Rotork, the Bath-based specialist manufacturing group, has appointed two new non-executive directors. Ann Christin Gjerdseth Andersen and Tim Cobbold will both be members of the audit, nomination and remuneration committees of the board at Rotork, the world-leader in the design and manufacture of specialist valves for the oil and gas industry. Ann Christin has...
International accountancy group EY has continued to expand its South West & Wales office with 10 senior appointments and 119 promotions as it looks to increase staffing levels to 500 by 2020. The regional office in Bristol has grown rapidly in recent years and now employs around 350 people. A month ago EY announced...
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) introduced the Let Property Campaign nearly five years ago. At that time, it was expected to last 18 months. However, no end date has been set, writes Pearson May partner Jacqui Bowden. Campaigns such as the Let Property Campaign generate revenue quickly and ensure future tax for HMRC by...
Bath-based healthtech specialist Mayden has moved its head office to Oldfield Park – giving a shot in the arm to the area’s emerging reputation as a business location. The firm, which relocated from Widcombe, has agreed a freehold lease on The Old Dairy, a 10,000 sq ft Victorian red brick building on Melcombe Road....
Investment group BGF is celebrating its best ever year for deals across the South West and South Wales handled by its regional office. The group, the UK’s most active investor in growing businesses, has invested more than £50m across seven new businesses and two existing portfolio companies over the past 12 months. Its regional...
Bath-based PR agency Highlight PR has won national and regional industry accolades for its campaigns for children’s character-based brands this year. The firm, which celebrates its 20th anniversary next year, was highly commended in The Drum magazine’s 2018 Social Buzz Awards for its launch of the new Sylvanian Families Town – the largest...
Monday December 3 Economic announcement: Manufacturing PMI (November) Tuesday December 4 Final: ITE Interims: Northgate, Hewlett Packard Enterprises Trading update: Ferguson Economic announcement: Construction PMI (November) Wednesday December 5 Interim: Stagecoach Trading update: Saga Economic announcement: Services PMI (November) Thursday December 6 Interim: DS Smith Trading updates: Legal & General, St Modwen Properties, Ted...
The shortage of workers in Bath and the West of England with cyber skills is to be addressed through a major new scheme to be launched next week. Called Do Cyber, it will help raise awareness, create and deliver opportunities for young people so they can develop the necessary skills needed to work in...
An ambitious scheme to restore and protect Bath’s local natural heritage has secured £1.65m from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). The Bathscape Landscape Partnership officially launched the project delivery stage of Bathscape at an event held at the city’s Roman Baths following confirmation of the HLF funding award. The scheme will bring to life...
The latest work of art at Crest Nicholson’s Bath Riverside development has been unveiled – a sculpture that aims to connect the past with the present and the land with the river. Designed by Bath artist Anna Gillespie and created through collaborative work by two local companies, Maid of the Bridge, pictured, sets out...
