Legal experts from the Bath head office of regional law firm Royds Withy King have advised one of the UK’s leading suppliers of agricultural machinery on a key acquisition. T H WHITE, which is based in Devizes, took over the New Holland dealership in Hereford for an undisclosed sum. Specialising in tractors and...
Firms across the West of England will be left on the wrong side of the ‘digital divide’ unless the government takes action to improve connectivity and pave the way for powerful 5G networks. The warning came this week from the CBI, which fears that, with Brexit dominating the political landscape, the need for an...
Bath-based international development charity Send a Cow is to receive a boost from actress Jane Horrocks, who is to present a national radio appeal on its behalf. The Lancashire-born star, best known for her roles as Bubble in the BBC sitcom Absolutely Fabulous, is a long-standing supporter of the charity, which works with families...
Bath businesses will be able to celebrate the Chinese New Year and look ahead to building improved trade links with the country at the regional China Bureau’s annual banquet later this month. The gala on February 27 has become a key event in the business calendar and this time marks the start of the...
Even the biggest brands need to play by the rules – and they don’t come much bigger than McDonald’s. The global burger chain has thousands of trade mark registrations worldwide and spends an eye-watering amount each year maintaining and enforcing them. But in a recent dispute with Irish burger chain Supermac, McDonald’s Mc’d up...
The University of Bath’s reputation as a world-class centre for automotive industry research has moved up another gear after it was awarded major funding to establish a new senior academic training hub. The Doctoral Training Centre (CDT) in Advanced Automotive Propulsion Systems has received £5m funding from the government’s Engineering and Physical Sciences Research...
Small and medium-sized Bath firms thinking of incorporating robotics and smart automation in their business have the opportunity to try out their ideas under a £1m scheme launched by in the West of England. The SABRE Programme, which is based at the Bristol Robotics Laboratory (BRL) on UWE Bristol’s Frenchay Campus, will link businesses...
National property consultancy Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH) has strengthened its South West team with the appointment of senior planning specialist Alan Pearce. Alan, pictured, joins LSH’s Bristol office as director of planning and development for the South West and Wales. In his new role he will focus on developing a full planning function across...
Monday February 4 Interims: Ryanair, Alphabet Trading update: AVEVA Economic announcement: Construction PMI (January) Tuesday February 5 Finals: Ocado, St Modwen Properties Interims: BP, Walt Disney, Snap Economic announcement: Services PMI (January) Wednesday February 6 Interims: GlaxoSmithKline, Redrow, Barratt Developments, Chipotle, General Motors Trading updates: Imperial Brands, Grainger, Electrocomponents, Severn Trent Thursday February 7...
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 John Courtney, founder and chief executive of Boardroom Advisors, answers our 10 questions. What was the LAST: Film you watched? The Favourite. Great fun and I hope Olivia Coleman wins the Oscar. Book you read? I have just...
