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Ahead of the Agenda: The Week Ahead

July 16, 2018
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Monday July 16 Interims: Bank of America, BlackRock, Netflix Trading Update: Total Tuesday July 17 Final: Walker Crisps Interims: Goldman Sacs, Johnson & Johnson Trading Updates: Royal Mail, Galliford Try, Dairy Crest, TalkTalk Economic announcement: Employment data (May) Wednesday July 18 Interims: easyJet, Electrolux, Novartis, ASML, American Express, Morgan Stanley, Alcoa, eBay, IBM Trading...

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Promotion to international partner for Cushman & Wakefield’s South West capital markets boss

July 13, 2018
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Promotion to international partner for Cushman & Wakefield’s South West capital markets boss

Nick Allan, head of global property agency Cushman & Wakefield’s capital markets team in the South West, has become an international partner in the firm. Nick, pictured, is one of eight international partner promotions at Cushman & Wakefield, one of the world’s largest real estate businesses with 48,000 staff in 400 offices across 70...

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Bath tech industry pioneer sets new course as chair of Brunel’s SS Great Britain

July 12, 2018
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Bath tech industry pioneer sets new course as chair of Brunel’s SS Great Britain

UK tech industry figure Jim McKenna, who has helmed a number of Bath-based software firms, has been elected chair of the SS Great Britain Trust, the organisation that owns Brunel’s iconic ship on Bristol’s Harbourside. His appointment at the charitable trust’s AGM comes three months after it opened the £7.2m Being Brunel museum as...

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Two director promotions and new partner strengthen Deloitte’s South West office

July 11, 2018
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Professional services firm Deloitte’s South West practice has promoted two staff members to director and appointed a new partner. The new directors in the office in Bristol are Gina Miles in audit and Marcus Chapman in tax while audit partner Andrew Holland joins from Deloitte in Toronto, having moved back to the UK from...

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‘We must work together more to boost city’s global brand’, says new Visit Bath chairman

July 10, 2018
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‘We must work together more to boost city’s global brand’, says new Visit Bath chairman

Visit Bath, the city’s destination marketing organisation, has appointed businessman Craig Jenkins as its new executive chairman, replacing Chamber of Commerce director Ian Bell, whose six-year term of office has now ended.   Mr Jenkins, pictured, who has lived in central Bath for more than 25 years, has a number of business interests ranging...

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GVA bolsters South West office with raft of cross-sector appointments

July 9, 2018
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GVA bolsters South West office with raft of cross-sector appointments

Property consultancy GVA has made a number of appointments in its regional office, further strengthening its cross-discipline expertise. Tom Harrison joins from specialist healthcare chartered surveying practice Carterwood as director in the healthcare team. Tom, who previously worked at GVA for nine years, specialises in the independent healthcare sector and works extensively on behalf...

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Ahead of the Agenda: The Week Ahead

July 9, 2018
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Monday July 9 Nothing listed Tuesday July 10 Interims: Ocado, PepsiCo Trading Updates: Dechra Pharmaceuticals, Kier Economic announcement: Trade balance (May) Wednesday July 11 Interim: Micro Focus Trading updates: Page Group, Barratt Developments, Burberry, Speedy Hire, JS Wetherspoons Thursday July 12 Interim: Delta Airlines Trading updates: Dunelm, Telford Homes, ASOS Friday July 13 Interims:...

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West businesses lose faith in government’s ability to deliver ‘good’ Brexit

July 6, 2018
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West businesses lose faith in government’s ability to deliver ‘good’ Brexit

Just one in 10 West of England businesses think the government will deliver a good deal on Brexit, according to the latest survey from the region’s largest business organisation.   And half of the firms taking part said they felt ‘negative’ or ‘very negative’ over the government’s Brexit negotiations.  When it comes to information...

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‘Control the controllables rather than stress over Brexit’, Bath Economic Question Time told

July 6, 2018
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‘Control the controllables rather than stress over Brexit’, Bath Economic Question Time told

Bath’s owner-managers should focus on their immediate business concerns and the challenges posed by the city’s infrastructure rather than hard-to-influence Brexit-related issues, the city’s third annual Economic Question Time heard.   Bath Chamber of Commerce & Initiative executive director Ian Bell told attendees at the breakfast event that key local issues such as the...

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Bath Business News photo gallery: PwC West of England Business of the Year ‘winner of winners’ awards

July 6, 2018
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Bath Business News photo gallery: PwC West of England Business of the Year ‘winner of winners’ awards

The ‘winner of winners’ of the prestigious PwC West of England Business of the Year Awards was revealed at a celebratory dinner to mark their final year. Launched in 1988 by accountants PwC to showcase the region’s top large businesses, the awards have over three decades become the South West’s most-respected business accolades. To...

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