Specialist lender Aldermore has appointed John McDonnell as a new business development manager in residential mortgages covering the South West and Wales region. John McDonnell, pictured, has worked in financial services for 15 years, most recently as managing director of Stamford Financial Services, where he spent the past seven years. Aldermore group managing director,...
NatWest has promoted Chris Preston to the role of regional managing director – business banking, for the South West and Wales. Chris, pictured, who has worked for NatWest for 30 years, was previously the bank’s South West regional director – business banking. In his new role he will oversee NatWest’s support for businesses with...
Chartered accountancy firm Milsted Langdon is to host a business drop-in event at its Bath office next Tuesday. Organised by Inspire by Wessex Chambers, which provides business development support throughout Wiltshire and North East Somerset, the informal session will run from 10.30am to midday and is free to Inspire by Wessex Chambers’ members. Businesses...
Landlords are to get the chance to quiz a panel of experts on issues spanning Brexit, taxation and best buys on buy-to-let mortgages. The property debate next Thursday, May 26, is being staged by Keynsham-based Andrews Property Group at the town’s Somerdale Pavilion. It will also be live streamed online for those unable to...
Business Showcase South West – the region’s largest event of its kind – is taking place today at Bristol’s Ashton Gate Stadium with the city’s Bloodhound Supersonic Car one of the star attractions. The free-to-visit event will also hear from the Bloodhound’s driver Wing Commander Andy Green OBE as one of the keynote speakers...
Bath-based Independent Vetcare – the UK’s fastest-growing veterinary group – and Corsham-based cloud infrastructure firm Skyscape Cloud Services have won awards in an annual celebration of excellence in private equity and venture capital. Vetcare, backed by Summit Partners, and Skyscape, backed by Business Growth Fund, landed the Mid-Market Team and Venture or Growth Company...
The successful Business Showcase South West returns next week to again celebrate the best of the region’s innovation, creativity and enterprise. The event, the largest of its kind in the South West, takes place at the newly redeveloped Ashton Gate Stadium in Bristol, meaning it will be even bigger. Delegates from Bath and Somerset are...
The Bath area’s small and medium-sized firms are employing more staff while making fewer redundancies, according to figures gathered by regional accountancy firm Monahans. The firm, which has a string of offices across the West of England, is one of only a handful of its size offering specialist HR consultancy services to SMEs. Over...
Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking has strengthened its services to education establishments in the South West with the appointment of Christina Winter and Clare Thomas as specialist education relationship managers. The pair will each work with a broad range of education clients across the region offering tailored guidance and support. Christina joins the education team...
A founding partner of Bath-based Epoch Wealth Management has been included in a list of the UK’s top 250 independent financial advisers published in The Sunday Times. Markas Gilmartin, pictured, who has more than 20 years’ industry experience as a financial planner, is featured in the prestigious list based on positive reviews from the...
