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...
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...
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...
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...
Annual profits have inched down by 1.5% at Chase de Vere, the national independent financial advisory firm with an office in Bath, following an acquisition and an upgrade of its back office. The firm took over Medical Money Management, a business specialising in providing financial planning advice to medical, dental and other professionals,...
West of England accountancy firm MHA Monahans has been shortlisted for a prestigious industry award in recognition of its expansion over the past three years. The Accounting Excellence Practice Growth Firm of the Year Award recognises forward-thinking, innovative growth strategies that push the standards of excellence in the accountancy profession. It is one of...
Fast-growing education group Wishford has expanded into the secondary school market for the first time with the acquisition of Westonbirt School. Family-run Wishford Schools, which is based in Corsham, has grown rapidly since its first acquisition – Heywood Prep, also in Corsham – in 2012. The business had been launched two year...
Bath-based website design agency Storm Consultancy, the lead trainer at Mayden Academy and the co-founder of a fintech start-up were among the winners at the SPARKies – the awards showcasing the best of the West of England’s tech sector. Storm Consultancy, which works with clients such as the University of Bath, media group Future...
Bath-based specialist finance group Chelverton Asset Management has invested £1m in a firm developing surveillance systems that harness the power of the Internet of Things (IoT). iDefigo initially developed its surveillance platform in New Zealand before relocating to Reading in 2013. The company’s offering combines power management, mobile network optimisation and intelligent cloud image...
Many of us would like to be able to reflect our personal values in our investments but have been held back in the past due to lack of choice and perceived poor performance of funds in the ‘ethical’ space. Historically, ethical or Socially Responsible Investing (SRI) has been about excluding stocks in sectors such...
