leading supplier of pen scanners, and Chipside, a specialist software development company working with around a quarter of local and regional government...

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Curo lobbies government on its tenants’ behalf over Universal Credit rent shortfall

May 31, 2019
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Curo lobbies government on its tenants’ behalf over Universal Credit rent shortfall

Bath-based housing association and housebuilder Curo has added its voice to calls for the government to amend Universal Credit (UC) calculations that could leave some of its tenants without enough money to pay their rent this year. The shortfall is due to the calculation used by government which pays UC monthly while housing association...

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Dozen projects gain cash from Wessex Water’s community fund to continue their good work

May 31, 2019
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Dozen projects gain cash from Wessex Water’s community fund to continue their good work

Bath-based utility Wessex Water’s community fund has handed out its first grants supporting 12 projects across the West of England. The fund is managed by Quartet Community Foundation and aims to support community cohesion projects and bring communities together across the region. It offers grants of up to £1,500 to smaller community groups and...

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High-grade office space with history of innovation comes onto the market

May 31, 2019
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High-grade office space with history of innovation comes onto the market

Prime office space in a grade II listed Georgian mansion is being marketed by the Bath office of national property consultancy Carter Jonas. Manvers House, pictured, on Kingston Road in Bradford on Avon, is one of the historic town’s most prominent period properties having served as a hub for innovators from a cross section...

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Bowel cancer charity benefits from e-commerce agency blubolt’s skydives and pub quizzes

May 31, 2019
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Bowel cancer charity benefits from e-commerce agency blubolt’s skydives and pub quizzes

Bath e-commerce agency blubolt has raised nearly £9,000 for Bowel Cancer UK with feats ranging from skydives and pub quizzes to cake sales and obstacle courses. The agency, which works with blue-chip brands such as Seasalt, Hush, Teapigs and Route One, has had a strong and ongoing commitment to the charity since losing its...

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