Business confidence among firms in the South West has slumped to zero with many blaming Brexit for having a negative impact on their activity. The South West is now among the most pessimistic regions of the UK, according to the latest Business Barometer from Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking. The alarming results show that overall...
Bath businesses are being invited to enter teams for the city’s third annual Dragon Boat Race and bring in much-needed cash for two charities. Since its launch in 2016 the race has raised more than £34,000 for Designability, the Bath-based charity which designs and creates assistive technology and products for people living with a...
Global engineering giant Siemens is to relocate its software development department to newly refurbished office space in a move it says will improve teamwork and help it grow. The department, previously based on Chippenham’s Bumpers Farm business park, has moved to 4,300sq ft of prime office space on the first floor of the town’s...
Carolyn Matravers, an adviser at West of England financial planning firm Old Mill, has joined the prestigious Society of Later Life Advisers (SOLLA) organisation. SOLLA was formed in 2008 as a not-for-profit society dedicated to helping people and their families find trusted accredited financial advisers who understand the financial needs of later life. SOLLA...
Monday May 27 Bank holiday Tuesday May 28 Final: Altitude Group, Amigo Holdings, Kainos Group Interims: Oxford Biodynamics, AFI Developments Economic announcement: BBA Mortgage Lending Figures Wednesday May 29 Finals: Aveva Group, HarbourVest Global Privat Equity, Stobart Group, Telford Homes Interims: Jadestone Energy, PJSC Lukoil Thursday May 30 Finals: De La Rue, FirstGroup, Helios...
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 Ian Coyle, operations director for First Bus, West of England, answers our 10 questions What was the LAST: Film you watched? War Horse. Having seen this film a couple of times,...
Bath’s Business Improvement District (BID) has become the first in the UK to glean anonymous data from visitors’ mobile phones and credit cards to better understand spending patterns in the city centre. The BID, which is funded by 675 levy payers, has teamed up with a specialist ‘big data’ consultancy which will provide it...
The leader of the region’s largest business organisation has called on the next Prime Minister to end the “drift and lack of direction” in Parliament over Brexit and fix the fundamentals blighting the UK economy. The comments from Phil Smith, managing director of Business West – the organisation that runs Bath Chamber of Commerce...
Bath-headquartered regional law firm Royds Withy King has launched a legal ‘safety net’ in response to unprecedented demand from human resources professionals and business owners for affordable expert HR and employment advice. Called HELP, the package provides comprehensive legal support to businesses alongside insurance protection against Employment Tribunal claims. Bespoke packages have been developed...
Global second-hand and rare book retailer Bookbarn International is preparing for a major re-launch following the appointment of a new CEO. Nick Bates has joined the Hallatrow-based firm after nearly four years at renown New York-headquartered publishing group HarperCollins, where he was sales and marketing director and, most recently, associate publisher based in London. Bookbarn International...
