A trade mark registration gives its proprietor a measure of control over how third parties can describe their wares. In the case of an identical mark used on identical goods and services, it’s a reasonably straightforward proposition. But, as the marks and their respective goods/service begin to differ, you also need to prove an...
West of England metro mayor Tim Bowles is today leading calls for the government to devolve more spending to the regions after Brexit as he hosts a summit of regional mayors in Bristol. The mayors will call on the government to fully-fund and devolve the Shared Prosperity Fund, which is being set up by...
Monday October 22 Interims: Ryanair, Philips Electronics, Halliburton Tuesday October 23 Interims: Anglo American, Whitbread, Lockheed Martin, Caterpillar, McDonalds, Advanced Micro Devices Trading updates: Bunzl, St James’s Place, Travis Perkins Wednesday October 24 Interims: Stobart, Barclays, Metro Bank, Deutsche Bank, Boeing, UPS, Ford Thursday October 25 Final: Debenhams Interims: Lloyds, UBS, Nokia, Daimler, Amazon,...
A business hub to help Bath’s digital entrepreneurs start up, scale up and innovate has been officially launched in the city. The Digital Innovation Business Acceleration Hub (DBAH) aims to support 120 companies working on new technologies in the health, well-being and creative media sectors across the West of England. Set up by the...
Bristol Airport next week will launch a multimedia marketing campaign to highlight its biggest ever winter programme. Under the strapline Even Better from Bristol, the campaign focuses on the airport’s growing appeal for passengers across the South West and South Wales as a raft of new flights appear on its destination boards. The campaign...
Bath workspace design firm Interaction is helping city-based MoveGB, the UK’s largest fitness marketplace, maintain its fast-paced growth with a radical redesign of its head office. MoveGB, whose ambition is to be the largest active membership in the world, has signed up 300,000 members and now books activities at more than 6,000 gyms....
Art collectors flocked to Bath this week as the city’s Minerva’s Owls public sculpture trail came to a successful end with a charity auction that raised nearly £140,000. Bidding on the 61 owls took place in a room of hundreds of excited buyers, as well as online – which allowed fans from around the...
Bath-based wealth management firm Novia Financial has officially launched its charity foundation with a glamorous inaugural fundraising event at the Roman Baths. The Mayor of Bath Patrick Anketell-Jones and more than 100 dignitaries joined the Novia Foundation’s trustees to celebrate its launch. The foundation is primarily supporting projects that aim to improve and help...
Bath project management consultancy Nine Feet Tall has strengthened its support for Bath Rugby Ladies by signing a three-year sponsorship deal. Nine Feet Tall, which has a reputation for its close alignment with sporting projects in the city, has supported the team for two years. The renewed sponsorship comes as Bath Rugby Ladies celebrates...
Five businesses based in Bath or with interests in the city are showing their support for local carers by sponsoring the BANES Carers’ Centre annual awards night. Bath-headquartered housing association Curo, law firm Mogers Drewett, print chain Minuteman Press, Gerrard Financial Consulting, based at Blagdon, near Bristol, and Bluebird Care, one of the UK’s...
